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Peat Island - a place of asylum

Peat Island - a place of asylum

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Peat Island is located 50 kilometres north of Sydney. In 1911 it was designated a 'hospital for the insane'. At its peak in the 1960's, it housed over 600 men and boys. And was often referred to as the island of forgotten children.

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Peat Island is located 50 kilometres north of Sydney. In 1911 it
was designated a 'hospital for the insane'. At its peak in the
1960's, it housed over 600 men and boys. And was often referred
to as the island of forgotten children.