The isolation cells are on either side of the corridor. The nurses’ station was to the left at the end of the corridor. It overlooked the dayroom.
The nurses’ station was higher than the dayroom so that nursing staff could look down on it. This established their authority.
The heavy door which is lying on its side against the wall originally belonged to the cell. The windows had a shutter that could be closed at night. Many of the cells at Lachlan Park had the light switch outside the room so that residents had no control over it.
St David’s Church, Hobart is a wood engraving measuring 8 x 11 cm. It was originally in the Picturesque atlas of Australasia. Vol. II p. 512, published by the Picturesque Atlas Publishing Company in 1886. St David’s Church later became St David’s Cathedral.
This photograph was taken on the opening day of the Northern Tasmanian Home for Boys. Weekly Courier, 22 December 1921, p. 23
This photograph was taken on the opening day of the Northern Tasmanian Home for Boys. Weekly Courier, 22 December 1921, p. 23
Photograph taken by Jack Thwaites.
Photograph taken by Jack Thwaites.
Weekly Courier, 15 July 1899, p. 18
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