This Day in History: 1854-06-20

Robert De Burgh was appointed the Senior Assistant Superintendent of the Toodyay Convict Hiring Depot, replacing Nathan Knight.

Sources:
Inquirer, 28 June 1854, p.2.
David J. Barker. Warders and gaolers: a dictionary of Western Australian prison officers, 1829-1879. WAGS, 2000, pp. 51, 121.