Life And Death In Maitland Gaol
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Life And Death In Maitland Gaol
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Author : Pamela Brawdley Harrison
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014
Life And Death In Maitland Gaol written by Pamela Brawdley Harrison and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with Executions and executioners categories.
Confined But Free
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Author : Pamela Brawdley Harrison
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021-03-15
Confined But Free written by Pamela Brawdley Harrison and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-03-15 with categories.
In recent years, there has been an increased interest in researching female convicts and prisoners in the Colony of New South Wales; however, little attention has been given to the female staff who supervised their imprisonment. This publication aims to redress that omission by revealing those forgotten women who worked in Maitland Gaol in the 19th Century. A chronological account of their work and the working conditions of the female staff has been documented. While not guilty of any crime, the conditions of their employment kept these women virtual prisoners within the gaol. This research has uncovered unexpected information and intriguing stories of the Matrons and the female warders. It finds answers to questions such as, what motivated women to seek employment in Maitland Gaol? And why did Maitland Gaol have one of the highest turnovers of staff in the Colony during the tenure of one particular Matron? The research also reveals a transition in employment as a female prison officer from being one of necessity to a career of choice.Biographies were compiled for most of the thirty-nine women who were employed at the gaol between 1848 and 1900. This provided insights into the circumstances which resulted in their employment as prison officers and, for some, revealed tragedies which are not recorded in the official documentation.
Speaking Of Buildings
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Author : Naomi Stead
language : en
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Release Date : 2019-10-15
Speaking Of Buildings written by Naomi Stead and has been published by Chronicle Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-10-15 with Architecture categories.
By and large, architectural historians use texts, drawings, and photographs to craft their narratives. Oral testimony from those who actually occupy or construct buildings is rarely taken as seriously. Speaking of Buildings offers a rebuttal, theorizing the radical potential of a methodology that has historically been cast as unreliable. Essays by an international group of scholars look at varied topics, from the role of gossip in undermining masculine narratives in architecture to workers' accounts of building with cement in midcentury London to a sound art piece created by oral testimonies from Los Angeles public housing residents. In sum, the authors call for a renewed form of listening to enrich our understanding of what buildings are, what they do, and what they mean to people.
Hurled Into Eternity
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Author : Maitland City Council - Maitland Gaol
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2009
Hurled Into Eternity written by Maitland City Council - Maitland Gaol and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Capital punishment categories.
Provides information from the Gaol records of the 16 men executed at Maitland Gaol and edited excerpts from newspaper reports regarding their crimes and the executions. Also includes information on the last executioner and the mechanics of execution by hanging.
An Uncommon Hangman
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Author : Rachel Franks
language : en
Publisher: NewSouth Publishing
Release Date : 2022-05-01
An Uncommon Hangman written by Rachel Franks and has been published by NewSouth Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-05-01 with History categories.
Executioners were once a critical component of the justice system in New South Wales. In an era when judges handed down death sentences as easily as they toasted the good health of the monarch, someone had to do the dirty work of the authorities. Robert ‘Nosey Bob’ Howard used to be a household name. Today, the noseless hangman who sparked fear and fascination everywhere he went is largely forgotten, yet Howard is vital to understanding attitudes towards capital punishment in Australia. Howard’s story is a critical chapter in the history of how generally enthusiastic spectators at early executions were overtaken by campaigners for the abolition of the death penalty. This dramatic tale of life, death and radical social change is told through the sixty-one men and one woman who met Nosey Bob, under the worst possible circumstances, when he served as a New South Wales executioner between 1876 and 1904. ‘Riveting, startling and brimming with powerful insights. With meticulous research and an unflinching eye, Rachel Franks brilliantly recovers the story of the most unpopular man in NSW, and the stories of the condemned people he hanged. Through this deeply human story of Robert ‘Nosey Bob’ Howard, and the Faustian pact he made with the authorities to make a living, she lays bare the grotesque hypocrisies of judicial hanging. “The act of hanging is an act of brutality” writes Franks. I defy anyone who reads this book to disagree.’ –Emeritus Professor Grace Karskens, author of The Colony: A History of Early Sydney ‘Franks displays wit, writerly sensitivity and a scholar’s rigour, methodically revealing modes of crime and punishment, and entire ways of living and dying, in colonial Australia. She does this via an examination of the life of a plain, simple, everyday hangman. Who happens to be without a nose. What’s not to like?’ – Dr Peter Doyle, author of Crooks Like Us ‘A bold and brutal biography of NSW’s longest-serving executioner. Franks weaves a compelling and compassionate narrative of one man’s life, told through the deaths of condemned criminals. Fearless in its detail, Franks’ prose has a light touch on this dark subject matter. Through the man we contemplate the history of capital punishment, law and order, and colonial social mores, making this a vital contribution to death studies in Australia.’ – Dr Lisa Murray, author of Sydney Cemeteries: A Field Guide
Rendezvous With Death
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Author : Alan Leek
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2023-05-03
Rendezvous With Death written by Alan Leek and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-05-03 with True Crime categories.
The harrowing true stories of fallen police officers and how they met their end in a rendevous with death on the path of duty. A new century and a new nation forged by the will of the people seemed to turn a new page and raised hope for a better future. In this there was abundant truth, but there still lurked the malcontents who fed on unsuspecting hosts using violence in support of their enterprise and deadly force to avoid detection. These are the traumatic stories of policemen, working class men, family men, often benighted men, who died at the hands of the mad, bad and sad and unexpectedly. They died in the knowledge that duty expected of them the laying down their lives for the community they were sworn to serve. They died bravely for the new nation, for its people and esprit de corps . This is a richly illustrated account of men who died preserving the peace at home, while their brothers-in- arms fought evil on the front lines of Europe. Their stories are often intertwined.
Armley Gaol Life And Death In A Victorian Prison
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Author : Margaret Drinkall
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018-11-04
Armley Gaol Life And Death In A Victorian Prison written by Margaret Drinkall and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-11-04 with categories.
When Armley Gaol was built in 1847 it was intended to be one of the most modern and progressive prisons of its kind. Yet within its walls men, women and children as young as eight were kept in virtual solitary confinement for their entire sentences. Inmates were frequently given pointless hard labour punishments, such as turning the crank, and hours spent on the treadmill. But the worst part was those prisoners found guilty of violent assaults and murder who were subject to harsh floggings, or worse still execution. Within its walls prison officers dealt with recalcitrant prisoners and inmate violence. Prison surgeons had to deal with the reality of disease and poverty, often from inmates just arriving. The prison chaplains did their best for those in their care but it is no wonder many took the chance to escape or commit suicide rather than serve out their sentences, within its walls.Reading this account of Life and Death in Armley Gaol, will highlight some of the grisly details of prison life. In the end you will be thankful you are just visiting.
Most Healthily Situated
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Author : John Ramsland
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2001
Most Healthily Situated written by John Ramsland and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Prisoners categories.
John De Rune Dick
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Author : Helen EJ Cottee
language : en
Publisher: Justice Publishing
Release Date : 2022-02-03
John De Rune Dick written by Helen EJ Cottee and has been published by Justice Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-02-03 with History categories.
John Dick arrived in Mudgee surrounded in mystery. He guarded his background, married a local girl and became the Gaol Governor. Unfortunately the effects of drinking too much rum led him down a path which ended in a court case and he was due to be hanged on his own gallows. Fortune favoured the gentleman and his sentence was reviewed and he served a gaol term. Upon release he faded way until research found him in England. This book followed him from cradle to grave and unearthed an amazing story of wealth and position to gaol then back to comfort in England. This book has been fully researched by Helen Cottee and included many photographs, family trees and illustrations.
Larrikins
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Author : Melissa Bellanta
language : en
Publisher: Univ. of Queensland Press
Release Date : 2012
Larrikins written by Melissa Bellanta and has been published by Univ. of Queensland Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Family & Relationships categories.
A gripping and inspiring space adventure for kids of all ages from popular author Tristan Bancks. Dash Campbell has only ever had one dream. To go to space. Now he and four others have been given the chance to become the first kids ever to leave our planet. From building rockets behind his family's laundromat in Australia to attending a hardcore Space School in the US, Dash is a long way from home. And he still has an intense month of training ahead before he can even think about that glorious moment of blasting out of Earth's atmosphere and living his dream. But does Dash have what it takes t.