The following article appeared in “The Number 5 : A Magazine Published Monthly by the Patients and Staff, No. 5 Australian General Hospital, St. Kilda Road. October, 1918”, two months after most of the staff and patients at No. 5 AGH in St. Kilda Road were transferred to Mont Park (There was only one more […]
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Victoria Cross Estate
VC Estate history recognised City of Banyule – September 2015 The history of the VC Estate in Macleod West is finally being recognised, nearly 100 years after it was conceived, with the launch of new signage and the installation of a time capsule to be opened in 25 years. The Mayor of Banyule, Cr Craig […]
The Mont Park Asylum
Lands at Mont Park were first considered for an asylum site in 1906 when the members of the Cabinet under the State Premier Mr Bent (later Sir Thomas Bent) and the Inspector-General for the Insane, Dr. Ernest Jones inspected 214 acres of land including the area known as Sugarloaf Hill. It was noted as conveniently located […]