Welcome to the Willow Court and Royal Derwent Hospital Study site...

This is my new Willow Court & Royal Derwent Hospital Blog.

Willow Court was located in New Norfolk, Tasmania, Australia.


Willow Court was built in 1830 as an invalid hopistal and soon expanded to accomdate the Insane. Willow Court takes its name from two willows planted by Lady Franklin, the wife of the Lieutenant-Governor, which were reputed to be two cuttings from the grave of Napoleon on Saint Helena.


Willow Court pre dates the well known site of Port Arthur.


The Willow Court Complex (WCC) and the adjoining Royal Derwent Hospital (RDH), was the oldest mental hospital in Australia and largest in the Southern Hemisphere, at the time of its closure in 2000-01 due to de-institutionlization.


This blog hopes to document and capture WCC & RDH's stories, experiences, news, information and Paranormal Activity, so please read and feel free to contribute.


Nick Jarvis






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Wednesday, June 2, 2010

My New Website

I will more than likley be closing this site down as I have a new wesbite.

If you would like to visit my new site please clieck here: www.royalderwent.com

The site is only fairly new so I have a bit work to get it upto scratch.

Nick Jarvis Lead Investigator & CoFounder Australian Paranormal Investigation Unit

Friday, May 14, 2010

Willow Court Committee Executive announced

Last night the Willow Court Committee met and voted on its executive.


Nick Jarvis and Glenn Hevey were the scrutineers in the voting process.

The results of the voting were John Boutchard elected as Chairman, Simon Rolfe- Deputy Chairman, Wayne Shoobridge- Secretary and Graham McLean- Treasurer.


Nick Jarvis Lead Investigator & CoFounder Australian Paranormal Investigation Unit

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

WCC Oval Sale Back on the agenda

The DVC are trying once again to sell the oval. At a closed meeting on Monday the majority of Councillors votes for selling the oval.



The DVC want to negotiate with the four previously unsuccessful tenderers Kalis Properties, Humana Pty Ltd (Rockefeller and Snowy Mountain Pty Ltd (Saadri Family .



To read more please click on the New Norfolk News Website:


http://www.newsnn.net/2010/05/quadruple-backfip-on-willow-court-oval.html


Nick Jarvis Lead Investigator & CoFounder Australian Paranormal Investigation Unit

Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Willow Court Committee Members Announced

According to New Nofolk News "FIFTEEN people have been appointed to the Friends of Willow Court Special Committee"

To read the list of names please follow the New Norfolk News Link:
http://www.newsnn.net/2010/05/willow-courts-new-friends.html


Nick Jarvis Lead Investigator & CoFounder Australian Paranormal Investigation Unit

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Willow Court: Watch the dollars walk out the door - 08.06.06

Hey

Found this online today it was in the Tasmanian Times way back in 2006 and gives some good information about how the transfer of WCC to DVC occured.

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Saturday, April 24, 2010

Doco in progress

Hey guys

Just throught I would post a link to a preview of a doco that Mark Krause is currently working on. Mark has imcluded interviews from ex-staff and patients which give good insights into life at WCC and RDH.

http://www.facebook.com/tassiemouse?ref=ts#!/video/video.php?v=378038082443&ref=mf

Nick Jarvis Lead Investigator & CoFounder Australian Paranormal Investigation Unit

Friday, April 23, 2010

Hey- Willow Court

This is my first post on the new blog, my intentions are for this site to replace my Livejournal site because I don't seem to be getting much traffic through as its quite hard to find.

Lets see how this one goes.

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Nick Jarvis Lead Investigator & CoFounder Australian Paranormal Investigation Unit