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

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His green back coated with cyprus and gum,

Belly bloated with rich grains of sand,

Eyes brimming with waters so cool,

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