I'll go along with Pentridge being the Prison to look at but might I also suggest considering Ararat Prison as often....nowadays...men are transported up there during their incarceration. Hooray, Warren. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dawn Webb" <dawnwebb@optusnet.com.au> To: <AUS-MELBOURNE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2006 7:42 AM Subject: RE: [AUS-MELB] Prison records? > Have a look at the PRO Vic site http://www.prov.vic.gov.au/ and go in > through the "access the collection" link from the list on the left. Then, > click on the underlined link "digitised records and online indexes" and > scroll through. There is a set about male and female prisoners.. I think > they cover the period you are looking for. > > You will need to get someone to get the records for you, pay for copying, > and post them to you as the PRO does not do research, look ups etc. You > SHOULD be able to get the whole record of his time as a prisoner, photos or > descriptions etc. > > I think you will find he went to Pentridge in those times, but it is a > guess. > > I say "SHOULD" because my gg grandfather has a prison record in the late > 1860s - but although the PRO has the records they will not allow anyone to > see them as they are in such shocking condition - and have not yet (I have > been asking for about three years) got them filmed or otherwise copied > despite them saying it is about the highest priority project. > > I very seldom go to the PRO so am not offering to do the search etc for you > but there are some on the list who go every few days it seems. > > Good luck > > Dawn (Melbourne) > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: briannoelene@tiscali.co.uk [mailto:briannoelene@tiscali.co.uk] > Sent: Tuesday, 16 May 2006 12:35 AM > To: AUS-MELBOURNE-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [AUS-MELB] Prison records? > > Hello. > At some time in the early 1930's my uncle John David Robinson b. 1909 > England, went to prison somewhere in Melbourne. He lived in the St Kilda > area. He and his wife are dead, they have no family. Is there any way I can > find out what he did? By 1937 he was in WA, presumably to make a fresh > start. Any ideas where I might look would be appreciated. I am in UK. Yours > Noelene Cummins. > > > ==== AUS-MELBOURNE Mailing List ==== > ==================================================== > Virus warnings are not to be sent to the List! > ==================================================== > Searchable archives at > http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=AUS-MELBOURNE-L > > ============================== > Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. > Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx > > > ==== AUS-MELBOURNE Mailing List ==== > ==================================================== > Virus warnings are not to be sent to the List! > > ============================== > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx > > >
Thanks for your help. will have a browse. Noelene ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mokurai" <mokurai@exemail.com.au> To: <AUS-MELBOURNE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: 16 May 2006 02:32 Subject: [AUS-MELB] Prison records? > I'll go along with Pentridge being the Prison to look at but might I also > suggest considering Ararat Prison as often....nowadays...men are transported > up there during their incarceration. > > Hooray, > > Warren. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dawn Webb" <dawnwebb@optusnet.com.au> > To: <AUS-MELBOURNE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2006 7:42 AM > Subject: RE: [AUS-MELB] Prison records? > > > > Have a look at the PRO Vic site http://www.prov.vic.gov.au/ and go in > > through the "access the collection" link from the list on the left. Then, > > click on the underlined link "digitised records and online indexes" > and > > scroll through. There is a set about male and female prisoners.. I think > > they cover the period you are looking for. > > > > You will need to get someone to get the records for you, pay for copying, > > and post them to you as the PRO does not do research, look ups etc. You > > SHOULD be able to get the whole record of his time as a prisoner, photos > or > > descriptions etc. > > > > I think you will find he went to Pentridge in those times, but it is a > > guess. > > > > I say "SHOULD" because my gg grandfather has a prison record in the late > > 1860s - but although the PRO has the records they will not allow anyone to > > see them as they are in such shocking condition - and have not yet (I have > > been asking for about three years) got them filmed or otherwise copied > > despite them saying it is about the highest priority project. > > > > I very seldom go to the PRO so am not offering to do the search etc for > you > > but there are some on the list who go every few days it seems. > > > > Good luck > > > > Dawn (Melbourne) > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: briannoelene@tiscali.co.uk [mailto:briannoelene@tiscali.co.uk] > > Sent: Tuesday, 16 May 2006 12:35 AM > > To: AUS-MELBOURNE-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: [AUS-MELB] Prison records? > > > > Hello. > > At some time in the early 1930's my uncle John David Robinson b. 1909 > > England, went to prison somewhere in Melbourne. He lived in the St Kilda > > area. He and his wife are dead, they have no family. Is there any way I > can > > find out what he did? By 1937 he was in WA, presumably to make a fresh > > start. Any ideas where I might look would be appreciated. I am in UK. > Yours > > Noelene Cummins. > > > > > > ==== AUS-MELBOURNE Mailing List ==== > > ==================================================== > > Virus warnings are not to be sent to the List! > > ==================================================== > > Searchable archives at > > > http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=AUS-MELBOURNE-L > > > > ============================== > > Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. > > Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: > > http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx > > > > > > ==== AUS-MELBOURNE Mailing List ==== > > ==================================================== > > Virus warnings are not to be sent to the List! > > > > ============================== > > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > > marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx > > > > > > > > > ==== AUS-MELBOURNE Mailing List ==== > ==================================================== > Virus warnings are not to be sent to the List! > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > >