Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Legal Status Text
Sub-Department
Authorized form of name
YORK GAOL
Other form(s) of name
Description identifier
AU WA A765
Description area
Dates of existence
1852-01-01 -
History
The York Gaol was built in 1852
Places
Functions, occupations and activities
Mandates/sources of authority
Creation: Prisons Ordinance 1849, 12 Vic No 7 (to 31/12/1903);
An Ordinance to extend and enlarge the provisions of an Ordinance passed in the twelfth year of the reign of Her Majesty Queen Victoria entitled An Ordinance for the Regulation of Gaols, Prisons and Houses of Correction in the Colony of Western Australia, and for the other purposes relating thereto” 1858 21 Vict No 12 (from 26/5/1858 to 31/12/1903);
Prisons Act 1903 (from 1/1/1904 to 31/7/1982);
Prisons Act 1981 (from 1/8/1982).
An Ordinance to extend and enlarge the provisions of an Ordinance passed in the twelfth year of the reign of Her Majesty Queen Victoria entitled An Ordinance for the Regulation of Gaols, Prisons and Houses of Correction in the Colony of Western Australia, and for the other purposes relating thereto” 1858 21 Vict No 12 (from 26/5/1858 to 31/12/1903);
Prisons Act 1903 (from 1/1/1904 to 31/7/1982);
Prisons Act 1981 (from 1/8/1982).
Internal structures/genealogy
General context
Relationships area
Related function
Related unit of description
Series S1664 - REGISTER-PRISONERS
Role
Creation
Description of relationship
Dates of relationship
1852-01-01 -
Control area
Rules and/or conventions used
Status
Final