Ep. 38: The History of Ararat Mental Hospital, Part 3 (1958-1993)
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we almost finish the history of Ararat/Aradale Mental Hospital. We begin by discussing deinstitutionalization around the world and in Victoria more specifically. Lear...
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Ep. 37: The History of Ararat Mental Hospital, Part 2 (1905-1958)
Send us Fan Mail Episode 37 discusses the history of Ararat Hospital for the Insane and how it later became Ararat Mental Hospital and, unofficially, Aradale Mental Hospital. Learn about daily life at...
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Ep. 36: The History of Ararat Mental Hospital, Part 1 (1865-1905)
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we look at the early history (approx. 1865-1905) of Ararat Lunatic Asylum in Ararat (Victoria) Australia, and how the Victorian gold rush played a role in the creatio...
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Ep. 35: Legends and Lore of Denbigh Asylum
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we look at everything spooky from Denbigh Asylum, starting back in the 16th century with the legend of why the grounds are believed to be cursed. Hear stories from a ...
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Ep. 34: The People of Denbigh Asylum, Part 2
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Sarah reads the story "The Quietude" by Simon Thirsk from the book Dangerous Asylums, edited by Rob Mimpriss, which is based on real-life events. The narrator is the ...
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Ep. 33: The People of Denbigh Asylum, Part 1
Send us Fan Mail Episode 33 tells the stories of three patients who resided at Denbigh Asylum, as told in the book Dangerous Asylums, edited by Rob Mimpriss. The stories are written by Welsh writers a...
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Ep. 32: The History of Denbigh Asylum, Part 3
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we discuss the history of the North Wales Hospital from approximately 1945 until its closure in 1995. Then, learn what happened to the property and the buildings afte...
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Ep. 31: The History of Denbigh Asylum, Part 2
Send us Fan Mail Episode 31 discusses the history of Denbigh Asylum (later North Wales Hospital) from 1905 to 1945. Learn about "shell shock," psychiatric capacity, and what treatments were used in De...
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