Whitby Falls Hospital
Whitby Falls Hospital is a former hospital for the mentally ill located in Mundijong, Western Australia. Until its closure in 2006 it was the longest operating facility in Western Australia for the care and treatment of mental illness.- Type: Historic site
- Description: heritage listed building in Whitby, Western Australia
- Also known as: “Hospital for the Insane/Lunatic Asylum”, “Whitby Falls Estate”, “Whitby Falls Hostel”, and “Whitby/Whitby Falls Home”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Whitby and Mundijong.
Whitby
Suburb
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Whitby is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located near the South Western Highway in the Shire of Serpentine-Jarrahdale. It is named after the nearby Whitby Falls, with the name approved for the locality in November 1988.
Mundijong
Town
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Mundijong is an outer suburb of the Western Australian capital city of Perth. Originally named Jarrahdale Junction, it was at the junction of the Jarrahdale to Rockingham railway line and the government railway line from Perth to Bunbury, which was built in 1893. Mundijong is situated 3 km west of Whitby Falls Hospital.
Cardup
Suburb
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Cardup is an outer suburb of the Western Australian capital city of Perth, located in the Shire of Serpentine-Jarrahdale to the north of the town Mundijong. In the 2011 census, it had a population of 972 people. Cardup is situated 5 km northwest of Whitby Falls Hospital.
Whitby Falls Hospital
- Categories: hospital, heritage site, former hospital, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Western Australia, Australia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-32.29282° or 32° 17′ 34″ southLongitude
116.01569° or 116° 0′ 57″ eastOpen location code
4PVRP248+V7OpenStreetMap ID
node 14067989487OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesWikidata ID
Q7994164
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- Fulah: “Whiteby falls hospital”
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