Remembering Randall
A victim of Wolston Park Mental Hospital
-
In honour of Francesca and Randall- Suicide Victims From Wolston Park
A podcast by Professor Selena Bartlett Neuroscientist, brain health and fitness leader and advocate, Professor, author, speaker In honour of Francesca and Randall. Join Kerry Carrington and I on the Thriving minds podcast-link in the comments. Our siblings, Francesca and Randall, were both made ward of the state at Wolston Park in 1970’s and 1980’s. This interview…
-
Dr Jo Besley, Curator of Remembering Goodna reflects on the historical human impact of Wolston Park Mental Hospital
The records of Wolston Park Mental Hospital are secret for 100 years. Cover up or not? Listen to the podcast and make up your own mind. In this Podcast Dr Jo Besley talks us through her journey of curating Remembering Goodna, an exhibition at the Brisbane Museum in 2007 and 2008. Goodna is one of…
-
Randall’s Story
My brother Randall Scott Carrington was first admitted as an involuntary patient into Lowson House Mental Ward, Brisbane Hospital, on 16/06/1978 aged 17. After five weeks he was admitted as an involuntary patient under 1974 Mental Health Act for a year and transferred to Wolston Park Mental Hospital. Initially he was placed in McDondald House.…
-
Remembering Randall Podcast Series, Calls for an Inquiry into Wolston Park Mental Hospital
This podcast series Remembering Randall advocates for an inquiry into the many atrocities that occurred at Wolston Park Mental Hospital. Tigger warnings & comments will be modified if they name individuals in a disparaging way.
-
Wolston Park Mental Hospital: A Site of Mass Atrocities
Wolston Park Hospital was erected at Wacol in the mid 19th century at a time of the rise of the asylum everywhere over the ‘modern’ world. Over 155 years in excess of 50,000 inmates were confined in that sprawling institution, most involuntarily. Relocated due to flooding and rebuilt, it had been constantly renamed over…
-
Submissions to Inquiry into State Archives
You can make a submission to a State Government Inquiry into the Public Records Act until 30 June 2022. Click Here. https://www.chde.qld.gov.au/about/initiatives/review-of-public-records-act It is time that the public records act is amended to allow former patients and relatives of patients deceased access to their institutional files at Wolston Park Mental Hospital. Hiding these records for…