Australian issue fur felt slouch hat with liner and chin strap. Missing a Rising Sun Badge.On the liner V.553 1942 with 2nd AIF Artillery colour patch

Dark Blue Felt Pennant with Naval Crown with Rampant Lion in Red surrounded by Yellow Rope Circle.Cry Havoc

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. References Barnard FGA 1910, 'Sports and Pastimes' in Jubilee History of Kew Victoria: Its origin & progress 1803-1910Reeve 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.Navy blue felt peaked cap embroidered in white with the words State Champions 09 Kew Heights. State Champions 09 Kew Heightskew heights sports club - barkers road - kew (vic), kew heights men's bowling club

Sealed can of three 'Matchpoint' Wilson (USA) tennis balls. Materials: Ink, Metal, Rubber, Felttennis

A Penn 'Championship' tennis ball. Autographed in black marker by Jimmy Connors. Materials: Felt, Rubber, Inktennis

A Wilson '7' tennis ball. Autographed in black marker by Mats Wilander. Materials: Felt, Rubber, Inktennis

A Wilson 'Matchpoint' tennis ball. Autographed in black marker by Pete Sampras. Materials: Felt, Rubber, Inktennis

A Wilson '1' tennis ball. Autographed in black marker by Pete Sampras. Materials: Felt, Rubber, Inktennis

A Wilson '7' tennis ball. Autographed in black marker by Pete Sampras. Materials: Felt, Rubber, Inktennis

A Wilson 'Matchpoint' tennis ball. Autographed in black marker by Andre Agassi. Materials: Felt, Rubber, Inktennis

A Wilson '1' tennis ball. Autographed in black marker by Ivan Lendl. Materials: Felt, Rubber, Inktennis

A Wilson '1' tennis ball. Autographed in black marker by Ivan Lendl. Materials: Felt, Rubber, Inktennis

A Wilson '1' tennis ball. Autographed in black marker by Ivan Lendl. Materials: Felt, Rubber, Inktennis

A Penn '6' tennis ball. Autographed in black marker by Martina Hingis. Materials: Felt, Rubber, Inktennis

A Wilson '4' tennis ball. Autographed in black marker by Martina Navratilova. Materials: Felt, Rubber, Inktennis

A Wilson '3' tennis ball. Autographed in black marker by Martina Navratilova. Materials: Felt, Rubber, Inktennis

A Wilson '4' tennis ball. Autographed with black marker by Pam Shriver. Materials: Felt, Rubber, Inktennis

A Wilson '3' tennis ball. Autographed with black marker by Zina Garrison. Materials: Felt, Rubber, Inktennis

A Wilson '3' tennis ball. Autographed in black marker by Lindsay Davenport. Materials: Felt, Rubber, Inktennis

A Wilson '1' tennis ball. Autographed in black marker by Chris Evert. Materials: Felt, Rubber, Inktennis

A Penn '5' tennis ball. Autographed, in black marker by Conchita Martinez. Materials: Rubber, Felt, Inktennis

A Pennsylvania 'Championship' tennis ball. Handwritten initials in black marker: V.P. Materials: Rubber, Felt, Inktennis

A Penn '8' tennis ball. Autographed in black marker by Serena Williams. Materials: Rubber, Felt, Inktennis

A Penn '4' tennis ball. Autographed in black marker by Stefan Edberg. Materials: Rubber, Felt, Inktennis

A Wilson '2' tennis ball, used during a U.S. Open tournament. Materials: Rubber, Felt, Inktennis

A Wright and Ditson 'Championship' tennis ball, with handwritten signature of former owner. Materials: Rubber, Felt, Inktennis

The Kew Historical Society’s fashion and design collection is comprised of costumes, hats, shoes and personal accessories. Many of these items were purchased or handmade in Victoria; some locally in Kew. The extensive hat collection comprises items dating from the 1860s to the 1970s. Most of the hats in the collection were created by milliners for women. There are however a number of early and important men’s hats in the collection. The headwear collection is particularly significant in that it includes the work of notable Australian and international milliners.Conical woman’s hat made of maroon felt, highlighted by a single feather dyed to a similar shade of red.Nilwomen's hats, headwear, costume accessories, felt hats

Arthur Henry Miers played for cricket, football and baseball teams in Kew for a number of decades in the first half of the twentieth century. He was born on 22 November 1901, the son of Rodolph Theophilus Miers (1874-1951) and Margaret Frances (Margaretta) Fry (1875-1958). He had two brothers, Rodolph Cecil Miers (1904-80) and Charles Wilfred Miers (1906-88), and a sister Marjorie Elizabeth Miers (1911-84). Arthur Miers died in Kew on 25 January 1966, and after his body was cremated, his body was interred in the Mausoleum of Boroondara General (Kew) Cemetery.Set of ten felt softball related badges owned by Arthur Miers, dating from 1961-5arthur henry miers, trophies, victorian women's amateur softball, women's world series softball 1965

Crayon and felt pen drawing of a female nude with red hair holding a beach ball with large sunflower. Signed (L.r) 'Perceval 82'.john perceval, drawing, female nude, beach ball, flower