Asylum break: unlocking stories to our dark, quirky past

Melanie Whelan
Updated March 12 2018 - 2:50pm, first published 2:00pm
Ararat's Aradale is the largest abandoned mental institution in Australia. Picture: Peter Pickering
Ararat's Aradale is the largest abandoned mental institution in Australia. Picture: Peter Pickering

ASYLUM escapee James Watson made a convincing living in Ballarat posing as a doctor, scientist and lecturer.

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Melanie Whelan

Melanie Whelan

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