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Series
Colonial Office and Predecessors: New South Wales Entry Books Relating to Convicts
Catalogue reference: CO 207
What's it about?
CO 207
This series contains microfilm of records of the Principal Superintendent of Convicts in New South Wales. Full details of the return of these colonial convict records to New South Wales were made available from The National Archives wiki ('Your...
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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CO 207
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Title (The name of the record)
- Colonial Office and Predecessors: New South Wales Entry Books Relating to Convicts
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Date (When the record was created)
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1788-1868
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains microfilm of records of the Principal Superintendent of Convicts in New South Wales.
Full details of the return of these colonial convict records to New South Wales were made available from The National Archives wiki ('Your Archives') which existed at the time. Snapshots of 'Your Archives' (series RW 13) are now available online.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
- Arrangement
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For further records relating to convicts in New South Wales see: HO 10 HO 11
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Originals held at (The organisation that holds the original record)
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State Records Authority of New South Wales, Australia
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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3 microform
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Available in microform only unless otherwise stated
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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Custodial history (Describes where and how the record has been held from creation to transfer to The National Archives)
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This series formerly consisted of eight volumes of entry books [CO 207/1-8]. The volumes were transferred to the Archives Authority of New South Wales in 1974 where they were microfilmed by the Australian Joint Copying Project (AJCP). Copies of the microfilm were presented to the Public Record Office and now form CO 207/9-11.
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Copies information (Indicates existence, availability, location and format of copies)
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Microfilm copies were created as part of the Australian Joint Copying Project (1948-1997). The microfilm images have been digitised and made available online by the National Library of Australia.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4398/
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Colonial Office and Predecessors: New South Wales Entry Books Relating to Convicts
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