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Author Castieau, John Buckley.

Title The difficulties of my position : the diaries of Prison Governor John Buckley Castieau, 1855-1884 / edited and introduced by Mark Finnane
Published Canberra : National Library of Australia, 2004

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Description xxxiii, 326 pages 1 unnumbered leaf of plates : illustrations, portrait ; 23 cm
Summary "A career in the Victorian penal system might not seem to be a source of excitement or even great interest, but for John Buckley Castieau it was the trigger for nearly three decades of diaries that reveal not only what went on behind prison walls but also much about the colony's early social history. J.B. Castieau was the governor of both Beechworth and Melbourne gaols as well as, somewhat disastrously, the Inspector-General of Penal Establishments."--Back cover
Bibliography Includes Bibliography (pages 306-308) and index
Subject Castieau, John Buckley (John Buckley) -- Diaries.
Prisons -- Officials and employees -- Australia -- Victoria -- Diaries.
SUBJECT Victoria -- History http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh86007556 -- 1851-1891 -- Sources
Genre/Form Diaries.
Author Finnane, Mark.
National Library of Australia.
LC no. 2004463186
ISBN 0642107939
Other Titles Diaries of Prison Governor John Buckley Castieau 1855-1884