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Kew Historical Society Inc
Photograph - Canoeing at Macauley's Boathouse, 1950s
Macauley's boat sheds (aka Kew Boatsheds) was located on the river at the western end of Molesworth Street, Kew.Black and white enlargement. Two children pictured in a canoe at Macauley's Boathouse on the River Yarra at Studley Park.Reverse: "Macauley's Boatsheds / M Holmes"boathouses -- river yarra, boathouses -- kew, macauley's boat shed, recreation -- canoeing -
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Journal, The Kewriosity Sheet Vol.3 No.2 : August 1981
Hyde Park Fellowship [Hyde Park Church] / p1. Don't forget the blitz [Yarra Bend Park; South African Boneweed] / p1. Kew Birdwatching Group / p1. Sacred Heart [Church] Diamond Julbilee / p1. City of Kew Annual Election: Prospect Ward [Kaye Cole; John Douglas Ryan] / p1. Kew Philharmonic Society / p1. C.A.B. Citizens Advice Bureau / p1. Institute of Early Childhood Development / p2. What's doing in Kew for August / p2&3. Kagya Dharma has variety of classes / p3. The fun service club for the young [Rotaract] / p3. 1875 Historic old map of Kew [Dannock Map; Kew Historical Society] / Elizabeth Mackie p4. Don't tell me you're too old [recreation] / p3. Council News [Holiday Programme; Holiday Playcentre; Film; Toddler Playgroup; Traffic School; New Games Trailer; Teenage Dropin Centre] / p4.The Kewriosity Sheet (1979-83) was first published in the City of Kew (Victoria) in June 1979 as a two-sided 'community newssheet'. It aimed to: 'share news about Kew happenings and Kew people, and to exchange ideas about living in Kew'. Later issues gradually evolved into a 4-page, quarto sized publication. The Kewriosity Sheet was superseded by the Kew Council publication 'Kewriosity' (1983-1994).non-fictionHyde Park Fellowship [Hyde Park Church] / p1. Don't forget the blitz [Yarra Bend Park; South African Boneweed] / p1. Kew Birdwatching Group / p1. Sacred Heart [Church] Diamond Julbilee / p1. City of Kew Annual Election: Prospect Ward [Kaye Cole; John Douglas Ryan] / p1. Kew Philharmonic Society / p1. C.A.B. Citizens Advice Bureau / p1. Institute of Early Childhood Development / p2. What's doing in Kew for August / p2&3. Kagya Dharma has variety of classes / p3. The fun service club for the young [Rotaract] / p3. 1875 Historic old map of Kew [Dannock Map; Kew Historical Society] / Elizabeth Mackie p4. Don't tell me you're too old [recreation] / p3. Council News [Holiday Programme; Holiday Playcentre; Film; Toddler Playgroup; Traffic School; New Games Trailer; Teenage Dropin Centre] / p4. community publications --- kew (vic.), the kewriosity sheet, newsletters - kew (vic.) -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Journal, The Kewriosity Sheet Vol.3 No.3 : September 1981
Home tutors for migrants [Jill Manton] / p1. Harp, Browse and Buy [Harp Browse and Buy Shop; Victoria Schizophrenia Fellowship] / p1. East Kew Uniting Church / p1. Spring-time Fair [East Kew Uniting Church] /p2. Do you know? [Parents of Disabled Persons] / p2. What's doing in Kew for September / p2&3 Women's Recreation Program /p3. Guest to preach at Kew Baptist Church [Rev. Brian Willersdorf] / p3. Minibus drivers and jockeys [Meals on Wheels] / p3. Hyde Park Fellowship [Hyde Park Church] / p3. Mission Spring Fair [Missionary Sisters of St Peter Claver / p3. The gateway to Kew [Charles Grimes Expedition; Johnston Street Bridge; Studley Park Road; Raheen; Campion Hall; Burke Hall; Studley House; Villa Alba] / Elizabeth Mackie p4. Council News - Family and Community Services (FACS) Programme; Community Service Grants; Deafness Awareness Week; ] / p4.The Kewriosity Sheet (1979-83) was first published in the City of Kew (Victoria) in June 1979 as a two-sided 'community newssheet'. It aimed to: 'share news about Kew happenings and Kew people, and to exchange ideas about living in Kew'. Later issues gradually evolved into a 4-page, quarto sized publication. The Kewriosity Sheet was superseded by the Kew Council publication 'Kewriosity' (1983-1994).non-fictionHome tutors for migrants [Jill Manton] / p1. Harp, Browse and Buy [Harp Browse and Buy Shop; Victoria Schizophrenia Fellowship] / p1. East Kew Uniting Church / p1. Spring-time Fair [East Kew Uniting Church] /p2. Do you know? [Parents of Disabled Persons] / p2. What's doing in Kew for September / p2&3 Women's Recreation Program /p3. Guest to preach at Kew Baptist Church [Rev. Brian Willersdorf] / p3. Minibus drivers and jockeys [Meals on Wheels] / p3. Hyde Park Fellowship [Hyde Park Church] / p3. Mission Spring Fair [Missionary Sisters of St Peter Claver / p3. The gateway to Kew [Charles Grimes Expedition; Johnston Street Bridge; Studley Park Road; Raheen; Campion Hall; Burke Hall; Studley House; Villa Alba] / Elizabeth Mackie p4. Council News - Family and Community Services (FACS) Programme; Community Service Grants; Deafness Awareness Week; ] / p4. community publications --- kew (vic.), the kewriosity sheet, newsletters - kew (vic.) -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Journal, The Kewriosity Sheet Vol.4 No.6 : February 1983
Kew Recreation Program / p1&2. [1983] Kew Festival / p1. East Kew Uniting Church / p1. Emergency overnight accommodation/ Foster care for children [Greek Orthodox Community) / p2. What's doing in Kew for February / p2&3. Kew Garden Club / p3. Kew (Daytime) Gardening Club / p3. Native Plant Group / p3. Are you interested in poetry / p3. Scrabble / p3. Save the Children Fund / p3. Institute of Early Childhood Development (short courses) / p4. Make Today Count (health & wellbeing) / p4. Kew Library (family history; genealogy) / p4. Hyde Park Fellowship (Hyde Park Uniting Church) / p4. Early Planning for Retirement Group / p4. Uniting Church East Kew / p4.The Kewriosity Sheet (1979-83) was first published in the City of Kew (Victoria) in June 1979 as a two-sided 'community newssheet'. It aimed to: 'share news about Kew happenings and Kew people, and to exchange ideas about living in Kew'. Later issues gradually evolved into a 4-page, quarto sized publication. The Kewriosity Sheet was superseded by the Kew Council publication 'Kewriosity' (1983-1994).non-fictionKew Recreation Program / p1&2. [1983] Kew Festival / p1. East Kew Uniting Church / p1. Emergency overnight accommodation/ Foster care for children [Greek Orthodox Community) / p2. What's doing in Kew for February / p2&3. Kew Garden Club / p3. Kew (Daytime) Gardening Club / p3. Native Plant Group / p3. Are you interested in poetry / p3. Scrabble / p3. Save the Children Fund / p3. Institute of Early Childhood Development (short courses) / p4. Make Today Count (health & wellbeing) / p4. Kew Library (family history; genealogy) / p4. Hyde Park Fellowship (Hyde Park Uniting Church) / p4. Early Planning for Retirement Group / p4. Uniting Church East Kew / p4.community publications --- kew (vic.), the kewriosity sheet, newsletters - kew (vic.) -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Journal, The Kewriosity Sheet Vol.4 No.7 : March 1983
Kew Festival 1983 (Events; Short Story Award; Community Service Awards; Prince & Princess; International craft village) / p1&3. Near Kew Junction circa 19051 (postcards; Genevieve Edmonds; Laurie Kohlmayer) / p1. Kew Recreation Programme / p1. Youth Group (East Kew Uniting Church) / p2. Kew Library / p2. Festival 'newcomer' (Philip Brady) / p3. Multicultural concert / p3. Come to the fair!!! (Autumn Fair; Carnsworth-Garoopna) / p3. Kew Philharmonic Society / p3. A toy library for Kew / p3. R.A.A.V. Self Help Group (Rheumatism and Arthritis Association of Victoria) / p3. East Kew Uniting Church (events) / p4. Native Plant Group / p4. Kew Lioness Club / p4. Kew (Daytime) Gardening Club / p4. Kew Young Liberals / p4. Hyde Park Fellowship (Hyde Park Uniting Church) / p4. Easter Services at Uniting Church East Kew / p4. Kew Garden Club / p4.The Kewriosity Sheet (1979-83) was first published in the City of Kew (Victoria) in June 1979 as a two-sided 'community newssheet'. It aimed to: 'share news about Kew happenings and Kew people, and to exchange ideas about living in Kew'. Later issues gradually evolved into a 4-page, quarto sized publication. The Kewriosity Sheet was superseded by the Kew Council publication 'Kewriosity' (1983-1994).non-fictionKew Festival 1983 (Events; Short Story Award; Community Service Awards; Prince & Princess; International craft village) / p1&3. Near Kew Junction circa 19051 (postcards; Genevieve Edmonds; Laurie Kohlmayer) / p1. Kew Recreation Programme / p1. Youth Group (East Kew Uniting Church) / p2. Kew Library / p2. Festival 'newcomer' (Philip Brady) / p3. Multicultural concert / p3. Come to the fair!!! (Autumn Fair; Carnsworth-Garoopna) / p3. Kew Philharmonic Society / p3. A toy library for Kew / p3. R.A.A.V. Self Help Group (Rheumatism and Arthritis Association of Victoria) / p3. East Kew Uniting Church (events) / p4. Native Plant Group / p4. Kew Lioness Club / p4. Kew (Daytime) Gardening Club / p4. Kew Young Liberals / p4. Hyde Park Fellowship (Hyde Park Uniting Church) / p4. Easter Services at Uniting Church East Kew / p4. Kew Garden Club / p4. community publications --- kew (vic.), the kewriosity sheet, newsletters - kew (vic.) -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Journal, The Kewriosity Sheet Vol.4 No.9 : May 1983
Rotary Club of Kew 7th Annual Art Show / p1. Kew Recreation Program: Term Two (courses) / p1. Kew Kite Club / p1. R.A.A.V. (Rheumatism and Arthritis Association of Victoria) / p2. Daytime Garden Club / p2. Hyde Park Fellowship (Hyde Park Uniting Church) / p2. Community Aid Abroad / p2. Uniting Church East Kew (calendar of events) / p2. Native Plant Group / p2. Luncheon / p2. School Holiday Program / p3. Kew Holiday Program 10-17 years / p3. Drop In Centre (Sacred Heart School) / p3. Kew Traffic School / p3. Playcentre (St Paul's School for the Blind) / p3. Toddler Playgroups (Uniting Church of Kew) / p3. Mobile New Games Trailer / p4 Sports Coaching: Tennis/Football / p3. History on a postcard / Barbara Giles (Lawrie Kohlmayer; postcard history) / p4. Kew Library / p4. Dinner & Music (Kew Uniting Church) / p4. Evening Mission Group (Kew Uniting Church) / p4. Kew Garden Club / p4.The Kewriosity Sheet (1979-83) was first published in the City of Kew (Victoria) in June 1979 as a two-sided 'community newssheet'. It aimed to: 'share news about Kew happenings and Kew people, and to exchange ideas about living in Kew'. Later issues gradually evolved into a 4-page, quarto sized publication. The Kewriosity Sheet was superseded by the Kew Council publication 'Kewriosity' (1983-1994).non-fictionRotary Club of Kew 7th Annual Art Show / p1. Kew Recreation Program: Term Two (courses) / p1. Kew Kite Club / p1. R.A.A.V. (Rheumatism and Arthritis Association of Victoria) / p2. Daytime Garden Club / p2. Hyde Park Fellowship (Hyde Park Uniting Church) / p2. Community Aid Abroad / p2. Uniting Church East Kew (calendar of events) / p2. Native Plant Group / p2. Luncheon / p2. School Holiday Program / p3. Kew Holiday Program 10-17 years / p3. Drop In Centre (Sacred Heart School) / p3. Kew Traffic School / p3. Playcentre (St Paul's School for the Blind) / p3. Toddler Playgroups (Uniting Church of Kew) / p3. Mobile New Games Trailer / p4 Sports Coaching: Tennis/Football / p3. History on a postcard / Barbara Giles (Lawrie Kohlmayer; postcard history) / p4. Kew Library / p4. Dinner & Music (Kew Uniting Church) / p4. Evening Mission Group (Kew Uniting Church) / p4. Kew Garden Club / p4. community publications --- kew (vic.), the kewriosity sheet, newsletters - kew (vic.) -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Journal, The Kewriosity Sheet Vol.4 No.10 : June 1983
Kew Recreation Program [courses] / p1. Letter to the editor (Nursing homes) / William Martin p1. Kew Kite Club / p1. Kew (Daytime) Garden Club / p2. Kew Library (printing equipment) p2. East Kew Uniting Church (calendar of events) / p2. Kew Historical Society / p2. Save the Children Fund / p2. Scared Heart Kew Caring Group / p2. Why call it that? (street names) / Barbara Giles p3. Melbourne College of Advanced Education (courses & lectures) / p3. Hyde Park Fellowship (Hyde Park Uniting Church) / p4. Solo Club - East Kew / p4. Scrabble / p4. Save the Children Fund / p4. Interested in native plants (Kew Native Plant Group) / p4. The Rheumatism and Arthritis Foundation of Victoria {R.A.A.V.) p4. Rotaract Club of Kew / p4. Kew Toy Library / p4.The Kewriosity Sheet (1979-83) was first published in the City of Kew (Victoria) in June 1979 as a two-sided 'community newssheet'. It aimed to: 'share news about Kew happenings and Kew people, and to exchange ideas about living in Kew'. Later issues gradually evolved into a 4-page, quarto sized publication. The Kewriosity Sheet was superseded by the Kew Council publication 'Kewriosity' (1983-1994).non-fictionKew Recreation Program [courses] / p1. Letter to the editor (Nursing homes) / William Martin p1. Kew Kite Club / p1. Kew (Daytime) Garden Club / p2. Kew Library (printing equipment) p2. East Kew Uniting Church (calendar of events) / p2. Kew Historical Society / p2. Save the Children Fund / p2. Scared Heart Kew Caring Group / p2. Why call it that? (street names) / Barbara Giles p3. Melbourne College of Advanced Education (courses & lectures) / p3. Hyde Park Fellowship (Hyde Park Uniting Church) / p4. Solo Club - East Kew / p4. Scrabble / p4. Save the Children Fund / p4. Interested in native plants (Kew Native Plant Group) / p4. The Rheumatism and Arthritis Foundation of Victoria {R.A.A.V.) p4. Rotaract Club of Kew / p4. Kew Toy Library / p4. community publications --- kew (vic.), the kewriosity sheet, newsletters - kew (vic.) -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Journal, The Kewriosity Sheet Vol.4 No.12 : August 1983
R.A.A.V. Action Program 1983 (Rheumatism and Arthritis Association of Victoria) / p1. Kew Library / p1. Council Immunisations (Rubella) / p1. Save the Children Fund / p1. Scrabble / p1. Can you spare some time for your neighbours? (Volunteering; Meals on Wheels) / p1. Meet the editor of "Gardening News" / p1. Correction (Recycling) / p2. Community Centre??? (Kew Swimming Pool; Kew Depot; North Ward Action Group) / p2. Kew Rotaract / p2. Uniting Church East Kew (calendar of events) / p2. S.C.F. fundraising morning (Save the Children Fund) / p2. Kew Recreation Program: Term III - 1983 [short courses] / p2. Kew in that other Depression (Great Depression; 1930s) / Barbara Giles p3. Kew Philharmonic Society / p3. Kew Historical Society / p3. Unique cards: feature views of Kew (Gregary Chase designer) / p3. Look out for funding! (Family and Community Services Program; F.A.C.S.) / p4. "An Asian experience" (The Asian Evangelical Fellowship) / p4. Parkinson's Disease Association / p4. Hyde Park Fellowship (Hyde Park Uniting Church) / p4. Kew drop-In Centre - holiday program (Sacred Heart Church) / p4. Back by popular demand (Kew Garden Club) / p4. Native planet Group / p4. Daytime Garden Club / p4. Camberwell Film Society / p4. Women's Discussion Group / p4.The Kewriosity Sheet (1979-83) was first published in the City of Kew (Victoria) in June 1979 as a two-sided 'community newssheet'. It aimed to: 'share news about Kew happenings and Kew people, and to exchange ideas about living in Kew'. Later issues gradually evolved into a 4-page, quarto sized publication. The Kewriosity Sheet was superseded by the Kew Council publication 'Kewriosity' (1983-1994).non-fiction R.A.A.V. Action Program 1983 (Rheumatism and Arthritis Association of Victoria) / p1. Kew Library / p1. Council Immunisations (Rubella) / p1. Save the Children Fund / p1. Scrabble / p1. Can you spare some time for your neighbours? (Volunteering; Meals on Wheels) / p1. Meet the editor of "Gardening News" / p1. Correction (Recycling) / p2. Community Centre??? (Kew Swimming Pool; Kew Depot; North Ward Action Group) / p2. Kew Rotaract / p2. Uniting Church East Kew (calendar of events) / p2. S.C.F. fundraising morning (Save the Children Fund) / p2. Kew Recreation Program: Term III - 1983 [short courses] / p2. Kew in that other Depression (Great Depression; 1930s) / Barbara Giles p3. Kew Philharmonic Society / p3. Kew Historical Society / p3. Unique cards: feature views of Kew (Gregary Chase designer) / p3. Look out for funding! (Family and Community Services Program; F.A.C.S.) / p4. "An Asian experience" (The Asian Evangelical Fellowship) / p4. Parkinson's Disease Association / p4. Hyde Park Fellowship (Hyde Park Uniting Church) / p4. Kew drop-In Centre - holiday program (Sacred Heart Church) / p4. Back by popular demand (Kew Garden Club) / p4. Native planet Group / p4. Daytime Garden Club / p4. Camberwell Film Society / p4. Women's Discussion Group / p4. community publications --- kew (vic.), the kewriosity sheet, newsletters - kew (vic.) -
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Photograph - Victorian Canoe Club, On the Yarra, 1920-30
Canoeing on the River Yarra at Melbourne was an important and widespread recreational pursuit for Melbournians, especially in the first half of the twentieth century. The Victorian Canoe Club was formed in 1912 at a meeting in Melbourne and its first committee elected in the same year. Records indicate that the Club continued into at least the 1950s .The album has historic and social significance as a record of recreational activities (as well as canoe making) in the early years of the twentieth century. It has local significance as the site of the headquarters of the Club was in Studley park. A number of photographs in the album provide vistas of Kew on the Yarra that are otherwise unavailable.One of 24 labelled photos in part album, originating from the Victorian Canoe Club, which had its headquarters in Studley Park, Kew. The album includes a photographic record of canoe construction and also locations in Studley Park and Kew where the canoes were used. The subject of this photograph is identified as 'On the Yarra' with a man paddling a canoe. Another canoe is in the background. "On the Yarra"victorian canoe club, river yarra, studley park, canoe clubs, canoeing, recreation -- canoeing -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Photograph - Victorian Canoe Club, Through the rapids, 1920-30
Canoeing on the River Yarra at Melbourne was an important and widespread recreational pursuit for Melbournians, especially in the first half of the twentieth century. The Victorian Canoe Club was formed in 1912 at a meeting in Melbourne and its first committee elected in the same year. Records indicate that the Club continued into at least the 1950s .The album has historic and social significance as a record of recreational activities (as well as canoe making) in the early years of the twentieth century. It has local significance as the site of the headquarters of the Club was in Studley park. A number of photographs in the album provide vistas of Kew on the Yarra that are otherwise unavailable.One of 24 labelled photos in part album, originating from the Victorian Canoe Club, which had its headquarters in Studley Park, Kew. The album includes a photographic record of canoe construction and also locations in Studley Park and Kew where the canoes were used. The subject of this photograph is identified as 'Through the rapids' with two men and a boy in the first canoe travelling through rapids with another canoe following from which the photograph is taken. "Through the rapids"victorian canoe club, river yarra, studley park, canoe clubs, canoeing, recreation -- canoeing -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Photograph - Victorian Canoe Club, Yarra near Burke Road, 1920-30
Canoeing on the River Yarra at Melbourne was an important and widespread recreational pursuit for Melbournians, especially in the first half of the twentieth century. The Victorian Canoe Club was formed in 1912 at a meeting in Melbourne and its first committee elected in the same year. Records indicate that the Club continued into at least the 1950s .The album has historic and social significance as a record of recreational activities (as well as canoe making) in the early years of the twentieth century. It has local significance as the site of the headquarters of the Club was in Studley park. A number of photographs in the album provide vistas of Kew on the Yarra that are otherwise unavailable.One of 24 labelled photos in part album, originating from the Victorian Canoe Club, which had its headquarters in Studley Park, Kew. The album includes a photographic record of canoe construction and also locations in Studley Park and Kew where the canoes were used. The subject of this photograph is identified as 'Near Burke Road' with two young men in a canoe on a still section of the Yarra. "Near Bourke Rd"victorian canoe club, river yarra, studley park, canoe clubs, canoeing, recreation -- canoeing, burke road -- kew (vic.) -
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Photograph - Victorian Canoe Club, Yarra near Burke Road, 1920-30
Canoeing on the River Yarra at Melbourne was an important and widespread recreational pursuit for Melbournians, especially in the first half of the twentieth century. The Victorian Canoe Club was formed in 1912 at a meeting in Melbourne and its first committee elected in the same year. Records indicate that the Club continued into at least the 1950s .The album has historic and social significance as a record of recreational activities (as well as canoe making) in the early years of the twentieth century. It has local significance as the site of the headquarters of the Club was in Studley park. A number of photographs in the album provide vistas of Kew on the Yarra that are otherwise unavailable.One of 24 labelled photos in part album, originating from the Victorian Canoe Club, which had its headquarters in Studley Park, Kew. The album includes a photographic record of canoe construction and also locations in Studley Park and Kew where the canoes were used. The subject of this photograph is identified as 'Near Burke Road' with three men and a dog in a canoe on a still section of the Yarra. "Near Bourke Rd"victorian canoe club, river yarra, studley park, canoe clubs, canoeing, recreation -- canoeing, burke road -- kew (vic.) -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Photograph - Victorian Canoe Club, Camp site near Burke Road, 1920-30
Canoeing on the River Yarra at Melbourne was an important and widespread recreational pursuit for Melbournians, especially in the first half of the twentieth century. The Victorian Canoe Club was formed in 1912 at a meeting in Melbourne and its first committee elected in the same year. Records indicate that the Club continued into at least the 1950s .The album has historic and social significance as a record of recreational activities (as well as canoe making) in the early years of the twentieth century. It has local significance as the site of the headquarters of the Club was in Studley Park. A number of photographs in the album provide vistas of Kew on the Yarra that are otherwise unavailable.One of 24 labelled photos in part album, originating from the Victorian Canoe Club, which had its headquarters in Studley Park, Kew. The album includes a photographic record of canoe construction and also locations in Studley Park and Kew where the canoes were used. The subject of this photograph is identified as 'Camp site near Burke Road' with four canoes on the river bank with members beside them. "Camp site near Bourke Rd"victorian canoe club, river yarra, canoe clubs, canoeing, recreation -- canoeing, burke road -- kew (vic.), kew -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Photograph - Victorian Canoe Club, Camp site near Burke Road, 1920-30
Canoeing on the River Yarra at Melbourne was an important and widespread recreational pursuit for Melbournians, especially in the first half of the twentieth century. The Victorian Canoe Club was formed in 1912 at a meeting in Melbourne and its first committee elected in the same year. Records indicate that the Club continued into at least the 1950s .The album has historic and social significance as a record of recreational activities (as well as canoe making) in the early years of the twentieth century. It has local significance as the site of the headquarters of the Club was in Studley Park. A number of photographs in the album provide vistas of Kew on the Yarra that are otherwise unavailable.One of 24 labelled photos in part album, originating from the Victorian Canoe Club, which had its headquarters in Studley Park, Kew. The album includes a photographic record of canoe construction and also locations in Studley Park and Kew where the canoes were used. The subject of this photograph is identified as 'Camp site near Burke Road' with members around a fire at a campsite."Camp site near Bourke Rd"victorian canoe club, river yarra, canoe clubs, canoeing, recreation -- canoeing, burke road -- kew (vic.), kew -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Album - Victorian Canoe Club : Album 2, 1931-5
Canoeing on the River Yarra at Melbourne was an important and widespread recreational pursuit for Melbournians, especially in the first half of the twentieth century. The Victorian Canoe Club was formed in 1912 at a meeting in Melbourne and its first committee elected in the same year. Records indicate that the Club continued into at least the 1950s .The album has historic and social significance as a record of recreational activities in the early years of the twentieth century.Part of an unbound old album, containing photographs of members of the Victorian Canoe Club undertaking a series of trips to the lower and upper Yarra as well as to regional Victoria. All but one of the photographs in the album were labelled by the owner in white ink. The individual photographs in this album are also posted on Victorian Collections separately, typically under the label of the photo in the album. E.g "Salvaging wrecked canoe". Descriptive titles in the album include (sometimes referring to two photos): Xmas 1930, Leaving Studley Park / Breakfast on wharf after camping on lower Yarra / repacking / Old Cerberus / Shooting the rapids, Warrandyte / [Untitled] / Pound Bend tunnel (2) / Old mine / Salvaging wrecked canoe / Mallacoota trip / Gippsland LakesNil apart from individual photo labelsvictorian canoe club, river yarra, kew, warrandyte, upper yarra, lower yarra, cerberus, mallacoota, recreation -- canoeing -
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Plan - Subdivision Plan, J R Mathers & McMillan, Glenarbor Estate, 1934
Pru Sanderson, in her groundbreaking ‘City of Kew Urban Conservation Study : Volume 2 - Development History’ (1988), summarised the periods of urban development and subdivisions of land in Kew. The periods that she identified included 1845-1880, 1880-1893, 1893-1921, 1921-1933, 1933-1943, and Post-War Development. These periods were selected as they represented periods of rapid growth or decline in urban development. An obvious starting point for Sanderson’s groupings involved population growth and the associated economic cycles. These cycles also highlighted urban expansion onto land that was predominantly rural, although in other cases it represented the decline and breakup of large estates. A number of the plans in the Kew Historical Society’s collection can also be found in other collections, such as those of the State Library of Victoria and the Boroondara Library Service. A number are however unique to the collection.The Kew Historical Society collection includes almost 100 subdivision plans pertaining to suburbs of the City of Melbourne. Most of these are of Kew, Kew East or Studley Park, although a smaller number are plans of Camberwell, Deepdene, Balwyn and Hawthorn. It is believed that the majority of the plans were gifted to the Society by persons connected with the real estate firm - J. R. Mathers and McMillan, 136 Cotham Road, Kew. The Plans in the collection are rarely in pristine form, being working plans on which the agent would write notes and record lots sold and the prices of these. The subdivision plans are historically significant examples of the growth of urban Melbourne from the beginning of the 20th Century up until the 1980s. A number of the plans are double-sided and often include a photograph on the reverse. A number of the latter are by noted photographers such as J.E. Barnes.The little-known Glenarbor Estate comprised 23 allotments bordering Wellington and Denmark Streets and Fenton Avenue. The auction of the allotments in the Estate was held in the Kew Recreation Hall. The purported advantages to Kew are identified on the plan, such as the close proximity of the entrance to the Kew Railway Station and access to shops in Denmark Street. Due to its location, the subdivision was pitched at commercial as well as residential purchasers. The Estate was to cause a crisis in the Kew Council as a majority of councillors voted on 29 May to acquire the entire Estate as the location of a new Town Hall. The Estate was said to be valued at £50,000. A later meeting was to rescind the vote, instead opting for the compulsory acquisition of South Esk on the corner of Charles Street and Cotham Road. That acquisition was to be overturned by the State Government. The debate about the purchase of the Glenarbor Estate by Council coincided with the decision to widen High Street on the South side between Cotham Road and the Junction."D"subdivision plans - kew, glenarbor estate, wellington street, denmark street -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Plan, Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works, Borough of Kew : Detail Plan No.1562, 1905
The Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works (MMBW) plans were produced from the 1890s to the 1950s. They were crucial to the design and development of Melbourne's sewerage and drainage system. The plans, at a scale of 40 feet to 1 inch (1:480), provide a detailed historical record of Melbourne streetscapes and environmental features. Each plan covers one or two street blocks (roughly six streets), showing details of buildings, including garden layouts and ownership boundaries, and features such as laneways, drains, bridges, parks, municipal boundaries and other prominent landmarks as they existed at the time each plan was produced. (Source: State Library of Victoria). This plan forms part of a large group of MMBW plans and maps that was donated to the Society by the Mr Poulter, City Engineer of the City of Kew in 1989. Within this collection, thirty-five hand-coloured plans, backed with linen, are of statewide significance as they include annotations that provide details of construction materials used in buildings in the first decade of the 20th century as well as additional information about land ownership and usage. The copies in the Public Record Office Victoria and the State Library of Victoria are monochrome versions which do not denote building materials so that the maps in this collection are invaluable and unique tools for researchers and heritage consultants. A number of the plans are not held in the collection of the State Library of Victoria so they have the additional attribute of rarity.Original survey plan, issued by the MMBW to a contractor with responsibility for constructing sewers in the area identified on the plan within the Borough of Kew. The plan was at some stage hand-coloured, possibly by the contractor, but more likely by officers working in the Engineering Department of the Borough and later Town, then City of Kew. The hand-coloured sections of buildings on the plan were used to denote masonry or brick constructions (pink), weatherboard constructions (yellow), and public buildings (grey). MMBW detail plan No.1562, in contrast to No.1561 includes the names of a large number of houses: in Barkers Road: ‘Ashwick’, ‘Owasso’, ‘Anadiha’, ‘Eurobin’, ‘Carlsruhe’, ‘Arlington’ and ‘Altyre’. Unnamed but clearly represented on the plan is what was then known as the ‘Auburn Heights Recreation Club’, which at this stage included a Bowling Green, a Croquet Green and two Tennis Courts. On the plan, Brougham Place, as it was then known, is represented. It was later renamed Daniell Place. The aforementioned Arlington is now the junior campus of Preshil. melbourne and metropolitan board of works, detail plans, mmbw 1562, cartography -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Floods in North Kew, 1934
Living with natural processes was frequently a challenge to early European settlers and later residents of what was in the 1850s administered by the Borondara Road Board. This was compounded by the area being bounded on three sides by rivers (Yarra River, Koonung Creek and Gardiner's Creek). In 1849, the historian James Bonwick recorded that "our district [Kew] suffered considerably. Mr Wade speaks of 80 acres, out of 100 acres of his cultivated paddock, covered by water." Newspapers continued to describe major flooding in Kew in 1863, 1869, 1878, 1880, 1889, 1891, 1916 and 1934. While the construction of the Upper Yarra dam in 1957 reduced the levels of flowing downstream, local and riverine floods continue.The Kew Historical Society's pictures and map collections testify to the impact of flooding in the district. They have historical importance in documenting the extent of flooding in the district and its affects on homes, services and recreation. Numerous photographs record flooding throughout the Twentieth Century.Floods in North Kew, 1934. Vicinity of Willsmere Park.floods (kew) -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Journal, Kew Historical Society, Newsletter No.115, June 2016
What Price Memory? / Robert Baker p1. What’s On - June to September: Exhibitions, Monthly meetings p3. Heritage Issues: Dorothy Rogers Reserve / Brad Miles p4. The Great War in Kew 1916: The conscription debate / Andrew Frost p6. Victorian Collections [Hat collection] / Robert Baker p7. More Examples of Lost Kew: Studley Park Toll Bridge, Salvation Army Citadel, Harp of Erin Hotel, Kew Recreation Hall p9. Membership & Donations p10.Published quarterly since 1977, the newsletters of the Kew Historical Society contain significant research by members exploring relevant aspects of the Victorian and Australian Framework of Historical Themes. Frequently, articles on people, places and artefacts are the only source of information about an aspect of Kew, and Melbourne’s history.non-fictionWhat Price Memory? / Robert Baker p1. What’s On - June to September: Exhibitions, Monthly meetings p3. Heritage Issues: Dorothy Rogers Reserve / Brad Miles p4. The Great War in Kew 1916: The conscription debate / Andrew Frost p6. Victorian Collections [Hat collection] / Robert Baker p7. More Examples of Lost Kew: Studley Park Toll Bridge, Salvation Army Citadel, Harp of Erin Hotel, Kew Recreation Hall p9. Membership & Donations p10. -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Programme, Kew Canoe Carnival, 1939
An item from an outstanding and diverse photographic collection, assembled by members of the Christian and Washfold families of Kew.10-page souvenir programme for the Kew Canoe Carnival to be held at Yarra Bend National Park on Saturday February 18th, 1939. Proceeds were designed to assist the Victorian Society for Crippled Children. Front cover shows photograph taken at the previous year's carnival. The site of the carnival shown on an internal map was upriver from Macauley's boat house. Photograph on back cover shows canoeists at Kew Boat Sheds, 45 Molesworth Street.kew canoe carnivals, recreation -- river yarra, christian-washfold collection -
Surrey Hills Historical Society Collection
Book, Habitat Consulting Services, Wattle Park Community Liaison Report 1989, Sept 1989
The role of the community consultation officer was to act as an interface between Board of Works and the community. This is a report on the outcome of feedback re: the various areas of Wattle Park, including the natural environment, the constructed environment and the restoration projects of different areas of the park.Five major issues were identified: disability and elderly access to the park; staffing; dogs; security of parkland and personal safety; green issues.A spiral bound photocopy of a report."Property of Surrey Hills Historical Society (Historical Society crossed out) / Heritage Group" (in Jocelyn Hall's handwriting)wattle park, jeanette norman, m m board of works, parks and recreation, wattle park advisory committee, bird observers club of victoria, wattle park golf club, 4 seasons tennis club, golf, wattle park chalet, doberman club of victoria, melbourne and metropolitan tramways band, surrey hills neighbourhood centre, residents action group of box hill south, (ms) faye shepherd -
Surrey Hills Historical Society Collection
Photograph, Benson Street Methodist Church Football Team, 1942, 1942
Taken at Macleay Park, Balwyn. The team are identified as: Back row - LtoR: AV Webb, Bill Smyth, ... , Noel White, Alan Rash, ... , Ken Wright, ... , Ian Miles, Keith Turner, Ron Page, Ian Howden, Peter Cavanagh, ... Front row - LtoR: Ian Cox, Jack Power, ... , Ralph Rae, (child), Don Frost, Ron Page, Russell Smyth, Bob Turner, ... , ...Black and white photo of the Benson Street Methodist Church Football Team in 1942. It shows 20 men in football uniform, with on the left a man in an overcoat and another in a suit; one in a suit on the RHS; one male umpire and in the centre one small child in uniform being supported by a player. There is a large mature tree on the left and buildings can be seen in the far background. macleay park, benson street methodist church football team, benson street methodist church, sport and recreations, football, mr a v webb, bill smyth, noel white, alan rash, ken wright, ian miles, keith turner, ron page, ian howden, peter cavanagh, ian cox, jack power, ralph rae, don frost, ron page, russell smyth, bob turner -
Surrey Hills Historical Society Collection
Photograph, View of Surrey Gardens looking east from Union Road
The 2 cannons in the gardens were acquired by Mr Arthur Brookes, popularly known as 'Empire Brookes'. They were from a British vessel used during the Crimean War and were originally placed in the grounds of the Guildford Road Recreation Oval. The Dimmick Gateway was erected in 1950 by the citizens of Camberwell in memory of Cr William Dimmick, JP, Mayor of Camberwell, 1935-1936 and a Councillor from 1934-1947. There is a photo of him in Mayoral robes in the City of Boroondara Library Service collection. Cr Dimmick was commonly called Roy.Black and white photo of the Dimmick Gateway in Surrey Gardens. The gateway is built as if it was designed to have a fence attached but there is none. There are 2 tall central pillars and an arched bridge to 2 smaller pillars. It appears to be constructed from a variegated slate material. There is a light on the top of each of the tall pillars and also a plaque. To the RHS of the photo is part of the Surrey Shrine, skirted by 2 cypress trees. A canon and the Memorial Cross can be seen between the gateway pillars and to the LHS of the photo the wooden bandstand can be seen.dimmick gateway, surrey gardens, surrey shrine, boer war, bandstand, parks and reserves, cr william dimmick, roy dimmick -
Surrey Hills Historical Society Collection
Photograph, City of Camberwell Council, Surrey Gardens, looking east from Union Road, 1933
The Honor Roll and Shrine in the Surrey Gardens were opened on Sunday 7 April 1918, prior to the cessation of fighting. Mrs Charles H D Steele (MS: Sarah Margaret Russell), president of the local Patriotic League, is credited with the idea of building The Shrine as a fitting memorial to the soldiers of the district. The Surrey Hills Progress Association coordinated raising funds from local residents. John Kendrick Blogg carved the beautiful honor roll in Indian teak and Australian white mahogany and the design of The Shrine was by architectural firm Gawler & Drummond. John Stevens Gawler was a partner in the firm, lived locally and also enlisted. Although he may have been overseas during some of the design process he is often credited with the design. Both men donated their services. The 2 cannons in the gardens were acquired by Mr Arthur Brookes in 1901 to commemorate the end of the Boer War. He was popularly known as 'Empire Brooks' and the cannons as 'Brooks' Babies'. They were originally placed in the grounds of the Guildford Road Recreation Oval. Arthur Brooks was an active community member and one of the founding members of the Surrey Hills Progress Association. Original photo was contained in a booklet printed by Camberwell Council in 1933.This is one of the earliest known photos of 3 elements important in designating the Surrey Gardens as one of the City of Boroondara's heritage gardens, now protected by a heritage overlay. The Shrine was one of the first WW1 memorials to be built in Australia and possibly the first in Victoria. It was unveiled prior to the end of hostilities and was built entirely through local community effort. The design of The Shrine, reflective of domestic architecture, is unusual. Its Honor Roll is also a noted example of sculptor John Kendrick Blogg's work and valued especially for its incorporation of Australian motifs, wattle blossom and gum leaves. The boomerang over the full width of the monument was said to be symbolic of both those who did and did not return. Black and white photo of part of the Surrey Gardens, located between Union Road and Norfolk Road, Surrey Hills. It shows The Shrine, the cannons installed to commemorate the end of the Boer War and the Memorial Cross. Taken from within the park looking east. surrey gardens, shrine of remembrance, monuments and memorials, boer war, mr john kendrick blogg, mr arthur brooks, mrs charles steele, mrs sarah steele, miss sarah margaret russell, cannons, mr john gawler -
Surrey Hills Historical Society Collection
Photograph, The Surrey Dive, January 1931, 1931
The Surrey Dive was formed on the site of a quarry from which clay had been extracted for brick-making. From 1905 Council was petitioned by the newly-formed Surrey Park Swimming Club to develop the site. Improvements including bathing sheds, spring boards and a 10-lane course but it remained a challenging site for inexperienced swimmers because of the sheer cliffs and the drop of 30m. The dive was the site of many swimming carnivals and attracted large spectator crowds. Frank Beaurepaire competed in the first carnival held in 1907 and won the one-mile race in record time. The dive was closed following the drought of 1967-1968 and redeveloped as an ornamental lake.The Surrey Dive was the first Olympic standard pool in Australia. Black and white photo of the Surrey Dive taken in January 1931, probably during a swimming carnival. The dive is in the foreground with 2 buildings on the LHS. One is brick with a chimney and at the water's edge; the other is of timber construction and is on the far LHS on the bank above the water. There is a large group of people in bathing costumes and a crowd which extends up the bank towards the right. There are mature conifer trees in the background. surrey dive, swimming, sports and recreations, ron falconer -
Surrey Hills Historical Society Collection
Photograph, The Surrey Dive, 1910, 1910
The Dive, in Elgar Road Park was formed when water seeped into the hole from which clay had been quarried for brick-making. In 1905 the Surrey Swimming Club was formed and carnivals were held regularly. This was the venue for training Olympic swimmers prior to the Council constructing an Olympic sized pool.Black and white photo with a grassy foreground beyond which the apex of the roof only of the clubhouse is visible. Beyond this the far bank of the Surrey Dive can be seen with fencing along its perimeter.surrey dive, swimming, sports and recreation, quarries, box hill brick works, elgar road park, surrey swimming club -
Albert Park-South Melbourne Rowing Club
Moore Sculling Machine
"Grace Blake’s conversations with older members of the Club have elicited the following information during July 2014: • Don Christie recalls the machine being acquired by (or donated to) SMRC in the 1960s. SMRC later donated it to APRC. • Bob Duncan remembers it being at APRC. • Max Shaw joined the club in 1946 but doesn’t recall it at all. • Peter Watson recalls collecting the rowing machine from the old APRC club house before its demolition (c. 1995). The AP-SMRC machine carries a ‘maker’s plate’ with the name Moore... Moore Crane and Engineering Company Pty Ltd was a subsidiary of Malcolm Moore Industries Ltd whose manufacturing engineering works were located on Williamstown Road, Port Melbourne from 1927. The founder established the main business in 1921 and retired in 1953.21 The business was delisted from the Australian Stock Exchange in 1976. Grace Blake advises that some of the earlier SMRC members were plumbers and therefore worked in trades connected with engineering. She reports that Peter Watson recalls some of his contemporaries completing their engineering apprenticeships at Malcolm Moore Industries Ltd in the 1970s. There are still many unanswered questions concerning the history and provenance of the rowing machine at the time of writing this report, but the connection with a local engineering works is certainly fascinating. Questions to explore in the future include: Did Moore manufacture the machine, or import it (and perhaps assemble it) under licence? Was this machine a ‘one-off’ or did Moore make / distribute others within Australia? When, why and how did SMRC acquire the machine? Why did SMRC decide not to retain it, but to pass it over to APRC? And how did APRC use it?" 2014 Significance Assessment, pp38-40. "The ‘Moore’ Rowing Machine at the Albert Park – South Melbourne Rowing Club (AP- SMRC) is a rare example in Australia of the Kerns patent design from 1900. This machine may not, however, be that old in construction or use. The AP-SMRC machine is almost intact, appearing to lack only the leather straps for fastening the rower’s feet to the foot-rests. Spalding manufactured the design in the USA in the early decades of the 20th century, but the metal elements in its models are traditionally black. The bright red paint on the AP-SMRC machine suggests something different. The AP-SMRC machine carries a maker’s plate that associates it directly with a local engineering business, Malcolm Moore Industries Ltd of Williamstown Road, Port Melbourne. Club members recall the machine being at the South Melbourne Rowing Club in the 1960s, and being transferred at a later date to the Albert Park Rowing Club. The machine has not been used since the founding of the amalgamated AP-SMRC and requires careful conservation. The ‘Moore’ rowing machine is of national research significance as a rare survivor, in Australia, of the well-regarded Kerns patent design that was popularised by Spalding in the northern hemisphere. The English River and Rowing Museum website quotes a testimonial from an AG Spalding & Bros’ Mail Order Catalogue: ‘This machine was described by ‘an experienced oarsman’ ... “to be the most perfect rowing machine ever produced”. A feature was the adjustment of the resistance so “the weaker sex can use the machine”’. Its historic significance lies in its rarity (and perhaps uniqueness) as an aid to the training of rowers at two successful clubs on Albert Park Lake. Additional historic significance lies in the connection that the rowing machine represents between local rowing clubs and a major local manufacturing engineer. The ‘Moore’ rowing machine bridges the realms of innovation and application, of industry and recreation, of land-based and aquatic sports, and of two neighbouring rowing clubs on the Albert Park Lake." 2014 Significance Assessment, p43"A rowing machine that appears to be built to the Kerns patent design from 1900 but may not be that old in construction or use. The machine is heavy and includes parts made from cast iron. The cast iron components are painted in a distinctive bright red. The wooden seat moves on timber slides. Resistance is created by spring mechanisms at the ends of two frame elements that connect with two wooden ‘oars’, and by the central chain-driven system that co-ordinates with the rower’s movements. The machine carries a maker’s plate with the single word ‘Moore’ in an oval design, using white letters against a navy background, fastened to the base board and close to the foot-rests." 2014 Significance Assessment, p38Moorerowing, apsm rowing club, significance assessment, malcolm moore industries ltd, kerns, 1900, sculling machine, albert park rowing club, south melbourne rowing club, albert park lake, rowing machine, ergo -
Vision Australia
Letter - Text, Letter to The Trustees, Clubhouse, Recreation grounds for the Blind, 16/5/1957
Letter to the Trustees outlining the outcomes of a recent meeting, as the minute book was unable to be located. Below is a summary of the letter. The death of W.H. Paterson is mentioned and the recommendation to the Committee that the clubhouse by named in his honour was unanimously accepted, however requires the agreement of the Trustees. The remainder of the letter covers the past five years. The Victorian Association of Blind Cricketers are requesting the erection of a shelter shed and scoring boxes. Complaints have been received about horses using the park, which have been passed to Malvern Council who advise they have also received similar complaints from the general public. A fence is required but a lack of finance has delayed this action. The Clubhouse is being used for more activities including a dance class, indoor bowling club, pottery and craft work, therefore a new switchboard and rewiring were completed. In October 1955, the State Government offered funding through local councils, however despite a representation to the Minister, the Malvern Council were not willing to expend funds to the Association as they had committed to build an Elderly Citizens Club. A large signboard was repainted and a new signboard erected at the front entrance, along with a light controlled by a clock. The Clubhouse has also been used one night per month by the local branch of the RSL and occasional use by the Teachers College for inter College sports. There has been cooperation with the L.T.A.V. (Lawn Tennis Association of Victoria) during tennis championships, and although the Committee recognise the need to do more with the area, the impending homes been built at Ballarat and Bendigo have been a limited factor. Signed by J.W. Wilson3 pages of type letter on letterheadAssociation for the Advancement of the Blind, Under the Distinguished Patronage of His Excellency the Governor of Victoria and Lady Brooks Founded 1895 (image of shining lantern) Incorporated 1944 10-12 Queen Street, Melbourne, C.1. Phone: MU 4189 MU 1955 Homes at: Brighton Beach Windsor Ballarat Bendigo On the left hand side of the page: President: Bruce Small, Esq. Vice President: Hubert Opperman, O.B.E. Treasurer: W.J.S. Horsfall, F.C.A. Secretary: J.W. Wilson Objects: To promote the welfare of the Blind intellectually, physically and socially. To grant financial assistance in cases of necessity. To provide Homes and Hostels of an undenominational character for the Blind. To visit the Blind. To care for the adult Blind, especially the aged and infirm. Donations will be subject to the concessional allowances provided by the Income Tax Act. At the base of the page: Homes and help for aged blindassociation for the advancement of the blind, john wilson, kooyong club house -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Plan, Allan & Tuxen et al, Public Park & Recreation Reserve (Richmond Park), 1886-1994
Shows changes in ownership of various parts of Richmond Park and Burnley Gardens by University of Melbourne, Amrad, Melbourne City Link, etc. from gazettal in 1873 to 1996Photocopy of plan of 19.11.1886 with University of Melbourne land acquisition 13.10.1994 hand drawn on it, dates Act revoked and Gazette numbers. Plan of Jika Jika R(19)3. Allan & Tuxen Plan of Melbourne and Suburbspublic parks, recreation reserve, richmond -
Surrey Hills Historical Society Collection
Photograph, Carnival Day at Surrey Dive, Possibly 1909
This photo records one of the swimming carnivals held at the Surrey Dive, the first of which was organised in 1907. It was at the 1907 carnival that champion swimmer Frank Beaurepaire won the one-mile championship in record time. In the era before purpose-built municipal swimming pools, Surrey Dive was a popular destination for swimming and people came to it from many Melbourne suburbs. It operated from 1905 to 1967. It was the newly formed Surrey Park Swimming Club (established in 1905) that petitioned the Box Hill Council to purchase the former quarry site associated with the Box Hill Brick Works. A ramp, bathing sheds, springboards, and eventually a 10-lane course were developed, making the Dive the first Olympic standard pool in Australia. The carnivals attracted huge crowds. The original use as a quarry explains the notorious depth of the swimming hole and the sheer, steep cliffs surrounding it. These posed obvious safety issues, as did the water quality. Ivy Lavinia Weber, who was the second woman to be elected to the Victorian parliament (the first at a general election) and renowned for her commitment to health and physical fitness, campaigned for State government assistance to build new baths. These were built adjacent to the Dive and were opened in 1939. The Dive continued as a facility used by experienced swimmers until 1967 when it closed due to the drought causing the water to dry up. Today the site has been turned into an ornamental lake. This image was used as a mural in the refurbishment of the Box Hill Aqualink. The image has strong associations with early industry (brick making), recreation and particularly the early history of the sport of swimming.Black and white photo with a white border. Scan shows image only. It shows 3 men diving from a wooden platform into an area of water beneath higher banks. There is a boat in the background, a building to the LHS of the photo and many spectators in boater hats on the platform, some in bathing suits along a ledge and many around the top of the bank. Two men in the LH foreground may be officials.Printed long the bottom edge of the frame: "An image from history - Carnival Day at the Dive. / (photo: Box Hill Council)"surrey dive, box hill brick works, swimming, surrey park swimming club, (mr) frank beaurepaire, (mrs) ivy lavinia weber, swimming carnivals