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  • Title
    John Clarkson Maddison, pictorial material of the Bathurst Riots, 1974 / compiled by John Clarkson Maddison
  • Creator
  • Call number
    PXE 1453
  • Level of description
    fonds
  • Date

    1974
  • Type of material
  • Reference code
    909062
  • Physical Description
    1 folder (42 photographs) - various sizes. - black & white
  • ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY

    John Maddison was elected the Liberal Party member of the NSW Legislative Assembly for the seats of Hornsby (1962-1963) and Kuringai (1973-1980). Maddison was appointed Minister of Justice (1965-1976) and Attorney General (1975-1976).

    Early in the afternoon of Sunday, 3 February, 1974, there was a disturbance at Bathurst Jail. Part of the prison was burnt down and the prisoners rioted. Prison officers gased, fired with guns and beat the prisoners.

    Following the bashings a group of Sydney lawyers, ex-prisoners and others formed the Prison Reform Council and worked towards bringing about a Royal Commission. On 31 March 1978 Justice Nagle delivered the long, comprehensive final report, which criticised the Department of Corrective Services for its failure to acknowledge and inquire into allegations of brutality experienced within the NSW prison system.
  • Scope and Content
    Images are of the weapons made by the prisoners for the riot. They include knives, axes, saws, sling-shots, chains, and bows & arrows. Also includes images of a correctional centre of unknown origin.

    Forms part of MLMSS 4178
  • Copying Conditions
    Copyright status:: In copyright - created after 1955
    Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales and courtesy John Maddison
  • General note

    Pic.Acc. Upgrade Project - Information transferred from Pic.Acc.5492 as part of the eRecords Project 2012-13
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