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Notes
Title devised by cataloguer.
Original negative in poor condition.
This image has been preserved and made available by the Historical Records Rescue Consortium Project supported by Lotterywest.
Biography/history
In 1838 Rottnest Island was established as a native prison and continued as such for most of the 19th century. In 1903 Rottnest closed as a native prison and was proclaimed a gaol on 8 January 1904 - operating as an outstation of Fremantle until its closure in 1932. Information from State Records Office of W.A. website.
Summary
A group of fashionably dressed men and women within 'The Quod', Rottnest Island Prison. It is not known what they were doing there.
