Willow Court Project

ASYLUM TRAGEDY. Lunatic Kills Fellow Patient Hobart. Nov. 28   An inquest was held today on in the body of Harold Solomon, :in inmate of the New Norfolk Mental Hospital, he was killed yesterday by a fellow patient named Ivan Smith, with a piece of green firewood. Tasman Morgan, an attendant

A bell that once stood proudly atop of Willow Court has been found accidentally in a rather unusual place. It makes you wonder where all the other WCC artifacts are hidden or stored. A great find and I’m looking forward to hearing them both some time soon! To read

http://www.theparanormalguide.net/apps/forums/topics/show/7539352-royal-derwent-hospital-new-norfolk-tasmania?page=last I came across this today on the Paranormal Guide. It has some pretty interesting information on the post especially about reported the murders,  assisted suicides. I like the finishing line the best. “There are plenty of other ghost stories

Another interesting article from The Mercury 5/9/1944. One could only imagine what it was like back in those days when many of the older original wards were falling apart. Shame they are now gone but I’m sure the patients were pleased when new buildings were built. I

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