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New South Wales - Organisation

Inspector General of the Insane (1876 - 1917)

From
1876
To
1917
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Government Agency

The Inspector General of the Insane was an agency of the New South Wales Government that was created in 1876. The office was renamed Inspector General of Mental Hospitals in 1917.

Details

The first inspector, F Norton Manning, was appointed to supervise the Asylum for Imbeciles and Institutions for Idiots at Newcastle, the Lunatic Reception House at Sydney (Darlinghurst Reception Centre), the Branch Asylum at Callan Park and the Temporary Lunatic Asylum, Cooma. The Inspector General of the Insane later took over supervision of Tarban Creek Lunatic Asylum, Parramatta Hospital for the Insane, Bay View House Tempe and Broughton Hall Psychiatric Clinic.

Timeline

 1876 - 1917 Inspector General of the Insane
       1917 - 1958 Inspector General of Mental Hospitals
             1958 - 1973 Director of State Psychiatric Services

Publications

Online Resources

Sources used to compile this entry: 'Director of State Psychiatric Services', in State Records Authority of New South Wales website, State of New South Wales through the State Records Authority of NSW 2016, https://www.records.nsw.gov.au/agency/60; 'Mental Health Facilities Guide', in Museums of History NSW website, Museums of History NSW, https://mhnsw.au/guides/mental-health-facilities-guide/.

Prepared by: Naomi Parry