Aradale Asylum
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Aradale Asylum

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 1, 202615 min
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Explore the haunting history of Aradale, a former psychiatric institution in Australia, and its dark past involving treatment practices, unmarked graves, and paranormal legends. Thank you for listening! And Happy Spooky Season!! SOURCES Historical SourcesHeritage Council Victoria — Victorian Heritage Register Historical and heritage information concerning Aradale Mental Hospital and its buildings. https://heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au/ https://vhd.heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au/ https://prov.vic.gov.au/ https...

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Welcome to Ouch! Was that a ghost? This podcast may contain graphic material, which some listeners may find disturbing. Listener discretion is advised. Help me!

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Now that we covered that, here's your host, Liss. Welcome back to Ochosea Ghost. This week is going to be October, which means the beginning of spooky season. So I figured we'd do a little haunted place.

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Today we're headed to Western Victoria, Australia to a sprawling former psychiatric institution known as Aradale. For more than a century, thousands of people passed through its doors. Some came voluntarily, some were committed by authorities, and some spent years there.

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