Lunatic Asylum, New Norfolk (1827 - 1859)

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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

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

• 'Willow Court Asylum Precinct, Humphrey St, New Norfolk, TAS, Australia', in Register of the National Estate (Non-statutory archive), Department of the Environment, Australian Government, http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/ahdb/search.pl?mode=place_detail;place_id=102728. Details
• Willow Court History Group, 30 April 2014, http://www.willowcourttasmania.org/. Details
• Tooth, John, 'Treatment of Mental Illness', in The companion to Tasmanian history, Centre for Tasmanian Historical Studies, Hobart, 2005, http://www.utas.edu.au/library/companion_to_tasmanian_history/M/Mental%20Illness.htm. Details
• Tooth, John, 'Royal Derwent Hospital', in The companion to Tasmanian history, Centre for Tasmanian Historical Studies, Hobart, 2005, http://www.utas.edu.au/library/companion_to_tasmanian_history/R/Royal%20Derwent%20Hosp.htm. Details

Photos

Title

The original Barracks at the Insane Asylum

Type

Image

Date

2009

Source

Wikipedia

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