The Prisons Department replaced the Gaols Department in 1959. It had oversight of the inmates of the Police Watch House in Launceston and other local prisons. The Department ran Campbell Street Gaol and its replacement, Risdon Prison. In 1983, the Prisons Department became part of the Division of Corrective Services which was located within the…
The Gaols Department replaced the HM Gaols Department in 1944. It had oversight of the inmates of the Police Watch House in Launceston and other local gaols and ran Campbell Street Gaol in Hobart. In 1959, it became the Prisons Department. Although the Gaols Department had oversight of the inmates at the Police Watch House…
The HM Gaols Department replaced the Sheriff’s Department in 1936. It had oversight of the inmates of the Police Watch House in Launceston and other local gaols and ran Campbell Street Gaol in Hobart. In 1944, it became the Gaols Department. Although the HM Gaols Department had oversight of the inmates at the Police Watch…
The Return of Prisoners in the Gaol, Launceston, Awaiting Trial with the Results of the Trial in Various Courts dates from 1871 to 1880. Access Conditions Open
The Register of Prisoners Received into and Discharged from Gaols other than at Hobart dates from 1910 to 1937. The Register gives the name, age, birthplace, offence, sentence, and reason for discharge of each inmate. There is a gap in the records between 31 December 1917 and 1 January 1936. These registers were presumably entered…
The Registers of Prisoners Received into and Discharged from Gaol, Launceston dates from 1867 to 1910. It contains details of inmates of Launceston Gaol. Access Conditions Open
The Prisoners Record Books, dated 1890 to 1962, are from Campbell Street Gaol. They contain each inmate’s physical description and photograph, place and date of birth, religion, standard of education and marital status. There is information about offences and sentences, including the dates and places of sentences served outside Tasmania. Access Conditions Open Records The…
The North Western General Hospital, run by the government, opened in 1965 following an amalgamation with the Burnie General Hospital and the Spencer Public Hospital in Wynyard. In the mid 1990s the North Western General Hospital became the North West Regional Hospital.
The Admission Register, dated 1928 to 1975, came from the Spencer Public Hospital in Wynyard and its successor, the North Western General Hospital. It includes the patient’s name, age, next of kin, address, occupation, religion, native place, admission date, discharge date, number of days in hospital, the rate they paid per day, and the operation…
Spencer Public Hospital in Goldie Street, Wynyard, opened in 1918.Initially, it had a locally appointed board but, in 1929, the state government took the Hospital over along with the supervision of its board. In 1944, a new building opened for general hospital patients while the old buildings were retained for maternity care. In 1965, Spencer…
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