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Series VPRS 524
Reception Registers
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Date Range: Series 1897 - 1908
  Series in Custody 1897 - 1908
  Contents 1897 - 1908
Public Access: Open
Location: North Melbourne
Format of Records: Physical
 
Agency which created this SeriesAgency which created this Series
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Date Range Agency Title Agency Number
1897 - 1908 Melbourne Gaol VA 4147
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1996 - 2003 Correctional Services (known as CORE, the Public Correctional Enterprise) VA 4367
2003 - cont Corrections Victoria VA 4819
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  • How to use the Records
    Consult the registers for the appropriate period.

  • Function / Content
    The function of the registers is to record information about prisoners at the time they commence their custodial sentence. Information captured includes the prisoner's name, personal description, nature of the offence, occupation, religion, details of sentence or remand and country of origin. Each prisoner is allocated a sequential number. Units 1 and 2 include male prisoners only. Units 3 and 4 include both male and female prisoners.

  • Recordkeeping System
    The registers and the information in the registers are arranged chronologically.

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Consignment Number Contents Date Range Public Access No. of Units
P0000 1897 - 1908 Open 4
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