Marie Stella HEWITT was admitted to the Beechworth Lunatic Asylum on 23 July 1907 suffering from dementia but it was the cause of her illness that caught my eye: “Supposed Cause: The Deeming Case (she being the discoverer of body […]
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The Mayday Hills Arts Society is situated in the central wing administration offices, which include an airing court featuring a central water fountain. This area once provided access to the female patients’ wards on one side and the Bijou Theatre
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The exhibition Collections from the Asylum gives a fascinating glimpse into life inside and outside the walls of the former Mayday Hills Mental Hospital, Beechworth, Victoria. Mental AsylumsMental asylums, along with penal colonies, form part of Australia’s rich history of
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