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Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, Bulmer H D, 1925 c
Also two Sepia photographs 10 x 15 cm, with inscription 'The famous steamer Gippsland completed in 1908 for the Dahlsen family. She ran on the lakes until 1937 when withdrawn form service and sold to Sydney buyers.'Black and white photograph showing S S Gippsland on the Gippsland Lakes, large crowd of people on board, shed on Kalimna Jetty extreme left. Lakes Entrance VictoriaS S Gippsland Bairnsdale H D Bulmer Photoships and shipping, retail trade, transport, township -
Montmorency/Eltham RSL Sub Branch
Equipment - Mess Tin, 1939
The Mess Box ( 0089.1 ) is one of two with the partnering box referenced at 0089.1Aluminium Mess Tin with metal movable steel handle attached to one end.Inscribed on aluminium plate affixing handle to box “ C & B. Ltd. 1939. “ with arrow pointing upwards. -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Mr. B. O'Regan, Manager of A.N.Z Eltham with Cr. J.O. White, Eltham Shire President, 4 July 1973
Cheque being presented to Shire of Eltham Councillor J.O. White by the Manager of the ANZ Bank, Mr B. O'Regan. Funds were in the form of a loan (Loan no 99) part of which was to be used or reconstruction of the Kangaroo Ground-Wattle Glen Road.This photo forms part of a collection of photographs gathered by the Shire of Eltham for their centenary project book, "Pioneers and Painters: 100 years of the Shire of Eltham" by Alan Marshall (1971). The collection of over 500 images is held in partnership between Eltham District Historical Society and Yarra Plenty Regional Library (Eltham Library) and is now formally known as 'The Shire of Eltham Pioneers Photograph Collection.' It is significant in being the first community sourced collection representing the places and people of the Shire's first one hundred years.Digital image Print 21.5 x 16.5 cm (Held at Eltham Library)sepp, shire of eltham pioneers photograph collection, eltham, cr. j.o. white, presentation, cheque, finance, anz bank, b. o'regan -
Parks Victoria - State Coal Mine - Wonthaggi
Book, A. E.N.Zern, B. McGraw-Hill book Co Inc, "Coal Miners Pocketbook", 1928
A. Part of the G.Hadden collection B. Details of coal mine methods."Coal Miners Pocketbook" is the book that miners got for some extra tips of digging coal. The book was hard bound with blue covering and gold lettering and 1274 pages.Inside the front cover the name "G.Hadden" was written. -
Buninyong & District Historical Society
Photograph - Photo of Original Photograph, Wal Larsen, B/W photo of enf of Buninyong Railway line at Learmonth St. in June 1940, June 1940
Railway station and surrounds in 1940.B/W photo of end of Buninyong Railway Line at Learmonth St. Shows old weighbridge, shifted from outside Town Hall in 1920's. Avenue of cypress trees which used to line Learmonth St. Taken 9 Jun 1940buninyong, railway, bunny, station, learmonth st., trees -
Melbourne Legacy
Book - Minutes, Minutes B. of M. meetings Dec 1940 - Dec 1941, 1940s
Detailed account of meetings conducted by the Melbourne Legacy Club for the period December 1940 - December 1941. Moved to Archive cupboard H with all other BOM minutes - number to be reassigned TBCReveals the issues relevant to the Club at the time.Book with blue cover and white pages with financial information red columns. Index. Four sheets of foolscap paper taped to the fly leaf.Spine,vol. xiii, printed in gold. Cover, "Legacy Club / Melbourne / Minutes / B. of M. meetings / Conferences etc. / Dec. 1940 - Dec. 1941" printed in gold lettering.minutes, activities, board of management -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Gestetner Machine, c. 1922 - 1929
This Gestetner Cyclostyle duplicating machine was invented and manufactured by David Gestetner. He claimed in 1922, once he had released several models, that if a Gestetner Durotype stencil was used together with his Cyclostyle machine, then 10,000 copies could be made from the one Durotype stencil, an amazing claim for office technology of that era. David Gestetner (1854-1939), was born in Csoma, Hungary. He has been called the “founder of the worldwide office copying and duplicator industry.). He moved to London and in 1879 filed his first copying patent. In 1881 he patented the Cyclostyle stylus (or pen), which was used in conjunction with his Cyclograph device for copying text and images, He established the Gestetner Cyclograph Company in England at this time (1881) to protect his inventions and to produce his products; stencils, stylos (stylus or pen) and ink rollers. HIs inventions included nail-clipper and the ball-point pen (although the latter is more commonly associated with Laszlo Biro). Gestetner’s patented Cyclograph duplicator was used with his Cyclostyle Stylus or pen to write or draw on special thin wax-coated stencil paper (originally used for kite making paper) in the following way; 1. The Cyclostyle stencil was placed on a lower, framed metal plate of the Cyclograph 2. An upper frame was clipped over the top 3. The Cyclostyle pen, with its tip being a small metal-spiked or toothed wheel, was used to write or draw on the stencil, punched small holes into the paper and removed the wax coating in those places 4. The upper frame and stencil was then removed and a piece of blank paper was placed onto the metal plate in the lower frame and the upper frame with stencil was replaced 5. A roller was given an even distribution of Cyclostyle ink and rolled by hand over the stencil in the frame. This forced the ink through the holes in the stencil to and made a copy of the stencil on the paper 6. The upper frame was raised, the printed paper removed and another blank sheet was put into place. The whole process was repeated until enough copies were made. Gestetner’s invention developed further in 1894, with a stencil that could be placed on a screen on a revolving drum. The drum was manually rotated, the stencil then wrapped around another drum and was fed between cloth-covered rollers on which ink was evenly spread. Each revolution of the drum forced ink through the holes in the stencil and transferred the ink onto paper that had been fed between rollers and pressed against the drum. The process was repeated for each page. The paper was still fed and removed manually in this earlier invention but became more automatic in later models. In 1902 Gestetner duplicator model 6 was put onto the market. This model included the improvement of an automatic paper feed that synchronised with the rotation of the stencil. The Gestetner machine was the first office printing machine. It was easily installed and it made exact copies of the sane document quickly, effectively and inexpensively. This changed the way offices operated, making information easily available to many more users. The machines were commonly used in small businesses, schools, churches, clubs and other organisations for the wide distribution of a wide variety of information in the form of worksheets, newsletters and more. In 1906 the Gestetner Works were opened in Tottenham Hale, North London, and thousands of people were employed there up until the 1970’s. Due to the fast growing success of the Gestetner Duplicator machines many international branches for sales and service centres were established. David Gestetner was succeeded by his son Sigmund, followed by his grandson’s David and Jonathan. Further advancement was made by using a manual typewriter with specifically designed stencils. The end product was a printed, typewritten copy similar to the print from newspapers and booklets. In the next few years there were further developments of this revolutionary invention. The Gestetner Cyclostyle duplicator in our Collection is dated c.1922 - 1929 and it uses Gestetner Durotype stencils The 1922 British Industries Fair’s catalogue contained advertising for the Gestetner Rotary Cyclostyle “The World’s Premier Duplicator”, demonstrated at Stand K 86.” A Notice at the foot of the advertisement’s page boasts "Important - D Gestetner's latest invention, the "Durotype" Stencil, enables you to obtain 10,000 copies from one original if desired. It contains no wax of any description, is indestructible, can be stored indefinitely and printed from as required” In 1929 the look of the Gestetner machines changed; American designer Raymond Loewy was invited by Gestetner to improve the look of his duplicators, resulting in a very streamlined appearance. Eventually, around 1960’s, offices replaced their Gestetner with small photocopying machines and printers. Gestetner took over ownership of other office machine companies over time, including Nashua, Rex Rotary, Hanimex and Savin and eventually all came under the holding company name of NRG (Nashuatech, Rex Rotary and Gestetner). In 1996 Ricoh acquired the Gestetner Company, and it was renamed the NRG Group. REFERENCES Cyclostyle, Stencil Duplicating Machines, antique Copying Machines, Early Office Museum, http://www.officemuseum.com/copy_machines.htm Duplicating machines, Wikipedia Duplicator, Collection online, Canada Science and Technology Museums Corporation http://techno-science.ca/en/collection-research/collection-item.php?id=1989.0229.001 Gestetner duplicators, Totterham-Summerhillroad.com http://tottenham-summerhillroad.com/gestetner_duplicators_tottenham.htm Gestetner Duplicator, V&A Museum http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O322014/gestetner-duplicator-duplicator-loewy-raymond-fernand/ Gestetner, Grace’s Guide to British Industrial History, http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Gestetner Duplicating machines such as this one revolutionalised access to copies of printed material, changing the way that educational bodies, offices, small businesses and community clubs and charities operated.Duplicating machine, Gestetner Cyclostyle Durotype, a stencil-method duplicating machine with two rotating drums plus rollers. Hand operated, tabletop office machine. Front has folding Bakelite handle, oil filling hole, calibrating gauge with scale, and copy counting meter. Right side has printed manufacturer’s plate that slides out as a paper output tray. Left side has metal plate with protrusions and perforations, plus another similar plate that is detached. It also has a metal frame attached [that would have been used to hold a paper input board, adjusted for various sizes of paper]. Cover, metal, with folding wooden handle on top, attaches to base with metal clips. Inscriptions printed on machine, mostly in gold-coloured paint. Round metal manufacturing plate is stamped with Serial Number 95759. Made by D. Gestetner, London, c.1922-1929Maker’s plate “MANUFACTURED / BY / D. GESTETNER LTD, / No. 95759 / CYCLOSTYLE WORKS / TOTTENHAM HALE / LONDON, N” Copy counting meter shows “1 4 6 4 8 [space]“ copies. Calibrating gauge has divisions with numbers “0 1 2“, labelled “← [left arrow] “TO PRINT LOWER” and “→ [right arrow], TO PRINT HIGHER”. “The Gestetner”, “Cyclostyle”, “Gestetner” (Trade Mark), Right side print of manufacturing details includes “The / Gestetner / TRADE MARK” And “THE FOLLOWING TRAFE MARKS / - - - OF INK, STENCILS / - - - AND GUARANTEE OF PERFECT / - - - BOTH - - - AND MACHINE” and “CYCLOSTYLE / DUROTYPE / GESTETNER” and “D. Gestetner” flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, office machine, copying machine, gestetner machine, duplicating machine, duplicator, stencil machine, gestetner cyclograph company, cyclograph, cyclostyle, d. gestetner ltd, gestetner durotype stencils, gestetner cyclostyle, printing machine, office technology, durotype stencils, david gestetner, raymond loewy, roneo, rotary duplicatorten, mimeo, mimeograph machine, roneograph copier -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Tape- Audio, Walk through Graytown Camp & Cemetery- Side A|Italian POW escapee, Cowra.- \\side B, 1993
Side a: Guided walk through Greytown camp and cemetery. Sgt Steve Anderson, guide, for Mrs Lindquist, A & L Knee. Side b: Continuation of cemetery walk 12 minutes; Radio interview with Italian escapee from Cowra POW Camp 10 minutes.audio tape 60 minutesGreytown Cemetery/ Italian POWaudio, greytown camp, greytown cemetery, italian escapee from cowra, cowra pow camps -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Book, Ian D Clark, The papers of George Augustus Robinson, Chief Protector, Port Phillip Aboriginal Protectorate : volume three : miscellanea, 2001
Collection of correspondence, reports and sketches from G.A. Robinson, concerning his work as Aboriginal Protector in Port Phillip.document reproductions, b&w illustrations, word listsport phillip protectorate, george augustus robinson -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Book, Ian D Clark, The papers of George Augustus Robinson, Chief Protector, Port Phillip Aboriginal Protectorate : volume two : Aboriginal vocabularies : South East Australia, 1839-1852, 2000
Extracts from a collection of original manuscripts held in the Mitchell Library. Mainly concerning vocabularies of the people of South Eastern Australia.b&w illustrations, word lists, document reproductionswaverong, woiwurring, boonerong, boonwurrung, waddowerong, wathawurrung, wadouro, wadowro, wadower, jarcoort, manemate, biggah, maneroo, cape how, twofold bay, wimmera, glenelg language, mutte mutte, madhi madhi, watte watte, wadi wadi, boomerong, george augustus robinson -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Book, Ian D Clark, A history of the Goulburn River Protectorate Station at Murchison, 1840-1853 : a report to the Heritage Services Branch, Aboriginal Affairs Victoria, 1999
Contains histories of the Aboriginal Protectors in the Goulburn River area and their work with the people in this region using journal entries and historical records.maps, b&w photograph, colour illustrations, tables -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Book, Ian D Clark, The journals of George Augustus Robinson, Chief Protector, Port Phillip Aboriginal Protectorate : volume one : 1 January 1839 - 30 September 1840, 2000
The journals of George Augustus Robinson (1788-1866), the Chief Protector of Aborigines of Port Phillip from 1839- March 1850 are a rich source of historical and ethnohistorical information. His voluminous private papers and journals were acquired by the Mitchell Library in NSW in 1939. The publications of Robinson's journals is an important addition to the already published material, for they offer insights into the state of relations between Aboriginal people and Europeans in the districts visited.document reproductions, b&w illustrations, word listsgeorge augustus robinson, port phillip, colonisation -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Functional object - Record, n.d
45rpm record. Side 1 - 'The Portland Song' and side 2 - 'Irish Medley' Record, 45 rpm, black vinyl, yellow label, Portland's 150th logo on label. Produced for Portland's 150th anniversary. Record is in a white paper sleeve.Back: a. 17.5 diameter b. 18.3 x 18.3portland 150th anniversary, record, 45rpm, music -
Latrobe Regional Gallery
Print, HOS, Kees. Born 1916, The Hague, Holland, Face Value (B), 1963
PrintTitled and edition 'Face Value (B) 1/25' lower left corner under printed image. Signed 'Kees Hos '63' lower right corner under printed image. -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, Ringwood Bowling Club- Life Member presentation (a). Bowlers on green (b). 1957
Black and white photograph (2)30242(a)- Presentation of Life Member badges at Annual Presentation Night - 1957. J Roberts, J Archbold, A.J Roberts. 30242(b)- Group of bowlers on green, J Archbold in centre. -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document, Installation of Bro John B Stenniken (Master- Elect) and Investiture of officers, 1935
Invitation to the "Installation of Bro John B Stenniken (Master- Elect) and Investiture of officers" at the Masonic Hall, Liardet Street on the 1st May 1935. Sent to Wor. Bro. T H Sarobich. Printed on textured paper with navy blue ink. Includes a perforated reply slip.societies clubs unions and other organisations, jihn b stenniken, port melbourne city lodge, masonic hall, t h sarobich -
Mansfield Historical Society
Plate, B & K Ltd
The plate has been used as a school teaching implement in English & Spelling and MathematicsThe plate has been designed for dual use in a school, to tutor children alphabet and mathematical concepts, while at the same time being used as a domestic eating plate.Small white plate with dark green alphabet and numbers around the plate. In the middle there a clock with Roman numeralsOn the back of the plate there is a dark green, round inscription with the words "Trade Mark" " School" and the maker B & K LTDalphabet, counting, plate, numerals, school, clock, roman numerals, crockery -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Newspaper, W D Vaughan Pty Ltd, The Kew Advertiser, Vol.16 No.37, Thursday September 25 1941, 25/09/1941
"The Kew Advertiser , published by WD Vaughan Pty Ltd, commenced publication in January 1926 and, before the year's end, a modern printing plant had been established at 128 Denmark Street (demolished). This later became the nerve centre for publication of four other local newspapers: The Hawthorn Standard (1932), the Eastern Suburbs Advertiser (1934), the Coburg Courier (1935) and the Brunswick Sentinel (1936). The last two were later sold to another publisher, and the remaining three merged in 1959 to form the Eastern Suburbs Standard. This, in turn, continued under that name until 1974, when it merged with a counterpart from Doncaster, the Whitehorse Standard, and then carried on (under various names) until 1980." (Source: City of Boroondara : Thematic Environmental History, p. 75)Kew Newspaper produced in 1941 by W D Vaughamn Pty Ltd. The newspaper was printed at his offices in Denmark Street. The banner headline claims that it had a distribution of 6,000 copies.the kew advertiser, newspapers -- kew (vic), wd vaughan pty ltd -
Orbost & District Historical Society
black and white photograph, Howard D. Bulmer, first half 20th century
This photograph was taken at sunset. It is of the Snowy River at Lochend.A black / white photograph of a river at sunset with thick trees and bushes on both banks. There are reflections in the water.on front - Eventide Lochend Howard D. Bulmer Photo. Lake Tyerssnowy-river lochend-orbost -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Programme, Peter, Pumpkin Eater / by Martha B. King, Undated
Arthur Henry Dear was an employee of the City of Kew, acting as Hall Keeper of the Kew Recreation Hall in Wellington Street, and later the new Kew City Hall in Cotham Road. The Arthur Dear Collection contains memorabilia - tickets, programmes, invitations - as well as his identification badge. Items in the collection dates from the 1940s to the 1960s.The Kew Recreation Hall (Wellington Street) and later the Kew City Hall (Cotham Road) were major locations in suburban Melbourne in the postwar period for civic and private events including theatre productions and exhibitions. The Arthur Dear Collection (in conjunction with the scrapbooks compiled by Marion Tilley) provide a comprehensive snapshot of performing arts in Kew during the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. The collection includes valuable data about performances, performers, directors etc., during this period. Programme for performances by The Young Theatre of Peter, Peter, Pumpkin Eater by Martha B. King in the Arrow Theatre, the Kew Recreation Hall and the Oakleigh Town Hall. The programme includes a cast list, cast profiles, a synopsis and information about the activities of the Young Theatre Movement. 4 pp.arthur dear collection, performing arts -- kew -- victoria, kew recreation hall -- wellington street, theatre memorabilia, the young theatre -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Manual (item) - Vickers Valiant B.MK.I, B/PR Mk.I, B/K Mk.I and B/K/PR Mk.I aircraft electrical installation, electrical systems, Vickers Valiant B.MK.I, B/PR Mk.I, B/K Mk.I and B/K/PR Mk.I aircraft
vickers valiant, electrical systems -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Plan (item) - Vickers Viking Civil Transport Hercules Engines Drawing Drg 45381 Sheet 1 Issue B Sheet 2 Issue B Sheet 3 Issue B F.L.R. June 1946 P.B. January 1947
vickers-armstrong viking civil transport aircraft -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Manual (Item) - Pioneer Eclipse Fluid Metering Pumps Types 744-16-B 744-17-B 744-20-B Installation Operation Service and Overhaul Instructions
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Federation University Historical Collection
Photograph- Colour, Premier John Cain and Morgan B. John admire a portrait and plaque at the opening of the Ballarat School of Mines M.B. John Building, 1987, 11/06/1987
Premier John Cain and Morgan B. John admire a portrait and plaque at the opening of the Ballarat School of Mines M.B. John Building. The portrait is of M.B. John, and the plaque relates to the opening of the Ballarat School of Mines M.B. John Building Seated left to right: John Mildren, Elizabeth Sheedy, ? .ballarat school of mines buildings, m.b. john building, m.b. john, morgan b. john, john cain, visitors, buildings, opening, elizabeth sheedy, john mildren -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Memoir, Port Melbourne Bus Depot, Kevin D Stanes, "If walls could talk", 2016
"If walls could talk". Photocopy of section of manuscript by Kevin D Stanes, relating to the Port of Melbourne Bus Depot in Bay Street.. Coloured photo of Glenhuntly Tram Depot and tram on coverengineering, transport - bus, kevin stanes, melbourne & metroploitan tramways board, mmtb -
Peterborough History Group
Memorabilia - Hole in One Boards
Historical record of the players who have made a Hole in One in this course. Mrs. D. Irvine G. Blain Miss M. Howard A. Reid D. W. Rogers R. Dowding J. Neville M. Moore J. Howard R. Hesketh I. McKenzie J. Corsie B. Dumesny R. Davies W. Sinclair J. Stevens P. Sloane F. Rundle H. W. Ryan M. Beer R. A. Chirnside Significant because it records the name of the players who make a hole in one.Round wooden board with a gold 1 in the centre, approx 50cm in diameter. The new board is a rectangular shape with gold printing. HOLE IN ONE (ROUND TIMBER BOARD) DONATED BY D. McNAB Mrs. D. Irvine G. Blain Miss M. Howard A. Reid D. W. Rogers R. Dowding J. Neville M. Moore J. Howard R. Hesketh I. McKenzie J. Corsie B. Dumesny R. Davies W. Sinclair J. Stevens P. Sloane F. Rundle H. W. Ryan M. Beer R. A. Chirnside HOLE IN ONE Rectangular board DATE PLAYER HOLE 06.02.O4 T. Smith (Senior) 6th 30.12.07 R. Hesketh 7th 20.01.08 F. Carlin 3rd 27.10.08 A. Van Dooren 6th 11.04.09 D. H. Bradsgaw 18th 27.12.09 M. Beer 3rd 11.07.10 S. D. Payne 3rd 07.04.12 P. Bradshaw 7th 25.11.12 M. Ryan 15th 10.02.13 B. Flanders 14th 27.12.14 B. Flanders 3rd 31.01.16 N. Matheson 11th 12.06.16 D. Norton 15th 23.11.18 P. Cashmore 17th 20.10.19 J. Walsh 6th peterborough, peterborough golf club, golf, hole in one, sporting honour boards -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Book, Ian D Clark, The journals of George Augustus Robinson, Chief Protector, Port Phillip Aboriginal Protectorate : volume three : 1 September 1841 - 31 December 1843, 2000
The journals of George Augustus Robinson (1788-1866), the Chief Protector of Aborigines of Port Phillip from 1839- March 1850 are a rich source of historical and ethnohistorical information. His voluminous private papers and journals were acquired by the Mitchell Library in NSW in 1939. The publications of Robinson's journals is an important addition to the already published material, for they offer insights into the state of relations between Aboriginal people and Europeans in the districts visited.document reproductions, b&w illustrations, tables, word listsgeorge augustus robinson, port phillip, colonisation -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Book, Ian D Clark, The journals of George Augustus Robinson, Chief Protector, Port Phillip Aboriginal Protectorate : volume one : 1 January 1839 - 30 September 1840, 1998
Transcription of G. A. Robinson?s journals for the period 01/01/1839 - 30/09/1840. Includes some reproductions of sketches, and some wordlists of Aboriginal languages and Aboriginal personal and place names.maps, document reproductions, b&w illustrations, word listsgeorge augustus robinson, port phillip, colonisation -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Book, Ian D Clark, The journals of George Augustus Robinson, Chief Protector, Port Phillip Aboriginal Protectorate : volume three : 1 September 1841 - 31 December 1843, 2000
Transcription of George Augustus Robinson?s journals for the period 01/09/1841 - 31/12/1843. Contains narratives of police/court dealings with Aborigines, and sporadic wordlists and personal name lists for many different Victorian tribes. Some information on Tasmanian Aborigines and their removal to Flinders Island.document reproductions, b&w illustrations, tables, word listsgeorge augustus robinson, port phillip, colonisation -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Postcard, R & B Hall, c.1930
This postcard was published by R. & B. Hall in Beechworth and printed in Saxony, circa 1930. Saxony is a landlocked state of Germany which borders the states of Brandenburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia, Bavaria and the countries of Poland and the Czech Republic. This particular postcard is embossed with a pattern which surrounds the middle image in the center of the card. This image depicts Asylum Avenue which leads to the Mayday Hills Asylum in Beechworth, Victoria. What makes this scene particularly interesting is the appearance of snow which is rare in Beechworth. The road depicted on the postcard has track marks made by a car with thin wheels. Beechworth's Mayday Hills was chosen as the site of Victoria's newest asylum, at the time, due to the landscape and altitude. The hilltop atmosphere and the native fauna, it was argued, would assist in the cure of the patients kept at the hospital (Wood 1985, 122). The positioning of the hospital had a beneficial effect on the rural town. A pamphlet published by James Ingram and Son (1849) reveal that famous landmarks in Beechworth which included the Post Office, Gaol, Courthouse and Asylum "demonstrate the appreciation of Beechworth by the Government not only as as important district center, but also as a site unrivaled as a sanitarium". There were other locations in contention at the time, but ultimately Beechworth was chosen (Craig 2000, 33). Prior to the creation of the Asylum in Beechworth, those charged with having mental illnesses or, as it was termed, "insanity" were unable to be properly cared for in the Gaol (which is where they were often sent). John Buckley Castieau wrote, in 1861 for the Ovens and Murray Advertiser, that the Gaol was unable to properly care for those classified then as "insane" but that they would endeavor to treat them above the other inmates (which he notes is not always the case in other establishments). Castieau wrote this in favour of supporting the building of the Mayday Hills Hospital in Beechworth. It was stated that at the time the Mayday Hills Hospital was built, there were 83 prisoners kept in the Gaol who were to be rehoused to the Hospital on the grounds of "insanity". The classification as someone as "insane", in this period of time is a reflection on the inability to cure and understand illnesses of the mind during the mid to late 1800s. Beechworth's Mayday Hills was chosen as the site of Victoria's newest asylum, at the time, due to the landscape and altitude. Opening on the 24th of October 1867, the Mayday Hills Hospital was originally named the "Ovens Lunatic Asylum", a title which is very much a product of its time. Whilst controversial, changes to the name is part of the history of the Hospital and can provide much insight into the understanding of mental illness throughout history and the use/disuse of this term provides information into the reception/changing opinions of mental illness in society. The Hospital would later become known as the "Mayday Hills Asylum" and/or "Mayday Hills Hospital" with the latter being the most commonly used title. An article in the Ovens and Murray Advertiser notes that on the 7th of March 1865, the foundation stone of the Hospital was laid (it would officially open in 1867) and that it was such a moment of accomplishment and joy for Beechworth that a letter to the editor even suggested that there should be a holiday dedicated to the day the foundation stone as laid. This reveals an extent to which the townspeople of early Beechworth valued the construction of the Hospital in their town. It provided the town with a sense of prestige and honour.At first glance, the remains of the Mayday Hills Hospital in Beechworth, Victoria, inspire tragedy, trauma and beauty. The buildings themselves, with their Italianate style Renaissance architecture designed by J.J. Clark (Craig 2000, 49 & Smith 2016, 203) reflect a bygone period of European and Australian history. The gardens provide a sense of tranquility and beauty. The experience of those within these walls remains a valuable area of study to provide a more complete understanding. This particular hospital is considered the fourth of its like and one of three identified as the largest of their kind. The Mayday Hills Hospital is a sister to the Kew and Ararat Asylums in Melbourne which are both located in relative proximity. Understanding the role of the Mayday Hills Hospital in Beechworth history is integral to understanding the development of the goldfields town, but also for providing important information as to the history of caring for, and the reception of, mental illnesses in Australian and wider European history. Mayday Hills provides a case study which can be researched through oral history, an analysis of the grounds/buildings and through images like this postcard which portray the structure in a highly deliberate manner. Images like this depict the strong façade of the Hospital and provide a glimpse into the tranquility of the gardens. This has been done deliberately to provide a sense of comfort and healing about the building to those looking from the outside. Further research into the importance of the Hospital in Beechworth and it's connection to the town will be supported through images like these kept in the Mayday Hills photo album in the collection of the Burke Museum.Pale coloured rectangular postcard printed on matte embossed card.Obverse: Snow Scene; Asylum Avenue, Beechworth. / Reverse: POST CARD / ADDRESS ONLY / Published by R. & B. Hall, Beechworth. / Printed in Saxony. / 3447 [crossed out] / 1997.2492 / AFFIX STAMP /asylum, asylum avenue, beechworth, snow north-east vic, victoria, snow scene, mayday hills, mayday hills hospital, mental hospital, colonial attitudes, mental health, history, town development, postcard