Jim There was a mental institution at Royal Park between Royal Melb Hospital and the Zoo I think it became the site for the Commonwealth Games Village - could be entirely wrong on this though. Elva ----- Original Message ----- From: "J & S Duggan" <[email protected]> To: "'Raymond W. Henderson'" <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2008 6:53 PM Subject: Re: [AUS-MELBOURNE] Location of an insane asylum or mentalfacilityinMelbourne area > 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 > > > >

You're right it did. There was also Mont Park,maybe that's what Parkville was. I used to work at CSL was in the same street I think. Cheers Chris ----- Original Message ----- From: "Elva Brooke" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2008 4:09 PM Subject: [AUS-MELBOURNE] MENTAL HOME PARKVILLE > Jim > > There was a mental institution at Royal Park between Royal Melb Hospital > and > the Zoo > > I think it became the site for the Commonwealth Games Village - could be > entirely wrong on this though. > > Elva > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "J & S Duggan" <[email protected]> > To: "'Raymond W. Henderson'" <[email protected]>; > <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2008 6:53 PM > Subject: Re: [AUS-MELBOURNE] Location of an insane asylum or > mentalfacilityinMelbourne area > > >> 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

Yes that's the place! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Elva Brooke" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2008 4:09 PM Subject: [AUS-MELBOURNE] MENTAL HOME PARKVILLE > Jim > > There was a mental institution at Royal Park between Royal Melb Hospital > and > the Zoo > > I think it became the site for the Commonwealth Games Village - could be > entirely wrong on this though. > > Elva > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "J & S Duggan" <[email protected]> > To: "'Raymond W. Henderson'" <[email protected]>; > <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2008 6:53 PM > Subject: Re: [AUS-MELBOURNE] Location of an insane asylum or > mentalfacilityinMelbourne area > > >> 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