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

Five handwritten articles concerning this family. 1. Unattributed, undated, handwritten family tree diagram of Judge Billing’s parents and child and himself. 2. Unattributed, undated, handwritten notes listing addresses for various Billing family members from 1861 to 1893 from unknown source. 3. Unattributed, undated, handwritten notes with list of addresses for Judge Billing and his wife 1860-1885 and three sources of information about Judge Billing including biography by Elizabeth Golding. Noted by F E Campbell in 02/12/2005. 4. Unattributed, undated handwritten list of residents at Judge Billing’s property from 1882-1892 taken from rate books. 5. Unattributed, undated, handwritten notes listing references to Judge billing in various sources and the location of his grave.billing william, walsh maria, yeo mary elizabeth, billing richard annesley, caulfield, officer chas, walsh williamina owen, lawyers, balaclava road, judges, robertson alexander, robertson alex, sylliott hill, caulfield east