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Whittlesea Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - Newspaper Clipping, Copy, Back to Mernda, c.1950-1960
... hayes family... family gregory family hall family harris family hayes family hill ...An incomplete newspaper article containing a list of names of people in attendance of the Back to Mernda reunion held in the Mernda Mechanics Institute, undated, c.1950's - 1960's.Mernda district pioneer familiesNewsprint in 3 parts, undated.mernda, back to mernda, mernda mechanics institute, mernda reunion, back to mernda reunion, crozier family, danaher family, deutscher family, dunster family, edwards family, fleming family, giddens family, gregory family, hall family, harris family, hayes family, hill family, hobson family, hope family, hurrey family, jeffery family, johnson family, jolley family, kiernan family, knox family, mann family, marshall family, melbourne family, mccarthy family, mcdonald family, mckay family, mclennan family, mcphee family, mcphan family, murphy family, owens family, plum family, popple family, power family, richards family, richardson family, shanks family, smith family, smithson family, stevens family, thomas family, vorbach family, wallis family, welsh family, wheeler family, whitten family, young family, leach family, cockerell family, benson family, coupar family, carswell family -
Whittlesea Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - Newspaper Article, The Herald, Fighting Padre talked to the empty pews, 7 Oct 1967
... hayes family history... Herbert Edward Elton Hayes hayes family history court case ...Padre Hayes Collection. The trial of the Rev. Herbert Edward Elton Hayes, in 1935, on charges alleging heresy. This newspaper article forms part of the Padre Hayes Collection. Herbert Edward Elton Hayes (1882-1960) was a significant local figure in Mernda.Newsprint, 1 pagepadre hayes collection, mernda, herbert edward elton hayes, hayes family history, court case -
Whittlesea Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - Copy, Padre Hayes, John Stevens Gawler and his children, c. 1929
... hayes family history... sister john stevens gawler gawler family history hayes family ...Padre Hayes Collection. John Stevens Gawler married Ruth Miller Woodworth, in 1914, and the couple had 5 children: Ruth, Dorothy, Frances, John and David. John Stevens Gawler is the brother of Kathleen Blanche Gawler (WW1 Nurse) who was married to Padre Hayes of Mernda, Vic. This photo forms part of a collection of photographs taken by Padre Herbert Edward Elton Hayes (1882-1960) who was a significant local figure in Mernda.Copy of a sepia photograph of John Stevens Gawler and his 5 children fishing on the banks of the Plenty River, Mernda. c. 1928-30. Printed on the rear, "Bentleigh 27.05.09".padre hayes collection, ww1, mernda, herbert edward elton hayes, kathleen blanche gawler, ww1 nurse, ww1 sister, john stevens gawler, gawler family history, hayes family history, st stephen's church mernda -
Whittlesea Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - Copy, Padre Hayes, New Year's Day Picnic, Yan Yean, 1927
... hayes family history... Herbert Edward Elton Hayes hayes family history new year day ...Padre Hayes Collection. A copy of a photograph taken by Padre Hayes at the New Year's Day picnic held at Yan Yean Reservoir, 1927. This photo forms part of a collection of photographs taken by Padre Herbert Edward Elton Hayes (1882-1960) who was a significant local figure in Mernda.Copy of a black and white photograph.Printed on the rear, "Kodak Image Magic paper official sponsors of the Olympic Games".padre hayes collection, mernda, herbert edward elton hayes, hayes family history, new year day picnic, merry go round, yan yean reservoir, yan yean -
Whittlesea Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Padre Hayes, New Year's Day Picnic, Yan Yean, 1927
... hayes family history... Elton Hayes hayes family history new year day picnic yan yean ...Padre Hayes Collection. A photograph taken by Padre Hayes at the New Year's Day picnic held at Yan Yean Reservoir, 1927. This photo forms part of a collection of photographs taken by Padre Herbert Edward Elton Hayes (1882-1960) who was a significant local figure in Mernda.Black and white/sepia photograph.On the rear, "Hayes Mernda".padre hayes collection, mernda, herbert edward elton hayes, hayes family history, new year day picnic, yan yean reservoir, yan yean -
Whittlesea Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Padre Hayes, New Year's Day Picnic, Yan Yean, 1927
... hayes family history... hayes collection mernda Herbert Edward Elton Hayes hayes family ...Padre Hayes Collection. A photograph taken by Padre Hayes at the New Year's Day picnic held at the Yan Yean Reservoir in 1927. This photo forms part of a collection of photographs taken by Padre Herbert Edward Elton Hayes (1882-1960) who was a significant local figure in Mernda.Black and white/sepia photograph.padre hayes collection, mernda, herbert edward elton hayes, hayes family history, new year day picnic, yan yean reservoir, yan yean, scottish bagpipes -
Whittlesea Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Padre Hayes, A Cup Day evening, 1927
... hayes family history... Elton Hayes hayes family history girls guides mernda girl guides ...Padre Hayes Collection. A photograph taken by Padre Hayes. On rear: A Cup Day evening picture Nov 1927. Guides around camp fire after a picnic in Mernda (taken at 6.35 pm.) Hayes photo. Return to Hayes. Mernda.This photo forms part of a collection of photographs taken by Padre Herbert Edward Elton Hayes (1882-1960) who was a significant local figure in Mernda.Black and white/sepia photograph.A Cup Day evening picture Nov 1927. Guides around camp fire after a picnic in Mernda (taken at 6.35 pm.) Hayes photo. Return to Hayes. Mernda.padre hayes collection, mernda, herbert edward elton hayes, hayes family history, girls guides, mernda girl guides, stone wall -
Whittlesea Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Padre Hayes, Scouts meeting at Mernda, c. 1927
... hayes family history... hayes family history stone wall scouts mernda scouts Padre Hayes ...Padre Hayes Collection. A photograph taken by Padre Hayes. Scouts meeting at Mernda.This photo forms part of a collection of photographs taken by Padre Herbert Edward Elton Hayes (1882-1960) who was a significant local figure in Mernda.Black and white/sepia photograph.Scouts meeting.padre hayes collection, mernda, herbert edward elton hayes, hayes family history, stone wall, scouts, mernda scouts -
Whittlesea Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Padre Hayes, Stone house at Mernda, c. 1927
... hayes family history... hayes collection mernda Herbert Edward Elton Hayes hayes family ...Padre Hayes Collection. A photograph taken by Padre Hayes of the backyard of an old stone house at Mernda, 1927. The Cr. Ryans.This photo forms part of a collection of photographs taken by Padre Herbert Edward Elton Hayes (1882-1960) who was a significant local figure in Mernda.Black and white/sepia photograph.The backyard of an old stone house. Mernda 1927. The Cr. Ryans. padre hayes collection, mernda, herbert edward elton hayes, hayes family history, stone house, ryan family history, ryan family mernda, cr ryan -
Whittlesea Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Padre Hayes, A pool on the Plenty River, Mernda, 1927
... hayes family history... hayes collection mernda Herbert Edward Elton Hayes hayes family ...Padre Hayes Collection. A photograph taken by Padre Hayes of a pool on the Plenty River, Mernda, 1927.This photo forms part of a collection of photographs taken by Padre Herbert Edward Elton Hayes (1882-1960) who was a significant local figure in Mernda.Black and white/sepia photograph.A pool on the Plenty River 1927. Mernda. Aunty Kath's "Mernda". Padre Hayes collection.padre hayes collection, mernda, herbert edward elton hayes, hayes family history, kathleen gawler, kath gawler, plenty river mernda -
Whittlesea Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Padre Hayes, Mernda Township 1927, 1927
... hayes family history... hayes family history mernda township mernda railway whittlesea ...Padre Hayes Collection. A photograph taken by Padre Hayes of Mernda Township, 1927.This photo forms part of a collection of photographs taken by Padre Herbert Edward Elton Hayes (1882-1960) who was a significant local figure in Mernda.Black and white/sepia photograph.Mernda Township 1927padre hayes collection, mernda, herbert edward elton hayes, hayes family history, mernda township, mernda railway, whittlesea railway line -
Whittlesea Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Padre Hayes, Yorkshire Hero peas grown in Mernda, c. 1927
... hayes family history... hayes collection mernda Herbert Edward Elton Hayes hayes family ...Padre Hayes Collection. A photograph taken by Padre Hayes of Yorkshire Hero peas.This photo forms part of a collection of photographs taken by Padre Herbert Edward Elton Hayes (1882-1960) who was a significant local figure in Mernda.Black and white/sepia photograph.Yorkshire Hero peas 4" long. Plants were over 6 ft high grown in Mernda. Return to H.E.E.Hayes Mernda.padre hayes collection, mernda, herbert edward elton hayes, hayes family history, yorkshire hero peas -
Whittlesea Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Padre Hayes, Broad beans grown in Mernda, c. 1927
... hayes family history... Elton Hayes hayes family history yorkshire hero peas broadbeans ...Padre Hayes Collection. A photograph taken by Padre Hayes of Broad beans some over 10 inches long grown in his garden at Mernda.This photo forms part of a collection of photographs taken by Padre Herbert Edward Elton Hayes (1882-1960) who was a significant local figure in Mernda.Black and white/sepia photograph.Broad beans some over 10 inches long grown in our garden Mernda. Return to H.E.E.Hayes Merndapadre hayes collection, mernda, herbert edward elton hayes, hayes family history, yorkshire hero peas, broadbeans -
Whittlesea Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Padre Hayes, Hay harvest in Mernda, 1927
... hayes family history... Herbert Edward Elton Hayes hayes family history hay harvest mernda ...Padre Hayes Collection. A photograph taken by Padre Hayes of Hay harvest in Mernda. A busy scene on the Mernda Railway Station, Dec 1927.This photo forms part of a collection of photographs taken by Padre Herbert Edward Elton Hayes (1882-1960) who was a significant local figure in Mernda.Black and white/sepia photograph.On rear: Hay harvest in Mernda. A busy scene on the Railway. Dec 1927.padre hayes collection, mernda, herbert edward elton hayes, hayes family history, hay harvest, mernda railway station, horse and cart, mernda train -
Whittlesea Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Padre Hayes, Loading hay at Mernda Rail station, 1927
... hayes family history... Elton Hayes hayes family history hay harvest mernda railway ...Padre Hayes Collection. A photograph taken by Padre Hayes, loading hay at Mernda rail station, 1927.This photo forms part of a collection of photographs taken by Padre Herbert Edward Elton Hayes (1882-1960) who was a significant local figure in Mernda.Black and white/sepia photograph.On rear: Mernda Railstation loading hay 1927.padre hayes collection, mernda, herbert edward elton hayes, hayes family history, hay harvest, mernda railway station, horse and cart, mernda train, loading hay, menda station, train tracks -
Whittlesea Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Padre Hayes, Sending away surplus hay from Mernda, Dec 1927
... hayes family history... hayes collection mernda Herbert Edward Elton Hayes hayes family ...Padre Hayes Collection. A photograph taken by Padre Hayes, sending away surplus hay from Mernda Station. Dec 1927. This photo forms part of a collection of photographs taken by Padre Herbert Edward Elton Hayes (1882-1960) who was a significant local figure in Mernda.Black and white/sepia photograph.On rear: Sending away surplus hay from Mernda. Dec 1927. H.E.E.Hayes Mernda.padre hayes collection, mernda, herbert edward elton hayes, hayes family history, hay harvest, mernda railway station, horse and cart, mernda train, loading hay, menda station, train tracks -
Whittlesea Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Padre Hayes, Interior of Church at Separation, 1927
... hayes family history... Herbert Edward Elton Hayes hayes family history vera benson ...Padre Hayes Collection. A photograph taken by Padre Hayes of the interior of the deserted Baptist Church at Separation, decorated for the wedding of Vera Benson William Carswell, in 1927.This photo forms part of a collection of photographs taken by Padre Herbert Edward Elton Hayes (1882-1960) who was a significant local figure in Mernda.Black and white/sepia photograph.On rear: Interior of deserted Baptist Church Separation decorated for wedding, Vera Benson William Carswell about 1929.padre hayes collection, mernda, herbert edward elton hayes, hayes family history, vera benson, william carswell, bride and groom, baptist church separation, baptist church mernda -
Whittlesea Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - Copy, Interior of Church at Separation
... hayes family history... Copy, Black and white photograph. Padre Hayes Collection ...Padre Hayes Collection. A black and white copy of a photograph taken by Padre Hayes of the interior of the deserted Baptist Church at Separation, decorated for the wedding of Vera Benson William Carswell, in 1927. Copy of 372.Copy, Black and white photograph.padre hayes collection, mernda, herbert edward elton hayes, hayes family history, vera benson, william carswell, bride and groom, baptist church separation, baptist church mernda -
Whittlesea Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Padre Hayes, Bears Castle, Yan Yean, 1927
... hayes family history... Herbert Edward Elton Hayes hayes family history yan yean bears ...Padre Hayes Collection. A photograph taken by Padre Hayes of Bears Castle on Bears Hill, Yan Yean, 1927.This photo forms part of a collection of photographs taken by Padre Herbert Edward Elton Hayes (1882-1960) who was a significant local figure in Mernda.Black and white/sepia photograph.On rear: Bears Castle A quaint old mud tower on Bears Hill Yan Yean 1927.padre hayes collection, mernda, herbert edward elton hayes, hayes family history, yan yean, bears castle, bears hill, bears castle yan yean, australian flag -
Whittlesea Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Padre Hayes, Vera Benson and William Carswell, 1927
... hayes family history... Herbert Edward Elton Hayes hayes family history vera benson ...Padre Hayes Collection. A photograph taken by Padre Hayes of a Bride and Bridegroom leaving the deserted Baptist Church Separation (now Mernda) after being married. Identified as Vera Benson married to William Carswell in 1927.This photo forms part of a collection of photographs taken by Padre Herbert Edward Elton Hayes (1882-1960) who was a significant local figure in Mernda.Black and white/sepia photograph.On rear: Bride and Bridegroom leaving deserted Baptist Church Separation after being married. Vera Benson and William Carswell c. 1929.padre hayes collection, mernda, herbert edward elton hayes, hayes family history, vera benson, william carswell, bride and groom, baptist church separation, baptist church mernda -
Whittlesea Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - Copy, Vera Benson and William Carswell
... hayes family history... hayes collection mernda Herbert Edward Elton Hayes hayes family ...Padre Hayes Collection. A copy of a photograph taken by Padre Hayes of a Bride and Bridegroom leaving the deserted Baptist Church Separation (now Mernda) after being married. Identified as Vera Benson married to William Carswell in 1927. See 375.This photo forms part of a collection of photographs taken by Padre Herbert Edward Elton Hayes (1882-1960) who was a significant local figure in Mernda.Black and white copy of a photograph.padre hayes collection, mernda, herbert edward elton hayes, hayes family history, vera benson, william carswell, bride and groom, baptist church separation, baptist church mernda -
Whittlesea Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Padre Hayes, Girl Guides Mernda, 1927
... hayes family history... Herbert Edward Elton Hayes hayes family history hayes road mernda ...Padre Hayes Collection. A photograph taken by Padre Hayes of Girl Guides with a horse and jinker outside the home of Padre Hayes in Hayes Road, Mernda.This photo forms part of a collection of photographs taken by Padre Herbert Edward Elton Hayes (1882-1960) who was a significant local figure in Mernda.Black and white/sepia photograph.On rear: Girl Guides Nov 1927.padre hayes collection, mernda, herbert edward elton hayes, hayes family history, hayes road mernda, horse and jinker, girl guides mernda -
Whittlesea Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, 1st Wannon Mounted Brownie Pack
... hayes family history... Herbert Edward Elton Hayes hayes family history girl guides mernda ...Padre Hayes Collection. 1st Wannon mounted Brownie Pack.This photo forms part of a collection of photographs taken by Padre Herbert Edward Elton Hayes (1882-1960) who was a significant local figure in Mernda.Black and white/sepia photograph.On rear: wishing you a merry xmas & all good things in the New Year/ Mac/ Jess Macdonald/ 1st Wannon mtd Brownie Pack.padre hayes collection, mernda, herbert edward elton hayes, hayes family history, girl guides mernda, ist wannon mounted brownie pack, brownie pack -
Whittlesea Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Padre Hayes, Harvesting oats at Mernda, c. 1927
... hayes family history... Herbert Edward Elton Hayes hayes family history harvesting oats ...Padre Hayes Collection. A photograph taken by Padre Hayes, harvesting oats over 5ft 6 inches high, this week in Mernda, Cr. L W Clarke's crops.This photo forms part of a collection of photographs taken by Padre Herbert Edward Elton Hayes (1882-1960) who was a significant local figure in Mernda.Black and white/sepia photograph.On rear: Harvesting oats over 5ft 6 inches high, this week in Mernda Cr. L W Clarke's crops.padre hayes collection, mernda, herbert edward elton hayes, hayes family history, harvesting oats, mernda farming, l w clarke's, l w clarke, cr. clarke mernda, farming equipment, horse -
Whittlesea Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Padre Hayes, Supplying wheat in Mernda, c. 1927
... hayes family history... hayes collection mernda Herbert Edward Elton Hayes hayes family ...Padre Hayes Collection. A photograph taken by Padre Hayes, supplying wheat in Mernda district on Mr. L. W. Clarke's land. This photo forms part of a collection of photographs taken by Padre Herbert Edward Elton Hayes (1882-1960) who was a significant local figure in Mernda.Black and white/sepia photograph.On rear: supplying wheat this week in Mernda district on Mr. L. W. Clarke's land. Yield of 3 bushels per 8 acres. Hayes. Mernda.padre hayes collection, mernda, herbert edward elton hayes, hayes family history, harvesting oats, mernda farming, l w clarke's, l w clarke, cr. clarke mernda, farming equipment, horse, supplying wheat, len clarke -
Buninyong Visitor Information Centre
Photograph, Buninyong Horse Racing Club Grandstand 1913
... Hayes Family... Buninyong Hayes Family Some names associated with the photograph ...Some names associated with the photograph are written on the back as follows: Jack, Vince and Thelma Hayes, Edmund Hayes, Catherine Theresa Hayes (nee Carty) in front of fence.Framed black and white photograph of people in front of the Buninyong Racing Club Grandstand. There is a picket fence at the front of the scene. The frame has a flower-patterned edge. Some names associated with the photograph are written on the back as follows: Jack, Vince and Thelma Hayes, Edmund Hayes, Catherine Theresa Hayes (nee Carty) in front of fence.horse racing, buninyong, hayes family -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book, University of Ballarat Annual Research Conference 2000: Abstracts, 08/09/2000
... hayes indigenous heritage family care-giving ...96 page book with research abstractsnon-fictionuniversity of ballarat, university research conference, bruce armstrong, peter arnold, adil bagirov, beverly blaskett, patrice braun, maryann brown, fred cahir, kate callister, patricia cartwright, john cowley, sarah davis, briony dow, john fisher, christopher fox, michael gathercole, rosemary green, julie heron, deborah hiskin, gavin hurst, tariq khan, maylene kule, lin zheng, david manterfield, john mcdonald, tunde meikle, elaine millls, ross morgan, john morris, angela murphy, john nicholson, pauline nunan, dora pearce, leeane pitman, patrick prevett, paula ransom, natisha sands, simon sim, jeff stweart, john struhs, elizabeth swayn, michael tuck, margaret zeegers, breat cancer diagnosis and prognosis, professional reading circles, tertiary undergraduate literacy integration program, carp, gendered communication, kidmap, agricultural restructure on farm families, psychiatric nursing, heat pump design, mixed species eucalypt foothill forest, stawell goldmines, heat stress management, accessing foucault, e-commerce, helen hayes, indigenous heritage, family care-giving -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - HILDA HILL COLLECTION: BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOS, 1923
... life for the Hill Family & Friends. The Hayes' Family Buick, 4... for the Hill Family & Friends. The Hayes' Family Buick, 4 occupants ...Series of Black & White Photos Total 4 depicting post war life for the Hill Family & Friends. The Hayes' Family Buick, 4 occupants and two men standing on offside of vehicle, two men in front seat are wearing dark suits and hats, two ladies in rear seat wear dark clothing, one has a hat, man standing beside the car in dark suit white shirt and black tie, other man nearer the back is wearing a grey suit, wooden cross in background near rear of vehicle, trellis fence left background, short white picket fence right background, 'Durvol'. This photo has two men in the front seat, both wearing grey suits white shirts and black ties, driver only wears a hat, in the rear seat are two ladies wearing dark clothing, one wears a hat, and a male wearing a dark suit white shirt and dark tie, Note anti kick guards below each door. At Hanging Rock family group, three gentlemen one lady and two young girls, standing next to a road bridge with wooden railings, two males are dressed in dark suits white shirts and dark ties, one wears a hat, man sitting on bridge rail wears a grey suit white shirt and dark tie, the two young girls are wearing light coloured clothing. Martin, Jack, Tom & Dolly the Horse, three boys wearing dark clothing, two boys are wearing white shirts and dark ties, Dolly is dark coloured, background shows gable roofed house with one chimney, end of veranda , large tree left background, wooden paling fence, 'Durvol' property Kyneton 1923.Hilda Hill Pesdonal Collectionaustralia, history, post war life -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Photograph - Black & White Postcard, Cheltenham Church of Christ 40th Anniversary Invitation, c1900
On his arrival from Scotland c 1857, James Keir commenced a communion service in his home on the Nepean Road. By 1859 the group-which included such other names as Allen, Brough, Cameron, Fairlam, Holdsworth, Le Page, Meeres, Monk, Organ, Penny, Perry, Potts, Sears and King-had built a small chapel near the corner of Wickham and Chesterville Roads. During 1858, a group had also begun meeting in the Charman family home on the corner of Charman and Balcombe Roads. Names associated with this group included Bodley, Charman, Fisher, Hayes, Hilliar, Judd, Moysey and Ruse. In 1860 they built a chapel on the corner of Charman Road and Patty Street. It was enlarged in 1866 and it became the meeting place of the two groups when they came together around 1870. They were able to buy land near the corner of Chesterville and Nepean Roads, and erected a new brick chapel on the site in 1878. This chapel, of course, continues to be an integral part of the life of the Southern Community Church and was one of the three worship venues for the 150th Anniversary celebration in 2007. The Southern Community Church was formed by the amalgamation of the Cheltenham, East Bentleigh and Hampton Street Churches of Christ in 1993, and a comprehensive new facility was designed and built to accommodate the ever-increasing activity of the amalgamated church. It was opened on 30th November 1997. ( Southern Community Church website 2019)c1878 - continuing The Church or Christ Cheltenham was one of the first places of worship established in Cheltenham by the early settlers. The settlers came together, in private homes at first, to support each other spiritually and physically and later built brick Churches for Sunday services and established social and sporting clubsBlack & White photograph as a postcard invitation to the 40th Anniversary of the Church of Christ corner Chesterville Rd and Nepean Highway Cheltenham ( ? 1900)Front Printed ; Church of Christ Cheltenham Back Printed ; POST CARD / One Penny Postage within Commonwealth / The address only to be written here/ One penny Stamp/ Sunday School Anniversary, / OCTOBER 27TH & OCTOBER 30TH / TO WHICH YOU ARE / CORDIALLY INVITED Handwritten in ink ; H.W. got the cramps in the pants. He took some pills then ran over the hills undatedearly settlers, bentleigh, mckinnon, parish of moorabbin, city of moorabbin, county of bourke, moorabbin roads board, shire of moorabbin, were j.b., o'shannassy john, king richard, charman stephen, highett william, ormond francis, maynard dennis, market gardeners, vineyards, orchards, keir james, lepage frank, lepage everest, holloway josiah, bruton henry, keys robert, judd clarence, fairlam percy, meeres william, southern community church, cheltenham, cheltenham church of christ -
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