BEN WAY

Description

Biographical informationBen Way was born in about 1859.

He worked as a shepherd in the Geraldton/Greenough district.

He was admitted to the Fremantle Lunatic Asylum in 1893 then transferred to Whitby Falls Branch Asylum in August 1897. He was discharged (?date) and readmitted to Fremantle Asylum on 26 December 1898. He was transferred again to Whitby in February 1900. The cause of insanity was noted as 'opium'. He was transferred back to Fremantle Asylum (date unknown) and discharged in April 1906 (SRO, S2085, Cons 7110).Other nameBen Way (differentiated name)Date of birth1859

Document

AAC-Box-004-Binder-1-0273

AAC-Box-004-Binder-2-0009

Box-007-Sorb-Box-0059

Significant place

RelationTravelled toPlaceGeraldtonDate[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (organisation)Fremantle Lunatic AsylumWhitby Falls AsylumSubject (place)GeraldtonGreenoughSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaLunacyMental health issuesShepherdOpiumRelated collectionAnne Atkinson Collection

Item information

ContributorSchool of Social SciencesSource of informationAsian immigrants to Western Australia, 1829-1901 (Atkinson, 1988)

UWA Collected

BEN WAY

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA