Cr. A.W. McCracken Mayor 1971-1973stawell councillor government

Portrait of T. Gray Mayor 1952-53stawell government

Portrait of H.J. Dunn Mayor 1945-47stawell government

Portrait of W.G. Wilson Mayor 1947-48stawell government

Portrait of T. Johnson Mayor 1953-54stawell government

Portrait of W. Mildern Mayor 1961-62stawell government

Portrait of H. Schultz Mayor 1964-66stawell government

Portrait of P. Odd Mayor 1988-89stawell government

Portrait of W. Pyke Mayor 1986-87stawell government

Portrait of R. Stone Mayor 1991-93stawell government

Portrait of I. Humphries Mayor 1989-90stawell government

Portrait of J. Earle Mayor 1990-91stawell government

Mayor 1969-1970 Cr Cyril Smithstawell government

Black and white photograph"Wriitten on back of photograph" Community Service Awards 1991. Mayor Betty Milton. John Mierisch

Black and white photograph"Wriitten on back of photograph" Community Service Awards 1991. Mayor Betty Milton. Anthony Worley

Black and white photograph"Wriitten on back of photograph" Community Service Awards 1991. Mayor Betty Milton. Mavis Thompson

Black and white photograph"Wriitten on back of photograph" Community Service Awards 1991. Mayor Betty Milton. Olive Stewart

Black and white photograph"Wriitten on back of photograph" Community Service Awards 1991. Mayor Betty Milton. Nancy Low

Black and white photograph"Wriitten on back of photograph" Community Service Awards 1991. Mayor Betty Milton. Ruth Hawkins

Black and white photograph"Wriitten on back of photograph" Community Service Awards 1991. Mayor Betty Milton. Irene Harris

Black and white photograph"Wriitten on back of photograph" Community Service Awards 1991. Mayor Betty Milton. Irene Fuhrer

Black and white photograph"Wriitten on back of photograph" Community Service Awards 1991. Mayor Betty Milton. Keith Fry

Black and white photograph"Wriitten on back of photograph" Community Service Awards 1991. Mayor Betty Milton. Mandy Carolan

Black and white photograph"Wriitten on back of photograph" Community Service Awards 1991. Mayor Betty Milton. Mary McPherson

Written on back of photograph, "T.C. J. Webster and mayor, library opening, 2nd May 1970".

Written on back of photograph, "Opening of Tennis Court at East Ringwood whilst mayor of Ringwood, 1937".

UnknownPortrait of a man in dress uniform (navy blue suit, gold cuffs and epulets, belt and sash, with dress sword hanging in sheath on his left hip). He has white hair and a beard and is looking out of the frame to the upper left. His right elbow is resting on three books on top of a stone plinth. To far left of image is a domed uniform hat with an insignia on the front and a spike on top. Background is a modulating colour field: green/brown on left to darker browns and reds on right. Framed in ornate wooden frame.Front: J. Trangmar Esq. Mayor (brass plate affixed to lower centre front of frame).

The Municipality of Kew was proclaimed on 19 December 1860, then upgraded to a Borough (1863), a Town (1910) and finally a City (1921). From 1865, its offices were based in the former Athenaeum Hall in Walpole Street, which, although extended in 1883, inevitably became inadequate. Plans for a new purpose-built Town Hall were first mooted in the late 1880s, but fell prey to six subsequent decades of debate. During that time, many sites were considered and rejected, and several schemes prepared. Finally, in 1945, it was resolved to build a new civic centre as a war memorial. The council acquired Southesk, a mansion on the south-west corner of Cotham Road and Charles Street – first mooted as a possible Town Hall site two decades earlier – and plans for a civic precinct were drawn up by John Scarborough. The project stalled until 1957, when a Town Hall Committee was formed and a new architect appointed: Harold Bartlett of Leith & Bartlett. He also proposed an entire civic precinct, of which a large public hall would constitute Stage One. Designed to accommodate almost any public or official function, the space had had a small stage at one end for intimate theatrical productions, a larger stage at the other (with operable sunken orchestra pit) for musical performances, plus the most up-to-date equipment for live TV transmission. The building, befitting its original intent as a war memorial, was also to include a sculpted monument, for which a separate design competition was held. First prize went to George H Allen (1900-1972), long-time head of the Sculpture Department at RMIT and a former war artist himself (the only one, in fact, to have worked in the medium of sculpture). At the time of the Kew project, Allen was best known for his Cenotaph at the Shrine of Remembrance (1955) and a controversial abstract sculpture at Hume House in William Street (1957). Tenders for the new hall were called and the contract (worth £104,986) was awarded to H F Yuncken. The foundation stone was laid by the Mayor, Cr F C O'Brien, on 1 June 1959. Completion (initially scheduled for October) was delayed by the unavailability of certain materials; it was barely finished in time for the official opening (by Premier Henry Bolte) on 23 April 1960. The war memorial was unveiled two days later (Anzac Day) by Bolte's deputy, the Hon A G Rylah. Fittingly, that year also marked Kew's municipal centenary, and many celebratory events were held in and around the new civic centre in December, including a special council meeting (attended by the Prime Minister), a tree planting ceremony and a youth ball. Source: Survey of Built Heritage in Victoria: Stage Two (Built Heritage Pty Ltd., 2010)Historically significant commemorative plaqueMetal plaque relating to special Council meeting to mark centenary of Kew, 13th December 1960. This plaque was given to the Kew Historical Society in 1991 by the former City of Kew.A Special Meeting Of The / Kew City Council Was Held In / This Hall On 13th December 1960 / To Commemorate / The Centenary of Kew / Cr. W.H.S. Dickinson, M.B.E., J.P., / Mayorkew city hall, foundation stones - kew (vic), cr. w.h.s. dickinson, local government -- kew (vic.)

Portrait W. Thompson Mayor of Stawell 1886-1887stawell government

Portrait of H. Evans Mayor of Stawell 1954-5stawell government