Seacliff Asylum Fire

A DigitalNZ Story by Achim Hanne

Image: Fire damage at Seacliff Hospital 1942

Photo's One to Four - Fire Damage at Seacliff Hospital

Reliable, Contributing Source that unfortunately does not do much to answer my focusing questions but does add context.

Fire damage at Seacliff Hospital 1942

Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga

Image: Fire damage at Seacliff Hospital 1942

Fire damage at Seacliff Hospital 1942

Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga

Image: Fire damage at Seacliff Hospital 1942

Fire damage at Seacliff Hospital 1942

Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga

Image: Fire damage at Seacliff Hospital 1942

Fire damage at Seacliff Hospital 1942

Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga

Image: Seacliff Asylum

Photo 5 - Te Papa Photo of Seacliff Asylum:

This primary photo is both very reliable and not very useful. It does not do anything for my inquiry but provide context

Seacliff Asylum

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Seacliff Inquiry

Newspaper - The Press - Seacliff Inquiry (09/06/1943)

This source is a reliable, primary source that answers question three in depth, making it a key source to my inquiry.

Seacliff Inquiry

Uploaded by DigitalNZ user Achim Hanne

Image: Seacliff Lunatic Asylum - Picture of Floor Plans: First Floor

Photos 6-7 - Seacliff Floor Plans

This reliable, primary source does not add much to my inquiry, it provides specific context but not much else.

Seacliff Lunatic Asylum - Picture of Floor Plans: First Floor

Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga

Christchurch City Libraries: Seacliff Hospital fire | Christchurch City Libraries

Primary/Secondary: Secondary - Summary of events and outcomes

Key/Contributing/Specific: Key

Reliability: Very Reliable - Author has years of experience working within NZ psychiatric system

Usefulness: Very useful - can answer questions 1 and 3 in-depth

Spinoff Article: https://thespinoff.co.nz/society/13-02-2021/the-story-of-seacliff-the-most-haunted-place-in-new-zealand 

Primary/Secondary: Secondary - Summary of events and outcomes

Key/Contributing/Specific: Key

Reliability: Reliable - The Spinoff is a trusted news outlet and journalists a held to a degree of integrity

Usefulness: Very useful - can answer questions 1, 2 and 3 in-depth

Image: 2. Picture of Floor Plans: Legend

2. Picture of Floor Plans: Legend

Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga