A copy of both the ‘Dennys Lascelles Limited 1857-1957: Annual Wool Report & Centenary Review’ & ‘Staff Reunion Souvenir Programme, 1988’ was donated to the museum in 2021. These were duplicate items so only their story was retained in addition to the image of Rita located in Multimedia. “Enclose two items which may be of interest to add to your collection. They belonged to my mother, Rita Sedgwick (nee Glenn), who died earlier this year in April. She worked for Dennys Lascelles in two separate periods. First as a young girl, who had finished her schooling, at Morongo Presbyterian ladies College, having been sent as boarder there by her parents from their farm at Mathoura (just north of Echuca). This period was from 1942 — 1947. It was her second job out of school having worked first at the then Geelong Telephone Exchange. She would commute daily to work on a bicycle from where she was then living in Drumcondra. She had the front office role of receptionist and telephonist driving an old manual switchboard. The old front desk was her domain. She departed in 1947, shortly after she was married in late 1946. She spoke fondly of her times at the company as a young girl in her late teens and early twenties. Her second stint was much later, but again as the front-desk telephonist and receptionist commencing in 1972, ending 11 years later in 1983. This was a period when Sir Henry Bolte was on the Board, Don Urqhuart was MD, Ray Hobson was General Manger, Cliff Bone the company Secretary, Peter Keys the CFO and Jim Hay was also on the Executive team. While there were some 25 years between her periods of service, she welcomed the chance to re-join the company. Again, it was a time of hard work, and good friends. The busy times were the wool auctions, when the Firm would be visited by representatives of the big Japanese trading houses such as Mitsui, and Kanematsu. The Chief Auctioneer, Mr. Reeves (I can't recall his first name), would hold court at the now demolished Geelong Wool Exchange — I saw him in action once — what a sight. The huge show floors in the Denny's building would be full of open bales and samples for the buyers to inspect, and for mum days would start at 0800, and finish at 1800 or later. In quieter times over summer, it was reported that the empty show floor would provide an excellent arena for the more enthusiastic cricketers to get in a bit of practise with a tennis ball at lunch and after closing time! Dennys was a full-service firm for wool growers, with branches all over the Western Districts as far afield as Mt Gambier, but through Timboon, Warrnambool, and the like, as I am sure you are aware. She also saw the merger of Dennys and Strachan to create DSM, and later the amalgamation with AML&F to create Dennys AML (I think). She saw the change from the old manual switch board to the then latest of PABX technologies and was part of the team the relocated from the original offices to the new address on the south side of Brougham Street. Along with the shift from the large show floor-based sales of the past. She retired from fulltime work in mid-1983, again with fond memories and friendships that lasted a lifetime. I found these two items among her things recently, and felt that given her connection to the industry, and the place in which the Museum now resides you may like to add them to the collection. I hope you can find a home for them, and that they might add a little to the story that the wool museum now houses and curates.” Program 12pp: soft pale grey cover, contians brief history of the company , the buildings and at the last page is a list of acceptances for the reunion, 2nd October, 1988Judith Lagingdennys, lascelles limited

A tilt-head Grays Cambridge Real tennis racquet. Solid convex throat. Square finely grooved handle. Cloth tape reinforcing around crown. Manufacturer name and emblem as decals across throat on obverse. Inscription on right side of shaft: MADE IN ENGLAND. Inscription on left side of shaft: FRAME ONLY MADE/BY/GRAYS OF CAMBRIDGE. Symbol on throat on reverse depicting crossed tennis racquets, a flower and crown and the numbers 15 and 30. On shaft on reverse inscription: STRUNG BY L.W.R. KEEBLE/HAMPTON COURT. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Metal, Glue, Gut, Ink, Cloth tapetennis

Womens doubles trophy from 2005 Uncle Tobys Hardcourts which was a womens tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 9th edition of the event then known as the Uncle Tobys Hardcourts, and was a Tier III event on the 2005 WTA Tour. It took place in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, from 2 January through 8 January 2005. Housed in a custom crate built to transport the trophy to its original winner, Italian Silvia Farina. Was apparently freighted to Italy however then returned to Melbourne Park, reason unknown - consignment documents are in the crate. Materials: Glass, Pigmenttennis

Photograph of Neale Fraser on a court with three female players and shaking hands with unidentified African American player. Materials: Paper, Photographic emulsiontennis

Black and white photograph of Mark Edmonson standing on court. Materials: Paper, Photographic emulsiontennis

Black and white photograph of Brad Drewett and Mark Edmonson playing on court. Writing on reverse states :'Stars of the Australian Open' and 'The Year that Was'. Materials: Paper, Photographic emulsiontennis

Black and white photograph of Mark Edmondson and Kim Warwick (?) in on court ceremony, behind sign stating 'Australie'. Possibly 1981 Davis Cup in France. Materials: Paper, Photographic emulsiontennis

Photograph of officials and teams lined up on court at 1973 Davis Cup Final. Materials: Paper, Photographic emulsiontennis

Book: 'Advantage Australia: Rod Laver and Margaret Court, Legends of the Grand Slam'. Materials: Paper, Inktennis

Book: 'Advantage Australia: Rod Laver and Margaret Court, Legends of the Grand Slam'. Materials: Paper, Inktennis

Book: 'Advantage Australia: Rod Laver and Margaret Court, Legends of the Grand Slam'. Materials: Paper, Inktennis

Book: On the Court and Off, by Anthony Wilding Materials: Paper, Ink, Cardboardtennis

Official Program: The Stella Artois Grass Court Championships, 8-14 June 1992. Materials: Paper, Inktennis

Programme: Legends of Davis Cup, Australia vs USA; March 1988. Match Court One. Materials: Paper, Inktennis

Programme: Legends of Davis Cup, Australia vs USA; March 1988. Match Court One. Materials: Paper, Inktennis

Programme: Legends of Davis Cup, Australia vs USA; March 1988. Match Court One. Materials: Paper, Inktennis

Printed promotional brochure/booklet: 'The Court A' produced by Rolad Garros Paris. c.1994 Materials: Paper, Inktennis

Remains of Buninyong Railway Station platform, line closed 1947Only remains of Railway stationB/W photo remains Buninyong Railway Station platform, (built 1889) sign on left, power pole and Tennis Club shed, elm tree behind right.buninyong, bunny, railway, platform

detail of historic buildingColour photo Buninyong Primary School, Ingles St., front (west) view, estab. 1893buninyong, holy trinity, tennis court, anglican, church, common school

The Kew Historical Society, founded in 1958, is one of the oldest continuing historical societies in the Greater Melbourne region. From its beginnings, the Society has mounted exhibitions and/or displays, in early days in shop windows and in community spaces located in the Kew City Hall (later Kew Library), and since 2010 at the Kew Court House. Exhibitions typically coincided with the annual Kew Community Festival in March, but after 2013 evolved into three new exhibitions yearly at the Kew Court House. Smaller displays continue to be mounted in the Kew Library. A series of born digital photographs of an exhibition mounted at the Kew Court House and or Kew Library in 2014 involving photographs and artefacts from the Kew Croquet Club, the Kew Football Club, the Kew Golf Club, the Green Acres Golf Club and the North Kew Tennis Club. kew historical society - exhibitions, exhibition - sport in kew (vic)

A cream, orange, yellow and brown enamel painted wooden racquet with fibreglass strip around outside of head. Black panther emblem features across throat, on both sides, and butt cap. Inscription, from head to handle, on both sides: .../SLAZENGER CHALLENGE/FINEST QUALITY IMPORTED TIMBER/SMOOTH. Inscription along right side of stem: EXCLUSIVELY CHOSEN BY THE WINNERS OF THE WORLD'S MAJOR FOUR TITLES/* KEN ROSEWALL * JOHN NEWCOMBE * MARGARET COURT. Materials: Wood, Gut, Metal, Glue, Lacquer, Leather, Ink, Ribbon, Plastic, Paint, Adhesive tape, Fibreglasstennis

A MacGregorTourney-I tennis racquet, with string whipping around shoulders and throat, leather handle grip with X-formation perforations, and, two steel golf club shafts between the wooden head and handle, acting as the shaft. MacGregor logo features across throat (with gold crown device), top of handle, and plastic butt cap (with 'M' trademark). Model name features across base of racquet head, flanked by two gold crown devices: -COURT- TOURNEY-I -SUPER-. Materials: Wood, Leather, Nylon, String, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Fibreglass, Painttennis