On the Buses
Posted by Margaret Jack | History & Area
History of Psychiatric Care
Posted by Laurie Reid | Approaches to Care
A community project exploring the former Mont Park Asylum and its environs, the heritage-listed buildings, horticulturally significant landscape design, social and cultural history, hospital and psychiatric care history, significant historical figures and interviews with people associated with the area in the past.
New items of interest will be added as new discoveries are made.
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History & Area
LatestEvolution of Buses on the Mont Park Route
by Margaret Jack | Nov 27, 2025 | History & Area
A popular bus service ran between Kew and the Mont Park hospital site via Ivanhoe station. By...
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History of the Mont Park and Gresswell Bus Service
by Margaret Jack | Nov 27, 2025 | History & Area
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On the Buses
by Margaret Jack | Nov 20, 2025 | History & Area
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La Trobe University built on Mont Park Farmland
by Kathy Andrewartha | Jun 30, 2018 | History & Area
Landscapes & Buildings
LatestLinaker’s Melbourne Gardens
by Kathy Andrewartha | Oct 6, 2020 | Landscapes & Buildings
Hugh Linaker (1872-1938) started his gardening work life in Victorian country towns, then moved to...
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Timeline of Construction
by Margaret Jack | Jul 18, 2019 | Landscapes & Buildings
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Heritage Roses at the Springthorpe Retirement Village
by Margaret Jack | Jul 18, 2019 | Landscapes & Buildings
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Myths & Stories
LatestABC Radio Transmitter in Springthorpe
by Margaret Jack | Jul 3, 2020 | Myths & Stories
Not many people will be aware there was an ABC radio transmission station located nearby on Waiora...
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Hansel and Gretel and other Pantomimes
by Margaret Jack | Apr 17, 2020 | Myths & Stories
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‘Fisticuffs’ at the Ernest Jones Recreational Hall.
by Gary Cotchin | Apr 13, 2018 | Myths & Stories
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Hospitals & Asylums
LatestPlenty Hospital at the Mont Park complex- a History
by Kathy Andrewartha | Jun 1, 2020 | Hospitals & Asylums
Plenty Hospital specialised in treating elderly patients with chronic mental ill health. It...
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Janefield – a Legacy of Caring
by Kathy Andrewartha | Oct 8, 2018 | Hospitals & Asylums
People & Profiles
LatestHarald Reischel – Nurse Educator
by Margaret Jack | Jun 22, 2026 | People & Profiles
Harald Reischel (1930 – 2015) became a central figure in the education of mental health nurses in...
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We Lived Here – Family of Dr Hannah
by Margaret Jack | May 26, 2026 | People & Profiles
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Ernest Henry Guppy – Mont Park Secretary 1960s and 1970s
by Margaret Jack | May 18, 2026 | People & Profiles
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Dr. (Horace) Wellesley Hannah
by Margaret Jack | May 9, 2026 | People & Profiles
Approaches to Care
LatestTransitional Community Residential Units
by Margaret Jack | Jun 23, 2026 | Approaches to Care
Background The Gresswell Road Transitional Community Residential Units which are mentioned here, were rehabilitation houses. These were integrated dwellings close to the Gresswell Hospital facilities, designed to provide a...
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Reverend Roy Algernon Bradley OAM at Mont Park
by Kathy Andrewartha | Sep 12, 2025 | Approaches to Care
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Dr John Springthorpe and St John Ambulance Victoria
by Kathy Andrewartha | Apr 18, 2025 | Approaches to Care
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Do you have more stories to add?August 30, 2018If you have additional information to add to our existing histories, or if you have new stories or information to add - please get in touch! […]
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