In this interview we hear from Don and Bobbie Hayes who met and were married in Beechworth. Mrs Hayes was born in Beechworth to a blacksmith and a teacher who had moved to the area not long before she was born in 1925. She discusses her family and the struggle her mother had being a city woman relocated to the bush and into a family who didn't accept her for her Methodist religious beliefs as they were a staunch Catholic family. After working in the Tannery when they first moved to Beechworth from Melbourne, Don got a job in the 1950's at the Beechworth Mental hospital known as Mayday Hills (est. 1862) and continued working there for the next thirty six years. Starting as a nurse Don would be one of three or four staff known then as attendants, who would oversee up to forty patients in a ward taking them out to work the land and gardens or chop wood on the grounds. Mrs Hayes also worked in the Hospital and discusses the need at the time to be earning to pay for large medical bills that came from two of their children, one having a congenital heart problem which was not covered by hospital benefits and the other displaced hips that required surgery. By the end of his time working at the hospital, Don was in charge of the patient training centre where those destined for discharge would be trained on how to cope in the world outside of the hospital grounds they were so used to. Both talk openly and with heartfelt candour, recalling their years spent among the patients of the hospital community, their sense of humour and compassion are evident and although the times and the jobs were definitely hard and the wages low, this couple cared deeply about the people they worked with and sit among those people from the local area who established Beechworth as a significant social welfare region. This oral history recording was part of a project conducted by Jennifer Williams in the year 2000 to capture the everyday life and struggles in Beechworth during the twentieth century. This project involved recording seventy oral histories on cassette tapes of local Beechworth residents which were then published in a book titled: Listen to what they say: voices of twentieth century Beechworth. These cassette tapes were digitised in July 2021 with funds made available by the Friends of the Burke.The significance of this oral history lies in the firsthand accounts from two people who were directly involved in the significant nursing work undertaken at Mayday Hills Mental hospital from the 1950's. Hearing the stories from those who were there and had lived experience, adds depth and we gain valuable insight into how and what the asylum was like for those who worked there and colourful details about the kinds of patients they encountered too, it adds human and personal context to what could otherwise become statistic and abstract information about a historic site. This oral history account is socially and historically significant as it is a part of a broader collection of interviews conducted by Jennifer Williams which were published in the book 'Listen to what they say: voices of twentieth-century Beechworth.' While the township of Beechworth is known for its history as a gold rush town, these accounts provide a unique insight into the day-to-day life of the town's residents during the 20th century, many of which will have now been lost if they had not been preserved.This is a digital copy of a recording that was originally captured on a cassette tape. The cassette tape is black with a horizontal white strip and is currently stored in a clear flat plastic rectangular container. It holds up 40 minutes of recordings on each side.listen to what they say, beechworth, oral history, burke museum, mayday hills hospital, may day hills, beechworth mental asylum, mental hospital, asylum, nursing, hospital, patient training centre, patients, social welfare

207 P.; bibs.; tables; ports.; footnotes; 25 cm.A series of articles by leading writers on Aboriginal History.government policy-aborigines, australia-race related. | missions-australia-aborigines-attitudes and treatment., | aborigines, australia-social security. | native police-victoria-history1838., | aborigines-gippsland-1860-1890-missions relations. | rowley, charles dunford (1906ð1985) | social identity - aboriginality | law - administrative law - commonwealth | social welfare | government policy - assimilation - 1926-1950 | government policy - assimilation - 1951-1971 | social behaviour - social control | social welfare - government - unemployment benefits | body - decoration - body modification | dance | death - mortuary / funeral ceremonies | death - mortuary / funeral ceremonies - mortuary objects - poles | sites - mortuary sites and cemeteries | weapons - spears |

Handwritten notes contained within Reg. Item 2526, page 40 in black ink on various subjects: Summer trams. Sunday Trains Buses for special occasions SEC Services Tickets in places of Fare Boxes - 15/9/1935 ESCo & SEC Welfare Social Club Note Item Not formally Numbered. trams, tramways, esco, fare boxes, tickets, social club, welfare

Bill Gerrard was born in Albury in 1934 and moved to Beechworth in 1960 when his wife was employed as a nurse at Mayday Hills Hospital, later becoming nurse-in-charge. Gerrard first worked for the local railway and then as a taxi driver in Beechworth, and was involved in volunteer fund-raising activities such as raffles for charitable causes. This oral history recording was part of a project conducted by Jennifer Williams in the year 2000 to capture the everyday life and struggles in Beechworth during the twentieth century. This project involved recording seventy oral histories on cassette tapes of local Beechworth residents which were then published in a book titled: Listen to what they say: voices of twentieth century Beechworth. These cassette tapes were digitised in July 2021 with funds made available by the Friends of the Burke.Mr Bill Gerrard's account of his life in Beechworth and the local area during the mid-to-late 20th century is historically and socially significant to the cultural heritage of the region. He recounts aspects of community life and working conditions in Beechworth, particularly during the 1960s and 1970s, as well as conditions for staff and patients at Mayday Hills Hospital where his wife worked during that period. His story also provides insights into economic hardhsip and the role of voluntary fundraising in the Beechworth community. This oral history recording was part of a project conducted by Jennifer Williams in the year 2000 to capture the everyday life and struggles in Beechworth during the twentieth century. This project involved recording seventy oral histories on cassette tapes of local Beechworth residents which were then published in a book titled: Listen to what they say: voices of twentieth century Beechworth. These cassette tapes were digitised in July 2021 with funds made available by the Friends of the Burke.This is a digital copy of a recording that was originally captured on a cassette tape. The cassette tape is black with a horizontal white strip and is currently stored in a clear flat plastic rectangular container. It holds up 40 minutes of recordings on each side.Mr Bill Gerrard /listen to what they say, beechworth, oral history, burke museum, bill gerrard, mayday hills hospital, taxi driver, beechworth railway, religion, beechworth 1960s, beechworth 1970s, social welfare, community cohesion, twentieth-century working conditions, twentieth-century regional victoria, hibernian hotel, fund-raising

This file contains 1 item: 1/An application form for registration pamphlet; includes information on eligbility service received and the mission statement.victoria police, glen eira police, glen eira, city of glen eira, aged people, caulfield police station, murrumbeena police station, hawthorn road, railway parade, caulfield, murrumbeena, aged people, voluntary workers, community service, register, social services, police, relief work, social welfare

Collection of files from Beris CAMPBELL; Port's first Social Worker. Includes local newspapers, flyers and reportsCommunity Service Planning 1992local government - city of port melbourne, health - general health, politics, public action campaigns, port melbourne citizens action group, port melbourne social welfare centre, city of south melbourne, beris campbell

Collection of files from Beris CAMPBELL; Port's first Social Worker. Includes local newspapers, flyers and reportsCity of Port Melbourne and City of South Melbourne. Community Services forward plan 1986local government - city of port melbourne, health - general health, politics, public action campaigns, port melbourne citizens action group, port melbourne social welfare centre, city of south melbourne, beris campbell

Collection of files from Beris CAMPBELL; Port's first Social Worker. Includes local newspapers, flyers and reportsPort Melbourne Community Centre Project 1989local government - city of port melbourne, health - general health, politics, public action campaigns, port melbourne citizens action group, port melbourne social welfare centre, city of south melbourne, beris campbell

Collection of files from Beris CAMPBELL; Port's first Social Worker. Includes local newspapers, flyers and reportsCity of Port Melbourne and City of South Melbourne issues report 1984local government - city of port melbourne, health - general health, politics, public action campaigns, port melbourne citizens action group, port melbourne social welfare centre, city of south melbourne, beris campbell

Collection of files from Beris CAMPBELL; Port's first Social Worker. Includes local newspapers, flyers and reportsCity of Port Melbourne and City of South Melbourne Community Services Policylocal government - city of port melbourne, health - general health, politics, public action campaigns, port melbourne citizens action group, port melbourne social welfare centre, city of south melbourne, beris campbell

Collection of files from Beris CAMPBELL; Port's first Social Worker. Includes local newspapers, flyers and reportsCity of Port Melbourne and City of South Melbourne review report 1985local government - city of port melbourne, health - general health, politics, public action campaigns, port melbourne citizens action group, port melbourne social welfare centre, city of south melbourne, beris campbell

Collection of files from Beris CAMPBELL; Port's first Social Worker. Includes local newspapers, flyers and reportsSouth Port Day Linkslocal government - city of port melbourne, health - general health, politics, public action campaigns, port melbourne citizens action group, port melbourne social welfare centre, city of south melbourne, beris campbell, south port day links

Collection of files from Beris Campbell; Port's first Social Worker. Includes local newspapers, flyers and reports .08 - City of Port Melbourne - home care serviceslocal government - city of port melbourne, health - general health, politics, public action campaigns, beris campbell, port melbourne citizens action group, port melbourne social welfare centre, city of south melbourne

Collection of files from Beris CAMPBELL; Port's first Social Worker. Includes local newspapers, flyers and reportsA youth policy for the Communities of South and Port Melbournelocal government - city of port melbourne, health - general health, politics, public action campaigns, port melbourne citizens action group, port melbourne social welfare centre, city of south melbourne, beris campbell

Collection of files from Beris CAMPBELL; Port's first Social Worker. Includes local newspapers, flyers and reportsAn overview of Port Melbourne's Community Facilitieslocal government - city of port melbourne, health - general health, politics, public action campaigns, port melbourne citizens action group, port melbourne social welfare centre, beris campbell

Collection of files from Beris CAMPBELL; Port's first Social Worker. Includes local newspapers, flyers and reportsPort Melbourne Citizens Action Group Newsletter October 1988local government - city of port melbourne, health - general health, politics, public action campaigns, port melbourne citizens action group, port melbourne social welfare centre, city of south melbourne, beris campbell

Collection of files from Beris CAMPBELL; Port's first Social Worker. Includes local newspapers, flyers and reportsBayside Bulletin Special Issuelocal government - city of port melbourne, health - general health, politics, public action campaigns, port melbourne citizens action group, port melbourne social welfare centre, city of south melbourne, beris campbell

Collection of files from Beris CAMPBELL; Port's first Social Worker. Includes local newspapers, flyers and reportsPort Melbourne Council Newsletter Vol 1, No 1, December 1977local government - city of port melbourne, health - general health, politics, public action campaigns, port melbourne citizens action group, port melbourne social welfare centre, beris campbell

Collection of files from Beris CAMPBELL; Port's first Social Worker. Includes local newspapers, flyers and reportsPort Folio - information for staff of the City of Port Melbourne 5 December 1990local government - city of port melbourne, health - general health, politics, public action campaigns, port melbourne citizens action group, port melbourne social welfare centre, city of south melbourne, beris campbell

Collection of files from Beris CAMPBELL; Port's first Social Worker. Includes local newspapers, flyers and reportsFlyer of various services for South-Port aged and disability serviceslocal government - city of port melbourne, health - general health, politics, public action campaigns, port melbourne citizens action group, port melbourne social welfare centre, city of south melbourne, beris campbell

Collection of files from Beris CAMPBELL; Port's first Social Worker. Includes local newspapers, flyers and reportsFlyer South-Port family and youth serviceslocal government - city of port melbourne, health - general health, politics, public action campaigns, port melbourne citizens action group, port melbourne social welfare centre, city of south melbourne, beris campbell

Collection of files from Beris CAMPBELL; Port's first Social Worker. Includes local newspapers, flyers and reportsMailing list of groups using Liardet Community Centre - 24 Apr 1991local government - city of port melbourne, health - general health, politics, public action campaigns, port melbourne citizens action group, port melbourne social welfare centre, city of south melbourne, beris campbell, liardet community centre

Collection of files from Beris CAMPBELL; Port's first Social Worker. Includes local newspapers, flyers and reportsCity of Port Melbourne Housing Policy and it's relationship to housing provision at a local levellocal government - city of port melbourne, health - general health, politics, public action campaigns, port melbourne citizens action group, port melbourne social welfare centre, city of south melbourne, beris campbell

Collection of files from Beris CAMPBELL; Port's first Social Worker. Includes local newspapers, flyers and reportsThank you letter from Mayor, Perce WHITE, to Beris CAMPBELLlocal government - city of port melbourne, politics, public action campaigns, port melbourne citizens action group, port melbourne social welfare centre, health - general health, beris campbell, local government - city of south melbourne, perce mcguire white, perce white

Collection of files from Beris CAMPBELL; Port's first Social Worker. Includes local newspapers, flyers and reportsCopy of newspaper article "meet Port's new social worker". Beris TURNLEY (CAMPBELL). Tuesday May 21, 1974local government - city of port melbourne, health - general health, politics, public action campaigns, port melbourne citizens action group, port melbourne social welfare centre, city of south melbourne, beris campbell

Collection of files from Beris CAMPBELL; Port's first Social Worker. Includes local newspapers, flyers and reportsLarge 20 x 30 coloured photo on foam backing of Beris CAMPBELL.local government - city of port melbourne, health - general health, politics, public action campaigns, port melbourne citizens action group, port melbourne social welfare centre, city of south melbourne, beris campbell

Collection of files from Beris CAMPBELL; Port's first Social Worker. Includes local newspapers, flyers and reportsPaper presented by Beris CAMPBELL "The Community of Interest Factor"local government - city of port melbourne, health - general health, politics, public action campaigns, port melbourne citizens action group, port melbourne social welfare centre, city of south melbourne, beris campbell