Chronicles of Darlinghurst Gaol, 1913-1936

DLMSQ 286

fonds

1913-1936

Textual Records, Clippings

944740

1 volume of textual material (222 p.), clippings - 29 cm. - manuscript, printed

George Forbes, 1857-1936, was a solicitor and author. Grandson of Sir Francis Forbes and son of David Forbes, he followed a long judicial tradition. His own interests in crime and punishment, however, took the form of compiling studies of notorious criminals. His first published work, in 1883, was a drama, and his other works are romantic novels and local history, especially criminal.

Evidently unpublished holograph manuscript, compiled between 1913 and the author's death, 7 May 1936.

Journalistic accounts of the crime, trial and punishment of numerous criminals, with Darlinghurst Gaol as the unifying factor. Chapter one gives a brief history of Darlinghurst Gaol, and the subsequent 18 chapters deal with one case each, covering the period 1841-1903. Two newspaper cuttings re Darlinghust Gaol and a newspaper advertisement for one of Forbes's works, 'Under the broad arrow', mounted on last three folios. The last is dated 17 December 1913.

Under the broad arrow, Australia's most remarkable criminal : the pathetic history of Jane New and the monstrous record of her evil genius, John Fitch by George Forbes. Sydney: Truth Popular Press, 1913

Information transferred from Dixson Manuscript Card Catalogue as part of the eRecords Project, 2011-2012.