Crime
Online talk
The Ned Kelly Papers
Join us for this webinar exploring the life and crimes of Australia’s most notorious bushranger, featuring recently digitised records from the NSW State Archives Collection.
Friday 27 November 10.30am–11.30am
Tour
Holding Hatred
Behind the walls where Sydney’s accused, convicted and condemned were charged and sentenced lie objects too disturbing for regular public display
Thursday 27 August 2pm–3pm
Tour
Copy, Paste, Profit
Discover the dark and tangled tales of Indian design woven through this historic textile collection
Thursday 20 August 3.30pm–4.30pm
Harry Sidney Foy: death of a much-loved entertainer
The aim of this article is to describe two record sets from the State Archives Collection and provide an example of the queer stories that can be found within them.
Tour
Convict Sydney Walking Tour
Join one of our knowledgeable and expert guides for a tour of Convict Sydney
Tuesday 11 August 10.30am–12.30pm
Groundbreaking crimes from the archives
Within the sandstone walls of the Justice & Police Museum are countless stories of crime, courage and justice – some famous, many forgotten
Captain Moonlite, digitised letters from prison
Cultured, charming and dangerous, Andrew George Scott (c.1842–1880), known as ‘Captain Moonlite’, was an Irish-born bushranger. Awaiting execution at Darlinghurst Gaol in 1880, he wrote many letters which were never sent by authorities and are now preserved in the State Archives Collection
Sentenced to Parramatta Female Factory
This index covers 1819–1829 and lists all women sentenced by the Sydney Court to time in the Parramatta Female Factory. There are c.2500 entries
Gaol inmates & prisoners photos index 1870-1930
Search over 52,000 mugshots from NSW prisons. Alongside the photos are details such as name, aliases, native place, year of birth, details of arrival in the colony, occupation, physical description, marks or special features, where and when tried, offence, and sentence