Janefield Mental Hospital

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Description: This is a photographic negative of the Janefield Colony, also known as the Janefield Training Centre or Janefield Mental Hospital. It shows a long single-storey brick building with windows extending all along the front wall. Several metal-framed cots or beds can be seen in the windows, suggesting that this is possible a nursery building. There is a smaller octagonal room off to one side of the building. This photo negative is one of a collection of 13 negatives of Janefield held by the Public Record Office of Victoria. This photo is undated, the date included is an estimate.
From Date: c.1950s
To Date: c.1960s
Creator: Public Works Department
Source: Public Record Office Victoria
Rights: Creative Commons usage - for reuse of this image please credit Public Record Office Victoria
Archival Reference: Public Record Office of Victoria series number: VPRS 10516/P0001
External URL: https://prov.vic.gov.au/archive/81C28E6F-F7EA-11E9-AE98-092FF14E7058/content?image=2

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