Liverpool Asylum - Early NSW Government systems of aged care. Talk by Adjunct Professor Carol Liston

The Liverpool Asylum for Men was a place of refuge for men in the late 19th century. It was part of a larger system of aged care in place for destitute women as well.
What was life like for its inmates? Who were they, and how did they end up there?
This talk will discuss the management of the asylum and the lives of some of the inmates.

Carol holds a Ph.D. in 19th century Australian history from the University of Sydney. She is a councillor and president of the Royal Australian Historical Society and recently retired as co-editor of its journal. Her research covers early colonial history in New South Wales, with interests in people (convict, colonial born and free immigrant), local history, heritage and the built environment. Her particular interest is the colonial development of the County of Cumberland.
Publications include histories of Campbelltown, Parramatta and Liverpool, biographies of Sarah Wentworth, Thomas Brisbane and accounts of social life under Governor Macquarie and the convict women at the Female Factory, Parramatta. An enthusiast for the use of archival resources and primary records as the basis for historical research and writing, she is excited by the increased availability of digital records, such as land records, and uses them in her local and family history research.