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Tasmania - Organisation

Lunatic Asylum, New Norfolk (1827 - 1859)

  • The original Barracks at the Insane Asylum

    The original Barracks at the Insane Asylum, 2009, courtesy of Wikipedia.
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From
1827
To
1859
Categories
Disability Institution, Government-run, Hospital and Reception Centre
Alternative Names
  • Invalid Barracks (Also known as)
  • New Norfolk Hospital (Also known as)

The Lunatic Asylum, New Norfolk began in 1827 as the Invalid Barracks for convicts. A good proportion of the invalids were classified as 'lunatics' and as the hospital became more crowded, it increasingly specialised in 'caring' for people with this diagnosis. Over time it catered for all kinds of people, rather than just convicts. The Lunatic Asylum became the Hospital for the Insane in 1859.

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Location

1827 - 1859
Location - The Lunatic Asylum was on Humphrey Street, New Norfolk. Location: New Norfolk

Timeline

 1827 - 1859 Lunatic Asylum, New Norfolk
       1859 - 1915 Hospital for the Insane, New Norfolk
             1915 - 1937 Mental Diseases Hospital, New Norfolk
                   1937 - 1968 Lachlan Park Hospital
                         1968 - 2000 Royal Derwent Hospital

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Publications

Books

  • Brown, Joan C., 'Poverty is not a crime': the development of social services in Tasmania, 1803-1900, Tasmanian Historical Research Association, Hobart, 1972, 192 pp. Details
  • Gowlland, RW, Troubled asylum: the history of the Invalid Barracks, New Norfolk Colonial Hospital, New Norfolk Madhouse, New Norfolk Her Majesty's Lunatic Asylum, New Norfolk Mental Diseases Hospital, New Norfolk Lachlan Park, New Norfolk Royal Derwent Hospital, Self publication, New Norfolk, 1996. Details

Reports

  • Willow Court Asylum Complex: Tasmanian Heritage Entry, Heritage Tasmania, Hobart, 2008. Details

Online Resources

Photos

The original Barracks at the Insane Asylum
Title
The original Barracks at the Insane Asylum
Type
Image
Date
2009
Source
Wikipedia

Details

Sources used to compile this entry: Willow Court Asylum Complex: Tasmanian Heritage Entry, Heritage Tasmania, Hobart, 2008; Brown, Joan C., 'Poverty is not a crime': the development of social services in Tasmania, 1803-1900, Tasmanian Historical Research Association, Hobart, 1972, 192 pp; Gowlland, RW, Troubled asylum: the history of the Invalid Barracks, New Norfolk Colonial Hospital, New Norfolk Madhouse, New Norfolk Her Majesty's Lunatic Asylum, New Norfolk Mental Diseases Hospital, New Norfolk Lachlan Park, New Norfolk Royal Derwent Hospital, Self publication, New Norfolk, 1996.

Prepared by: Caroline Evans