James THOMAS was convicted in the Launceston Recorder's Court on 28 December 1871 for housebreaking and robbery, sentenced to 6yrs. He was transferred to the Hobart Gaol and photographed on discharge by Thomas J. Nevin on 28 June 1876.
NLA Catalogue (incorrect information)
Title James Thomas, per Wm. [William] Jardine 2, taken at Port Arthur, 1874 [picture]
Date 1874.
Extent photograph on carte-de-visite mount : albumen ; 9.4 x 5.6 cm., on mount 10.4 x 6.4 cm.
https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-142919819
POLICE RECORDS
Conviction: James THOMAS, Launceston Recorder's Court 28 December 1871 sentenced to 6yrs, transferred to the Hobart Gaol.
James THOMAS was admitted as a pauper to the Brickfields Depot on release and went AWOL dressed in government clothing in January 1877.