Verbatim transcript of an interview with Terence John Maller, Fremantle Prison from 1964 - [oral history] / / interviewer: Stuart Reid

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AuthorMaller, Terence John, 1945-; Reid, StuartCorporate AuthorJ.S. Battye Library of West Australian History Oral History UnitDescriptionFamily background and schooling till 14 -- Work as a projectionist, then work in hotels -- Trouble with the law : false pretences and stealing -- 1964 : prison sentence -- First impressions of Fremantle Prison -- Prison library -- Daily routine -- The boys' yard -- College for crime -- Gaol culture -- Luxuries and personal possessions -- Darrell Beamish -- Segregation cells -- Work and workshops: gardening, carpentry making boxes, tailoring, bootshop, printshop -- Colin Campbell and change -- Corporal punishment -- The Purple Circle -- Welfare -- Good and bad prison officers -- Scamming -- Gambling -- Hangings -- "Them and us" mentality -- Seagulls -- Correspondence courses -- JCs -- Debating -- Guest speakers -- Psychologists and social workers -- Drugs -- Violence -- 1988 riot -- Vermin -- Fear of fire -- Cleanliness -- Christmas -- ParoleImprint1995Collation3 sound cassettes (180 min.) + Transcript (61 leaves)Series Title Fremantle Prison oral history projectLanguageEnglishDate Published1995NotesInterview conducted by Stuart Reid on 13 November 1995. Transcription by: Sheana Masterson. Access: Research: open -- Publication: written permission of Terence Maller required. Transcript only held in the Fremantle City Library Local History Collection at the time of cataloguing. Index includedContent NoteSUPPORT MATERIAL: Original tapes and transcript held at the J.S. Battye Library of West Australian History. Oral History Unit -- Battye reference OH 2230/29Dewey ClassOH/MALAudio FormatCassette

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Barcode30118000224695LocationOral History Collection

PeopleTerence John MallerSubjectSchool disciplinePrisonersPrison industriesFremantle Prison - Conservation and restorationCollectionOral History Collection

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