The Toowoomba Mental Hospital, in North Toowoomba, was opened in 1953. It was a government-run residential facility for the mentally ill and was previously known as Willowburn Mental Asylum. On 27 August 1968 the name changed to Baillie Henderson Hospital.
1867 - 1953 Willowburn Mental Asylum
1953 - 1968 Toowoomba Mental Hospital
1968 - Baillie Henderson Hospital
Sources used to compile this entry: Thomson, Rev Eileen, Baillie Henderson Hospital: A Century of Care 1890 - 1990, Baillie Henderson Mental Hospital Museum, 1990, http://bailliemuseum.wikidot.com/the-centenary.
Prepared by: Lee Butterworth
Created: 5 July 2013, Last modified: 19 October 2018
Last updated: 7 August 2023
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