The stockade : Carlton's forgotten prison and the people who inhabited it
Atkinson, Jeff2018
Book
One hundred and fifty years ago, the site of what is now the Carlton North Primary School was a prison - a low security gaol for petty offenders. Known as the Collingwood Stockade (the name 'Carlton' was not yet in use) it opened in 1853 and operated for 13 years until 1866, when it became an asylum for the insane, and later a school. This book tells the story of the Collingwood Stockade and the people who inhabited it -- individuals who served their sentences there breaking up stones for 'road metal', warders, some of whom gained a notorious reputation, and the Superintendents who ran the place. The book resurrects a long forgotten aspect of Carlton's past -- and gives a vivid picture of the penal system in Victoria at the time of the gold rush.
Main title:
Author:
Atkinson, Jeff, author
Edition:
Second edition.
Imprint:
Calton North, Vic. : Carlton Community History Group, 2018.©2014
Collation:
98 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 21 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
Dewey class:
365.99451365.9945
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
544360
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kathleen Syme Carlton | Local History Non Fiction | LH 365.9945 ATKI | Available |
| Kathleen Syme Carlton | Local History Reference | LH REF 365.9945 ATKI | Not for loan (Set: 07 Mar 2019) |
| narrm ngarrgu Library and Family Services | Local History Non Fiction | LH 365.9945 ATKI | Available |