Dictionary of Sydney

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Parramatta Lunatic Asylum

Public asylum established for the remaining invalid or insane inmates of the Female Factory after it closed, as well as the criminally insane.

Milestone
Formed
1849
Closed
1995
Name
Alternate
Parramatta Hospital for the Insane
1869 - 1915
Alternate
Parramatta Psychiatric Centre
1915 - 1983
Position
1855 - 1879
Property
Part of
Part of
Occupied
1849 - 1983
Occupied
1885 - 1983
Occupied
1918 - 1922
Type