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AU WA S454
Title
RETURNS - PRISONERS RATIONS
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- 1928-01-01 - 1931-12-31 (Creation)
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AU WA A219 - ROTTNEST GAOL
(1838-08-01 - 1932-01-01)
Administrative history
Rottnest Island was used by government officials as a place of imprisonment for the period 1838 to 1932. An Aboriginal prison operated on the island between 1838 to 1904.
In 1848, the majority of prisoners were transferred to the mainland but in 1855 the Rottnest Establishment was reopened.
By the late 1800s, non Aboriginal prisoners were also being to Rottnest Island and in 1904 it officially became an annexe of Fremantle Prison until 1932.
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Details include numbers of prisoners on a daily basis, and quantities of rations consumed.
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Range Control Symbol = 1 -