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Ah Oun James Prisoner Number 7911 (24597) Prison Register Page

Public Record Office Victoria1991-03-20

Public Record Office Victoria (State Archives of Victoria, Australia)

Public Record Office Victoria (State Archives of Victoria, Australia)
North Melbourne, Australia

James Ah Oun had several aliases and was in and out of prison in Geelong, Melbourne and Ballarat during the 1880s and 90s for offences including larceny, vagrancy, being idle and disorderly and shop breaking. His sentences varied from 1 month to 12 months, increasing in gravity as he grew older. In the 1890s James Ah Oun served five prison sentences. He was 82 when the last entry was written across the page in red ink: '23.9.98 Died in Gaol'.

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  • Title: Ah Oun James Prisoner Number 7911 (24597) Prison Register Page
  • Creator: Public Record Office Victoria
  • Date Created: 1991-03-20
  • Provenance: VPRS 515/P0, Central Register of Male Prisoners, unit 44, folio 285
  • External Link: Digital Archive File
Public Record Office Victoria (State Archives of Victoria, Australia)

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