Details
Object ID 000339
Object Name Swanson Notebook
Object Desc Small black flip notebook with embossed detail on the cover and 'empire reporting book'. Approx. 18cm high by 11cm wide. Includes notes about DSS daily duties, arrests, enquiries and more.
Collection Donald Sutherland Swanson Collection
Accession # L2021.01.83
Alternate ID E0034
General Category History
Category Police Service
Source Bill Swanson
Source Category Loan
Accession Date FEB 5,2021
Credit/Acknowledgement Kindly on loan from the Swanson family.
Location A&L - G.01
Object Date 20th century policing
Start Year Range 1870s
End Year Range 1890s
Status In Store
Object Keywords detective,police,arrests,cases,victorian,
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Conditions
Date FEB 5,2021
Summary POOR-FINE
Assessor HR
Notes Notebook cover is made from cardboard and covered in an embossed paper covering. It is decorated to the front but shows significant wear and damage to the binding (revealing the cardboard underneath). The front cover shows various creases, scuffs and marks but is generally readable. The internal pages which are bound together using staples have come away entirely from the cover. The pages show some yellowing and spotting. The edges of all the pages are red. Some internal pages have been torn at the stapled binding edge. Some pages have also been intentionally torn or cut, presumably at the time by DSS.