Verbatim transcript of an interview with Robert Hind [oral history] / / interviewer: Erica Harvey

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AuthorHind, Robert Noel (Bob), 1931-; Harvey, EricaCorporate AuthorJ.S. Battye Library of West Australian History Oral History UnitDescriptionMigrated to Australia in 1971, after retiring from the RAF -- Prison officer's recruitment test -- First day at work -- Gun post duty -- Punishment cells -- Establishment of a prison library with books from the Library Board and help from the Fremantle City Library -- Book issuing system -- Acquisitions and donations -- Library books in the punishment cells -- Growth of the library -- Supervision of library users -- Law books -- Waiting lists and priorities -- Religious books -- Censorship -- Prison reform and the library -- Prison administration -- Book repair and bindery -- Popularity of magazines in the prison library -- Books and magazines for Aboriginal prisoners -- Photocopying -- Foreign language material -- Music and instruments -- Library statistics and records -- The 1988 riotImprint1991Collation4 sound cassettes (240 min.) + Transcript (68 leaves)LanguageEnglishDate Published1991NotesInterview conducted by Erica Harvey in November 1991. Transcription by: Sheana Masterson. Access: Research: open -- Publication: written permission of Robert Hind 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 2230/12Dewey ClassB/HINAudio FormatCassette

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Barcode30118000341853LocationOral History Collection

PeopleRobert Noel HindSubjectPrisonsPrisoners - AboriginalLibraries - GeneralFremantle Prison - Officials and EmployeesFremantle Prison - Conservation and restorationCollectionOral History Collection