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 1803-1910. Nixon NV 1980, The History of the Kew Bowling Club 1880-1980. 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.Framed and glazed Certificate of Incorporation of Kew Bowling Club, 1986. [The item is part of the large historic Kew Bowling Club collection (1880-1988) gifted to the Kew Historical Society in 2020].kew bowling club - wellington street - kew (vic), clubs - lawn bowls - kew (vic)

Black & white photograph, Bert Graham Collection, Bendigo East Swimming Club Presentation Night Trophy Table 1956. on the back is the words B.E.Swimming Club Presentation Night Trophy Table 1956, Graham in red ink 1955-56.In a blue ink oval is photos by W.Ryan, 18 Sandhurst Rd., Eaglehawk.bendigo, clubs, bendigo east swimming club

Article by Rosie Bray and a collection of information on the Greensborough Bowling ClubCollection of Brochures and Article on the Greensborough Bowling Clubgreensborough bowling club, rosie bray, lawn bowls

Bendigo Business and Professional Women's Club 40th Birthday, 1929 - 1969. compiled by June Parry Typed pages, quarto formatJune Parry.bendigo, clubs, professional women's 40th ann.

Peter Ellis collection. Series of invitation cards issued by the Victorian Folk Music Club Inc. For a woolshed ball, various dates.clubs, social, ball dancing

Documents, Bert Graham Collection, Bendigo East Swimming Club Carnivals, 1961 -1967, including names of competitors of various eventsbendigo, clubs, bendigo east swimming club

Black and white photo of the Hon. Angus MacKay (one of the founders of the Bendigo United Cricket club).. The photo is glued to a piece of cardboard.clubs, cricket, bendigo united cricket club

number in album 03536.03Colour photograph Dot Mortimer member of Senior Citizens Club for twenty years, Betty Gell in background. Lakes Entrance Victoriasenior citizens, clubs, people

Black and white photograph seventeen members of the new Riviera Swimming Club seated beside the Aquadrome pool. Lakes Entrance Victoriarecreational facilities, sports, clubs

Documents, Bert Graham Collection, Bendigo East Swimming Club, Book of results from swimming events years 1954-1955.bendigo, clubs, bendigo east swimming club

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 photos in this album are historically and socially significant as a record of recreational activities in the first half of the twentieth century. A number of photographs in the album provide views of sections of the Yarra, as well as areas in regional Victoria, that may otherwise be unavailable.One of 12 sepia [faded] photographs of members of the Victorian Canoe Club. This photo shows members of the club posed with other tourists in an old mine."Old mine"victorian canoe club, travel -- 1930s, gold mines

Following the amalgamation of football and netball clubs, this ticket reflects both clubs. This membership ticket belonged to a member of the Partington family. Tickets admit bearer to games. Tickets include the names of sponsors of the Greensborough Football Club and the season's fixture or draw. Gary Partington is a Life Member of the football club and a GHS member. Members of the Partington family have been associated with the GFC for many years and the family were inducted into the Club's Hall of Fame in 2016. Season ticket, credit card style, white plastic with green text. Front: "2016 Greensborough Football Club and Greensborough Netball Club", sponsor advertising and membership number "014". Reverse: Football season fixture.greensborough football club, membership tickets, partington family, greensborough netball club

Following the amalgamation of football and netball clubs, this ticket reflects both clubs. This membership ticket belonged to a member of the Partington family. Tickets admit bearer to games. Tickets include the names of sponsors of the Greensborough Football Club and the season's fixture or draw. Gary Partington is a Life Member of the football club and a GHS member. Members of the Partington family have been associated with the GFC for many years and the family were inducted into the Club's Hall of Fame in 2016. Season ticket, credit card style, white plastic with green text. Front: "2017 Greensborough Football Club and Greensborough Netball Club", sponsor advertising and membership number "015". Reverse: Football season fixture.greensborough football club, membership tickets, partington family, greensborough netball club

Wangaratta Bowling Club RSL Tournament 1956 to presentBowling Tournament between local RSL's in North East Victoria.Brown timber shield with silver banner above cast depicting lawn bowler surrounded by 21 small silver shields with inscriptions.Wangaratta Bowling Club RSL Tournamentwangaratta bowling club, rsl tournament, shield

This award provides an incentive for cyclists to perform at their best on club race days. It is interesting to note that over time awards have changed with the fashion of the time. Cycling trophies have ranged from badges in the early 1900s, to sashes in the mid 1900s, then to shields and to individual trophies, and currently to medals.This award provides an incentive for cyclists to perform at their best on club race days. Trophy on stand in embossed gold colour. It has handles to each side of a spiral shape and at the top - a depiction of a laurel wreath and bow surrounding a blue coloured circular centre. It is mounted on a brown bakelite base with an inscription plate set into it."Geelong Cycling Club/2012/Club Champion/2nd Place"geelong cycling club; 2012; club champion; 2nd place;

Group of people, sign saying "Coo-ee's Social Club Chelsea 1914" included in the photo. Taken by C Harmley, Camberwell. Miss Smith later Mrs Mether R/H first row"Coo-ee's Social Club Notices Chelsea 1914"

Golf Club Members c1900 group portrait with golf clubs taken at Kirkella Homestead.Golf club at Kirkella Christopher B Herbert Stawellstawell sport

Greensborough Hockey club junior team.Colour photograph of Greensborough Hockey club junior team.greensborough junior hockey club, noel constantine

CLUNES IN MELBOURNE CLUB - SEPTEMBER 1902- ON THE OCCASION OF PRESENTATION TO THE CITIZENS OF CLUNES A FRAMED PHOTOGRAPH ( IN BACKGROUND OF IMAGE)SEPIA PHOTOGRAPH OF CLUNES IN MELBOURNE CLUB."CLUNES" IN MELBOURNE SEPT. 1902photography, events and celebrations., clunes in melbourne1902

Various bromides used for printing Advertisements, including for Emerald Cricket Club, Emerald Netball Club, Emerald Hardware, Rotary Inner Wheel, Peter Stickley Real Estate, Emerald Nobelius Estate sale,Emerald Tolley and Lamble Agricultural Services,Emerald District Waterboard, Melbourne Reptile and Fauna Reserve and Emerald Security.bromides, emerald, clubs

Green scrapbook with 84 pages full of newspaper cuttings dating from 1951 to 1966 for the Bendigo music lovers club. On the cover in black texter the dates 1934-1944 and in gold the words ''newspaper cuttings'' On the inside front cover the words: The Bendigo Music Lovers' Club 1951 to 1966 compiled by Miss Joy Benson.bendigo, clubs, music lovers club

The Orbost Rifle Club existed in the early 20th century. (There are records from 1900). It folded in the late 1970's.Target shooting is one of the oldest organised sports in Australia. Records date back to the British Marines at Sydney Cove in 1788. The Victorian Rifle Association (VRA) was formed in 1860. One of the most important adjuncts to the militia system from 1903 to the re-organisation of 1912 was the role played by the Rifle Club movement in Australia. At the time, these clubs were seen as the reservoir of manpower for a potential guerrilla force should any invasion occur. For Australia, the invasion fear was uppermost in the minds of the population. So important were the rifle clubs for the defence of Australia that the Commonwealth provided the training staff, rifles and ammunition so the clubs could function. Members were drilled, wore uniforms and practised all the basic skills of soldiering as well as target shooting. The Orbost Rifle Club was active during this period. A plain light blue minute book with a cloth brown spine. It has a white label on the front cover.On label- Orbost Rifle Clubminutes orbost-rifle-club shooting

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 1803-1910. 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.An important photographic history of the Auburn Heights Recreation Club 1904-88, compiled by and presented to the Club by John Chapman, 25 May 1989. [The item forms part of the large historic Auburn Heights Recreation Club collection, with items relating to the sports of lawn bowls, tennis and croquet, gifted to the Kew Historical Society in 2020].auburn heights recreation club - barkers road - kew (vic), bowling clubs - kew

Des Gallenti (dec.) played (in his estimation) 100-150 games for Emerald Football Club. B/W photograph of former Emerald Football Club player Des Gallenti, standing in front of his home modelling the club's blazer.Rear (handwritten): Des Gallentiemerald football club, gallenti