Willow Court Project

News Reports of the devastating fire in Ward F (Franklin House 1937) Bloody shame the authorities should be ashamed of themselves, Its time for action!!! http://www.themercury.com.au/article/2012/03/04/306311_tasmania-news.html http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-03-04/20120304-fire-destroys-part-of-historic-hospital/3867594?section=tas http://www.

I heard about this project back in 2010 when I was working as a Service Coordinator at Disability Services. There was a flyer in our lunch room where they were calling on people to share their stories about Willow Court. Recently I heard that Nation Disability Services Tasmania (NDS) were

Graves, John Woodcock (1795–1886) by A. W. Campbell [](http://images.statelibrary.tas.gov.au/Fullimage.asp?ID=AUTAS001125645390 "John Woodcock Graves (1795-1886), by unknown photographer")John Woodcock Graves

http://www.aph.gov.au/senate/committee/clac_ctte/completed_inquiries/2004-07/inst_care/report/c04.htm   4.89 A number of submissions reported people being placed in mental homes for what was apparently a form of punishment for misbehaviour such as running away, refusing to work or perform chores

This letter from LEN W. LANGAN was in last weeks Derwent Valley Gazette. This article is taken from New Norfolk News I personally agree with most of the articles comments but not about the demolition. Royal Derwent has been demolished but what good did that do for the site????   Willow