Under the stairs of armidales old teachers college is one of the. Wilson friends of the old teachers college armidale, n. Always willing to share my advice and tips as well. Aboriginal history research new england family history help. Armidale gaol photographic description book 18941915. Gaol inmates prisoners photos index nsw state archives. The gaol photographic description books contain a photograph of each prisoner and the following information. Prisons listed as museum are former prisons that are now open for public inspection and tours. I then walked over to the old gaol, now a museum, which wasnt open. Gaol inmates prisoners guide records nsw state archives. Adelaide gaol was an australian prison located in the park lands of adelaide, in the state of south australia.
Fortythree and seven a short illustrated history of the first fifty years of teacher education in armidale. The original gaol books are very fragile bound volumes and unbound pages. Amongst the records required to be created and maintained by the gaoler of each prison was the description book containing personal description, religion, and all other prescribed information of all prisoners received, in the same order as the entrance book. New south wales, australia, gaol description and entrance books, 18181930 database online. This description is extracted from concise guide to the state archives of new south wales, 3rd edition 2000. Websters bibliographic and eventbased timelines are comprehensive in scope, covering virtually all topics. Newling centre is of regional significance in that the construction of the armidale teachers college consolidated the importance of education to armidale and the wider new england region. After the demolition of the armidale gaol in 1929, the foundation stone for the atc was laid by local member, d h drummond. Websters timeline history, 1837 2007 icon group international on. Armidale family history group inc kentucky street, armidale. An overview of media john joseph ford armidale gaol 1902. Friends have several books for sale in the history room armidale s college on the hill.
Built in 1928 on the site of the 1863 armidale gaol, the armidale teachers college helped to develop armidales academic profile. The series was created in accordance with the gaol regulation proclaimed in the nsw government gazette of 19 february, 1867. A variety of subscription options offer access to digitised copies of the original records. The descriptions include individual records for each prisoner with pictures and personal information used as a detailed prisoner file. Early volumes in this series note gaol number, ship and year of arrival, name of prisoner, offence, sentence, where and when convicted and details of discharge. I love hearing about what you discover on my site, so feel free to send me an email. Or as stan grant says those who cling to the myth of australias unquestionable glory. A brief history of the old melbourne gaol located on russell street, the old melbourne gaol was once used to house victorias most notorious criminals, including bushranger ned kelly and gangster squizzy taylor. Feb 25, 2020 gaol was the more common spelling between about 1760 and 1830, and is still preferred in proper names in some regions. The armidale express and new england general advertiser, fri 17 apr 1874 11. Family history collection university of new england une. The university of new england archives and heritage centre are located in the adjacent library. Aug 05, 2019 i now have a facebook page and separate discussion group which will help in the sharing of information. The site is bordered by victoria, burton and forbes streets, with entrances on forbes and burton streets.
First hand research conducted over 10 years by helen cottee who has travelled the world to understand this unique part of australian history. Nrs1989, 36003, armidale gaol photographic description book, 18941915, no. Amongst the records required to be created and maintained by the gaoler of each prison was the description book containing personal description, religion, and all other prescribed information of all prisoners received, in the same order as the entrance book an. All available birth, death and marriage indexes for the australian states, convict records including tickets of leave and conditional pardons, musters of convicts pre 1837, and the 1828 census, indexes to shipping records, family and local history books and biographies. For a record to be available under the act it must be subject to an open to public access direction. The amount of information listed varies, but new south wales gaol photographic description books 18711969. Residents of nsw some armidale residents terry callaghan. To ensure the long term preservation of the gaol books, handling of the pages during the digitisation process had to be kept to a minimum and aids to assist in flattening the pages such as placing glass over the page could not be used. Armidale had a population of 24,504 as at june 2018. This page will give guidelines to beginning your family history research, relevant fb pages, web addresses and any other information. Friends have several books for sale in the history room armidales college on the hill. Collins booksellers armidale shop 15, armidale central, 225 beardy street, armidale nsw 2350 ph. The old teachers college is a heritagelisted former tertiary college at 1222 mossman. C b newling centre nsw environment, energy and science.
More recently, these books also record whether or not the person was aboriginal. Renowned for his longevity, questionable reliability as a narrator and his books on the bushrangers, he was a small time bushranger at the right place in the right time to rub elbows with greatness. Aboriginal history of new england nsw family history. Atc students came from throughout the state and resided in various armidale accommodation venues. In 1818, english explorer john oxley ascended the ranges on horseback and camped for a while near apsley falls. Jack bradshaw is one of the most peculiar bushrangers. This description is extracted from concise guide to the state archives of new south wales. The exhibition engages with photographic portraits and descriptions of prisoners sourced from the state archives collection of gaol photographic description books. Armidale and region aboriginal cultural centre and keeping place located at 128 kentucky street is the armidale and region aboriginal cultural centre and keeping place with visual and performing arts programs designed to preserve and inform about aboriginal and torres strait island art and culture. On james rudds admission to the vernon, just days before the admission of his sisters to newcastle, james named his father but wrote about him in the past tense stating that thomas. While the series roughly covers the period 18701930, the dates of the books for each gaol vary. Kilmainham gaol opened in 1796 as the new county gaol for dublin. The gaol was the first permanent one in south australia and operated from 1841 until 1988.
Crime and punishment australia is a detailed account of 19th crime and executions within australia focusing on the social history of the criminals and their hangmen. New south wales, australia, gaol description and entrance books. The adelaide gaol is one of the two oldest remaining public buildings in south australia. Leaders of the rebellions of 1798, 1803, 1848,1867 and 1916 were detained and in some cases executed here. The other is government house which was built at the same time as the gaol. Armidale and district local and family history resources produced by armidale dumaresq council in conjuction with armidale and district historical society townsend, roslyn book. This collection contains books from 12 different prisons, or gaols, in new south wales. The park was built from 1874 to 1890 by richard moffatt. The rudd sisters the newcastle industrial school for girls.
Somehow we must move beyond the black arm band and white blindfold history wars. A number of very good books are sold by the agps and these provide an excellent detailed history of the adelaide gaol. New south wales gaol description and entrance books 18181930 the records are fully indexed with a free surname search. Dr john ferrys 2007 book, brown street armidale nsw landowners in the town of armidale 18561871. Boggo road gaol history tour in brisbane, qld apr 19. Today the building symbolises the tradition of militant and constitutional nationalism from the rebellion of 1798 to the irish civil war of 192223. Connect with armidale family history group inc at kentucky street, armidale, nsw. Built in the 1880s by colonial architect james barnet the gaol became a home for the wayward in september 1882 and operated as a medium security prison for 100 years. It was proclaimed a public gaol, prison and house of correction on may 22, 1863. We have been progressively microfilming our series of gaol photographs to compliment the index online which contains almost 40,000 names to search. The armidale school was founded in 1894 as a boarding school for the sons of the gentry, however the origins of the school can be traced to 1838, when patrick grant, a magistrate at maitland, conceived the idea of a proprietary school for boys in the hunter region. Nsw residents vol 3 id place salarypensionrent of lease first name surname notes 1 occupation year appointreg pension start 1st appointdate.
The college influenced the development of education by training students for country service as well as conducting courses for small schools. This collection of gaol description and entrance books from prisons in new south wales contain two different, but similar, records. The history of armidale nsw armidale community radio. The discovery of aboriginal remains during the demolition of the armidale gaol in 1929 also raises the potential for further archaeological findings to be made on the site. I know theres been some unscheduled tours where people have come in for. The ardc is supported by the australian government through the national collaborative research infrastructure strategy program. This record shows entrance number of prisoner, date of entrance and conviction, name, offence, sentence, magistrate, age, religion, place of. Entrance book coonabarabran gaol research data australia is the data discovery service of the australian research data commons ardc. This page will give guidelines to beginning your family history research, relevant. Built as the armidale gaol in 1859, it housed mostly shortterm prisoners. Remaining prisoners at the old gaol were transferred in early 1841, as further building work was completed. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. Coraweb gaol description and entrance books 18181930. The description books contain photos and personal information.
Index to entrance and description books armidale gaol. It is approximately halfway between sydney and brisbane at the junction of the new england highway and waterfall way. Built in 1928 on the site of the 1863 armidale gaol, the armidale teachers college helped to develop armidale s academic profile. The gaol is one of the two oldest buildings still standing in south australia, the other being government house which was built at the same time. The family history collection contains materials relating to family history, mostly in the form of microform copies of the original records. New south wales gaol photographic description books 1871. Albury 18761929 armidale 18941915 bathurst 18741930 berrima 18831888 biloela 18851906 broken hill 19041929. Armidale is a city in the northern tablelands, new south wales, australia. The darlinghurst gaol is a former australian prison located in darlinghurst, new south wales. Albury 18761929 armidale 18941915 bathurst 18741930 berrima 18831888. It is the administrative centre for the northern tablelands region. Throughout the european history of australia, particularly since its formation as a penal colony, australia has had many establishments for rehabilitation and. The gaol photographic description books contain a photograph of each prisoner and personal and criminal history.
Cthpccollecting your family history, charters towers. State records authority of new south wales, kingswood, new south wales, australia. The heritagelisted building, predominately designed by new south wales colonial architect mortimer lewis, was closed in 1914 and has subsequently been repurposed to house. Due to complications the prison building at armidale was completed by 1863 over budget, at the cost of 2,580 pounds. Armidale gaol photograph description book 18941915 photograph description book, armidale gaol 18941915 other authors. Central park in armidale is a heritagelisted public park at 125 dangar street, armidale, armidale regional council, new south wales, australia. The other series of books started after a proclamation in the new south wales government gazette in 1867 required that description books be kept for incoming and outgoing prisoners. Today the building houses the college history room as well as the new england conservatorium of music. Aboriginal history of new england nsw family history support service.
The state records act 1998 nsw provides a general entitlement of public access to state records that are at least 30 years old. The collection is now located in the university of new england and regional archives unera at the une heritage centre. Drummond was also the state minister for education and a major supporter for the establishment of the college. Later volumes consist of duplicate and triplicate copies and record name, birth date, sentence and type of discharge. Emi captain, a chinese, was indicted for having on the 4th of january last, at branga sicbrango plain, committed a name less offence. The gaol photograph description books cover many prisons in new south wales. A hub for family history research for the area of the new england nsw. W wikipedia citation please see wikipedias template documentation for further citation fields that may be required. The new south wales gaol photographic description books 18711969 also contain more colourful details such as information about the prisoners physical appearance, including a comparison of their weight both at the time they were committed to gaol and at the time of their discharge, along with hair colour, eye colour and any distinguishing. For thousands of years the anaiwan aboriginal people hunted and gathered on the tablelands around armidale. Darlinghurst gaol project gutenberg selfpublishing.
About new south wales, australia, gaol description and entrance books, 18181930 this collection of gaol description and entrance books from prisons in new south wales contain two different, but similar, records. See actions taken by the people who manage and post content. This record shows entrance number of prisoner, date of entrance and conviction, name, offence, sentence, magistrate, age, religion, place of birth and ship of arrival, previous and subsequent entrance number and final disposal. Armidale general cemetery in armidale, new south wales find. Most australian newspapers use jail rather than gaol, citing either narrower print width or the possibility of transposing letters in gaol to produce goal. The place possesses uncommon, rare or endangered aspects of the cultural or natural history.
This rising and important town is situated on the table land of new england on the main northern road, 3 miles from sydney. The court reopened on saturday 11 april 1874, at 9 am. Entrance books armidale gaol research data australia. On christmas eve, 24 december 1840, the first prisoners, some fourteen debtors, were transferred from the old temporary gaol to occupy the first yard to be completed at the new adelaide gaol. Albury 18761929 armidale 18941915 bathurst 18741930 berrima 18831888 biloela 18851906. This is a list of operational and former australian prisons for adult males and females and youth detention centres for juveniles.
New south wales gaol photographic description books 18711969. Nsw residents vol 3 id place salarypensionrent of lease first name surname notes 1 occupation year appointreg pension start 1st appointdate purchase sources notes 2 14075 armida. Armidale gaol operated as a minor police gaol for a maximum of 12 shortterm sentence prisoners in the district. In july 1859 the armidale gaol was proclaimed, in the following year a tender was called for. Boggo road gaol history tour on apr 19, 2020 in brisbane, australia at boggo road gaol 0411 111 903. Friends have several books for sale in the history room. The town, which has been erected into a municipality, contains many handsome public and private buildings, and being the centre of a large pastoral and agricultural country is rapidly progressing. This record contains gaol number, name of prisoner, ship, where born, religion, trade, age, height, complexion, colour of hair and eyes, education read andor write and physical peculiarities.
Explore this cemetery for graves, information and tombstones for names in armidale general cemetery in armidale, new south wales, a find a grave cemetery. Portraits of crime is an exhibition produced by nsw state archives and records that explores the stories of men, women and children who were incarcerated in nsw gaols from 1870 to 1930. He wasnt named in the newcastle entrance book where the notation dead was recorded beside the word father. Although the planned capacity of the gaol was 32 inmates, up to 49 have been accommodated. It was designed by brother francis gatti, the armidale council and w. The place possesses uncommon, rare or endangered aspects of the cultural or natural history of new south wales. Resting high on the northern tablelands, armidale is the most cosmopolitan nsw city outside sydney catering for harmonious living for 25,000 citizens from 53 different nationalities. New south wales, australia, gaol description and entrance.
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