Identity area
Reference code
AU WA S1219
Title
WARRANTS OF COMMITMENT
Date(s)
- 1858-01-01 - 1931-03-04 (Accumulation)
Level of description
Series
Medium
Format
Files
Status
Context area
Name of creator
AU WA A254 - ALBANY GAOL
(1873-01-01 - 1941-12-31)
Administrative history
Repository
Archival history
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Warrants of Commitment for prisoners held in Albany Gaol following sentencing by legal authorities in various districts including: Albany, Broomehill, Esperance, Katanning, Kojonup, Mt Barker, Ravensthorpe and Wagin.
The Warrants of Commitment detail the name and address of the prisoner, the charge laid and the sentence received. A running number is used for each Warrant. Some warrants also include other documentation eg. inventories of property.
At present, the Warrants are not individually listed for each prisoner.
Accruals
System of arrangement
Numerical
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Open