Newspaper clippings and newsletters relating to aged care services in Emerald and miscellaneous articles relating to aged people. The Alice Berry Nursing Home, named after Mrs Alice Berry, mother of Emerald landowner, was situated in Kings Road, and later operated as Emerald Aged and Health Care Services. It closed in 2003 when Emerald Glades opened for residential care in Emerald-Monbulk Road. Chestnut Gardens aged persons units opened in Westlands Road in December 1989.collection of photocopied newspaper clippings, newsletters, etcemerald, victoria, australia, aged people, health, alice berry private nursing home, emerald aged and health care services, emerald glades, joyce southcott, isabel francis, claris blanche thatcher, chestnut gardens

Alice Berry Nursing Home was located at 26 Kings Road, Emerald, and was later to be known as Emerald Aged and Health Care Services. The facility closed in 2002. The newsletter was hand-written and issued 6-monthly. Copy on hand January to June, 1993.Alice Berry News - 3p. hand-written and photocopied newsletteraged people, health, hospitals, emerald, victoria, australia, alice berry private nursing home

Dr. Ian Stephen MacLeod Murphy (studied at Melbourne University) was a Surgeon Lieutenant on the destroyer S.S. Napier during WW11. Pieces of shrapnel hit Dr. Murphy on the head and he was saved by his tin helmet. He retired to Emerald in 1947 after running a successful medical practice in Hampton, with the intention of breeding turkeys. But Emerald and the surrounding districts had no doctor, so for the next 34 years, the well loved Dr. Murphy provided medical care, working 7 days a week and travelling all over the hills making house calls in all types of weather. Many families couldn't afford his services, and they didn't receive an account or if they did pay, the cheques were not cashed. Often payment was rendered in the form of fruit and vegetables. He was awarded the British Empire Medal in 1977 for devotion to the health of the community. He died in 1981 at the age of 76 years and a Memorial Fund was set up in his name to provide support for local students studying Medicine.Dr Murphy was the first resident Emerald doctor. He has an interesting and distinguished history.Accounts (8) sent by Dr Murphy of Emerald to the A'vard family between 1957 and 1971dr murphy, a'vard family, 1957-1971, medical accounts