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Alternative title: Renovating madness : Poems of Willow Court and the Royal Derwent Hospital, New Norfolk, Tasmania
Issue Details: First known date: 2018... 2018 Renovating Madness
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'The history of the treatment of mental illness is a story of neglect and ignorance, resilience and rebellion, and, in the nineteenth and much of the twentieth century, outright cruelty. There is much to be learnt from that history. This poignant and provocative collection is a maverick biography of an institution established in New Norfolk in Tasmania in 1827, finally closing in 2001. The poems, narratives, reflections, records past and present collude to create powerful reminders of forgotten or forsaken lives and the impetus to treat mental illness with compassion and open-mindedness.' (Publication summary)

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    • Hobart, Southeast Tasmania, Tasmania,: Walleah Press , 2018 .
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      Extent: 86p.p.
      Note/s:
      • Published: 3rd November 2018
      ISBN: 9781877010415
Last amended 17 Mar 2020 10:03:15
Subjects:
  • New Norfolk, Derwent Valley, Southeast Tasmania, Tasmania,
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