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YARRA BEND ASYLUM CEMETERY

On April 28, 2017   /   History   /   1 Comment
Tags: Cemetery, Dr Ernest Jones, Melbourne, Mental institutions, Thomas Noel, Yarra Bend Asylum, Yarra River

THE ASYLUM As the name suggests, Yarra Bend was established  in a curve of the river outside  Melbourne. Completed  in1848. It was  Victoria’s first, purpose built  mental asylum. There was an initial intake of ten patients; THE CEMETERY Burials at the asylum in the 1870s were horrific,

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