NRS-2348 | Registers of prisoners received [Metropolitan Reception Prison]

These volumes record details of all prisoners entering the institution including those transferred from another institution. Each entry provides the following information: from which gaol transferred; name of prisoner; date of birth; marital status, religious denomination, and whether Aboriginal; court passing sentence and date sentenced; offence and length of sentence; date sentence commenced; and non-parole period. (11/15905-39). 35 vols. Note: This description is extracted from Concise Guide to the State Archives of New South Wales, 3rd Edition 2000.