Episode 70: Royal Derwent Hospital (Willow Court) & Aradale Mental Hospital

They Don't Stay Dead

What's that? MORE haunted asylums? It's no surprise there are ghostly tales to tell with the dark history that is associated with Australian asylums.
We have many ghost stories to tell you this episode so get comfy and make sure you have the lights turned on.
Horror movie review:
Midsommar & Missing (2023)
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Sources for today's ep:
Royal Derwent Hospital (Willow Court)
https://willowcourtproject.com/history/
https://www.utas.edu.au/library/companion_to_tasmanian_history/R/Royal%20Derwent%20Hosp.htm#:~:text=Royal%20Derwent%20Hospital&text=The%20Royal%20Derwent%20Hospital's%20precursor,113%20invalids%20and%2018%20lunatics.
https://royal-derwent.livejournal.com/50472.html
https://www.willowcourttasmania.org/
https://www.willowcourttasmania.org/20th-anniversary-audio-stories/winston-the-ghost/

Aradale Lunatic Asylum
https://amyscrypt.com/aradale-mental-hospital-australia-haunted-asylum/
https://www.visitvictoria.com/regions/grampians/see-and-do/art-and-culture/history-and-heritage/aradale-lunatic-asylum#:~:text=Aradale%20Asylum%20was%20an%20Australian,it%20housed%20almost%201%2C000%20patients.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aradale_Mental_Hospital
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-10-21/looking-back-in-time-at-ararats-mental-asylum/9072024
https://thelittlehouseofhorrors.com/aradale-mental-hospital/
https://makinghistoryoz.wordpress.com/2018/10/18/aradale-a-historical-overview-1867-1994/
https://www.bevleaross.com.au/aradale-lunatic-asylums-grim-past/
https://www.lanternghosttours.com/post/13-000-deaths-in-130-years
https://www.jward.org.au/stories/george-fiddimont/

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