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List of psychiatric hospitals in Australia

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This is a list of operational and former Australian psychiatric hospitals.

There are no institutions known to have existed.

Mental asylums in New South Wales
Facility Status Managed Opened Closed Capacity Location
Castle Hill Lunatic Asylum[1] Demolished ? 1811 1826 ? Castle Hill, New South Wales
Callan Park Hospital for the Insane (Rozelle Hospital) [2][3] Closed Warden: G Cleaver 1885 2008[4] 250 Lilyfield
Cumberland Hospital Operational ? ? ? ? Parramatta
Darlinghurst Gaol Closed ? 1841 1914 ? Darlinghurst
Gladesville Mental Hospital (Tarban Creek Lunatic Asylum) Closed ? 1838 1993 ? Gladesville, New South Wales
Morisset Hospital Operational ? ? ? ? Morisset
Macquarie Hospital[5] Operational ? 1959[6] ? 195 North Ryde
Peat Island Hospital Closed ? 1911 2010 ? Peat Island
Darlinghurst Lunatic Reception House Closed ? 1868 1961 ? Darlinghurst
Port Macquarie Mental Asylum Closed ? ? ? ? Port Macquarie
Total capacity ?

There are no asylums known to have existed.

Mental asylums in Victoria
Facility Status Opened Closed Capacity Location
Yarra Bend Asylum Demolished 1848 1925 1000+ Fairfield, Melbourne
Ararat Asylum (Aradale Mental Hospital) Closed 1865 1993 2000 Ararat
Collingwood Stockade (Carlton Lunatic Asylum) Demolished 1866 1872 ? Carlton North, Melbourne
Beechworth Asylum (Mayday Hills) Closed 1867 1995 1200[7] Beechworth
Kew Asylum (Willsmere Mental Hospital) Closed 1871 [8] 1988 884 (in 1903)[9] Kew, Melbourne
Ballarat Asylum (Lakeside Mental Hospital) Demolished 1877 1997 ? Ballarat
Sunbury Asylum (Caloola) Closed 1879 1985 ? Sunbury
Kew Cottages Closed 1887 2007 ? Kew, Melbourne
Royal Park Closed 1909 1999 ? Parkville, Melbourne
Mont Park Asylum Closed 1912 1999 ? Bundoora, Melbourne
Hobson's Park Closed ? ? ? Traralgon
Larundel Psychiatric Hospital New housing built on site 1953 2001[10] 747 [11] Bundoora, Melbourne
Brierly Mental Hospital Closed 1957[12] ? 200+ Warrnambool
Thomas Embling Hospital Operational 2000 - 116[13] Fairfield, Melbourne

Pleasant View Receiving House in Preston (short lived). Heatherton Hospital in south east Melbourne.

Mental asylums in Western Australia
Facility Status Managed Opened Closed Capacity Location
Claremont Mental Hospital Closed ? 1903 1972 1,114 Mount Claremont, Western Australia
Fremantle Lunatic Asylum Closed ? 1865 1909 ? Fremantle, Western Australia
Graylands Hospital Operational 1972 - 178 Mount Claremont, Western Australia
Heathcote Mental Hospital Closed ? 1929 1994 113 Applecross, Western Australia
Perth House Closed ? 1909 1911 ? Perth, Western Australia
Roma Hospital Closed ? 1924 1925 ? Cottesloe, Western Australia
Whitby Falls Mental Hospital[14] Closed ? 1897 1972 34 Mundijong, Western Australia

See also

References

  1. ^ The Castle Hill lunatic asylum (1811-1826) and the origins of eclectic pragmatism in Australian psychiatry.; [1]
  2. ^ Friends of Callan Park; The Future of Callan Park: A suggested Vision and Way Forward; 14 August 2003; [2]
  3. ^ NSW Health, The Rozelle Hospital, Facility Information, Accessed 04/11/06
  4. ^ NSW Nurses' Association, Farewell Rozelle Hospital Accessed 31/8/08
  5. ^ Northern Sydney Central Coast Health, "Macquarie Hospital" Accessed 10/11/10
  6. ^ State Records Archives Investigator, "Agency Detail" Accessed 10/11/10
  7. ^ La Trobe University Beechworth Site details Accessed 5/9/08
  8. ^ PROV, Agency VA 2840 [3], Accessed 27/8/08
  9. ^ "Kew, Victoria (archived)". Australian Places. Monash University. Archived from the original on 24 August 2006. Retrieved 25 July 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  10. ^ Sandy Jeffs The Politics of Asylum Paper for the VICSERV Conference 2006
  11. ^ Darebin Libraries, Larundel Mental Asylum, History, Accessed 27 August 2008
  12. ^ SouthWest Health Care Annual Report 2004 Accessed 2008-09-29
  13. ^ Forensicare. Thomas Embling Hospital retrieved 5/5/12
  14. ^ "Whitby Falls Hospital". State Records Office of Western Australia. Retrieved 23 January 2013.