Currently reading Dr G. M Cragge’s History of Lachlan Park and hoping that we will have permission to share this writing with all that are interested in Willow Court’s history soon.

FOREWORD
The form and concept of this paper present all outstanding illustration of the evolution of our thinking and our methods of treatment of the mentally ill. With its strong basis of historical interest I find that it also underlines rather graphically the measure of progress which has been made in the application of psychiatric methods and practice in Tasmanian during  a relatively brief period, since the time when humanity simply was floundering in ignorance and misconceptions about the care of those admitted to mental institutions or similar places.

M. G Everett, Q.C MHA Minister for Health Hobart 1966