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There Was Once an Asylum



This site not only provides an overview of mental health history and its implications for Goodna but also explores the complex relationship between memory and history
There are stories we may never know, but this site uncovers the history, revealing the layers of understanding that form the foundation of the present.
It is done in a way that honours the patients, clients, and the people.
Miscellaneous Files
1877 Royal Commision letter click to view

Commission of Appointment - Commissioner re Enquiry Lunatic Asylum, Woogaroo - Patrick Macarthur, Po
Royal Commission of Inquiry into Woogaroo Lunatic Asylum and the Lunatic Reception Houses of Queensl
Casebook "A" of the Woogaroo Lunatic Asylum: patient demographics and diagnoses as a reflection of e
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