Sports Clubs in Kew in the final decades of the 19th century and in the early 20th century were often umbrella organisations with facilities for a number of sports. Typically in Kew, this included teams in lawn bowls, tennis and croquet. The Kew Bowling Club was formed in 1880 while the privately owned Auburn Heights Recreation Club was opened in 1904. By 1998, the two Clubs decided to amalgamate at the Auburn Heights site in Barkers Road, forming the Kew Heights Sports Club. The combined club was itself taken over by the Melbourne Cricket Club in 2012 becoming MCC Kew Sports Club. In 2017 MCC Kew closed and its landholding was subsequently sold to Carey Baptist Grammar School. Both the Kew and Auburn Heights Clubs assembled important collections. These historically significant and large collections were donated to the Society in 2020. The collections include manuscripts, pictures, trophies, plans, honour boards etc. The combined collections of the four sporting clubs making up the collection number hundreds of items that are historically significant locally. They are also significant to the sporting history of the greater Melbourne area and to the sports of lawn bowls and tennis in Australia in the 19th and 20th centuries. The collection illuminates two of the Victorian historic themes - 'Building community life' through forming community organisations and 'Shaping cultural and creative life' by participating in sport and recreation.Metal trophy on stand awarded to the Eastern Region Tennis Premiers, Section 4, in 2011. The upper part of the small trophy includes a circular enamel disc featuring tennis racquets surrounded by a sunburst. The disc is held within a vertical laurel wreath. The lower section of the trophy is a plastic and metal cube standing on a flat plinth. Information about the award is attached to the cube in front and rear plaques.Front Plaque: EASTERN REGION / TENNIS PREMIERS Rear Plaque: SECTION 4 2011 / CHLOE JOYCE, BELLA NICHOLLS, IZZY NEWBOLD, GEORGIA HANSEN, ALEX PANERASkew heights sports club - 397 barkers road - kew (vic), kew heights tennis club - competition trophies

This photograph was taken from the end of Battery Lane which was a favourite place for families to bring their children. There are gentle waves, lots of shells, and no deep water close in. The photo was taken to sell as a postcard.Black & White seascape of Port fairy East Beach taken from the training wall end of the beachEastern Beach, Port Fairy V15beach, sea, seascape, battery hill

Early view looking towards Griffiths Island showing the dunes with vegetation on themReflects change in coast over timeBlack and white photograph of curve of East BeachEastern Beach Port Fairy 16beach, sea, seascape, east beach

Sports Clubs in Kew in the final decades of the 19th century and in the early 20th century were often umbrella organisations with facilities for a number of sports. Typically in Kew, this included teams in lawn bowls, tennis and croquet. The Kew Bowling Club was formed in 1880 while the privately owned Auburn Heights Recreation Club was opened in 1904. By 1998, the two Clubs decided to amalgamate at the Auburn Heights site in Barkers Road, forming the Kew Heights Sports Club. The combined club was itself taken over by the Melbourne Cricket Club in 2012 becoming MCC Kew Sports Club. In 2017 MCC Kew closed and its landholding was subsequently sold to Carey Baptist Grammar School. Both the Kew and Auburn Heights Clubs assembled important collections. These historically significant and large collections were donated to the Society in 2020. The collections include manuscripts, pictures, trophies, plans, honour boards etc. The combined collections of the four sporting clubs making up the collection number hundreds of items that are historically significant locally. They are also significant to the sporting history of the greater Melbourne area and to the sports of lawn bowls and tennis in Australia in the 19th and 20th centuries. The collection illuminates two of the Victorian historic themes - 'Building community life' through forming community organisations and 'Shaping cultural and creative life' by participating in sport and recreation.Metal trophy on stand awarded to the Section 7 Eastern Region Tennis Runners-Up in 2011. The upper part of the small trophy includes a circular enamel disc featuring tennis racquets surrounded by a sunburst. The disc is held within a vertical laurel wreath. The lower section of the trophy is a plastic and metal cube standing on a flat plinth. Information about the award is attached to the cube in front and rear plaques.Front Plaque: EASTERN REGION TENNIS / RUNNERS-UP Rear Plaque: SECTION 7 2011 / JAMES DALBOSCO, DARCY O'SHANASSY, LOUGHLIN O'KANE, DOMINIC WEBER, BEN SCALAkew heights sports club - 397 barkers road - kew (vic), kew heights tennis club - competition trophies

An exploration of the flora and fauna of South-Eastern Australia.Colour photographs, b&w illustrationsvictorian southern tablelands, riverina, wimmera, gippsland plains, south australia, tasmania, grasslands, flora, fauna, ecology

Photographs of Eastern Beach at Port Fairy, Victoria.eastern beach, flags, surf life saving, beach

Sepia toned postcard showing Eastern Pier, crane on end of pier, glimpse of Western Pier through timber of Eastern Pier Lakes Entrance Victoria waterways, piers, machinery

Lake Bellfied during ConstructionColour Slide: Showing the Eastern wall, with two machines.

The Eastern freeway will be tunnelled under the Mullum Mullum Creek.The Eastern freeway will be tunnelled under the Mullum Mullum Creek.eastern freeway extension, tunnels, mullum mullum valley, freeways, bushland, koonung mullum forestway association

Colour photograph of the fountain at the Eastern Beach Swimming Pool.swimming, pool, sport, pre olympic, ocean, eastern beach, geelong

Colour photograph of the Eastern Beach (Geelong) Swimming Pool.swimming, pool, sport, pre olympic, ocean, eastern beach, geelong, eastern beach swimming pool

Photograph of the cutting, fence and road near Clarke's at Eastern Viewg.o.r eastern view: cutting near clarke's: fencing:

Comprehensive text and illustrations on the topic of birds in South-Eastern Australia.Maps, colour illustrations, colour photographsbirds, south eastern australia, tasmania, nsw, south australia

Coloured photo of Footbridge over Eastern Freeway under construction.eastern freeway

Coloured photo of Group at Eastern Region's Weekend at Lakes Entrance.trevaskis, archie, gray, bill, eastern region historical societies

British Admiralty Navigation Chart - South Eastern Group of the Ellice Islandswarrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, british admiralty, navigation chart, south eastern group of the ellice islands

Photograph showing and overview of Country Roads Board Camp at Eastern Viewg.o.r.: c, r.b. construction camp at eastern view

Coloured photo of Harold Bakes at Eastern Regions' Weekend at Lakes Entrance.bakes, harold arthur

Photo showing Powder Monkey working at Devil's Elbow near Eastern Viewg.o.r., devil's elbow, eastern view, powder monkey

Lake Bellfield During ConstructionColour Slide: Showing the Eastern Side of Lake Bellfield with two men and sign

Lake Bellfield During ConstructionColour Slide: Shoning smoke after blasting on the Eastern Side of Lake Bellfieldgrampians

Thought to be souvenir from Middle EastBone handle, brass fittings middle eastern dagger. Single edge blade.