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The difficulties of my position : the diaries of prison governor John Buckley Castieau, 1855–1884
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The difficulties of my position : the diaries of prison governor John Buckley Castieau, 1855–1884

by J. B. Castieau, Mark Finnane

Diaries of a Victorian gaol governor providing a social history of colonial Melbourne and the penal system. Spanning nearly thirty years, the entries cover tenures at Beechworth and Melbourne Gaols, including the execution of Ned Kelly.

Accession 28895 ISBN 0642107939 Publisher National Library of Australia
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