That would have been at the Old Royal Park one! Regards, Raymond ----- Original Message ----- From: "Maria Celano" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2008 8:24 PM Subject: Re: [AUS-MELBOURNE] Location of an insane asylum or mentalfacilityinMelbourne area >I had an aunty admitted in the 1960s- they misdiagnosed her. > She was placed in an asylum for a short period of time.. I don't know the > actual name of the hospital but was told it was in Parkville. > > Have you tried the State Library of Victoria - "Ask the Librarian" - they > may be able to help. > > cheers > Maria > Melbourne > > On Wed, Aug 13, 2008 at 6:53 PM, J & S Duggan > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Hi Ray, >> >> Many thanks. Where could I have someone check the files for me as it was >> in >> 1949 and I see availability only in much earlier years. >> >> Thanks again for your help. >> >> Kind Regards, >> >> Jim >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Raymond W. >> Henderson >> Sent: Wednesday, 13 August 2008 7:22 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [AUS-MELBOURNE] Location of an insane asylum or mental >> facilityinMelbourne area >> >> Hi Jim, >> I'd say it could be Kew Mental Asylum, over on Yarra bend and it's right >> on >> the boundary there between Kew and Fairfield, now how been changed into >> luxury Apartments with solid brick walls almost 2 foot deep >> >> Regards, >> Ray. >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "J & S Duggan" <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2008 6:42 AM >> Subject: [AUS-MELBOURNE] Location of an insane asylum or mental facility >> inMelbourne area >> >> >> > Hi List, >> > >> > >> > >> > I have a relation who was admitted as an inmate to a mental facility in >> > the >> > Melbourne area but I can't identify it. The name on the record was the >> > KDK >> > or RDR "R" Cog Home in 26/2/1942. He was living at 62 Oxford St. >> > Newport. >> > >> > >> > >> > Any help is appreciated. He was in WWII. >> > >> > >> > >> > Jim Duggan >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > ------------------------------- >> > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> the >> >> > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message