Ashgrove Forum

Ashgrove Historical Society

Visitors are encouraged and very welcome at the Ashgrove Historical Society meetings held at the Ashgrove Library on the first Saturday of the month 10am-noon.

On Saturday 3 September Dr Thom Blake, historian and heritage consultant, will present The History of Lunatic Asylums in Queensland. In the 19th and 20th centuries, a person experiencing mental health issues/illness was often treated by being sent to a lunatic asylum. These institutions were later called ‘hospitals for the insane’, or mental hospitals. In Queensland, three substantial asylums were built at Goodna, Ipswich and Toowoomba. The presentation examines why mental illness was treated this way and how the design of the building was an important part of the treatment.

There will be a shared morning tea following the presentation which provides the opportunity to meet the guest speaker and other people interested in local history.

The society’s latest publication, Local Government in Ashgrove: A History by John Laverty is available for purchase at meetings or by contacting the secretary, Julie by email: ahs.secretary@bigpond.com or phone: 3366 4621. The price is $30 for Ashgrove Historical Society members and $35 for

Sandy Gallop Lunatic Asylum, later known as Ipswich Hospital for the Insane Photo by Dr Thom Blake – used with permission

non-members. We have other books for sale including Lost Ashgrove which makes a wonderful, easy-to-read gift for anyone interested in Ashgrove’s history. Members $20, nonmembers $25.

If you would like to become an AHS member or purchase membership as a gift, fees are $10 single per annum (1 July - 30 June), or $15 couple/family. Membership includes the quarterly newsletter, Tram Stops. Please contact the secretary, Julie, (ahs.secretary@bigpond.com) and she will let you know the EFT details or come along to a meeting. Funds raised from memberships, raffles and sale of our publications supports the research, preservation and recording of Ashgrove’s history.

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