Boroondara Historical Societies AssociationReference, Research, InformationProvenance orderGallipoli & Beyond was a Commonwealth funded project involving members of the Boroondara Historical Societies Association. The project involved roadshow, exhibitions, talks, and the publication of a history. The file contains newspaper and magazine, articles/clippings, promotional materials, certificates, etc. The Kew Historical Society participated in a number of events and held an exhibition on the embarkation photographs of Josiah Earl Barnes. The captions and the posters are held separately in the map drawers.photographers - kew (vic) - josiah earl barnes, first world war, boroondara historical societies association (bhsa), gallipoli & beyond - special projects, wwiphotographers - kew (vic) - josiah earl barnes, first world war, boroondara historical societies association (bhsa), gallipoli & beyond - special projects, wwi

Various documents, files and news clippings created in the 1960s during the development of the Ringwood Library. Various authors including Ben Hubbard and Ellie V. Pullin.Various documents, files and news clippings created in the 1960s during the development of the Ringwood Library. Box 4 is filled with six numbered items. Various authors including Ben Hubbard and Ellie V. Pullin. +Additional Keywords: Hubbard, Ben / Pullin, Ellie V.

Various partiesReference, Research, InformationSecondary Values (KHS Imposed Order)The Derrick family were early settlers in Kew. Derrick Street is named after them. The Derrick file includes minutes of meetings at which Derrick family descendants attended, correspondence, research notes on the Derrick Family, maps of the Derrick landholding in Kew (and a photocopy of the Certificate of Title), and photocopy of a letter from John Derrick to Francis Barnard (original in archive). There are also sundry newspaper articles/clippings.derrick family, kew -- history -- pioneersderrick family, kew -- history -- pioneers

Various partiesReference, Research, InformationSecondary Values (KHS Imposed Order)Subject file containing genealogical research into the ancestors and descendants of Cr Henry T “Harry” Bryan of 124 Princess Street, Kew. The file also includes a photocopy of the report of the Coronial Inquest into the death by drowning of Cr. Bryan at Parkdale in 1924, photocopied funeral notices, a photograph of the Bryan grave at the Boroondara General Cemetery, a photocopy of the Bryan Family Tree, two letters from Edna Fryer recalling her life in Kew, copies of photographs of Thomas Henry Bryan (1868-1924), John Bryan (1841-1912) and Sarah Bryan nee Chambers (1840-95), Henry Thomas Bryan’s children - Harold George Bryan (1896-1956), John Alfred Edmund Bryan (1897-1984), Norman Arthur Bryan (1898-1964), and Edna May Bryan (1905-1991), copies of the certificates of marriage of John Bryan and Sarah Chambers (1867) and Henry Thomas Bryan and Edith Ripper (1895).bryan family, residents -- families -- kew (vic)bryan family, residents -- families -- kew (vic)

Description: Date: 30/03/1939 Author: R. G. Robinson & J. V. Becker Publisher: Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory Pages: 15 Binding: Permanent/Soft Keyowrds: NACA Report No. 745 Level of Importance: National. Ministry Aircraft Production Translation No.RTP 1787 File No.172 A

Summary Of RAE Technical Notes Aero 1035 , File No. 75A

Kew Historical SocietySince its foundation in 1958, members of the Kew Historical Society have been compiling and storing information about subjects relating to the history of Kew and its environs, of which this file is an example. Arranged by Secondary Values (value of records to users)Subject file containing information about cast iron lamp pillars (posts). Included are copies of the KHS archivist's reply to an inquiry regarding the location of decorative civic light pillars in Kew (2013). These lamps were previously located in the Dorothy Rogers Reserve, and in the Raoul Wallenberg Memorial Garden. The lamps in 2013 were stored at the Kew Depot for restoration. Photos of the pillars can be seen in a number of historical photos of High Street, Kew.public utilities -- kew (vic.), street lighting -- history --- kew (vic.)public utilities -- kew (vic.), street lighting -- history --- kew (vic.)

Various partiesReference, Research, InformationSecondary Values (KHS Imposed Order)Subject file containing newspaper articles/clippings, research and correspondence from and to the Society. The earliest item, dating from 1964 is a letter from the Society to the City of Kew seeking Council support for the use of Ellesmore, 80 Princess Street as a cultural heritage centre. Other items of correspondence relate to the Masonic Hall (Walpole Street), Fernhurst, Southesk, Roberts House, Park Hill, Butleigh Wooton, Villa Alba, D’Estaville, Charleville, Roseneath, Merridale, La Verna, Otira, Raheen, Willsmere, Holy Trinity Church. Some of these letters contain information about construction of the buildings and architects. In addition to this correspondence, the file includes brief undated research notes on the Clock Tower at the Kew Cemetery, Tarring, Southesk, the Alexandra Gardens, Studley House (Burke Hall), Ellesmore, the Masonic Hall, Xavier College, Genazzano, Trinity Grammar, Carey Baptist College, Abbotsford, Fernhurst, Illapa, Madford, Morganville, Otira, Parkhill, Monnington, Field Place, Lalla Rookh, Merridale, Kew Mental Hospital, and D’Estaville.buildings -- kew (vic.), heritage -- kew (vic.)buildings -- kew (vic.), heritage -- kew (vic.)

Various partiesReference, Research, InformationKHS OrderSubject file containing genealogical research material on the Wades of Belford Farm, all photocopied. One item was prepared for a reunion of the descendants of Peter Robert & Mary Ann Mansergh (Blair) and James & Maria Mullins (Dartnell) who arrived in the Colony on the Sailing Ship ‘China’ on 1 May 1840. The item includes lists of passenger names and the names of their descendants. The other item is an inquiry from Elvania Balcombe, which includes her own research into the Wade family.wade family - kew (vic.), farming -- kew (vic)wade family - kew (vic.), farming -- kew (vic)

Various partiesReference, Research, InformationSecondary Values (KHS Imposed Order)Sir William Stawell built the house, D’Estaville, in what is now Barry Street, Kew. The subject file about the house includes sundry items including real estate brochures, newspaper articles/clippings, copies of Australian Heritage and the Victorian Historical Journal (2006) in which there are articles on Stawell and the Victorian Constitution, correspondence between the Society and the national Trust and the Historic Buildings Council relating to the vacant land in Sir William Street (1980) and to D’Estaville itself.d'estaville - barry street - kew (vic), sir william stawell, alma figuerola, historic houses - kew (vic)d'estaville - barry street - kew (vic), sir william stawell, alma figuerola, historic houses - kew (vic)

Sally Ann VenablesReference, Research, InformationProvenance (Donor) OrderSubject file containing a school research assignment completed by Sally Ann Venables of the history of Elm House (later Cloverlea), 72 Walpole Street. The 15-page report was completed in 1983 while Sally was a pupil of Kew High School. Owners of the house recorded in the report include Horace Samson, George Gray Allan, George Brinsden Vasey, Matthew Montgomerie Wilson, and Ethel Dalton. The writer contends that at some stage, the house operated as a dairy. kew (vic) - history, kew (vic) - dairies, elm house - 72 walpole street (kew), cloverlea - 72 walpole street (kew), sally ann venables, houses - walpole street - kew (vic)kew (vic) - history, kew (vic) - dairies, elm house - 72 walpole street (kew), cloverlea - 72 walpole street (kew), sally ann venables, houses - walpole street - kew (vic)

Various partiesReference, Research, InformationSecondary Values (KHS Imposed Order)The main item in this reference file is an original copy of the Kew Arts Festival Program for 1947. The programme contains two pages of typed notes, which were used at the opening of the Festival by Cr Vaughan (sic). The program lists English Watercolours on loan from the National Gallery of Victoria, details of recitals, ballets, theatre and music. The event was held in the Kew Recreation Centre. Major performers listed in the program include Raymond Lambert, the Tin Alley Players, Margaret Sutherland, and the Melbourne Little Theatre.performing arts - kew (vic), visual arts - kew (vic), kew arts festivalsperforming arts - kew (vic), visual arts - kew (vic), kew arts festivals

Various partiesReference, Research, InformationSecondary Values (KHS Imposed Order)Subject file containing information relating to the Kew Post Office complex, including the Kew Court House and the Police Station. The correspondence between parties included the City of Kew, the Kew Historical Society, and the Victorian Government. Initially the correspondence related to the proposed use of the Court House as a Centre for the Society as it was being forced to vacate the Copy Shop (q.v) in Walpole Street due to its impending demolition. Later correspondence relates to the proposed sale of the Court House by the Victorian Government.kew - history, kew court house, kew police station, heritage campaigns - kew (vic)kew - history, kew court house, kew police station, heritage campaigns - kew (vic)

Various partiesReference, Research, InformationSecondary Values (KHS Imposed Order)Hugh George Ferguson was born in June 1900 in Williamstown. He married in 1940 and subsequently joined the Australian Imperial Forces. After the war he worked as a Billeting Affairs Organiser for the Dutch Government, resettling migrants in Australia. He also worked in advertising as an account manager, and was campaign director for Arthur Rylah is Victorian politics. After the Second World War, he organised the first major trade fairs at the Royal Exhibition Buildings including a World Trade Fair. He built a home in Brougham Street and represented North Ward on Kew Council from 1952 to 1968. He was elected Mayor for the 1959-60 term. He died in 1975, aged 75, and is buried in Boroondara Cemetery. The file on Cr. Ferguson includes newspaper articles relating to development in Kew, the new Kew Town Hall, and Cr. Ferguson’s retirement. Primary sources in the file include an original invitation to the 1959 Mayoral Dinner and the guest list, Cr Ferguson’s Registration card as a Justice of the Peace (1972), and electoral material for North Ward (1955, 1968)kew (vic) - history, kew (vic) - politics, cr. h g ferguson, hugh fergusonkew (vic) - history, kew (vic) - politics, cr. h g ferguson, hugh ferguson

Various PartiesReference, Research, InformationKHS OrderSubject file containing photocopies and a journal published by the RHSV (69:1, June 1998). The article, ‘Baby Boon: The Infant Welfare Movement in Victoria’, was written by Margaret Flood. While the article only makes one reference to milk supplied by Kew dairies, it contains useful descriptions of the role of Baby Health Centres and their staff. A newspaper article/clipping (1991) refers to the establishment of the Baby Changing Room in Walpole Street. There is also a photocopy of W D Vaughan’s text on Baby Health Centres in Kew (1960).infant welfare centres - kew (vic.)infant welfare centres - kew (vic.)

Various partiesReference, Research, InformationKHS OrderDorothy (1926-) and Dr. Laszlo Benyei (1920-2006) became members of the Kew Historical Society in 1980. Laszlo and Dorothy were both key members of the Management Committee of the Society, Dorothy performing the role of Society Archivist 1983-2013. During this period she was to be a Founding Member of the Friends of Villa Alba, was active in raising funds for Hamer Court and the main organiser of the Historical Society’s contributions to the Bicentennial on 1988. The archive file contains correspondence, biographical material, newspaper articles/clippings, and printed ephemera.dorothy benyei, laszlo benyei, kew historical society - members, kew historical society - archivistsdorothy benyei, laszlo benyei, kew historical society - members, kew historical society - archivists

Various partiesReference, Research, InformationSecondary Values (KHS Imposed Order)Subject file containing information about Fairview (built 1924 for F.F. Robinson, proprietor of Yarra Falls Mills). The house replaced an earlier single-storey brick house, also called Fairview. A comprehensive report prepared by Alan Willingham in 2006 found that there was no evidence that the architect Desbrowe-Annear incorporated parts of the original building in the new construction. The work by Willingham is a ‘Cultural and Architectural History and Assessment of the Cultural Heritage Significance’ of the building, prepared for Carey Grammar School. The Willingham report was donated by Sr Ruth Anderson.kew (vic) - history, fairview - 34 wrixon street - kew (vic), cluny house - 34 wrixon street - kew (vic), f.f. robinson, alan willingham, harold desbrowe-annearkew (vic) - history, fairview - 34 wrixon street - kew (vic), cluny house - 34 wrixon street - kew (vic), f.f. robinson, alan willingham, harold desbrowe-annear

Various partiesReference, Research, InformationSecondary Values (KHS Imposed Order)Subject file containing research and primary sources relating to T.G. Jellis and his family bakery in High Street, and later Studley Park Road, Kew. It includes a 1-page summary compiled by Elizabeth Mackie of an interview with his daughter Mrs Whitney, which was separately recorded on tape. A later document is a reminiscence of the bakery in Studley Park Road by Trevor D. Fiander of Ballan. This document includes drawings of the exterior and interior. [An article on the bakery can also be accessed in KHS Newsletter No.104 September 2013.kew historical society - archives, kew - history, t.g. jellis, mayors of kew - t.g. jellis, bakeries - kew (vic), mrs whitney (1895-?), trevor fianderkew historical society - archives, kew - history, t.g. jellis, mayors of kew - t.g. jellis, bakeries - kew (vic), mrs whitney (1895-?), trevor fiander