Alison, There is a report on the Newington Asylum in The Illustrated Sydney News P.12; February 20th 1890 which you can view at the State Library of NSW. Regards Margaret ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alison Gregory" <minoan@wn.com.au> To: <AUS-NSW-SYDNEY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2006 12:40 PM Subject: [ANS] Newington > Can anyone tell me if the Newington asylum (Granville/Parramatta) still > stands, and if so what it now is? If not, what is on the site where it > once was. I have a vague memory that it might now be a prison??? I have > perused the photos on PICMAN at the State library, yet they are all > late pictures. My g grandmother died their in 1906 so I'm researching > archives from that time. > > Has anyone been through the archives of the old asylum? Are the > archives available? Are they at the Mitchell? > > I greatly appreciate any assistance you can give me > > Kind Regards > Alison > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to AUS-NSW-SYDNEY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >