Verbatim transcript of an interview with John McGivern, Fremantle Prison 1950 - 1988, Fremantle Prison Riot, Deputy Director in Department of Corrective Services [oral history] / / interviewer: Erica Harvey

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AuthorMcGivern, John, 1926-; Harvey, EricaCorporate AuthorJ.S. Battye Library of West Australian History Oral History UnitDescriptionStarted as an officer at Fremantle Prison in 1950 -- First day on the job -- Prison layout -- Prisoners' rations -- Daily routine -- Prison organisation -- Aboriginal imprisonment in the 1950's -- Warders' cottages -- Police stables in Parry Street -- Family's attitude to the Prison -- Cottages in Henderson Street -- The Women's Prison -- Work of women prisoners -- Smuggling letters -- Newspaper censorship -- Tobacco as a currency -- Prison regulations -- Discipline and punishment -- Relations between prisoners and officers -- Forms of address - Food -- The Christmas egg -- Religion -- Executions -- Officer training -- The artist's cell and Moodyne Joe's cell -- Colin Campbell -- The Purple Circle -- Officers' mutiny in 1979 -- Prisoners' riot in 1968 -- The woodheap -- Growth in the welfare system and change in the 1960's -- Introduction of female staff -- Language -- Schooling in prison -- Violence -- Escapes -- 1972 Royal Commission -- Visitors -- Telephone -- Aboriginal prisoners -- Prison myths -- Superintendant -- The Ombudsman and prison complaints -- Rehabilitation -- 1988 riot and investigation thereofImprintMagna Entertainment, 1992.Collation6 sound cassettes (325 min.) + Transcript (79 leaves) ports.Series Title Fremantle Prison oral history projectLanguageEnglishDate Published1992NotesInterview conducted by Erica Harvey on 7 and 15 September and 14 October 1992. Transcription by: Sheana Masterson. Access: open. 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 2230/15Dewey ClassOH/MCGAudio FormatCassette

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Barcode30118000224802LocationOral History Collection

PeopleColin CampbellJohn McGivernSubjectPrisons - Officials and employeesPrisonersFremantle Prison - Conservation and restorationCollectionOral History Collection

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