NRS-14756 | Inmates' property registers [Kamballa]

This series is the Inmates property registers for Girl's Training Home, Parramatta and Kamballa.The standard practice at the Institution was for each newly admitted girl to have her clothing and property checked in the presence of an officer, entered into the Inmates' property register, laundered and pressed, then with the inmate's acknowledgement returned to her parents or placed in the private clothing store until the girl was discharged (Copies of administrative instruction, 1943-60).In accordance with this procedure, the Registers provide the following details: name of inmate; date of admission; personal property handed to the Institution; references to clothing returned to parents or other persons; receiving officer's and girl's signature as to correctness; articles returned to inmate on discharge; signature verifying receipt of articles, shortages noted and explanations of same and remarks.The later volumes for Kamballa are in a different format but record similar detail.The volumes are arranged in chronological order by date of admission.