Maude Nificentthose interested in tales of #MarvellousMelbourne might recognise the names of detective #JohnChristie, and #PentridgePrison in this blog post;
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A short chronicle of the sorrows of George Edwards: poet, playwright, prisoner
JUNE 20, 2025 by MELISSA JONE
State Library of Victoria
“George’s extraordinary papers from the 1870s somehow made their way from the walls of Pentridge Prison to a cardboard box found at Coburg tip in 1982. From there, the fragile letters went to a storage shed, before the twine holding the papers was eventually broken and A short chronicle of the sorrows of George Edwards was revealed. The library acquired the papers in 2009.”
State Library Victoria A short chronicle of the sorrows of George Edwards: poet, playwright, prisoner
'A short chronicle of the sorrows of George Edwards' is a unique set of papers in our manuscripts collection that documents the prison life and creative output of George Edwards, a prisoner at Pentridge Prison in the 1870s. His secret papers were wrapped in strips of prison sheets and wedged within the walls of the prison to avoid detection. Find out how they made their way to the State Library collection.
Chris Bond
inpc
Ed van der Elsken