Really enjoyed this. I live in Gladesville and have been there many times. I like the folly although some locals have referred to it a 'tack room'(where horse harnesses were kept and maintained). Also have heard it has been used for modern witch covens for their meetings. There used to be a small museum there onsite and run by volunteers but it was only open about once a month. It had a lot of old medical equipment on display but not a lot relevant to the hospital. I am also fascinated by the number of people buried there in the area along Victoria Road in a long tree avenue west of Henley Cottage(your video captured a couple of the prominent headstones). Apparently the govt. wanted to sell the site to developers until an action group exposed the number of graves there. I think they disinterred some that they could identify and moved their remains to Field of Mars before realising the enormity of the situation.

Thank you, I appreciate your comments re respect for those in the cemetery. It is refreshing to hear and reflects well on you. Well researched and well presented. Not all are forgotten, two members of the Royal Australian Navy rest there. Stoker Peter Joseph Victor Hanlan, born in 1890 Ireland, joined the RAN 29 Dec 1914 serving on the old cruiser HMAS Psyche, died Waterfall 2 Sept 1916. And Chief Petty Officer Jeremiah Flynn born 1875 in Ireland, on loan to RAN from the RN as of 1 Mar 1912. Served on the Boys Training Ship HMAS Tingira moored in Rose Bay Sydney. Died at Waterfall 4 Nov 1912. The members of the Naval Graves Project have not forgotten these men.

I have home movies from 70s at African lions park

Got an aunty who worked at the garrawarra aged care facility Its very haunted Very They have closed off the second story because of the bad shit that goes on after dark

I had an uncle that worked there as a nurse, apparently anyone with Tb had their own cup,plate and cutlery and it was washed and boiling water tipped over it. No fan of the eye brows

I was there in 1985 n met my first girlfriend there 'hellen was her name n she was so hot lol no lie 'went up wit the Dapto community community bus.there was a heep of kids who went on two buses n i got a massive headache from rids like the pirate ship

My girlfriend at the time did some of her nursing training there around 1992-3.

Most of Gladesville was closed in in 1993 and most of the buildings demolished except the few remaining my father in law worked there after returning from the 2WW, the remaining buildings may look nice historically but its the two underground levels that no longer exist single exclusion what could only be called in any terms total isolation , mental health was so misunderstood back then, source for the underground levels which obviously now have become foundations for town house complexes, well an old fella in his later years and yes I visited the site with him a true ANZAC in 1981 , a lot of demo and concrete was used to hide the truth , enough said , I will see myself out

I use to go to this grave yard in the early seventies, we use to go there from nulla , had no idea of the hospital.

My great grandmother was a psychiatric nurse at this hospital. That was probably around 1910-20s.

ahhh... beautiful sydney.

My Mother was a patient in this place. Back in the 70s. Not due to her own fault. My dad was abusive and lied to have her committed. Men use do do this to wives way back then. I have a story but have never told anyone. Unbelievable..

This is put together really well, absolutely amazing mate. Thanks

TB was also treated at Prince of Wales Hospital, Maroubra. It contained a cemetery too; some nurses buried there. I read a book.

This was great! Thank you for the video and all the research.

Is the folly still there? I couldn’t see it when I went.

How is it that I've never heard nothing about tuberculosis outbreaks in foreign countries that bad but! "I was today year's old" when I found out that Australia was every cunts last breath when dying of tb 😮

It is so sad that buildings like this aren't preserved, cemeteries especially not only for the respect for those buried there, but for the history that can be gleaned from them.

I use to live near this (former) hospital (before moving to Queensland) and applied for Nursing jobs there when it was open, I had friends and family that worked there. The now residential accommodation you see around the 30 second mark was also once a part of the hospital. There was a history of cruelty and sadness here, as no doubt good as well and if legends are true (which I can't confirm or deny) is suppose to be haunted as well.

Hello. Nice document. Is this place currently available, could I do such a tour of this place legibly?

Always wished that tunnel at the beginning of the video had no GRAFFITI in it. Why are there no complaints about it? or why doesn't it get removed?

My Dad worked as a psychiatrist at this hospital from 1965 to about 1976. We lived on the grounds in one of the doctor’s residences. At about 11:52 minutes in, you show a large two storey dark brick house. That was our home. There were three bedrooms upstairs and one bathroom that included the toilet. My bedroom was downstairs and there was a large living room, kitchen, laundry and study. All rooms had an open fireplace. It’s quite strange to see it now, as back then it had lawns that were fenced off with tall hedges that my Dad used to trim. The pool was in constant use in the 1960’s when I was in primary school and I could swim the length underwater, holding my breath. At times some patients would come down with their nurses. It was always sparkling clean. Thank you for this lovely trip down memory lane.

Thx for all the info...very sad that this has been left to rot.

Well documented mate. This place is on my list for future explores. See any potential ways into closed buildings by any chance?

My great grandparents were in Garrawarra in their last years. I did go there to visit in the late 70’s, but can’t really remember. My mums family was from Helensburgh, not far away.

I watched it burn from the 7-11

Loved the video it was very educational and informative. If you get a chance you should do a tour of beechworth down in Vic.

This video Is amazing!!! Carol Herben did such an amazing job in researching the history of these Forgotten Souls , which her book is titled.. amazing human being! I've just learnt my Grandmother spent 7 years here from the - from 1940 to 1947. Taken from Menindee to Broken Hill Hospital as a 9 year old, and spent from the age 10 years old to 17 here at waterfall. And it was only through accessing archived records that we found this out, 1 week ago, She lived until she was 80 years old, never spoke a word of it. There was a teacher who taught her here at waterfall sanatorium, her name was Miss Amelia Murray, & as Nan was Aboriginal, Miss Murray wrote to the Aboriginal Welfare board to ask that they send her for further education, and that she was a very good student etc. Nan didn't have active T.B by the end. A long story!! My Nan writes in a letter there was 3 boys and 3 girls in her class. Would so love to find Miss Murray's family. She seemed like a beautiful woman who cared, and I have letters in her hand writing. Thank you for sharing this story ❤ P.s I note there are a few Aboriginal people buried here who I know the descendants of. Cabbage/Pluto families all living around Menindee and Wilcannia, plus Webster/Prince family. Such a sad sight to see the Cemetery like this. Wish there was more we could do 💔

Looks so much like (architecturally) Callan Park”s Kirkbride buildings.

This was a very informative video. I like how you show your respects. I worked there in the 90s. It is very sad to see it in ruins and the graffiti everywhere. Thanks.

Very interesting and well-produced video. Have just found your channel and enjoying your content. Just asked my 89 yo Mum about Fairyland who knew of it but never went. We agreed that some older family members may have so ww are going to look through Grandparents' photo albums to see if anything is recognizable. Keep up the great work!

Funny old English ascent when you narrate the old news papers lol I bet you giggle to ur self

I enjoyed watching this i love history of old graveyards ✌

Ewww 🤮🤮

Are you interested in a haunted house in st Mary's western Sydney.

Love the b Video mate I'm a big fan,I hope you grow back your beautiful long hair

40 yrs ago exactly BoysTown Engadine would leave there 5 horses there on School holidays. Br Harris & I would take them down to an older part of Garrawarra where you could see the outlines of small buildings in the grass. We would sometimes drop into the hospital and play guitar for the oldies. Great this has now been recognised.

what a nice young man.

Live the videos! Keep them coming

I especially liked how you source the pictures and footage.

whats the address?

A new Covid facility? Well discovered.

I spent a month making handrails by myself in those first two buildings in the beginning of the video. Found some creepy stuff behind a staircase . Suitcases of people's belongings old medical records. I always felt very weird upstairs where all the cupboards and beds were. Happened to find a photo on the net of children in straight jackets all sitting on the floor upstairs where I was working. Bad stuff went down there. Went under the road where those old toilets are. Once again weird feeling . Silly going under there but it did. What happened under there who knows.

Thank you for sharing this video. I haven’t got there yet cause of Covid. I finally found my Great Great Grandmother and she is buried there. Everyone else have made out she ran off and married someone else but she was committed here and didn’t last a year cause she was so sick. She shouldn’t have been committed as she was sick with kidney failure and melancholia which to me suggests she had post natal depression after just having my Great Grandmother. Mary Jane Rogers-Cole was Irish and she married my Great Great Grandfather Thomas Cole (Mariner) in 1856 in Scots church Sydney.

Very informative

Interesting! My convict ancestor died in the Tarban Creek Asylum.

Wish I could be there!

Very informative documentary. I remember our educator telling us stories how people with disabilities were treated back then. Nice video! 💯

the locals fear the desecration of the old cemetery. i have to point out that its illegal to access that area.

Wow that was an interesting story