Ararat Insane Asylum

The Ararat Insane Asylum has quite a history first built in 1861 as a prison, then for criminally insane then as a lunatic asylum with ‘J ward’ for the most dangerous mentally ill men in Victoria, the men were placed in here for murder or violent crimes. It was a cold, unwelcoming place and highly… Read More Ararat Insane Asylum

June 9, 2017April 7, 2020 Barbara Martin2 Comments

Lillimur Post Office

On a recent trip to Victoria I stopped in the tiny town of Lillimur, population 373 by the 2006 census. What caught my eye was a an old weatherboard building, inside twisted and buckled. I think the reason it is still standing is the solid chimney. All the doors were wide open so I could… Read More Lillimur Post Office

April 23, 2014 Barbara Martin3 Comments

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Ararat Insane Asylum

Lillimur Post Office