A small leather bound ball, most likely used for play in the sport of racquets - the original, hardball version, of squash racquets, known popularly today as squash. Materials: Leather, String, Twinetennis

A small leather bound, Slazenger ball, most likely used for play in the sport of racquets - the original, hardball version, of squash racquets, known popularly today as squash. Materials: Leather, String, Twine, Inktennis

A Sport Style Tourney Black Supreme tennis racquet, with string whipping around shoulders, and leather handle grip with X-formation perforations. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Leather, Fibre, Adhesive tape, Stringtennis

Unstrung wooden racquet with black plastic shoulder and shaft supports, gold and black string whipping, and a fine grooved handle. Inscription along throat and across shaft on obverse: VISCOUNT/DUNBAR-GIBSON/VIBERT SPORT/SHOP/PASADENA, CALIF. manufacturers details within gold diamond device on reverse: DG/DUNBAR/DUNBAR GIBSON INC./NEW YORK/U.S.A. Materials: Wood, String, Plastic, Ink, Leather, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Clothtennis

Two pages from Harper's Weekly magazine (pp. 873 & 874), unknown issue. The pages feature a section entitled: 'AMATEUR SPORT', including images (from photographs) of seven leading players, and two American championship trophies; and including a results tree from the 1893 Championships at Newport. Materials: Ink, Paper, Cardboard, Wood, Metal, Adhesive label, Glasstennis

Two pages from Harper's Weekly magazine (one a reproduction), unknown issue. The pages feature a section entitled: 'AMATEUR SPORT', including images (from photographs) of scenes from Newport Casino, Rhode Island where the U.S.L.T.A. Championships were held from 1881 to 1915. Materials: Ink, Paper, Cardboard, Wood, Metal, Adhesive label, Glasstennis

Eight issues of 'Amateur Sport Illustrated', dating from 1907. Materials: Ink, Paper, Metaltennis

Seven issues of 'Amateur Sport Illustrated', dating from 1908. Materials: Ink, Paper, Metaltennis

Photocopy of a page from magazine entitled 'THE GAME OF RACKETS' with text and images relating to the sport. Materials: Paper, Ink, Wood, Cardboardtennis

A page from magazine entitled 'Amateur Sport' featuring images and information about six leading male tennis players: F.H. Hovey, V.G. Hall, J.T. Whittelsey, Clarence Hobart, Richard Stevens and Malcolm Chace. Materials: Ink, Paper, Metal, Wood, Glasstennis

An advertisement for Spalding tennis racquets, from an issue of 'Sport' magazine. Materials: Paper, Inktennis

A beer stein decorated with tennis racquet and balls motif and German verse: 'DAS EDLE TENISSPIEL BRINGT FREUDEN VIEL/TENISSPIEL DU EDLER SPORT DICH PFLEGEN WIR AN JEDEN ORT' as well as text 'LAWN TENNIS' in English. Number '1226' impressed in base. Materials: Ceramic, Metaltennis

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. The combined collections of the four sporting clubs making up the collection number hundreds of items that are historically and socially significant to the development of Kew. 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 collections illuminate 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'.Kew Bowling Club : Skippers Average Trophy presented by S. R. PritchardKew Bowling Club presented by S. R. Pritchard / Skippers Average won by: 1931–2 G.H. Cole; 1932–3 W. Stronach; 1933–4 D.S.M. Norris; 1934–5 F.H. Rigg; 1935–6 A.E.H. Phillipps; 1936–7 P. Vance; 1937–8 D.B. Ross; 1938–9 C.G. Wood; 1939–40 W.H. Tregear; 1940–1 H. Coleman.kew bowling club, bowling clubs -- melbourne (vic.), sports awards, trophies

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. The croquet courts at the Kew Recreation Club were opened in 1906, two years after the Club's formation. 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. References Barnard FGA 1910, 'Sports and Pastimes' in Jubilee History of Kew Victoria: Its origin & progress 1803-1910. Chapman J & C 1999, The history of the Auburn Heights Recreation Club, 1904 to 1908. Reeve S 2012, City of Boroondara: Thematic Environmental History, p.216.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.Croquet mallet, Shaft made of a number of separate rectangular sections of pale wood, mostly wrapped with cotton cord and strips of leather. The rectangular head is made of a darker heavier wood and it is banded with a strip of lighter wood.croquet -- mallets, croquet -- equipment, auburn heights croquet club, auburn heights recreation club

Child's wooden racquet. Branded with F.A.O Schwarz logo and model 'Sport'. Finely grooved wood handle. Leather cuff on butt. Oval head. Materials: Wood, String, Gut, Leathertennis

Canadian Sport Monthly July 1964 Materials: Paper, Inktennis

The four people were photographed on tennis courts which were located in Evans Street, behind the post office. The area is now a retail centre.Sport has played a very important community role in Sunbury over the years The site in Evans Street was one of the first places where tennis matches took place. A faded sepia photograph of two men and two ladies, one is partly hidden standing on either side of a tennis net on a tennis court. The photograph is surrounded by a cream border.tennis, tennis courts, evans street

Two photographs. St. Matthew’s Tennis Club Large group of ladies and gentlemen some standing some seated - most wearing hats. Church building on left. Trees in background. Note shape of Racquets and large dog in foreground.stawell sport

Group of people at St. Patrick’s Tennis Clubstawell sport

Tennis - St. Pat’s “Blue” Premiers 1972-1973stawell sport

Tennis - Stawell “Black” Premiers 1984-1985stawell sport

Deep Lead Tennis Club Team. Portrait of Alf Cray. Keith Mitchell. stawell sport

Tennis Group in Stawell c1900stawell sport

St. Matthew’s Tennis Club Seniorsstawell sport

St. Matthew’s Tennis Club stawell sport

St. Matthew’s Tennis Club Premiers 1985-1986stawell sport

St. Matthew’s Tennis Club stawell sport

Pleasant Creek Tennis Club March 1965stawell sport