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The Beechworth Burke Museum
Audio - Oral History, Mrs May Harris, July 2000
This oral history interview was conducted with Mrs May Harris (née Peach), who grew up in the farming town of Stanley, about 9km southeast of Beechworth. Mrs Harris moved to Melbourne and got work cleaning houses before getting married. Her husband worked on farms, and the couple eventually found their way back to Stanley. She describes experiences of illness, particularly her husband and children's experience with asthma and the impact that had on their lives and careers. Mrs Harris talks about local fundraising events in Stanley, particularly what she calls 'Australian Teas', as well as some of the dances and picnics that were major sources of entertainment when she was young. 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.Mrs May Harris' statement explores life in a small farming community alongside some of her life in the city, which might provide an interesting comparison. She discusses the difficulties of facing illnesses in these rural communities, noting the lack of available resources and need to travel to Beechworth. She discusses community events, highlighting both the social aspects and the fundraising aspects.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, illness, asthma, farming, farm work, rural life, stanley, stanley athenaeum, sinclair's sawmill, sawmill, the great depression, housework, australian tea, fundraising -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Audio - Oral History, Jennifer Williams, Mr and Mrs Don Hayes, 20th May 2000
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 -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Audio - Oral History, Jennifer Williams, Mrs Vanessa McDonald, 9 November 2000
Mrs. Vanessa McDonald was born in Beechworth in 1917. Christened, Agnes Bertha Collins, Vanessa changed her name in 1960. Mrs. McDonald's family's connection with gold mining in the district reach back to the first of Beechworth's gold rushes, when her great grandfather, a Dutchman who adopted the name Charles Collins, arrived in 1851-1852. Mrs. McDonald spent her childhood in the isolated hamlet of Stanley, in the area known as 'Little Scotland', where she recalls helping her mother to raise younger siblings, picking apples and walnuts on the family farm, and roaming the hills for wildflowers. As a young woman Mrs. McDonald attended religious and social gatherings in the local community. In 1940 she went to Melbourne to work as a mothercraft nurse during the Second World War. She met her husband at a Beechworth football match and was married at the Stanley Methodist Church in 1941. The gold diggings known as the 'Nine Mile' became the hamlet of Stanley, after the British Prime Minister, Lord Stanley, in 1858. By the late 1850s, Stanley boasted schools, an athenaeum, a church, a weekly newspaper and several hotels and other civic infrastructure to cater for a growing population. The area attracted large numbers of Chinese miners, whose presence was frequently resisted. Like other early Victorian mining settlements, Stanley was a hotbed of political and racial tensions during the gold rush. One side of the Nine Mile Creek was known as 'Little Scotland’, the other, 'Little Ireland'. A number of Christian denominations built congregations and churches in Stanley, including the Church of England, Methodist Church, the Catholic Church, and Presbyterian Church. Stanley became part of the United Shire of Beechworth in 1871. By 1880 timber was being cut and two sawmills were established by 1887. River-dredged gold mining consumed vast amounts of timber from the forests in the area, and in 1931 the first of several softwood plantations began. 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.Following the decline in the mining and associated industries during the early-mid-twentieth century, the Beechworth district experienced a period of general economic decline. On the east side of the Dingle Range, Mrs. McDonald's father, William Henry Collins, felled timber and the family were pioneer apple orchardists. The establishment of apple orchards in Stanley reflects changes to how land was used and contributes to our understanding of the historical development of rural communities following the gold rush. Mrs. McDonald's recollections are significant for understanding family and social life in a small rural town in years leading up to the Great Depression and prior to the Second World War. This oral history recording may be compared with other oral histories and items in the Burke Museum's collection. 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.Mrs Vanessa McDonald /listen to what they say, beechworth, oral history, burke museum, emigration, gold rush immigration, victorian gold rush, mining families, apple orchard, forestry, forest plantation, little scotland, stanley, twentieth century history, regional australia, rural australia, farming, harvest festival, great depression, dingle range, the nine mile, australian wildflowers, high country wildflowers, mothercraft nurse, rural and regional women, social history, collins, mrs. vanessa mcdonald, building community life, shaping cultural and creative life, fruit growers, family history, changes to land use in regional victoria -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Audio - Oral History, Jennifer Williams, Gwendoline Warden, 1st June 2000
Gwendoline Warden was born in Ararat in 1913. When she was 13 years old, she moved to Wangaratta, where her parents owned the “Hibernian Hotel”. Her father`s name was William Lavender. When Gwen was around 16 years old, she moved to Beechworth, where she met her husband and they got married in 1935. They had their wedding reception at Warden`s Hotel and they had two children together, a boy and a girl. She recounts how difficult it was for them during the war to manage their grocery's shop and source the supplies they needed, having coupons for food and the black-market prevailing. They faced financial difficulties and, ultimately, they had to sell the shop. After the war she did a few other jobs and she retired when she was nearly sixty. Gwendoline portrays Beechworth as a quiet place, where people were happy and peaceful, enjoying the many opportunities they had for entertainment, such as dances and balls, or the celebrations for the New Year's Eve. She also witnessed the beginning of the famous wheelbarrow race, which started just outside the post office and a big crowd gathered to farewell the two barrowmen. When comparing the past with the present, she points out how much Beechworth has changed over the last decades, with many new people coming to town, making her feel as “the only one around”. She also remarked that young people have changed as well; in her day they were entertaining themselves but nowadays they want to be entertained. 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.Gwendoline Warden's account of her life in Beechworth and the local area during the 20th century is historically and socially significant as it offers valuable information about the business activity in the region and provides a deeper insight into the way hotels and grocery shops were operating during the first half of the previous century. Additionally, along with all the details provided for many aspects of social life, her personal account of the war period is of great importance, offering vital information to research on the way the Australian society experienced WWII. 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.Mrs Gwendoline Warden/ararat, wangaratta, hibernian hotel, gwendoline warden, william lavender, beechworth, warden`s hotel, grocery`s shop, coupons, black-market, war, dances, new year`s eve, balls, new people, listen to what they say: voices of twentieth century beechworth, jennifer williams, cassette tapes, friends of the burke, oral histories -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Photograph, c1901
Taken in Beechworth c1901, this photograph was taken from the top of Ford Street looking down towards the Post office.Black and white rectangular photograph. Image is printed on matte photographic paper. Obverse: NO INSCRIPTION Reverse: 7777 PH P 7 Mrs Sinclair post 1901-1918-192 -signs on verandahs near Fosters and power lines same as Light Horse Photos. Copied form private collection Do not hold the original Post office that was burnt down beechworth, post office, ford street, burke museum -
Greensborough Historical Society
Minutes, Ladies' Auxiliary for Foreign Missions, 13/03/1907
Original minutes of formation of Ladies Auxiliary for Foreign Missions in Greensborough. Includes 2 news clippings (dated 1931 and 1934) describing some of the Auxiliary's activities.The ladies present represent founding families in the area. This is an example of the welfare work undertaken by local people.Written on note pad paper in black ink. Paper slightly burnished, creased in both directions (fold marks), small tear on fold. Includes 2 news clippings.Minutes of inaugural meeting containing motion to form a Greensborough Ladies Auxiliary for Foreign Missions.ladies auxiliary for foreign missions, l.a.f.m, britnell, scotland, partington family -
Greensborough Historical Society
Oral History, Mr and Mrs Coe; David and Grace Lowe; Thomas and Irene Black are interviewed by Bev Moss in 1980, 1930o
These interviews took place in 1980 as part of an Oral History Unit at La Trobe University. The interviewer, Bev Moss, is a GHS member. The interviewees were Mr and Mrs (Victor Preston) Coe, David and Grace Low and Thomas and Irene Black. They discuss life in the 1930s in Greensborough.These oral histories relate life in a country town during the Great Depression.Copy of original handwritten manuscript (14 pages) and typed transcript.(4 pages)victor preston coe, david low, grace low, thomas black, irene black, great depression 1930s, greensborough, diamond valley, oral history, bev moss -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Edward the Koala
From Jessie Smith's collection of Island activities & landscapes. Koala on table. "Edward" was rescued in a bush fire by Mrs. Oswin-Roberts."Edward" - Koala sitting on small table. Foliage in backgroundlocal history, photographs, cowes, black & white photograph, wildlife in captivity, edward the koala, jessie smith collection, stan mcfee, mrs oswin roberts -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Isle of Wight Hotel
Part of a collection from Mrs Jessie Smith showing original Isle of Wight Hotel.Isle of Wight Hotel showing white column gate posts. Five people standing with one holding a child, two sitting on the grass and little dog all near a Cypress tree.Isle of Wight Hotellocal history, photographs, isle of wight hotel - cowes phillip island, black & white photograph, esplanade cowes, phillip island, jessie smith collection, stan mcfee -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper clippings
Photographs of gate and drive and front of 100 year old Victorian house on Churchill Island. Shows Mr & Mrs Garrett - caretakers.Photographs of house on Churchill Islandlocal history, documents, newspapers, newspaper clipping, churchill island, black & white newspaper clipping, churchill island -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Black and White Photograph, Churchill Island Cairn, 04/11/1968
Churchill Island was discovered by Lieut. James Grant in 1801 and he planted the first wheat crop in Victoria there. The Cairn was erected to commemmorate this by the Victorian Farmer's Union. The Minister of Agriculture The Hon. G. L. Chandler CMG. MLC unveiled the Cairn on the 4th May of November 1968.Mrs J Jenner with grandson on left hand side of photograph and daughter Nancy on right hand side of photograph sitting on the Cairn which was erected by the Victorian Farmer's Union commemorating the first cultivation of wheat in Victoria by Mr James Grant in 1801 on Churchill Island. Plaque unveiled on 4/11/1968Hand written "Unveiling Plaque 4/11/68 / Back To"churchill island, cairn, victorian farmer's union, james grant, first wheat crops for victoria -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Phillip Island Bridge Opening, 1969
Official Opening 1969 of 2nd Bridge connecting San Remo & Newhaven. Cutting the ribbon. From the Jack Jenner Collection.Cutting ribbon for Bridge Opening 1969 by Hon. Porter, Minister for Public Works & Mrs Porter. Taken from side. (2nd photo)local history, photographs, civil engineering, bridges, opening of phillip island bridge, black & white photograph, jack jenner collection, phillip island bridges, public construction -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Phillip Island Bridge Opening, 1969
Official Opening of 2nd Bridge, 1969, connecting San Remo and Newhaven. From the Jack Jenner Collection.Close up of Hon. Porter & Mrs Porter cutting ribbon at Opening of Bridge. Children & other spectators in background.local history, photographs, civil engineering, bridges, opening of phillip island bridge, black & white photograph, jack jenner collection, phillip island bridges, public construction -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph
... history photography photographs mrs john rogers black & white ...One of a collection of over 400 photographs in an album commenced in 1960 and presented to the Phillip Island & Westernport Historical Society by the Shire of Phillip IslandPhotograph of Mrs John Rogers seated in wheel chair. Wife of the first official settler on Churchill Island - 1866.local history, photography, photographs, mrs john rogers, black & white photograph, early settlers, churchill island, john jenner, bryant west -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph
One of a collection of over 400 photographs in an album commenced in 1960 and presented to the Phillip Island & Westernport Historical Society by the Shire of Phillip IslandPhotograph of Miss Euphemia Ethel Elizabeth Spencer Middleton Henderson standing with right hand resting on chair back. Sister to Mrs J. D. McHaffie.local history, photography, photographs, miss euphemia henderson, black & white photograph, mchaffies, early settlers, john jenner, bryant west -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, 1904
One of a collection of over 400 photographs in an album commenced in 1960 and presented to the Phillip Island & Westernport Historical Society by the Shire of Phillip IslandPhotograph of Archbishop Clarke with "Granny and Grandpa" outside cottage door at Newhaven 1904. Granny and Grandpa are Mr & Mrs Charles Grayden Snr.local history, photography, photographs, black & white photograph, archbishop clarke, granny and grandpa, mr & mrs charles grayden snr, john jenner, bryant west -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph
... j mcfee and mrs mcfee black & white photograph phillip ...One of a collection of over 400 photographs in an album commenced in 1960 and presented to the Phillip Island & Westernport Historical Society by the Shire of Phillip IslandPhotograph of Councillor W J McFee and Mrs McFee and their Golden Wedding Cake.local history, photography, photographs, w j mcfee and mrs mcfee, black & white photograph, phillip island, shire presidents, john jenner, bryant west -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, May 1942
One of a collection of over 400 photographs in an album commenced in 1960 and presented to the Phillip Island & Westernport Historical Society by the Shire of Phillip IslandPhotograph of 28 representatives of notable island families taken at a gathering at Erehwon in May 1942 Back row: L to R - G Smith, W E Thompson, S J McFee, R McIlwraith, W Evans, D Justice, Mrs P McFee, P McFee, Mrs J Bell, W Walton, Mrs A Churchill. Centre - Mrs J Spavin, W J Kennon, G Lock, F Piggott, A D Hardy, Mrs W Findlay, J Jansson, H West. Front row: Mrs H Bennall, Mrs E Matthews, Mrs Blamey, Mrs C West, Mrs Watson nee McGregor, Mrs Hardy, Miss M Evans, Mrs D Justice, C McGregor.local history, photography, photographs, centenary gathering at erehwon, black & white photograph, centenary celebrations, notable families, john jenner, bryant west -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph
... & mrs w walton black & white photograph walton family rhyll ...One of a collection of over 400 photographs in an album commenced in 1960 and presented to the Phillip Island & Westernport Historical Society by the Shire of Phillip IslandPhotograph of Rhyll pioneers Mr & Mrs W Walton, seated on a wicker two seater settee.local history, photography, photographs, mr & mrs w walton, black & white photograph, walton family, rhyll, phillip island, pioneers, john jenner, bryant west -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Sign Ventnor School, 1923
When school existed on corner Ventnor Beach Road & Ventnor Road (Nobbies Road). School opened 6th September 1923. Donated by Mrs Morling 19-02-1989. Had been found on road.Rectangular sign with name of school and number 3895. White painted sign with black lettering.Ventnor School No. 3895local history, school, equipment, school name & number, ventnor, phillip island -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Feather Boa, Unknown
Mrs. F. Jansson's Grandmother's Boa.Black short Feather Boa, with black silk tassel and knot, with gold chain and pin each side. Displayed on dummy.local history, costume accessories, clothes accessories, feather boa -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, 1930's
Black & White Photograph of Commander and Mrs Batterham driving on to the Punt at San Remo on their honeymoon, early 1930's.local history, photography, photographs, slides, film, history of phillip island bridge, black & white photograph, batterham, phillip island punt, bridge -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph
This photograph was donated by Mrs A Phillips in February 1998.S.S.Genista leaving the pier at Cowes, Phillip Island.local history, photography, photographs, slides, film, maritime technology, boats, transport - shipping, black & white photograph, shipping, phillip island -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, 1930's
This Photograph was donated by Mrs. A. Phillips in February 1998.Isle of Wight Hotel in the 1930's. View from The Esplanade, Cowes, Phillip Island.local history, photography, photographs, slides, film, buildings, historic, buildings - historic, black & white photograph, isle of wight, cowes, hotels -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, 1930's
This Photograph was donated by Mrs. A. Phillips in February 1998.Isle of Wight Hotel in mid 1930's. East facade.local history, photography, photographs, slides, film, buildings, historic, buildings - historic, black & white photograph, isle of wight hotel, cowes, phillip island -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, 1927
This Photograph was donated by Mrs. A. Phillips in February 1998.Tradesmen employed in rebuilding the Isle of Wight Hotel after the fire of 1925. Rebuilding commenced in 1927. Group standing outside the East facade.local history, photography, photographs, slides, film, buildings, historic, buildings - historic, black & white photograph, isle of wight hotel, cowes, phillip island -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper clippings
Arrival of George Bass at Westernport - History of John Cleeland and his farming & horse racing interests. Quarrying at Cape Woolamai. Loss of Ketch Kermandie.Article on arrival of George Bass at Westernport - early history of John Cleeland including his farming and horse racing interests.local history, documents, newspapers, newspaper clipping, george bass, john cleeland, black & white newspaper clipping, george bass, john cleeland, mrs cleeland, ketch kermandie, shenandoah, lt james waddell. -
Greensborough Historical Society
Photograph (copy), Mrs Cordner and grandchildren, 1955c
The group shows Granny Cordner and her grandchildren. Mrs Cordner was the mother of Ted; Don; John and Denis.The Cordner family were a prominent local family for most of the 20th Century. Mr Cordner senior and sons Ted and Don were local doctors.A black and white copy of a photograph of an elderly woman and a group of children.The description of the people is written in ink on the rear .cordner family, eldale avenue greensborough -
Greensborough Historical Society
Documents, 25th Anniversary 1986-7. [Watsonia High School], 1986-1987
1987 marked the 25th anniversary of the opening of Watsonia High School. Mrs Margaret Willimott was appointed chair of the committee organising the celebrations. These are her personal notes on the planningPersonal documents tend not to survive over time. These documents record both activities and people involved.A collection of planning documents and advertising materials, in manila foolscap folder. Typed and handwritten. In black felt pen on front cover “25th Anniversary 1986-7”watsonia high school, 25th anniversary, margaret willimott -
Greensborough Historical Society
Newspaper clipping, Loyola College articles, 22/10/2010
Article one (2000) is about the Loyola College Art Show; article two (1994) deals with an attempt by Diamond Valley Council to protect the former Loyola seminary building from demolition; article 3 (undated-Maybe 22/10/2010) deals with the removal of cypress trees on land at Loyola College. Articles were collected by Shirley Fraser (nee Black) whose family once owned and farmed the land on which Loyola stands. Mrs Fraser is mentioned in two of the articles.A collection of 3 articles about Loyola College, Watsonia. 2 originals, one photocopied.One article has "year 2000" written in pen.shirley fraser, shirley black, loyola college, loyola seminary watsonia