These records were created by the Mont Park Hospital and contain information about patients, staff, and administrative matters at Mont Park. The collection is held by the Public Record Office of Victoria. The records contain personal details of people admitted to Mont Park, including children and young people. Records about patients include admission and discharge…
For records held or controlled by the Department of Health, please contact the Freedom of Information Unit, Department of Health: Postal address: Freedom of Information Unit, Department of Health, GPO Box 4057 Melbourne Victoria 3001 Phone: 1300 020 360 Email: foi@health.vic.gov.au Website: https://www.health.vic.gov.au/freedom-of-information
This is a photograph of a patient peeling stamps off of envelopes in the Mont Park Occupational Therapy Unit. It shows the patient with a small stack of envelopes and a shallow bowl of water with some stamps floating in it on a desk in front of them. Towards the back of the desk are…
This is a photograph of the Farm Workers Block at Mont Park Hospital. It shows three stone buildings facing a large pond. The Farm Workers Block were the earliest wards constructed at Mont Park, and housed patients who were used as labor on the hospital’s vegetable gardens, orchard, and dairy, pig, and poultry farms. This…
This is a photograph showing nurses standing in what appears to be a dining room at Mont Park. It shows a room with long dining tables on one side, and smaller octagonal tables on the other side. Three nurses wearing white aprons and bonnets are standing at the back of the room. This photograph is…
This is a photograph of nurses standing in one of the patient dormitories at Mont Park. It shows two rows of approximately 8 beds with white embroidered sheets placed along the sides of a long room. Six nurses wearing white aprons and bonnets are standing among the beds. Down the middle of the room are…
This is a photograph of the Chronic Ward Blocks at Mont Park Hospital. The Chronic Block was the main block of patient wards at Mont Park. The photograph shows a curved driveway leading up to the central building of the block, identifiable by its ornate entrance, which housed the reception ward, operating theatre and dispensary,…
Mont Park Hospital for the Insane was opened by the Victorian State Government in April 1912 . It provided short and long term residential treatment for patients with mental illness and intellectual disability. While Mont Park was primarily a facility for adult patients, it is known to have also treated children. At its peak in…
Churches of Christ Federal Aborigines Mission Board Records is a collection of records of children placed at Missions, Homes, and Hostels run by the Churches of Christ Federal Aborigines Mission Board (1942-2009). These records are now held by Global Mission Partners. The collection includes personal record cards for each child that was placed at the…
The Department of Health, also known as the Health Department of Victoria, was established in 1985. It replaced the Health Commission of Victoria, and assumed its responsibilities for the management of public health providers in Victoria, including hospitals. In 1987 the Office of Psychiatric Services was added to the Department of Health, which was responsible…
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