Dunwich Benevolent Asylum male division, 1942

Dunwich, QLD
Australia
27° 29' 55.2264" S, 153° 24' 11.8224" E
1 January 1942
3 May 2011
3 May 2011

Location

Dunwich, QLD
Australia
27° 29' 55.2264" S, 153° 24' 11.8224" E

Collection of the Queensland State Archives

50 feet to an inch

Dunwich Benevolent Asylum male division, 1942. More extensive than the female division, the male division of the Dunwich Benevolent Asylum on Stradbroke Island had a large number of buildings and a variety of facilities. According to this map, the asylum had separate wards for the mentally ill, blind and Asiatics. Collection of the Queensland State Archives

Dunwich Benevolent Asylum female division, 1942

Dunwich, QLD 4183
Australia
27° 29' 55.2264" S, 153° 24' 11.8224" E
1 January 1942
3 May 2011
3 May 2011

Location

Dunwich, QLD 4183
Australia
27° 29' 55.2264" S, 153° 24' 11.8224" E

Collection of the Queensland State Archives

50 feet to an inch

Dunwich Benevolent Asylum female division, 1942. This map shows the layout of the female division of the Dunwich Benevolent Asylum on Stradbroke Island. The Divisional warden’s post and first aid station were located at the entrance. The matrons, nurses, housemaids and ‘V.A.Ds’ (Voluntary Aid Detachment) quarters were located outside. Collection of the Queensland State Archives

Goodna Asylum patients. Collection of Mark Finnane & Joanna Besley

Collection of Mark Finnane & Joanna Besley

Goodna Asylum patients and staff. Collection of Mark Finnane & Joanna Besley

Collection of Mark Finnane & Joanna Besley

Goodna Asylum fences. The grounds became gardens, as Medical Superintendent Ellerton opened up the institution to visits from patients’ friends and relatives; wooden fences were replaced by le

Collection of Mark Finnane & Joanna Besley

Goodna Asylum on the banks of the Brisbane River. The earliest buildings were located close to the river.

Collection of Mark Finnane & Joanna Besley

Goodna Asylum layout

Goodna, QLD
Australia
19 November 2010
19 November 2010

Location

Goodna, QLD
Australia

Collection of Mark Finnane & Joanna Besley

Goodna Asylum layout, aerial photograph. Collection of Mark Finnane & Joanna Besley

Plan of Asylum Estate Woogaroo (Goodna)

Goodna, QLD
Australia
19 November 2010
19 November 2010

Location

Goodna, QLD
Australia

Collection of Mark Finnane & Joanna Besley

Plan of Asylum Estate Woogaroo showing suggested additions on the Cottage System. Collection of Mark Finnane & Joanna Besley

Woogaroo Lunatic Asylum (Goodna) opened in 1865

Goodna, QLD
Australia
19 November 2010
19 November 2010

Location

Goodna, QLD
Australia

Collection of Mark Finnane & Joanna Besley

Woogaroo Lunatic Asylum (Goodna) opened in 1865. Collection of Mark Finnane & Joanna Besley

For more than one hundred years Queensland’s main mental health facility was based on the banks of the Brisbane River near Goodna.

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