Dr Alison Watts

Adjunct Lecturer at Southern Cross University, Lismore, NSW (Australia) historian of #MaydayHills #psychiatry #madness #mentalhealth #institutions #Beechworth

[TASA @AustSoc]

New open access article by TASA member Eileen Clark et al.:

Dr Howard Whitaker and LSD-Assisted Therapy at Mayday Hills Psychiatric Hospital, Beechworth, Victoria, Australia
https://t.co/NLieORtm5w

[Dr Alison Watts @alison_watts]

Dr Howard Whitaker and LSD-Assisted Therapy at Mayday Hills Psychiatric Hospital, Beechworth, Victoria, Australia. https://t.co/oMzgVkBL8W @SCU_Australia #Beechworth #asylum #LSD #Whitaker

[Dr Alison Watts @alison_watts]

Planting the magnificent gardens at Mayday Hills, Beechworth began in 1867. See it today for its picturesque beauty: https://t.co/O0ROuccOjF
@TelematicsTrust @SCU_Australia
@CharlesSturtUni
#MaydayHills #asylum #gardens #institutions #Beechworth

[Dr Alison Watts @alison_watts]

Explore the intricate embroidery of Edith Harrington, a mental health patient from Mayday Hills, Beechworth, in stunning 3D https://t.co/SayFV3dtgf @SCU_Australia
@CharlesSturtUni #MaydayHills #asylum #psychiatrichistory #institutions #Beechworth #embroidery

[Dr Alison Watts @alison_watts]

Fascinating history of the Gatehouse located at the entry to Mayday Hills, a former mental asylum at Beechworth, Victoria, Australia - https://t.co/7cIxKT8kec @SCU_Australia @CharlesSturtUni @burkebeechworth
#MaydayHills #asylum #psychiatrichistory #institutions #Beechworth

[Dr Alison Watts @alison_watts]

Take a look at the old Superintendents home at Mayday Hills Beechworth, Vic https://t.co/ERjA5vl4ph and the https://t.co/71lMmf4iZA @SCU_Australia @CharlesSturtUni #MaydayHills #asylum #psychiatrichistory #institutions #Beechworth #insane

[Dr Alison Watts @alison_watts]

Talking about the https://t.co/G74cYnot5R project, former psychiatric hospital Beechworth, Victoria, Aust at the 17th Inclusive Museum conference Vienna https://t.co/5GJ5RbGquE @CGRNetworks @timcrutch @mundayros @CharlesSturtUni @SCU_Australia
#VirtualMuseum #BeechworthAsylum

[Dr Alison Watts @alison_watts]

Our research team is curating a digital, virtual museum about Beechworth Asylum. Accessible to all, no travel needed! Learn more about the digital museum project https://t.co/px2FdzlYzw @timcrutch @mundayros @CharlesSturtUni @SCU_Australia
#VirtualMuseum #BeechworthAsylum

[Dr Alison Watts @alison_watts]

Fly around Beechworth Cemetery https://t.co/T6rPB3ZWVp and Beechworth Asylum https://t.co/71lMmf4iZA virtual tours using cutting edge, innovative technology @SCU_Australia @CharlesSturtUni #MaydayHills #aslum #mentalhealth #institutions #Beechworth

[Dr Alison Watts @alison_watts]

Why were asylum postcards so popular back in the day, even though today we find them so grim? Take a look at some examples of Beechworth Asylum in Victoria, Australia postcards here: https://t.co/F9OjQLd4vl #Beechworth #MaydayHills #aslum #insane #HistPsyche

[Dr Alison Watts @alison_watts]

Why were asylum postcards so popular back in the day, even though today we find them so grim? Take a look at some examples of Beechworth Asylum postcards here: https://t.co/F9OjQLd4vl #Beechworth #MaydayHills #aslum #insane

[Dr Alison Watts @alison_watts]

The Open Door magazine produced by patients and staff at Mayday Hills psychiatric hospital, Beechworth, Victoria, which fostered social activities both inside and outside the institution https://t.co/kDhqMMFI8y #MaydayHills #psychiatry #mentalhealth #asylums #Beechworth

[Dr Alison Watts @alison_watts]

@mundayros Jeff, did you do the ghost tours? And how was the wines?

[Dr Alison Watts @alison_watts]

Beechworth's Children - explore children's experiences growing up on the grounds of Beechworth asylum https://t.co/A45mMOvC48 @mundayros #MaydayHills #psychiatry #madness #mentalhealth #institutions #Beechworth

[Dr Alison Watts @alison_watts]

@SBS @SBSOnDemand Excellent episode

[Dr Alison Watts @alison_watts]

Our very own Dr Eileen Clark worked on the Beechworth Asylum part of Who do you Think You are featuring Stephen Curry see her thoughts working on the program as a researcher https://t.co/p9RKzcNk8J And view episode https://t.co/fpoFbFxAet #beechworth #maydayhills #sbs

[SBS Australia @SBS]

Australian comedian, Stephen Curry, discovers that his ancestors were involved in the infamous kidnapping of a wealthy young heiress 👀

📺 Who Do You Think You Are? | Tonight 7.30pm on SBS and @SBSOnDemand https://t.co/JSuvVTdsYv

[Dr Alison Watts @alison_watts]

Two photos of the Beechworth Asylum, from the Burke Museum Beechworth, are reminiscent of an upper-class garden party. Likely constructed and posed to dispel the harsh conditions but not one patient in sight https://t.co/LvVMY49NTm #MaydayHills #insane #institutions #asylums

[Dr Alison Watts @alison_watts]

Voices from the asylum - staff from Mayday Hills asylum Beechworth Cricket Team https://t.co/DT431sBmNr #asylum #sport #cricket #staff #beechworth #maydayhillls

[ABC News @abcnews]

Yarra Bend Lunatic Asylum was demolished and buried in the 1920s but archaeologists now believe more of it still exists beneath the surface than they previously thought. https://t.co/OnM3bntfp2