Summary
Commemorates opening of extension to Observatory Clinic, which was the first mental health clinic opened by the Victorian Government, 1954
Physical Description
Commemorative plaque recording the opening of an extention to the Observatory Mental Health Clinic by the Minister for Health, W.P.Barry on 28th October, 1954. Etched on oblong metal plate, which is screwed to white painted board.
Significance
Example of official plaques used in psychiatric institutions in Victoria Australia
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Office of Psychiatric Services, May 1985
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Inscriptions
Text: THIS TABLET COMMEMORATES/THE OPENING OF THIS EXTENSION TO THE OBSERVATORY CLINIC/BY/THE HOUOURABLE W.P. BARRY, M.L.A./MINISTER OF HEALTH/ ON 28TH OCTOBER 1954.
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overall dimensions
46 cm (Length), 2 cm (Width), 2.3 cm (Height)
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References
Note from the Elizabeth Street Clinic, attached to exhibit. Card with exhibit. Oral history, Dr E.C.Dax, 27 April 1992
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Keywords
Hospitals, Mental Health, Mental Health Institutions, Psychiatric Services, Making History - Psych Services
