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The 'benevolent' asylum?

Green, JonathanSat 22 May 2021, 9:35am
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Care homes and social services come in for a lot of criticism, but imagine a time when there was nothing. The Melbourne Benevolent Asylum changed all of that when it was introduced in 1851. presenter: Jonathan Green; producer: Fiona Gruber
Title:
The 'benevolent' asylum?
Date of work:
Sat 22 May 2021, 9:35am
Reference number:
NORTH 000001
Level of description:
Item from Collection: Heritage Collection (HC)
Type of materials:
Sound recordings
Access restrictions:
RestrictedOpen access.
Use restrictions:
RestrictedCopyright held by the ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
General notes:
Blueprint with Jonathan Greenhttps://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/blueprintforliving/melbourne-benevolent-asylum-fiona-gruber/13352106The 'benevolent' asylum?Care homes and social services come in for a lot of criticism, but imagine a time when there was nothing. That was the case more of less before the Melbourne Benevolent Asylum opened in 1851. It looked more like a grand mansion, and it could be seen for miles across the newly-settles city. Back then there were so many needy and homeless people in the capital, that, even though the metropolis was only 15 years old, the asylum kept on having to build new wings. Fiona Gruber, who lives in the suburb of North Melbourne where is once stood, decided to find out more.Image: State Library of Victoria: Daniel McDonald
Form/Genre:
Record types:
Music, audio and video
Record number:
1274115
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OriginalAV21 MP3 : 10,382 KB ; 11min 4secSingle Item (May not be issued, may not be reproduced)
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