John O'Loughlin was born in 1922 in Warracknabeal, Victoria and moved to Beechworth in February 1969. Following a brief time working in the real estate business, John gained employment as a prison officer at Beechworth Gaol. The gaol had initially closed its doors in 1918 but was reopened after the completion of alterations in 1926 as a reformatory prison for habitual male criminals. In his new role, John was able to pursue management in the farming industry, taking trusted prisoners out to a farm on the Wodonga side of Beechworth to work the land. This area was known as The Rockery, a grazing property of two-hundred and eighty acres about two miles north of Beechworth. This work done by the prisoners included timber cutting, land maintenance and the grazing of livestock, mainly Black Poll cattle. The programme was an instrumental component of prisoner rehabilitation, allowing freedom and responsibility. When he retired from his work in 1987, John observed that many improvements had been made towards the living conditions and daily life of 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. The cassette tapes were digitised in July 2021 with funds made available by the Friends of the Burke. John O'Loughlin's account of his life in Beechworth and the local area during the twentieth century is historically and socially significant to the cultural heritage of the region. He details important information surrounding Beechworth Gaol and the daily life of its prisoners; it is a place that still holds significance for the residents of Beechworth today. This oral history account is socially and historically significant as it is 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, much 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 stripe and is currently stored in a clear flat rectangular plastic container. It holds up to forty minutes of recording on each side. John O'Loughlin / beechworth gaol, old beechworth gaol, john o'loughlin, beechworth prison, beechworth, gaol, prisoners, beechworth prison officer, prisoner reform beechworth, the rockery, black poll cattle, daily prison life beechworth, prisoner farmwork, beechworth training prison

Two items about the Attwood Family: A seventeen page computer typed copy of the memories of John Attwood, compiled by Colin Smith in January 2002. Includes memories of his childhood, contact and impressions of local identities including Merric Boyd and others; the retailers and business owners in the Murrumbeena area, the trains and railway stations, picture theatres and other businesses. A photocopy of an article taken from the Herald Sun newspaper 06/11/2007. Myra Attwood, wife of John, local business person in Murrumbeena Newsagency; includes brief local history of family and Myra’s personal hobbies, till the time of her death. Also a newspaper clipping of her death notice, unknown source and date.emily street, murrumbeena, elsternwick, railway stations, signal boxes, beena avenue, murrumbeena state school, primary schools, attwood john, attwood myra, attwood rhonda, attwood colin, attwood warren, attwood murray, attwood janine, attwood susan, attwood michael, attwood greg, attwood gerard, black bridge, outer circle railway, murrumbeena newsagency, newsagents, murrumbeena railway station, railway stations, book binders, stevens alf, sykes harold, attwood motors, neerim road, boyd merric, boyd mrs., timber houses, outbuildings, artists, trains, car parks, christie’s woodyard, ferguson cam, railway accidents, ardyne street, north road, dalny road, brett street, barnes family, newspapers, roads and streets, soils, flower growing, market gardens, world war 1939-1945, land subdivisions, air raid precautions, bicycles, drawing, springthorpe park, mass media, murrumbeena shopping centre, butcher shops, grocer shops, green grocers, shoe shops, confectionary shops, barber shops, beck george, bowyer ralph, rennie bill, bookmakers, presbyterian church, methodist church, hanna’s milk bar, sunday school, woodland bill, ssw grocery chain, drays, woodland alec, lee ron, jewellers, bakeries, fish shops, dressmakers, delicatessens, east bentleigh, selkrigs family, pottery, heads’ garage, head lindsay, head doug, head clarry, head ron, murrumbeena road, car retailers, petrol pumps, motor vehicle repair shops, billy one motors, bird mr., real estate agents, w.b. tonks and company, sparrow mr., pidgeon mr., hardware stores, florist shops, murrumbeena post office, tile shops, gardens, murrumbeena chamber of commerce, kiosks, gardeners, carnegie citizens band, spurway nursing home, argosy theatre, cinemas, dance halls, the capri, theatre groups, caulfield council, the blowfly train service, billiard rooms, printers, hammond olsen and company, l.j. miles and company, moody’s real estate agency, paddocks, flats, es&a bank murrumbeena, esanda bank murrumbeena, state savings bank murrumbeena, commonwealth bank murrumbeena, fuel merchants, hobart road, golden fleece service station, quince’s buses, bus services, ardyne street, timber yard, gow mr., railway parade, shell service station, pharmecies, house miss, bicycle shops, barnhill les mr., fliner mr., boot makers, widdop peter, moran and cato’s, grocers, pizza shop, car yards, classic caravan, o’brien kevin, wrought iron work, williams mr., candle making factory, lights, power tom, gates, fences, whitelaw monier tiles, whitelaw bill, hanna rex, dandenong road, cumloden grammar school, independent schools, emmaus rest house, oakdene, house names, taranto bob, hanson cab service, billy one motors, grey mr., horse troughs, horse drawn vehicle, taxis, board roy, buick cars, charleston’s bakery, carnegie, rosstown hotel, corum’s dairy, kangaroo road, reids dairy, dalny road, reid shaver, racehorses, cove’s dairy, wilson street, police, murrumbeena police station, dunoon street, murrumbeena park, footballers, gangs, liberal party, labour party, united australian party, uap, woodland alec, liquor shops, johnson suzanne, singers, taylor squizzy, boyd family, artists, criminals, skase christopher, skase charles, sunaria competition, herald and weekly times, ralph j.w., j.h. ralph butchers, butcher shops, pennington gardens, home units, flats, schrape frank, builder, smith colin, mansions, death registers, hockley myra, esperanto, book keepers, accountants, solicitors

Real estate advertisement for the sale by auction of "Langley" 5 Monomeath Avenue Canterbury c1936 on Saturday 15 May {2004].Includes coloured photographs of the interior and exterior of the house and floor and site plans. Includes a covering letter from the agents.canterbury, monomeath avenue, langley, mcilwraith family, golden mile, stairs, swimming pools, tennis courts

Real estate advertisement for the sale by auction of "Talma" c 1889 21 Mont Albert Road Canterbury on Saturday 25 October 1997. Includes a sketch of the house and a floor and site plancanterbury, mont albert road, talma, golden mile, victorian style

Real estate advertisement for the sale by auction of 3 Rubens Grove Canterbury c1928 , on Saturday 10 October {1998 or 2009]. Includes coloured photographs of the exterior of the house and the interior staircase, and floor and site planscanterbury, rubens grove, golden mile, stairs

Real estate advertisement for the sale by auction of 26 Wentworth Avenue Canterbury on Saturday August 3 1991. Includes a sketch of the exterior of the house and a floor plan.canterbury, wentworth avenue, golden mile

Real estate advertisement for the sale by auction of two shops at 250-252 Canterbury Road Surrey Hills, on Wednesday 10 March 2004. Includes coloured photographs of front and back of the building, site plan and letter from the agents, Gormankelly, reporting the sale of the property for $800, 000.surrey hills, canterbury road, shops, golden mile canterbury

Real estate advertisement from the Weekly Review for the auction on 19 March of 7a Alexandra Avenue, Canterbury.Incudes coloured photographs of the interior and exterior.canterbury, alexandra avenue, golden mile, townhouses, mannerheim> phillip, master> brian lee, hia townhouse of the year, stairs

Real estate advertisement from the Weekly Review for the auction of "Hopetoun"c1910, 5 Hopetoun Road Canterbury.Includes two pages of coloured interior and exterior photographscanterbury, hopetoun, hopetoun avenue, swimming pools, golden mile, edwardian style

Real estate advertisement from the Weekly Review for the auction of 33 Alexandra Avenue Canterbury c1920. Includes coloured photographs of the interior and exteriorcanterbury, alexandra avenue, golden mile, swimming pools

Real estate advertisement for the sale by auction of "Braemar" 15 Wentworth Avenue Canterbury on Saturday 23 November [2002]. Includes a coloured photograph of the exterior of the house and floor and site planscanterbury, wentworth avenue, golden mile, californian bungalows

Real estate advertisement for expressions of interest in the purchase of 32 Monomeath Avenue Canterbury. Includes coloured photographs of interior and exterior.canterbury, monomeath avenue, swimming pools, golden mile

Real estate advertisement for the private sale of Monomeath House , circa 1920, corner of Canterbury Road and Monomeath Avenue Canterbury. Includes coloured photographs of the interor and exteriorcanterbury, monomeath house, monomeath avenue, canterbury road, edwardian style, golden mile, kay & burton

Real estate advertisement for the sale of 17 Alexandra Avenue Canterbury, July 2010. Includes coloured photographs of the interior and exteriorcanterbury, alexandra avenue, golden mile, mannerheim> phillip, lee> brian

Real estate advertisement from the Progress Press for the auction on 26 June 1993 of "Elaine" 37 Wentworth Avenue Canterbury.c1891. Includes black and white photograph of the front entrance.canterbury, wentworth avenue, timber houses, elaine, golden mile

Real estate advertisement in the Melbourne Weekly for the auction on Saturday 26 June 1993 of 37 Wentworth Avenue , Canterbury.Includes a coloured photograph of the front of the house, a map of the area and a description of some of the interior features. The article is incorrectly labelled Surrey Hills, should be Canterbury.canterbury, wentworth avenue, golden mile, timber houses, elaine

Real estate advertisement from the Melbourne Weekly for the auction on 12 December 2009 of 4 / 22 Wentworth Avenue Canterbury. Includes coloured photograph of the exterior.canterbury, wentworth avenue, flats, jellis craig, golden mile