This Database1_README.txt file was generated on 2020-08-17 by Dr Richard Tuffin



GENERAL INFORMATION

1. Title of Dataset: Coal Mines bench book, 1836-1841: Collective and non-collective prisoner offences


2. Author Information
	A. Principal Investigator Contact Information
		Name: Richard Tuffin	
		Institution: University of New England
		Email: rtuffin@une.edu.au

3. Date of data collection: 2007-20

4. Geographic location of data collection: 	{"type":"FeatureCollection","features":[{"type":"Feature","geometry":{"type":"LineString","coordinates":[[147.661249494503,-42.992742684743604],[147.66178357653402,-43.02585249096026],[147.768861998003,-43.02618647933548],[147.76792745040302,-42.95507984132076],[147.66171676833102,-42.95442633761335]]},"properties":{}}]}

5. Information about funding sources that supported the collection of the data: N/A


SHARING/ACCESS INFORMATION

1. Licenses/restrictions placed on the data: CC-BY-NC-ND

2. Links to publications that cite or use the data: XXXXXXXXXX 

3. Links to other publicly accessible locations of the data: N/A

4. Links/relationships to ancillary data sets: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

5. Recommended citation for this dataset: 
Tuffin, Richard, (August 2020), 'Coal Mines bench book, 1836-1841: Collective and non-collective prisoner offences', Excel database, University of New England, XXXXX, DOI: XXXXX, [Date accessed].


DATA & FILE OVERVIEW

1. File List: 
Table_CM_TotalArraignments_v1.xls
Excel file containing the primary dataset

2. Relationship between files, if important: This dataset accompanies the paper 'Reintegrating Historical Records through Digital Data Linking: Convicts Prosecuted for Collective Action in Van Diemen’s Land' from the Journal of Australian Colonial History (2020). The tables include 1,546 individual arraignments before the Coal Mines (Tasman Peninsula) magistrate's bench between 1836-1841. These have been sorted according to the type of charge, to identify the extent of collective action amongst the convicts. Two sheets within the workbook separate the arraignments according to type. This dataset is transcribed by Dr Richard Tuffin from the original record held in the Tasmanian Archives (AF584/1/1) 

3. Additional related data collected that was not included in the current data package: XXXXXX 

4. Are there multiple versions of the dataset? Yes
	A. If yes, name of file(s) that was updated: Table_CM_TotalArraignments_v1.xls
		i. Why was the file updated? XXXXX
		ii. When was the file updated? XXXXX

METHODOLOGICAL INFORMATION

1. Description of methods used for collection/generation of data: 
Data generated during the course of Dr Richard Tuffin's PhD, modified during ARC project DP170103642 and edited for inclustion in JACH paper 'Reintegrating Historical Records through Digital Data Linking: Convicts Prosecuted for Collective Action in Van Diemen’s Land'.