Book - Glimpses of the past: Mont Park, Larundel, Plenty. By Iliya Bircanin and Alex Short.

From the Collection of Greensborough Historical Society 34 Glenauburn Road Lower Plenty Victoria

Description

64 pages, illus. (some col.). Cover includes sepia photo 'Pond at Farm Worker's Block circa 1927'.

Size

25 x 18 cm.

Object Registration

1080

Keywords

mont park hospital, larundel hospital, plenty hospital, iliya bircanin, alex short, nemps, north eastern metropolitan psychiatric services

Historical information

The psychiatric hospitals at Mont Park, Larundel and Plenty closed in the late 1970s and this book gives a brief history of the group of hospitals. The area has since been redeveloped into a residential area, although some of the original buildings remain.

When Made

1909o

Made By

Bircanin and Short (Author and publisher)

Significance

This book gives an outline of life within the hospital precinct.

Last updated

2 May 2017 at 12:14AM