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Louisa Collins, Darlinghurst Gaol Photographic Description Book, 1888

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State Archives & Records New South Wales
[NRS 2138 [3-6074 p.84], Reel 5103]

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State Archives & Records New South Wales

Statutory body established by the State Records Act 1998. The Act provides for the creation, management and protection of the records of public offices of the State and for public access to those records.

Based at Kingswood, State Archives and Records NSW manage and provide access to the New South Wales State archives collection, a unique and irreplaceable part of Australia's cultural heritage dating back to 1788.

 

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Collins, Louisa

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The last woman to be hanged in New South Wales, Collins was convicted of poisoning her husband in a crime that became famous as 'The Botany Murder'.

Darlinghurst Gaol

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Sydney's main gaol from its opening in 1841, later used as an internment camp, technical college and art school.