Black Lever Arch file of minutes. university of ballarat, camp street, kerry cox, greg haines, trevor hastings, heather hatfield, leanne rose, peter kerwan, wayne robinson, catherine laffey, wayne peart, terry lloyd, carla reading, vice chancellor, virginia fenelon, rob irvine, russell bray, paul lambeth, richard fraser, david james, joy nunn, marilyn sleath, gerry anderson, peter berrisford, don maconchie, tafe, ballarat post office, jim thorpe, jennifer white, wes walker, andrea bateman, peter sudholz, vicki williamson, debbie eagles, david butterworth, grant petch, cas anderson, frank hurley, peter matthews, neville french, rowena coutts, peter parry, university women, roweena coutts, iain sedgman, mandy kirsopp, vikki williamson, vivienne wittwer, jenny white, sue goodbourn, suzi steril, lyndall cooper, deborah dewer, helen jeram

Black and white photographWritten on back of photograph: "Mail 11/12/52. Military Ball. 4 finalists, Left - Valerie Stevens, Norma Hortle, Jennifer White, Jill McLean."

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Black and white photograph - Grade 4A,1960"Attached to photograph" Back Row- L to R: ?, Robert Rutherford, Billy Harding, ?, Alistair Wardle, ?, Ian Cannan, ?, ?, Jan Patusek, John Arnott, ?, ?, Charles Rechnitzer. 2nd Row- L to R: Sandra White, ?, Jennifer Norman, Judy Wigley, Leonie Haygarth, Lynette Evans, Sue Lewis, Georgina Brooks, Valerie Roberts, Diane Fitzgerald, ?, Kathy Parker. 3rd Row- L to R: ?, Valerie Harrison, Jeanette Bryant, ?, Leta Poulianakis, ?, Heather Parker, Carolyn Buchan, Joan Logan, Margaret Bronner, Jennifer McDonald, ?. Front Row- L to R: Keith Foot, ?, Malcolm Grant, Rodney Barber, John Popham, Lawrence Nairn, ?, Con Poulianakis, ?, Colin Jones, Michael Lawrence, ?. Teacher:

The St. Albans High School opened in 1956 and changed its name to St. Albans Secondary College in 19905527.01 - St. Albans High School 1981 Year 7-1.jpg Back Row: Andrew Morphou, Michaek Rajek, Tom Koutsivos, Silvester Sodig, Jude Azzopardi, Ricky Mabic, Shaun Mizis Middle Row: Alistair Brian, Tania Ac, Louie Markovski, Marco Balderrama, Oliver Leopold Seated: Zeljka Loncaric, Barbara Loncaris, Dorothy Petkoff, Susie Dimovsko, Miss. Dubarry, Sinezana Hovancek, Bozica Pavlovic, Sonia Ceresoni Absent: Ante Filipovic, Sandra Aquilina, Susanne Todorovska, Maria Grivas, Taso Dimitrokokis 5527.02 - St. Albans High School 1981 Year 7-2.jpg Back Row: Chris Romanus, Harold Tsakmaklis, Jane Cefai, Greta Spis, Zdenka Zajc, Robin Dordevic, Faye Lundberg Middle Row: Frances Venner, Fiona Munro, Leanne Borg, Mira Barun, Carmen Vella, Allison Carlton Seated: Cheryl Camilleri, Rosemary Bugeja, Nick Danoucaras, Peter Razbocan, Ms. Dubarry, Lorraine Mallia, Deborah Wilkie, Charlotte Bonici Absent: Karen Galea, Jim Pimpilidis, Betty Vangelovski, Edita Winter 5527.03 - St. Albans High School 1981 Year 7-3.jpg Back Row: David Galea, Joseph Sultana, Tony Velyanovski, Harry Spiliotopoulos, Jamie, Watkinson, Markus Lanzendoerfer, Russell Goodman Middle Row: Jane Malkiewlcz, Keti Karovic, Maria Vuletic, Leanne Stephens, Lariss Collins, Tina Kacunic, Christine Spiteri Seated: Nevenka Micic, Judy Schober, Pauline Freeburn, Nilgun Seliba, Maria Misic, Amanda Duffy, Julie Pearce Absent: Maree Wreathman 5527.04 - St. Albans High School 1981 Year 7-4.jpg Back Row: Michael Vasico, Athanastios Mirtsopoulos, Paul Contos, Jano Mego, Antonio Gilio, Osmond Callanan, Mustafe Hussein, Darren Beilby Middle Row: Scott Tassell, Angelo Scifo, Simela Karasavdis, Barbara Janosik, Cathy Kouscevic, Joza Krolo, Nicole Edwards, Samua Oudy Seated: Gina Apostolou, Vesna Baukovic, Maria Lesar, Tanya Stoyanovic, Debbie Gamer, Josephine Galea, Linda Tefouska Absent: Robert Hrestak 5527.05 - St. Albans High School 1981 Year 7-5.jpg Back Row: Zelko Milic, Richard Scerri, Emil Lenc, Paul Zawadko, Zelko Hrga, Robert Magy, Adam Schwab, Stephen Codri Middle Row: Christine Mallia, Eileen McGregor, Sharon Swain, Michelle Palakszt, Julie Bottomley, Arthur Souvitslis Seated: Melina Oliver, Stella Dubravac, Fiona Zeegers, Mr. Mundy, Lily Sumigo, Mojda Drojenik, Susie Aced Conde Absent: Hasan Ihiz, Christine Sterlik, Tanya Bartolo, Tatjana Cufer, Zdenka Cufer 5527.06 - St. Albans High School 1981 Year 7-6.jpg Back Row: Gulspka Dimcevska, Lillian Vella, Karen Lincker, Bruno Defreitas, Silvio Scheavi, Dino Yannakou, Frank Papanastasatos, Susic Tadic Middle Row: Sonia Petrovski, Tammy Wojcik, Andrew Pavlides, Vlado Perkovic, Mirko Viviv, David Cox, Olga Namtsou, Spasenija Rajkovaca, Annette Czarnecki Seated: Vera Accvska, Vesna Accvska, Carmel Gower, Ms. Spatsro, Lynette Van Arkel, Carmen Schembri, Snezana Kralic Absent: Josephine Camilleri 5527.07 - St. Albans High School 1981 Year 7-7.jpg Back Row: Agron Bibay, Tania Attard, Martin Micallef, Jim Tsironis, Michael Elliot, Josip Budimir, Karen Reiger, Nick Sarris Middle Row: Christine Stylli, Hans Wabel, Anna Gabelica, Frank Rajkovic, Donjo Tasevski, Mark Sturmar, Josette Camilleri, Layda Doday Seated: Christine Mamo, Anna Louise Eichhorn, Helen Zachariou, Miss. Denison, Maria Bibas, Eva Boehm, Manday Jergovic Absent: Kathy Scibberas, Tom Galea 5527.08 - St. Albans High School 1981 Year 7-8.jpg Back Row: Pauline Dimauita, Katarina Kolek, Thomas Havran, Zane Hema, Anton Duvnjak, Darko Dobrovsak, Sunday Alpaslan, Laurelle Cartledge Middle Row: Sophia Marchindam Monica Fordham, Elizabeth Rubino, Suzie Cuze, Mina Pastorc, Sonja Ivanovska, Denis Tedesco Seated: Sandra Vella, Athena Soloppotas, Lulli Balh, Helen Bouzas, Mr. Tarr, Diane Cutajar, Tina Brasalin, Zana Begacinoska, Tina Papageorgiou Absent: Vivienne Barbie, Fabrice Bocsch 5527.09 - St. Albans High School 1981 Year 8-1.jpg Back Row: Stan Philp. Robert Misic, John Tintor, Tom Savic, Steven Savic, Gary Ponsold, Tony Lesar Middle Row: Louisa Kustura, Lisa Gugala, Tracey Stephens, Frida Ghiouros Seated: Michelle Hargraves, Faye Kyrou, Mahican Sumercan, Mr. Myers, Snezano Tadic, Pamela Johnson, Michelle Desira Absent: Margaret Bunioski, Anglea Depis, Andrew Kolberg, Vicky Stagno 5527.10 - St. Albans High School 1981 Year 8-2.jpg Back Row: Giao Doan-Huy, Steven Major, Darko Vidmar, Domenic Romeo, David Craig, Jeff Mill, Stephen Grech, Jon Kambouropoulos Middle Row: Gordon Alincic, Violetta Gorglevska, lili Jonel, Natasha Kuzmanovic, Sharon Merritt, Lidia Mago, Katherine Vella Seated: Sharon Hansen, Julia Farrugia, Kerry Dordevic, Mr. Baber, Sue Angelevska, Marlene Fench, Sharon Sammut Absent: Milan Pekic, Eddie Farrugia 5527.11 - St. Albans High School 1981 Year 8-3.jpg Back Row: Michael Witowski, Michael Defreitas, George Grigoriadis, Zlatko Jusup, Jim Apostolou, Peter Seychell Middle Row: Dianna Seisun, Rulla Tabban, Anna Janosik, Maria Papadopoulos, Jasenka Kalenik, Antoinette Debrincat, Lorraine Johnstone Seated: Anna Power, Milla Urban, Julie-Ann Taylor-Eggert, Ms. F. Thau, Tania Farrugia, Karen Hajduk, Anastasia Belehris Absent: Maggie Bartolo, Devina George, Daniyella Mijailovic, Steven Sistov 5527.12 - St. Albans High School 1981 Year 8-4.jpg Back Row: Marcelo Rey, Sean McManus, George Bouliopoulos, Paul Crossley, Frank Todero, Con Stefanides, Shane Dunn, Baskel Sammut Middle Row: John Karasividis, Robert Kuc, Veronika Vasjuto, Hassen Chaouk Seated: Sandra Moakes, Vivene Sant, Angela Pepastergiou, Mr. Condello, Diana Loman, Vicki Skrepetis, Lydia Vika Absent: Samantha Perino, Tina Marrichiolo, Peter O'Garey, Theresa Aguilina, Susan Boreham, Rachell Bugg, Zaklina Latomanska 5527.13 - St. Albans High School 1981 Year 8-5.jpg Back Row: Mirjana Tomac, Ivan Kacunik, Ivan Jusup, Nick Rajic, Slavko Kovacik, Slajan Ilic, Snezana Arbanas Middle Row: Marina Ulakovic, Sonia Maltaric, Paula Rigby, Julie Cross, Nicolene Duyker Seated: Mary Vella, Elizabeth Markovski, Soula Ghaitidis, Kim Oaly, Biliana Momcilovic, Cindy Zurowski, Sharon Deguara Absent: Rosa Bibay, Karen Borzer, John Klaic, Paul Schrape 5527.14 - St. Albans High School 1981 Year 8-6.jpg Back Row: Daryl Andrews, Frank Spiteri, Robert Kalmar, Jason Wapling, Anthony Craus, Chris Golerzos, Sasha Mickic, Robert Gelder, Peter Bransperger Middle Row: Georgia Snieders, Poppy Gamitas, Slavica Dimcevska Seated: Susan Repinnet, Anna Romagnoli, Asma Chaouk, Mr. Baber, Sharon Watson, Leanne Cosgrove, Betta Grujovska Absent: Marina Klobas 5527.15 - St. Albans High School 1981 Year 8-7.jpg Back Row: Patrick Azzopardi, Peter Tourountzis, Mica Rakonjac, Arthur Katselos, Peter Paney, George Dordevic, Brian Balzan Middle Row: Tracey Parsons, Sharon Zammit, Susan Camilleri Seated: Maria Kyratsis, Blazenka Pavlovic, Rosa Verescuk, Janice Barker, Voula Sbounias, Rosa del Casale, Helen Sensyn Absent: Veronika Avzin, Bruce Jackson, Clare Stapleton, Chris Bouthier 5527.16 - St. Albans High School 1981 Year 8-8.jpg Back Row: Kathy Aquilina, Stacey koutroupis, Trang Tran, Venecio Kos, Ivan Polidano, Alice Cormick, Tanya Kovscevic, Mark Bugejs Seated: Jim Kafanelis, Mary Gauci, Kim McManus, Lidija Dimovska, Anna Rejkovaca, Linda Megna, Pauline Buttigieg Absent: Luisa Castellano, Sudo Cavkic, Carmen Curmi, Mary Spatari, Con Lagas, Maria Kotvas 5527.17 - St. Albans High School 1981 Year 9-1.jpg Back Row: Michael Damoulakis, Nuge Nedim, Catherine Turner, Vicky Pavlicic, Ivan Verescuk, Sharon Wilkie, Andrea Stylli, Vesna Lomen Middle Row: Zineta Kapetanovic, Monica Koller, George Labbard, Frank Dimitrakakis, Rebecca Minou, Theoni Mitsarakis Seated: Susan Novak, Colleen Collins, Frances Cini, Mrs. Cunningham, Leonnie Dunn, Tsalime Ipek, Kerri Harvey Absent: Gavin Cross 5527.18 - St. Albans High School 1981 Year 9-2.jpg Back Row: Martes Debona, Katherine Gontscharow, Andrey Dodaj, Christos Mirtsopoulos, Aki Missios, Mendo Kotevski, Richard Schaffer Middle Row: Anna Mikropoulos, Franca Romeo, Vera Gabelica, Jodie Perris, Wendy Delaney, Maria Horvat Seated: Blazenka Ciberlin, Carol Freeburn, Niki Valkanis, Debbie Thorpe, Angelia Dagianois, Andrea Freeman, Mariela Paz 5527.19 - St. Albans High School 1981 Year 9-3.jpg Back Row: Mario Zmegiac, Daniel Brevnik, Chris Dziedzia, Frank Grcic, Duyo Anic, Martin Grannas, Paras Katsafados, Marcos Paolinos Middle Row: Vasilios, Gregory Thorpe Seated: Helen Papadimitrou, Gracie Gambin, Kathy Wrethman, Vicky Tzouhalas, Patricia Pavelic, Jennifer Silk, Rhonda White Absent: Caroline Aquilina, Dianne Borg, Jozica Kutin, Tanya Novosel, Anton Kustura, Andrew Toumpakke 5527.20 - St. Albans High School 1981 Year 9-4.jpg Back Row: Carolyn Megna, Rade Delic, Fotios Alexopoulos, Steven Goodman, Paul Galbo, Angelo Kolak, Adele Cartledge Middle Row: Sharon Cini, Maree Brand, Shenine Edwards, Antoinette Vella, Julie Leimiehner, Deborah Honey, Lydia Ropar, Cindy Cavkis Seated: Selena Heaton, Sylvia Cefai, Diane Galea, Jenny Bubevich, Connie Cachia, Carol Aquilana, Pana Belehris Absent: Debra Lynd, Mera Micetic, Georgia Padela, Susan Grima 5527.21 - St. Albans High School 1981 Year 9-5.jpg Back Row: Ester Veynovich, Anna Verescuk, Michael Korbut, Zdravko Kustura, Martin Vasica, Yoska Loncar, Nick Malarmas, Robert Tassell Middle Row: Susan Wojcik, Judy Allan, Alvena Cotter, Marie Sivec, Sofia Petkoff, Jenny Kondic, Vesna Addelkovic, Olina Adamek, Mara Klinko Seated: Jenny Farrugia, Jackie Mobbs, Janice Thomas, Mr. Ravenhall, Sharlene Carson, Maria Srblin, Emica Vukovic Absent: Tonia Daskaloff, Mary Korzenievask 5527.22 - St. Albans High School 1981 Year 9-6.jpg Back Row: Max Gazzola, Joe Scerri, Milan Samanovic, Remo Delli Pizzi, Peter Delic, Pari Varnvakis Seated: Loukas Koutsiofis, Violetta Momcilovic, Nicoletta Papadopoulos, Maria Kissil, Doris Mallia, Colin Pike, Nicholas Koutras Absent: Nada Gavrilovic, Anne Buttigieg, Rita Cutajar, Mato Bulic, Dominic Borg, Terry Barbie, Raymond Darmanin, Leanne Lundberg Julie Peat 5527.23 - St. Albans High School 1981 Year 9-7.jpg Back Row: Con Psihogios, Michael Dungina, Alan Sturmar, Damien Vunderl, Zeiko Venhardt, Paul Stidic, Nick Propadalo, George Cleanthous Middle Row: Drazen Loncaric, Steven Galea, Michelle Thornton, Coralie Grant, Elke Schwanita, Julie cook Seated: Erica Stovic, Due Bourotzis, Sandra Morris, Agathy Constantinou, Andrea Papageorgiou, Ann Harris, Despina Tsivgadellis Absent: Dominid Florenza, Darko Bobos 5527.24 - St. Albans High School 1981 Year 9-8.jpg Back Row: Steven Grujovski, Michael Polizzi, Michael Cubela, Joseph Fenech, Stephen Scalzo, Elvedin Corhodzic, Rustem Bala, Tade Krolo, Zoran Grujovski Middle Row: Anna Colasante, Helen Christospoulos, Lynette Sudulic, Jedda Snieders, Sue Bijelic, Anne Havran Seated: Lorraine Mitchell, Antoinette Debrincat, Julie Skinner, Miss. Thau, Carol Camilleri, Mara Catalina, Diane Camilleri Absent: Juergen Kuehr, John A'Agatt 5527.25 - St. Albans High School 1981 Year 10-21.jpg Back Row: Carmel Azzopardi, Brigitte Mago, Andrew Belzan, John Jovic, Steven Nedelkov, Tuncay Alpansan, Con Sarris, Tracey Caltichio Middle Row: Vesna Korpak, Carolyn Dower, Kathy Danoucaras, michelle Lloyd-Jones, Toni Romeo, Lisa Hopkinson, Rose Smoljko, Sophie Stefanidis, Anne Cassar Seated: Janet Andrews, Kathy Dagiandis, Barbara Sylvestrak, Stella Tsironis, ? Dowlsey, Leonie Dordevic, Sharon Farrugia, Susan Gibbs, Marion Garofolo Absent: Mark Ciric, Tony Matuszak, Anthony Tartaglia, George Kafanelis, Evelyn Farrugia 5527.26 - St. Albans High School 1981 Year 10-22.jpg Back Row: Steven Zerafa, Sam Liassos, Boz Stipic, Mladen Janhovic, Bartolo Biviano, Tom Gojevic, Zoran Cvetanovski, John Forte Middle Row: Tina Maheras, Karen Perry, Gordana Jusup, Vera Kilakouski, Helen Fristrovic, Leanne Borg, Tracey Brian, Billy Farrugia, Kevin Cutajar Seated: Donna Harvey, Susan Kakol, Kathy Kokkinos, Sonia Maver, Kathy Carusana, Maree Gilham, Magda Diakekis Absent: Richard Caval, Peter Fenech, Anthony Galcin, Kenneth McAllister, Ingrid Marshall 5527.27 - St. Albans High School 1981 Year 10-23.jpg Back Row: Robert Hunter, Paul Beranic, Ricky Moscatis, Dario Lazaric, Ronald Grampe, Aron Bensi, Thomas Korlevski, Andrew Brooks Middle Row: Paul Pavlidos, Zani Besim, Andjelko Sajn, Tom Thomson, Mario Attard, John Fenech Seated: Sharon Thorpe, Linda Toic, Donna Swain, Mr, Sinclair, Sandra Miljavec, Yotta Anagnostopoulos, Heidi Wimmer Absent: Viatko Vasica, Maree Sterlik, Jim Panoutsopooulous, Karl Mega, Robert Lulic, Chris Kolberg 5527.28 - St. Albans High School 1981 Year 10-24.jpg Back Row: Bobby Krajinovic, Barry Philp, Freddy Furrugia, Oliver Gerick, David Lohmen, Frank Sertic, Joe Bilic, Robert Dominko, Eric Hein, Stravros Blasis Middle Row: Slavko Verescue, Kenny Gallanan, Darren Jackson, Olga Tonic, Ivan Marnic, Roy Hunter Seated: Bridget Stapleton, Sandra Maguire, Suzy Maltaric, June Flaherty, Dimitra, Mitsarakis, Clara De Freitas, Sandra Ebeyer Absent: Hudec Joseph, Leanne Kalwig, Linda Norris 5527.29 - St. Albans High School 1981 Year 10-25.jpg Back Row: Edward Aquilina, Joe Meroica, Nick Kotevski, Danny Todero, Ivan Rakonic, John Sipple, Shane Braszell, Jim Georgiou, Slatko Jovanovski Middle Row: Pam Bouzas, Thuy Van Doan Huy, Shirley Oldenhus, Svetland Mijailovic, Drina Curic, Halina Lacinski, Vicki Delaney, Leanne Vosilaitis Seated: Anna Gentile, Maree Bugg, Dianne Seychell, Effie Mbekiasris, Mrs. Backa, Neriman Kalinkara, Lisa Centin, Lily Zajc, Katerina Konstantios 5527.30 - St. Albans High School Year 1981 10-26.jpg Back Row: Nada Brbot, Ximena Garrido, Svetlana Lomen, Suzie Baligac, Mendo Geogiou, Mary Scerri, Kay Tsakmaklis, Josette Baldechino Seated: Ruth Mahon, Sally Vukovic, Valentina Pasoska, Sofia Alexopoulos, Pang Dakaloff, Jeanette Unsworth, Josephine Zammit 5527.31 - St. Albans High School Year 1981 10-27.jpg Back Row: Spiro Vagias, Giorgio Romagnoli, Neil Passe, Rodney Brown, Tarry Mesinocis, Zoran Sajinovic, Peter Eliot, Zelko Sumic Middle Row: Derek Cutajar, Douglas Van Arkel, Steven Bramucci, Ratka Markovska, Sylvia Katselos, Lilly Savic, Jenny Petrovic, Nick Vagies, Sevdet Besimovski, Angelo Papanastasatos Seated: Mariella Uran, Vicky Serdaris, Rosanna Sabo, Mr. Trainou, Suzy Duvcevski, Gulcen Bicer, Angela Pavlovic 5527.32 - St. Albans High School 1981 Year 10-28.jpg Back Row: Sandra Mobbs, Brigitte Arndt, Ramona Apinis, Lily Kovacevic, Moja Blatnik, Binsen Irek, Sandra Cossai, Kiro Mirceski Middle Row: Petra Moravek, Ljihana Bulic, Sonia Gabtshik, Annettee Farrugia, Branko Acimovic, Doris Haerer, Suzy Bell, Stella Petrides Seated: Rose Marie Spiteri, Debra Briggs, Pat Zammit, Miss, Leoni McGannon, Dorothy Papastratis, Tina Soumbasis, Cecilia Varas Absent: Katica Kosorog, Lidya Worona, Savas Ikis, Robert Plesse, Ruth Azzopardi 5527.33 - St. Albans High School 3981 Year 11-1.jpg No Names 5527.34 - St. Albans High School 1981 11-2.jpg Seated: Merv Monty, Darren Gravatt, Judy Eichorn, George Miljavec, Zdravko Avzin 5527.35 - St. Albans High School 1981 11-3.jpg Back Row: Wendy Urizio, Branka Posavac, Grace Scifo Seated: Ray Mizzi, Anthony Olinga, George Vella, Mladen Pufek, Carl Sneiders 5527.36 - St. Albans High School 1981 11-4.jpg Back Row: Andrew Tsaldaris, Lupco Jovanovski, Anna Vukovic, Maria ?, Joanne Bajada, Hugh Autic Seated: Marcelle Scinto, Angela Scifo, Helen Pavicic, Diane Camilleri, Carol Sant, Julie Gianette, Lynette Dewer 5527.37 - St. Albans High School 1981 11-5.jpg Back Row: Effi Soumbassis, Anna Greganic, Diane Neski, Penny Georgiou, Kieth Goodwin, Anastasia Vassilopoulos, Maria Pandali Middle Row: Oinos Georgiou, George Anagnastopoulos, Boris Troselg, George Kafantais, Ian Balzan Seated: Solange Labbad, Rosie Scrigna, Vesna Gorgievska, Mrs. Huckle, Maryanne Szanto, Carmen Vella, Mirriam Naim 5527.38 - St. Albans High School 1981 11-6.jpg Back Row: Iris Kos, Yasna Paulekovic, Flavia Mitsud, Wendy O'Shea, Nick Louloudakis, Biserka Gec Middle Row: Karyn Brash, Omer Ricer, Steven Galea, Nada Knezevis Seated: Jackie Appleby, Jeanette Apap, Vera Duvcevski, Alessa Conlon, Rose Galea, Gillian Iies, Gina Kanastas 5527.39 - St. Albans High School 1981 11-7.jpg Back Row: Anna Tkalcevic, Grg Vanarkel, Peggy Raitchevitch Seated: Val Stoilkovska, Rula Tsimiklis, Elizabeth Zazac, Curt Marshall, Leah Young, Eleitsa Stamatopoulos, Nicholette Valavanis 5527.40 - St. Albans High School 1981 11-8.jpg Back Row: Angie Kuutras, Sam Sartzetakis, Branko Kezerle Seated: Nada Rhukovic, Sumil Prasad, Wendy Allan, Dietmar Schaeffner, Con Bouroutzis, Denise Gatt, Lily Tomas 5527.41 - St. Albans High School 1981 Year 12.jpg No Namesst. albans high school, main road east, st. albans

Alma Isabell Ashcroft was born on the 11th of July 1920 in Newtown, Beechworth. Her father and four of her brothers worked at the Tannery, her mother was recognised as the ‘district nurse’ in the area and the family were well known and at the heart of the local community. Alma joined the Beechworth branch of the R.S.L. and at the time of the interview in 2000, had been with the R.S.L for 40-50 years. 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.Alma Ashcroft’s story is significant because of her personal and familial connections with Beechworth. Her family were at the heart of the community, and Alma’s association with the RSL in Beechworth spanned 4-5 decades. During the interview with Jennifer Williams, Alma also provided a rich history of the town, the locals and her extensive family.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, jennifer williams, twentieth century, ashcroft, alma ashcroft, r.s.l, community

Mr. Braz Borschman was born in Beechworth on the 1st of July 1914 at his parents home. He played for many years in the Towns volunteer Brass Band, a popular local band of about 30 members. Braz played the coronet and later the trombone. His first job was for the post office, but he spend most of his working life at the Beechworth Tannery. His interview contains lots of information about the tanning processes, including the story of 'Young Thomas', who lost his arm in a tannery accident. Braz recalls the open-air picture theatres of Beechworth, the many dances and balls, and distinct lack of cars. His testimony is rich with detail and filled with many other side-stories, including 'Blind Tommy', a self-sufficient, opium-smoking blind man of Chinese descent. 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.Braz' interview is significant for the many historical details it provides about life, work, and leisure in Beechworth, particularly in relation to the period of the depression and after, which is the context which Braz' interview focuses on. His detail about the Beechworth tannery and the many open-air picture gardens is particularly rare and insightful to any social history of Beechworth. The oral history project more broadly is significant for its capture of the lives of ordinary Beechworth residents from incredibly divergent backgrounds, which has led to a rich, nuanced and diverse range of accounts of Beechworth.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, braz borschman, brass band

Sister Elizabeth McGovern, Sister Mary Lacey, Sister Mary Griffiths, and Sister Gerardus Thistlewaite were all nuns of the Brigidine Order in Beechworth in the second half of the twentieth century. They had backgrounds in teaching and office work. As nuns, their contributions to the community included teaching, running camps, being there for community members wishing to talk to them or pray, and visiting prisons and hospitals. During their time in the order, the role of the nuns in Beechworth shifted due to the closing down of the Priory School, and changes in where housing for nuns was provided. The oral history also includes stories of boarding at the convent in the 1950s, and reflections on how the experience of being a nun has changed due to increasing immersion in the modern world, and the move from convent to house. 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.Sister Elizabeth McGovern, Sister Mary Lacey, Sister Mary Griffiths, and Sister Gerardus Thistlewaite's interview with Jennifer Williams is revealing of the history of the Brigidine order in Beechworth, and the role religion and nuns played in the wellbeing, education, and life of the community in the latter half of the twentieth century. It is significant both for what it illustrates about the lives and motivation of the Sisters, and for what it tells us about how the role of religious education and figures shifted in Beecjhworth from 1950 onward. It is especially illuminating about the experience of women in education. 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 series of digital recordings that were originally recorded on multiple cassette tapes. The cassette tapes are black with a horizontal white strip and are currently stored in a clear flat plastic rectangular container. They up to 40 minutes of recordings on each side.Sister Elizabeth McGovern, Sister Mary Lacey, Sister Mary Griffiths, Sister Gerardus Thistlewaitelisten to what they say, listen to what they say: voices of twentieth century beechworth, nuns, brigidine sisters, brigidine convent, school, religion, prison, boarding school, modernization, food, women's history, teaching, teachers, education, hospitals, beechworth hospital, charity, old priory, father stockdale, easter, beechworth 1950s

Mrs. Hedwig Bruckner was born in Answar, Germany, in 1920. She emigrated to Beechworth in 1955 at age 32 with her two children. Her husband was a prisoner of war in Russia for 6 years. After emigrating, Hedwig worked at the Beechworth tannery, but worked for the majority (20+) of her working years as a housekeeper for Doctor Collins. Her husband worked the nightshift at the Forestry Commission. Hedwig's testimony paints the picture of a life that was "very hard". When they moved into their house in 1956, they had no money for doors. Their two eldest children were pulled out of the convent school due to lack of funds, and their son worked as a milkman from a young age to supplement the family's income. Hedwig's testimony notes language difficulties and the number of European emigrant families in Beechworth, with which the Bruckners formed community bonds. 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. Hedwig Bruckner's oral history is significant for its insight into the perspectives and experiences of European emigrant families to Beechworth, noting their unique experiences and hardships of language, food, work, forging community bonds, and adjusting to country Australian life. The oral history project more broadly is significant for its capture of the lives of ordinary Beechworth residents from incredibly divergent backgrounds, which has led to a rich, nuanced and diverse range of accounts of Beechworth.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, hedwig bruckner

Mrs Pam Croswaite was born 1928 in Beechworth. Her father was one of the Zwar brothers who co-owned the Beechworth Tannery until it was sold in the 1950s. Her grandfather was the founder of the Zwar Bros. Tannery and one of the first car owners in Beechworth. Pam went to university to become a pharmacist, studying in Beechworth and Melbourne. She returned to Beechworth to raise her family after quitting her work and travelling with her navy husband to England twice. In 1984 she returned to work as a pharmacist at Mayday Hills psychiatric facility, the former 'Beechworth Lunatic Asylum'. Her grandfather, on her mother's side, was the former superintendent of the psychiatric facility. She retired in 1993, but remained active in the community in the choir and book clubs. 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.Pam's story is significant because of her familial links to the Zwar Bros, who owned the tannery and employed a large percentage of the township and her work as a pharmacist in the Mayday Hills facility. She was the granddaughter of the tannery's founder and daughter of one of the three brothers who owned it until the 1950s. She become a pharmacist after studying in Melbourne and via correspondence from home, which demonstrates how university study was conducted in the 1940s. She worked in the psychiatric facility Mayday Hills, the former 'lunatic asylum', as a pharmacist after her separation form her husband from 1984 to 1993. Pam's story also demonstrated the expectation of women to leave their work to raise their families and the general expectations of women during the 1930s,40s and 50s. The project is significant because it records locally important stories and memories of the township in the 1900s. By recording the memories of some of the older members of the community, information on Beechworth's evolution as a township can be 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.beechworth, burke museum, beechworth lunatic asylum, mayday hills, zwar bros. tannery, beechworth tannery, pharmacist

Ric Edwards was born in Melbourne, but moved to Beechworth in 1962. He had strong associations with Beechworth Prison, which is now called Beechworth Correctional Centre after 144 years. Ric had a strong role in creating the education program for the prisoners. 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.Although Beechworth is famous for its history in gold, the project by Jennifer Williams is significant as it captures the everyday life and struggles of residents living in Beechworth during the twentieth century. Ric Edwards story is significant as his story brings to light the prison system in Beechworth and it gives insight into not only Ric's role in the prison, but it also gives insight into the psychology of the prisoners.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, edwards, ric edwards, beechworth prison, beechworth correctional centre

Mrs Margaret Galbraith was born in Beechworth in 1913 on the 5th February. Her parents immigrated to Australia in 1910 from England. Her father was killed after being thrown from a cart in 1912, and her mother eventually purchased the general store in which she worked from the Ladson family. Margaret has some insights into the local area during the Depression from the perspective of a store owner, as well as the presence of 'tramps' in the town, and Chinese immigrants in the community. She speaks a lot about her mother who was a very strong woman. She retired at 80. Margaret married a Ladson in Melbourne and had children. She lived at 47 Finch Street, Beechworth. This oral history recording was part of a project by Jennifer Williams in 2000 to capture the everyday life and struggles in Beechworth during the 20th century. This project involved recording 70 oral history stories on cassette tapes of local Beechworth residents, which were then published in a book called Listen to What they Say: Voices of 20th Century Beechworth. The cassettes were digitised in 2021 with funds made available by the Friends of Bourke.Mrs Margaret Galbraith's account of her life in Beechworth and the local area during the 20th century is historically and socially significant to the cultural heritage of the region. She details important historical events and hardships in the region's history that had a lasting local, regional and national impact, including Australia during war time, the Great Depression, immmigration, economic struggles, and women's societal roles in a rural area. 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 stored in a clear, flat, plastic, rectangular container. It holds up to 40 minutes of recordings each sideMrs Margaret Galbraithlisten to what they say, ladson, oral history, bourke museum, beechworth, galbraith, margaret galbraith, general store

Mr Albert (Bert) Nankervis was born at Thougla, in the Upper Murray, in 1903. He had a large family and was one of eight children, four boys and four girls. He and his family moved to a farm in Wooragee named ‘Wattle Grove’ in 1918 after his father returned from serving as a soldier in World War One. The family established ‘Wattle Grove’ as a dairy farm as Beechworth has a high demand for milk and little supply. They had 25 milk cows that were hand milked every morning in order to provide milk for approximately 100 customers in the town, with any extra going to the butter factory at Springhurst. Albert married Floré Lilias Hardy in 1930 and they had two sons, Phillip and Barry. In this oral history, Albert discusses his life as a farmer in Wooragee, including his role in getting electricity to Beechworth, as well as his participation in the Young Farmer’s Association Immigration Scheme, which provided work experience to migrants in order for them to learn how to farm. 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 Albert (Bert) Nankervis’s account of his life in Wooragee and the local area, including Beechworth, during the early 20th century is historically and socially significant to the cultural heritage of the region. He details his life as a farmer and milkman in the early 20th century, particularly the interwar period (1918-1939), but also discusses life after the Second World War, including employing young migrant men to train them as farmers through the Young Farmer’s Association. 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 45 minutes of recordings on each side.Mr Albert (Bert) Nankervis / albert nankervis, bert nankervis, nankervis, wattle grove, wooragee, dairy farm beechworth, dairy farm, dairy factories beechworth, dairying, milkman, oral history, springhurst, butter factory, electricity, rural life, farming and agriculture, farm, farm work, cow, cattle, jersey cattle, interwar period, first world war, second world war, wwi, wwii, greatest generation, centenarian, nonagenarian, 1920s, 1930s beechworth, thougla, upper murray, murray, lucyvale, benalla

Alfred 'Alf' Spencer grew up on a dairy farm run by his mother, west south west of Beechworth 'down Robertson Road', and was very well connected to the wider Beechworth area. In this oral history, he recalls his time driving the milk cart around Beechworth as well as the time he spent buying lollies and seeing the pictures. He talks extensively about working as a butcher at his brother's store, including how the butchers interacted with the rest of the town and the staff, as well as his time constructing roads and the pipe network of Beechworth. He discusses the dynamics of other workplaces around Beechworth, describing issues with how the local tannery treated its workers as well as how post-war migrants integrated across the town. He briefly discusses racial tensions between Chinese migrants and other miners on the goldfields. He also discusses the experience of health care in a rural area during his childhood. 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.Alfred Spencer's oral history of his life around Beechworth during the 20th century is historically and socially significant to the cultural history of the region and Victoria. There is a lot of detail about workplaces, their staff, and how the resources of the town interacted. He explores themes that are important to Victorian history, such as migration. 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 to 40 minutes of recordings on each side.Mr Alfred Spencer /listen to what they say, beechworth, oral history, burke museum, spencer, alfred spencer, migration, post-war migration, goldfields, health care, farm, farming, dairy farm, black springs, butchers, meat processing, butcher, road, road network, labour relations

Margaret O’Loughlin was born in Beechworth at the old hospital in 1937. Her father was born in Greta West and Mother is from Timboon. Margaret spent her life in the Beechworth area where she was educated and worked at the post office in the telephone exchange. Working at the exchange gave Margaret a behind the scenes understanding of the community from working the switch board and connecting vital services such as the fire brigade, the doctor and mental hospital in Beechworth. 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.Margaret O’Loughlin’s life story is significant to the Burke Museum as she was born and raised educated and worked in the district her whole life. She married and had three children. She was community minded and worked in the Post Office while her husband worked in the local mental hospital. As a family they then lived next to the Fire Station in the fire house and their knowledge of the township spans the 1900s. Margaret saw changes in the town from a communications perspective, working in the telephone exchange sending messages via Wangaratta and until a time that the exchange became automated. After that she continued working in a face to face roll at the Post Office and had an intimate knowledge of the town. Her husband worked for 31 years at the mental hospital, Mayday and the couple saw changes to the town and community brought about be World War II. 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 cleat flat plastic rectangular container. It holds up to 40 minutes of recordings on each side. Mrs Margaret O'Loughlin /listen to what they say, beechworth, oral history, burke museum, post office, margaret o'loughlin, mayday, mental hospital, communications, fire house, telephone exchange

Mrs Sheila Parkinson was born in Wagga in 1916 and came to Beechworth as a young woman around 1938. Sheila trained as a psychiatric nurse at Mayday Hills hospital prior to the second World War. At that time, unmarried women were accommodated and received nursing training on-site. Shiela was obliged to cease professional training and employment when she married in 1941, which disrupted completion of her final nursing examinations. Following post-war changes to the law that allowed married women to work, Sheila returned to Mayday Hills. Sheila's husband, Don, returned to Beechworth after four years abroad as a serviceman in the Australian Air Force. Beechworth's institutions were a major source of local employment throughout the twentieth century. As well as providing limited employment opportunities to young women like Shiela, post-war European migrants from Bonegilla Migrant camp found at Mayday Hills, encouraging European migrant settlement in the district. Mayday Hills was renamed several times since its establishment in 1867. At the peak of operations, it comprised sixty-seven buildings housing over twelve hundred patients patients and five hundred staff. The hospital officially closed in 1998. Today, the decommissioned two-storey Italianate style main building stands on eleven hectares of botanical gardens under National Trust protection. The site remains a popular cultural heritage destination for visitors. 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. The cassette tapes were digitised in July 2021 with funds made available by the Friends of the Burke.Employed as a psychiatric nurse at one of Beechworth's large welfare institutions, Mayday Hills, Mrs Sheila Parkinson recalls the conditions faced by staff and patients at the hospital, which cared for chronically ill people from the Ovens region and patients from the Yarra Bend Asylum, Melbourne, which closed in 1925. When Sheila first began her nurse training, Mayday Hills suffered from a lack of resources and rudimentary facilities and patients frequently suffered from the cold due to poor heating and inadequate clothing and bedding. However, as the twentieth century progressed, Sheila recalls how conditions and treatments improved as a result of increased government funding of services and advances in psychiatry and pharmaceutical medicine. Mrs Sheila Parkinson's oral history recording is historically and socially significant for its witness to life in Beechworth in the pre- and post-WWII period. Sheila's story enriches our understanding of processes of modernisation with regard to psychiatric and welfare services, while the course of Sheila's professional training and employment brings attention to systemic and socio-economic barriers faced by women, as well as the valuable contribution women and migrants make in the delivery of care and ancillary services. 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 twentieth century, many of which would have 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 Sheila Parkinson /twentieth century beechworth, mayday hills, psychiatric care, benevolent asylums, nursing, wwii, psychiatric treatment, country women, psychiatric hostpital, beechworth's institutions, local employment, government institutions, listen to what they say, oral history, burke museum, sheila parkinson, beechworth lunatic asylum, beechworth mental hospital, beechworth hospital for the insane, the kerferd clinic, bonegilla migrant camp, working women, white australia policy

Miss Elaine Howell was born in Beechworth. Her mother was born in Stanley and her father in Myrtleford. Her mother's father was born in England and her other grandparents in Australia. She is one of four daughters. Miss Howell completed school and went on to the Convent to do her leaving. She then learnt shorthand typing and got a job at the shire where she was the clerk to the Shire Secretary. 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.Miss Elaine Howell provides an insight into a life of an educated Beechworth woman in around the 1950's she also provides a perspective from the town shire (the complaints and plans that occurred throughout the year). She went to two schools to further her education and learnt how to shorthand type. This skill provided her with a job at shire as clerk to the shire secretary. This is the only job she ever had. Her story also offer significant insight into Beechworth life and the dances and job prospects at the time (which was not a lot in the 60's). 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.Miss Elaine Howell /listen to what they say, beechworth, oral history, burke museum, elaine howell, howell, stanley, myrtleford, school, convent, leaving, shorthand, typing, shire, clerk, shire secretary

Mrs Grace Irvine was born in 1907 as one of eight children to the Shennan family in Silver Creek, a town three kilometres east of Beechworth that was considered a part of the town. Her father was a 'wood-carter', contracted to deliver wood to the mining dredges at Silver Creek and the Mayday Hills asylum. Wife to Dick, and mother to four children, Mrs Irvine spent her life in Beechworth, recalling many transformations in its history and living through wars and the Depression. 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 oral history record of Mrs Grace Irvine is a rare and representative insight into life in Beechworth from the turn of the 20th century to the 21st century, specifically in the descriptions of the everyday, commerce, business, family, and leisure activities for residents of the town throughout war-time and the Depression. Mrs Irvine's recollections have a social value to the Irvine family who have a long enduring history with Beechworth, and so also provide significance to the social and cultural history of the town. 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 Grace Irvine /listen to what they say, beechworth, oral history, burke museum, irvine, grace irvine