Hello listers, For those interested in the subject, two listers sent private emails to me that should be of general interest: because these were private, I have not identified the senders and have edited 1. Remarked that a relative had made a bequest to a local hospital in his will. 2.(D...)I am aware that Beechworth Mining Board annually directed funds, divided between Ovens & District Hospital and the asylum.These monies were apparently not from mining claim fees but excess Goldfield Common fees that this same Board held responsibility for. to which I add: Yes, D..., and this would mean that miners in accidents or who (maybe temporarily) lost their minds or became unable to care for themselves would get immediate entry to the hospital or the asylum. In those days the asylums were also what we would now call nursing homes, since there was no separate system. Some called themselves "Benevolent Asylums" and the one in King St Melbourne would receive elderly incapacitated as long as they signed over their estates to the board. Lots of descendants wonder why the deceased left no will or property, when they were known to have money and property late in their lives, and died in the Benevolent Home/Asylum.. regards, Ada Ackerly, Melbourne, Australia formerly Ackerly DocuSearch -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.7.11/26 - Release Date: 22-06-05