VPRS 18157 Staff Register

This series consists of volumes which provide summary information relating to staff employed at Beechworth Asylum, Beechworth Hospital for the Insane, Beechworth Mental Hospital and Mayday Hills Mental Hospital and Psychiatric Hospital (VA 2842).Each volume has an alphabetical index at the beginning which lists employees' names and provides a reference number to the page in the register at which an entry for that person can be found. Many names have multiple page references recorded.Each volume begins with a sequence of all current employees before details of new transactions are recorded. This can make the date ranges listed for the registers appear incorrect.Position titles initially include Attendants, Warders, Nurses, Blacksmiths, Carters and Laundresses. Later titles which differ from earlier titles include Mechanics, Psychiatrists, Fireman, Medical Officer, and Mental Health Aide.Cessations of employment are recorded as either discharged, dismissed, retired, deceased, or transferred, and further related details are recorded.