Former Director of NSW State Records, Alan Ventress, was asked to select his favourite archive. Alan has chosen a group of archives relating to the gentleman bushranger, Captain Moonlight.
The historical gaol photograph description books at State Records were created to assist gaol staff to keep track of each prisoner’s record. The records cover c.1870-1930 and contain a photograph of each prisoner along with information such: as name, place of birth, year of birth, year and ship of arrival, occupation, religion, education, physical description, where and when they committed an offence, sentence, previous convictions and when the portrait was taken.
Click here for the Moonlite archives
