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NTRS 2756 Night guard's journals

Recording Agency:Palmerston Gaol (and Labour Prison)/ (from 1911) Darwin Gaol and Labour Prison (Fannie Bay Gaol)/ (from September 1979) Darwin Prison/Berrimah Prison/Darwin Correctional Centre (668)
Date Range:1961 - 1976
Access:Agreement Pending
Location:Darwin (NTAC)
Legacy Series Id:F749, NTRS 973

Function / Content

This series consists of night guard's journals which were used to record the details of the first watch (4pm to 12am) and second watch (12am to 7.45am). The journals contain a chronological entry of events, such as; commencement of duty, receipt of keys, locking up of prisoners, patrols, distribution of medicines, lights out, radios out, and transfer of shift. Volume 2 contains a description of patrols conducted on the night of Cyclone Tracy. NTRS 2756/P1 contains the only surviving volumes salvaged from Darwin Gaol after the cyclone in 1974.

Recordkeeping System

Chronological

Recording Agency

PeriodTitleAgency Id
1961 - 1974Palmerston Gaol (and Labour Prison)/ (from 1911) Darwin Gaol and Labour Prison (Fannie Bay Gaol)/ (from September 1979) Darwin Prison/Berrimah Prison/Darwin Correctional Centre668

Agency Responsible

PeriodTitleAgency Id
1961 - 2022Palmerston Gaol (and Labour Prison)/ (from 1911) Darwin Gaol and Labour Prison (Fannie Bay Gaol)/ (from September 1979) Darwin Prison/Berrimah Prison/Darwin Correctional Centre668

Related Series

Transfer DateSeriesSeries Id
1974 - 1974Day guard's journalNTRS 2758