Geoffrey (Geoff) Brooke was newspaper columnist, radio commentator, magazine writer and television broadcaster. He wrote a regular column for The Argus titled 'Your night out'. He opened his own restaurant, Geoff Brookes Steak Cave, in 1965. Later in his life he was a resident of Wellington Street, Kew. He died in 2003, aged 86. The Vandersluys-Kelly Collection of photographs, costumes and musical performance memorabilia was donated to the Kew Historical Society by Robin Denise Kelly in 2018. The collection is an important record of stage and recorded performances in Australia in the second half of the 20th century. This new nationally-focused and artistically significant collection augments and contextualises the local performing arts materials in our collection. Sheet music for the song Somewhere in France With You, featuring a cover photograph of the Australian 'radio star' Geoff Brooke. Brooke, a resident of Wellington Street (Kew), was a close friend of the singer Robin Vanser (aka Robin Kelly The item forms part of the Vandersluys-Kelly Collection of performance memorabilia donated by her to the Kew Historical Society in 2018.geoffrey (geoff) brooke, performing arts - 20th century

Two publications by the Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division) about the Outer Circle Railwaynon-fictionTwo histories of the Outer Circle Railwaythe outer circle railway

Donated by Leslie Rowe through the Australian Government Cultural Gifts Program, 2006Oil on boardgippsland, artwork, permanent collection

Donated by Leslie Rowe through the Australian Government Cultural Gifts Program, 2006Oil on boardgippsland, artwork, permanent collection

Donated by Leslie Rowe through the Australian Government Cultural Gifts Program, 2006Oil on linengippsland, artwork, permanent collection

Purchased, 1999Silver bromide photographgippsland, artwork, permanent collection

Purchased, 1999Silver bromide photographgippsland, artwork, permanent collection

Donated by the artist, 1999Silver bromide photographgippsland, artwork, permanent collection

Donated by Annemieke Mein OAM, 2000Mixed media on hessian on boardgippsland, artwork, permanent collection

Donated by Fairlie Kermode through Matthew & Angela Thomas, 2016Charcoal on papergippsland, artwork, permanent collection

Donated by Annemieke Mein OAM, 2000Crayon on papergippsland, artwork, permanent collection

Donated by Annemieke Mein OAM, 2000Pencil on papergippsland, artwork, permanent collection

Purchased, 2000Watercolour and ink on paper collagegippsland, artwork, permanent collection

Donated from the estate of John Leslie OBE, 2017Acrylic, Canvasgippsland, artwork, permanent collection

Donated by Merle Hathaway, 2016Charcoal and conté on papergippsland, artwork, permanent collection

Donated by Merle Hathaway, 2016Pencil, charcoal and conté on papergippsland, artwork, permanent collection

Donated by Merle Hathaway, 2016Pencil, ink and wash on papergippsland, artwork, permanent collection

Donated by Merle Hathaway, 2016Pencil, ink and wash on papergippsland, artwork, permanent collection

Donated by Merle Hathaway, 2016Ink and wash on papergippsland, artwork, permanent collection

Donated by Merle Hathaway, 2016Pencil, ink and wash on papergippsland, artwork, permanent collection

Donated by Merle Hathaway, 2016Pencil, ink and wash on papergippsland, artwork, permanent collection

Donated by Merle Hathaway, 2016Pencil, ink and wash on papergippsland, artwork, permanent collection

Donated by Merle Hathaway, 2016Pencil, charcoal, ink and wash on papergippsland, artwork, permanent collection

Donated by Merle Hathaway, 2016Pencil, charcoal, ink and wash on papergippsland, artwork, permanent collection