Re: Adelaide Gaol records?
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Adelaide Gaol records?
Kylee Furtak 7/27/01
Hi Kylee,
These are the only archival references I was able to find for the Adelaide Gaol on the Internet. They are all well before the time you indicated.
State Records: Guides and Indexes
http://www.archives.sa.gov.au/archives/guides.htmhttp://www.archives.sa.gov.au/archives/guides.htm
For Adelaide Gaol, only the following records seem to be available to the public.
Register of prisoners, Adelaide Gaol, 1838-1844 (GRG54/23)
Register of prisoners, Adelaide Gaol, 1857-1889 (GRG 2414/1)
State Library of South Australia: Mortlock Library
http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/lib_guide/fh/afh.htmhttp://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/lib_guide/fh/afh.htm
PRG 83
Papers of W. B. Ashton, Governor of Adelaide Gaol. Includes personal records of genealogical notes.
State Library of South Australia OPAC
http://www.catalog.slsa.sa.gov.au/screens/opacmenu.htmlhttp://www.catalog.slsa.sa.gov.au/screens/opacmenu.html
Adelaide Goal Corporal Punishment Index (1838-1975)
[microform]
[North Adelaide, S. Aust.]: State Records [1994?]
This is a copy of State Records GRS 2625/1/P
Adelaide Gaol Prisoners’ Register Index [microform]: May, 1838-July, 1844
[North Adelaide, S. Aust.]: State Records [1994?]
This is a copy of State Records GRS 54/23
Adelaide Gaol Prisoners’ Register Index [microform]: April 11, 1838-November 13, 1848
[North Adelaide, S. Aust.]: State Records [1994?]
This is a copy of State Records GRS 45/24
Adelaide Gaol Prisoners’ Register Index [microform]: March 30, 1839-20 January, 1849
[North Adelaide, S. Aust.]: State Records [1994?]
This is a copy of State Records GRS 45/24A
There is also an
Adelaide Gaol Preservation Society
18 Gaol Road
Thebarton SA 5031
Tel. 61-8-8231 4062
My best advice would be for you to contact State Records by e-mail at
[email protected]
You can also visit the State Record Website at
http://www.archives.sa.gov.au/about/index.htmlhttp://www.archives.sa.gov.au/about/index.html
Cheers,
Stephanie.