page_title: Dunwich Benevolent Asylum
section_title: Geography
hierarchical_section_title: Dunwich Benevolent Asylum / Geography
caption_attribution_description: English: Concert for the elderly at Dunwich Benevolent Asylum, North Stradbroke Island, 1909. Victoria Hall, the main assembly facility within the institution, was used as the entertainment venue for this concert and it is filled to capacity for the event.
context_page_description: The Dunwich Benevolent Asylum was a Benevolent Asylum for the aged, infirm and destitute operated by the Queensland Government in Australia. It was located at Dunwich on North Stradbroke Island in Moreton Bay and operated from 1865 to 1946.
context_section_description: The asylum occupied most of the current Dunwich township. There were many buildings with wards for men, women and Asiatics. It had a kitchen, bakery, laundry and other service buildings including a power station from 1926. It had a public hall, recreational facilities and a visitor centre for social activities. A farm with associated outbuildings provided meat and dairy products. A 1913 map shows it occupying the coastal area from Dunwich Cemetery down to the present day jetty and inland to approximately the present day Mitchell Crescent and Barton Street. Swamps are shown beyond the boundaries.
caption: Concert in the Victoria Hall for the Dunwich inmates, 1909
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