Lakeside
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English - January 20, 2020 00:00 - 13 minutes - 9.1 MBDocumentary Society & Culture Personal Journals documentaries personal stories australia ballarat life Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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In 1996, following the closure of many psychiatric hospitals around the country, Ballarat’s own asylum, the Lakeside Mental Hospital closed its doors. Ballarat’s mental asylum was the home to many patients during this time but also the staff.