Dr Leeks took up employment with the Palmerston North Hospital Board in January 1971, after returning to New Zealand from studying overseas. As part of his work, Dr Leeks was in charge of the adolescent unit at the Lake Alice psychiatric facility....

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          August 12, 1975

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 28th January 1966 "This is how the outside world will look to most of the new patients. The picture was taken from inside one of the rooms in the building and shows the ...

Creator:      Manawatū Evening Standard
Place:          Lake Alice, Manawatu-Whanganui
Date:          January 27, 1966