Bound copy of the Victorian Municipal Directory and Gazetteer: Also Commonwealth Guide and the Water Supply Record for 1928. The volume contains 846 pages and includes sections on: - Comparative table – Municipal Returns for Twenty-one Years. - Index to Townships, Parishes and Railway Stations. - Changes and appointments. - Commonwealth of Australia (Constitution, Parliament, Departments and Officers). - State of Victoria (Parliament, Departments and Officers / Boards, Institutions, Trusts and Loans). - Municipalities in Victoria (Cities and Towns, Boroughs, Shires). - Water Supply (State Rivers and Water Supply Commission).non-fictionThe Victorian Municipal Directory provided annual details, and later bi-annual details, of all councils. Published by Arnall & Jackson (Printers and Stationers), copies were published in 'cloth' for sixteen shillings and 'half roan' for eighteen shillings. This copy was owned by Cr C.S.Parry. Elected to the Kew City Council as a representative of North Ward, Cr Parry was elevated to the position of Mayor in 1931. It, together with five other editions, was presented to the Kew Historical Society in 1987 by his grandson. victoria -- registers -- periodicals., victoria -- directories., water-supply -- victoria -- directories., municipal government -- victoria -- periodicals., cities and towns -- victoria -- directories.

Air Raid Precautions Organisations were formed in each State in Australia during the Second World War. In Victoria they were organised by the State Emergency Council (Victoria) for Civil Defence. In Melbourne, the organisations were locally based in municipalities. Within a municipality, areas were organised into sectors.Twelve point instructions distributed by the District Warden's Office, Town Hall, Kew in June 1940 and issued by the authority and with the approval of the Kew City Council, W. D. Birrell (Town Clerk), outlining advice for residents in the event of an air raid. City of Kew seal at top right. The document was issued to residents in Sector 9. It was printed by Arnall & Jackson, 115 Barkly Street, W. Brunswick.Signed [Sector Warden] F. J. [sic] Warry, 65 Molesworth Street; [Senior Warden] K. L. Robertssecond world war, city of kew, wwii, air raid precautions organisation

The ‘Alexandra Gardens’ in Cotham Road were designed and laid out by George and Thomas Pockett. The Governor of Victoria officially opened them in 1908. A report of the opening stated that “…the gardens have been laid out in large sloping lawns, divided by wide graveled paths, and dotted with tastefully arranged flower beds, which are now bright with autumn bloom”. The massed beds of shrubs and flowers included beds of chrysanthemums, a specialty of George Pockett, the Garden’s first curator. A large rotunda was constructed in 1910 to mark the Jubilee of Kew. A plaque memorialising the contribution of George Pockett, was attached to the original rotunda after his death in 1922. By 1911, electric lighting was installed to allow the public to access the Gardens, and the concerts that were held within them on summer nights. The Gardens were later to include the Jubilee Fountain, moved from the front of the Kew Post Office in 1925. The Kew Council commissioned the substantial bluestone entrance gates in 1933.The Kew Historical Society is fortunate that the City Engineer, Mr Poulter, donated a number of items held by the City of Kew to the Society for safekeeping, rather than identifying them for destruction. The most significant items donated included old maps, including those issued by the Board of Works. Other items included photographs of public works undertaken by the Department. The By-laws are part of that donation and tell us lots about the social values of the period.The Mayor, Councillors and Burgesses of the Borough of Kew published By-Law No.45 in 1908 to regulate the “Conduct of Persons whilst at or Within the Gardens known as the Alexandra Gardens”. The By-Law also set a charge for “Persons Using or Entering in or upon the said Gardens”. The 17 by-laws included predictable prohibitions on expectorating, using indecent language, interfering with the floral displays, or indeed with the caretaker gardeners. Other acts prohibited included a warning that “Children under the age of ten years not being under the control of some competent person may be removed from said gardens”. The Alexandra Gardens were at one stage surrounded by a picket fence. This might explain the prohibition on climbing upon or getting through over or under any fence at or within the gardens. The financial penalty for breaching the By-Law was determined as “…not exceeding Ten pounds and not less than Five shillings”. This original copy of the By-Law was donated to the Kew Historical Society by the City of Kew.alexandra gardens (cotham road, kew), city of kew

History of Kew, marking the City's Centenary in 1960non-fictionHistory of Kewkew (vic.) -- history, kew historical society

Booknon-fictionThe Men and the movements of The Australian Bathurst Class Minesweeper HMAS Wagga

Black leather spine and corners with cloth hardboard cover, loose front cover With embossed detailing on cover and spine 'Victorian Municipal Directory 1914' xxiv; 746 pages ; 20cm;city of camberwell, henry rooks, 1913-14, municipal directory, water supply record, commonwealth guide, kilmore mechanics institute library.

Faded cloth and cardboard cover, loose front cover With printed detailing on cover and spine 'The Victorian Municipal Directory & Gazetteer twenty fifth year of issue' xxiv; 770 pages ; 18cmmunicipal directory, gazetteer, 1890, kilmore mechanics institute library.

Advertised cloth cover With printed detailing on cover and spine 'Victorian Municipal Directory also Commonwealth and State Guide and Water Supply Record for 1962' xxv; 1147 pages ; 18cm; municipal directory, state, commonwealth guide, water supply record, kilmore mechanics institute library.

A cream A brown book with red band with writing on it about cricket with CSW logoThe Cricket Score Boo / Adopted as the Official Score-Book of the / New South Wales Junior Cricket Unioncricket, sports, merbein, new south wales, junior cricket union, csw

A brown soft covered book titled 'Cairo and its Environs.' Described as being an 'artistic album. A green ribbon is attached to the cover. Contains photos of Egypt. C.Livadas, B. Livadas & Coutsicos Booksellers and Stationers Opposite Shepheard Hotel Cairo.C. Livadas, B. Liadas & Coutsicos, Booksellers and Stationers opposite Shepheard's Hotel Cairophotograph, landscape, egypt, lydia chancellor, collection, middle east, cairo, egypt, tourism, travel, photos, photography, album, place

This copy of Alexander Pope’s early 18th century translation of Homer’s Iliad dates from 1818. It has two signatures – Thomas Smith and Mary Riley. Nothing is known of the latter person. There were two people named Thomas Smith who were prominent in the Warrnambool district in the 19th century. One was Thomas Smith the printer and the other was Thomas Smith, a farmer from Wangoom who had a daughter named Mary. It is not clear which of these may have owned the book but the signature suggests an educated person and we know that the son of Thomas Smith the farmer was illiterate so it is unlikely that the father owned a copy of Homer’s Iliad. This book is of interest because of its age (1818) and because of the inscriptions. There may be no connection between Thomas Smith and Mary Riley – merely two owners of the book. The book will have greater interest when its exact provenance can be established. This is a brown leather-bound book of 536 pages. The front cover and spine have gold ornamentation with gold lettering. The spine covering is partly torn away and the binding is coming apart. The pages show some staining. The two inscriptions are handwritten in black ink. The front pages have two black and white illustrations separated with tissue paper. ‘Tho. Smith’ ‘Mary G. Riley, Tillside, 20 George Street, East Melbourne, 24/5/1900’ homer’s iliad, history of warrnambool, thomas smith, mary riley

There is probably some link to the Ballarat School of Mines as Engine Driving was an early subject taught there.A small light brown book with a Weale's Scientific & Technical Series logo on the front, and a Caplo Lumen logo with a hand and flame torch on the back. On the inside are some pull out plate pages throughout the book, and a picture of James Watt near the front of the bookwatt, james watt, steam, galloway boiler, michael reynolds, stationary engine

A small dark blue cloth bound book of 300 pages. It contains tables, diagrams and pull out pages of diagrams as well as a plate of the author opposite the title page. The cover printing is in gold.enginemans pocket companion, driving, locomotive, stationary engine, traction engine, portable engine, michael reynolds, elihu burritt, railway

Tooled green hardcover book with gold printing.Weale's Rudimentary Series: No 139steam engine, mathematical theory, t baker, j r young

A large yellow covered hardcover fiction book for children with a coloured picture of Humpty Dumpty sitting on a brick wall. He is wearing green pants with yellow stars and red and white spotted bow around his middle. There is a drawing of a girl and boy either side of the title The Prize at the top of the cover. There are books and candles drawn at the bottom under the brick wall. The spine is blank. There are advertisements on the endpapers both front and back. There is foxing noted on the edges of the pages. On page 72 there is a loose insert of black and white portraits of five men and a woman who appear to be wearing sporting or school clothes. There are stories and poems written by various authors and black and white illustrations and coloured plates throughout. The title page is very ornately decorated with a black and white floral design. The coloured frontispiece is of Humpty Dumpty again. At the front there is a Contents and List of Illustrations page. 140p.fictionA collection of stories and poems for young children - Volume LXVI (66)children's fiction, poetry

Walter Davies came to the Warrnambool area in the mid 1850's and established a newsagency, book shop and stationery business. After his death the business continued into the 20th century with family members and others using the same business name.This is a significant label as it was used by a prominent business in Timor Street, Warrnambool.Buff coloured label with blue text and decorative border .The label is adhered to a piece of pink card.FANCY . GOODS. DEPOT. WALTER DAVIES. Bookseller and Stationer. NEWS VENDOR AND ADVERTISING AGENT. Timor Street, Warrnambool "ARGUS" AGENCY MODERN PRINT, WARRNAMBOOLwalter davies, newsagency, book shop, stationers, warrnambool

The National Bank of Australasia was formed in 1857. It began commercial operations in Queen Street, Melbourne in 1858. The Bank’s first branch in Kew opened at 87 High Street in 1885. A second building, on the corner of Walpole and Brougham Streets, designed by Inskip & Robertson, replaced the first branch in 1888. The second building remains, albeit in a somewhat altered state. In 1977, the President of the Kew Historical Society received two historic ‘Signature Books’ from the Kew branch of the National Bank of Australia.Important and unique record of names, occupations, addresses and signatures of customers of the branch. A number of signatures belong to individuals of statewide significance. Other information such as customer occupations may be unique.Ledger containing information about customers of the National Bank of Australasia's Kew Branch for the years 1884-1894. The ledger (L8091) was purchased on 29/5/84 from Sands & McDougall, Manufacturing Stationers, 46&48 Collins Street West, Melbourne. The pages of the ledger have printed columns including: No. | Date | Name and Description (to be clearly written off by a member of the bank) | Signature | Initials of Bank Officer. As used, the pages are organised alphabetically by customer name. On each page, sequential numbering extends across the years 1884-1894. Additional pieces of advice from customers are clipped through the page over the customer's signature. Spine - "SIGNATURE BOOK" Inside front cover: Stationers labelnational bank of australasia -- kew (vic.), signature books, banks -- kew (vic.), gordon greer, mr bendixon, marshall slattery, manuscripts, financial records, bank records, national bank of australia

The National Bank of Australasia was formed in 1857. It began commercial operations in Queen Street, Melbourne in 1858. The Bank’s first branch in Kew opened at 87 High Street in 1885. A second building, on the corner of Walpole and Brougham Streets, designed by Inskip & Robertson, replaced the first branch in 1888. The second building remains, albeit in a somewhat altered state. In 1977, the President of the Kew Historical Society received two historic ‘Signature Books’ from the Kew branch of the National Bank of Australia.Important and unique record of names, occupations, addresses and signatures of customers of the branch. A number of signatures belong to individuals of statewide significance. Other information such as customer occupations may be unique.Ledger containing information about customers of the National Bank of Australasia's Kew Branch for the years 1894-1922. The ledger (N9457) was purchased on 9/12/85 from Sands & McDougall, Manufacturing Stationers, 46&48 Collins Street West, Melbourne. The front pages of the ledger have lines and lists of names and customer numbers. Subsequent sections are organised alphabetically by customer name. Columns on these pages include data arranged by: No. | Date | Name and Description (to be clearly written off by a member of the bank) | Signature | Initials of Bank Officer. On each page, sequential numbering extends across the years 1894-1922. Additional pieces of advice from customers are clipped through the page over the customer's signature. Spine - "SIGNATURE BOOK / N.B.OF A." Inside front cover: Stationers labelnational bank of australasia -- kew (vic.), signature books, banks -- kew (vic.), gordon greer, mr bendixon, marshall slattery, manuscripts, financial records, bank records, national bank of australia

Bendigo Preserving Company Weekly Ledger of costs and production Weekly ledger entries for the period 18-24 May 1911 to 13-19 July 1911 Hand ruled ans set out entries on plain unruled pages Cardboard cover, green shot silk cover, leather bound, plain unlined pages a green leatherbound ledger cover b Sands McDougall Limited ledger manufacturer, Manufacturing Stationers, 365 Collins street , Melbourne. Manufacturer's note No K 17188 dated 19/6/1911 (!!) c first page hand ruled and entered ledger details, 18-24 May 1911 d last entry page, hand ruled and entered ledger details, 13-19 July 1911Sands McDougall Limited ledger manufacturer, Manufacturing Stationers, 365 Collins street , Melbourne,

Collection of Accounts, 1912 - Wm Hampton, Bookseller and Stationer; View Point News Agency.business, retail, newsagency

Collection of Accounts, 1912 - A M Drummond, Commercial and general printers and stationer. Arcade, Bendigo.business, printers, bendigo, a. m. drummond.

This correspondence book was used by the Orbost Shipping Company which was managed an partly owned by Henry James from 1906 until 1915.This item is associated with the Orbost Shipping Company (Henry James was the principal shareholder and manager of this company). The Stormbird, the Coringle and the Wongrabelle were the main steamers owned by this company. These boats also carried sails. The significance of this item lies with its association with the shipping trade which serviced this region prior to the railway coming in 1915/16.A hard back fabric covered correspondence book containing hand-written details of shipping movements, reports and correspondence concerning the Orbost Shipping Company. It has a black cover and a gold stamp on the spine.on spine - "Andrew Sherar Stationer Melbourne"orbost-shipping-company transport shipping

This item is an example of the book-keeping of an early 20th century Orbost business. It bis a useful research item.A white paper account with red lines and black print. It is from J.S. Tomlinson, Newsagent and Stationer to Mr Cameron.book-keeping tomlinson-j.s.account

Harriet Frances Wicken, 1847-1937 was a cookery lecturer and demonstrator in London and published her first book “Kingswood Cookery Book” in 1885. She migrated to Australia in 1886 and gave cookery classes at Warrnambool. Over the ensuing years she worked as a Technical Teacher in Sydney and published a number of books on cookery and domestic economy and housekeeping. The author is one of renown in her field and spent a period of time in Warrnambool. The contents of the book show methods of cooking and basic dishes of the time. Small 12 page booklet with pale green cover . Title in different text styles inside square patterned border. “Harrison typ ..Castlemaine” in small fine print at the bottom edgeJ. W. Harrison, Printer and stationer, Castlemaine. warrnambool, wicken, harriet wicken, kingswood cookery book, the australian home, cookery, j. w. harrison, castlemaine, fish dainties

Postcard: sepia coloured card - biplane in front of aviation sheds.F. Rowe, stationer & Photographer, Shorehan, Sussexaviation, civilian, biplane, basil watson

Pale blue Municipal District of Sandhurst Rate Notice No 2202 dated September 10th 1862 sent to W Robinson Kangaroo Flat. Jas W Townsend , Rate Collector. Twelve shillings [$1.20 ] rate assessment . Handwritten Robinson on reverse.H Ashley, Stationer, printer, bookbinder, Sandhurst.bendigo, house, sandhurst rates 1862. h ashley printer.

The Kew Historical Society's postcard collection includes views of Kew, Melbourne and Greater Melbourne as well as those including overseas scenes sent or received from Europe or the Middle East. They date from the 1890s to the 2000s. These postcards may or may not include the name of the publisher or printer. A number of the cards were published as parts of popular series. A way of dating early postcards is to identify whether the reverse was divided by a central line which became the norm after 1902 in the United Kingdom. However, other postcards produced after this date do not always conform to this print layout.A monochrome postcard of the tram terminus beside 'The Block' in Cotham Road, KewOastler, leading stationer, Kew / Printed in Saxonypostcards -- kew (vic.), trams -- kew (vic.), cotham road -- high street --- kew (vic.), the block -- cotham road -- kew (vic.)