File:1867 letter to Colonial Secretary regarding 'lax conditions' at Hokitika Gaol. (26159200373).jpg
Original file (1,665 × 2,634 pixels, file size: 418 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)
Captions
Captions
Summary
[edit].jpg&action=edit§ion=1){kind=link}
| Description |
On 7 May 1867 the Colonial Secretary was told that conditions were so lax at the Hokitika Gaol that the gaolor had to be dismissed. A visit from a visiting Justice from Wellington signalled the end of the good times for the small number of prisoners in the goldfields town who were enjoying “first class” meals and were subject to “no discipline whatsoever”. One of the recently arrived prisoners was a hotel cook, John Vincent, who had stabbed housemaid Eliza Killeen in the breast then knifed a man who tried to restrain him before fleeing to the beach where he was dragged from the surf by a policeman and various bystanders. Under sentence of death (later commuted) he would have been one not considered deserving of a first class meal. Under the new regime anyone who had not “distinguished themselves with good conduct for not less than 6 months” were to have their food downgraded and tobacco rations terminated. Shown here is the report to the Colonial Secretary on the state of the Hokitika Gaol. R24262537 www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=24262537 For more information email Research.Archives@dia.govt.nz For updates on our On This Day series and news from Archives New Zealand, follow us on Twitter www.twitter.com/ArchivesNZ Material supplied by Archives New Zealand |
| Date | |
| Source | 1867 letter to Colonial Secretary regarding 'lax conditions' at Hokitika Gaol. |
| Author | Archives New Zealand from New Zealand |
Licensing
[edit].jpg&action=edit§ion=2){kind=link}
- You are free:
- to share – to copy, distribute and transmit the work
- to remix – to adapt the work
- Under the following conditions:
- attribution – You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
- share alike – If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same or compatible license as the original.
|
This image was originally posted to Flickr by Archives New Zealand at https://flickr.com/photos/35759981@N08/26159200373. It was reviewed on 8 September 2016 by FlickreviewR and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-by-sa-2.0. |
File history
Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.
| Date/Time | Thumbnail | Dimensions | User | Comment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| current | 20:39, 8 September 2016 | | 1,665 × 2,634 (418 KB) | Vanished Account Byeznhpyxeuztibuo (talk | contribs) | Transferred from Flickr via Flickr2Commons |
You cannot overwrite this file.
File usage on Commons
There are no pages that use this file.
.jpg&oldid=745882640){kind=link}