Summary
Cassette tape containing interview with Dr Cunningham Dax, May 4, 1992. Describes conditions in psychiatric institutions in Ballarat, Ararat, Kew and Beechworth. Also describes the use of some objects in the Psychiatric Services Collection. Transcript is on file with curator.
Description of Content
Cassette tape of Dr Dax discussing conditions in psychiatric institutions in Ballarat, Ararat, Kew and Beechworth. He also describes the use of objects from the Psychiatric Services Collection.
Physical Description
1 Cassette tape
Significance
Oral history outlining stories concerning Victorian mental health hospitals
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
Medicine & Health, Public Life & Institutions, Sustainable Futures
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Place & Date Recorded
National Museum of Victoria, 328 Swanston Street, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 04 May 1992
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Interviewer
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Interviewer
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Interviewer
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Interviewee
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Place Named
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Individuals Identified
Parti, Ms Edith; Andrews, Mrs; Kennedy, Dr
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Recording Details
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Content Summary
1A, 70-260 Counter number, Amusements,1A, 270-380 Counter number, Mental Health Auxillary,1A, 380-500 Counter number, Country Women's Association,1A, 680-740 Counter number, Psychiatric patients,1A, 850-1070 Counter number, Fire,1A, 1400-1560 Counter number, Book - Asylum to Community,1A, 1920-2000 Counter number, Mental Health Authority,1A, 2200-3000 Counter number, Work,1A, 3000-3185 Counter number, Pharmacy,1B, 210-740 Counter number, Dining conditions,1B, 830-980 Counter number, Vegetable gardens,1B, 1000-1280 Counter number, Clothes mangle,1B, 1300-1640 Counter number, Farm labour,1B, 1820-2270 Counter number, Ward conditions,1B, 2270-3180 Counter number, Amusements,1A, 680 Counter number, Ballarat,1A, 290-360 Counter number, Parti, Ms Edith,1A, 1190 Counter number, Andrews, Mrs,1A, 1920 Counter number, Kennedy, Dr
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Format
Magnetic carrier, Compact Cassette
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Classification
Medicine & health, Mental health - administration, Interviews
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Keywords
Agricultural Workers, Amusements, Eating & Dining, Fires, Mangles, Mental Health, Mental Health Institutions, Pharmacies, Psychiatric Hospitals, Psychiatric Patients, Vegetable Gardens, Ward Conditions, Work, Making History - Psych Services
