Four wheeled single horse-drawn vehicle containing a wooden stretcher, shaded by a black canvas hood. Driver's seat of black leather. Vehicle used as a jockey's ambulance at Caulfield Racecourse during the 1890s.It had space for one stretcher. Horse drawn ambulances, despite having springs, could be very rough to travel in. They were gradually replaced by motor ambulances at Australian race tracks. This ambulance is currently on public display at the Ambulance Victoria Museum in Bayswater.

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.Wood, metal and enamel trophy shield presented by E & S Henron, Motor Body Repairers, Inaugural Year 1992.kew bowling club - wellington street - kew (vic), clubs - lawn bowls - kew (vic)

non-fiction“King of the Weir” documents motorcycle racing in the Albury Wodonga region which has a rich history dating back to the 1920’s when speedway was king. Speedway gave way to scrambles, and then tarmac racing on aerodromes, army bases and circuits. The Hume Weir circuit held the “King of the Weir” race for ten years attracting such riders as Ron Toombs, Greg Hansford, Murray and Jeff Sayle, and Kenny Blake. Overseas champions Jim Redman, Tom Phillis, Geoff Duke, Bill Lomas and Dickie Dale came to do battle with the locals in the 50’s and 60’s.hume weir circuit, albury-wodonga motorcycle club, motorcycle racing, motor sports albury

John Kral competing in the A grade 250cc event at motor cycle meeting held at Campbells property Hoggs Land Lakes Entrance Victoria. Also black and white photograph taken during event at Motor Cross meet at Campbells showing one competitor airborne onlookers and vehicle parked beside track number 03950.1 size 7 x 12 cmBlack and white photograph of John Kral competing in the A grade 250cc event at motor cycle meeting held at Campbells property Hoggs Land Lakes Entrance Victoria people, sports, events, clubs

Brad and Rowan Stzynda, Mick Zapelli ,Luke Irish, Daniel Williamson, Ben Dyllan, Jason Herbert, Evan Bott at Motor Cross event at Kleinitz property Bete Bolong VictoriaColour photograph showing placegetters Brad and Rowan Stzynda, Mick Zapelli ,Luke Irish, Daniel Williamson, Ben Dyllan, Jason Herbert, Evan Bott at Motor Cross event at Kleinitz property Bete Bolong Victoriaclubs, sports, events

Ben Dyllan Damien Alcodk and Jason Basaler placegetter in 125 cc Junior Motor Cross event held at Klienite property Bete Bolong VictoriaColour photograph showing Ben Dyllan Damien Alcodk and Jason Basaler placegetter in 125 cc Junior Motor Cross event held at Klienite property Bete Bolong Victoriaclubs, sports, events

Daniel Joiner, Kyle DeCecco and Sam Whelan place getters of 80cc B grade Motor Cross meet at Kleinitz property Bete Bolong VictoriaColour photograph showing Daniel Joiner Kyle DeCecco and Sam Whelan place getters of 80cc B grade Motor Cross meet at Kleinitz property Bete Bolong Victoriaclubs, sports, events

Colour photograph showing Tim Findley Brent Reynolds and Hayden Trewin placegetters in a Motor Cross event at Kleinitz property Bete Bolong Victoriaclubs, sports

number in album 03611.03Colour photograph Jimmy McMahon and Claude Barbour with motor vehicle on Fraser Island at Ruthless and Toothless golf day. Lakes Entrance Victoriagolf club, sports