Yields information about the considerations taken in Ballarat to provide reflective tape onto the front of trams to provide warning to motorists and the poor street lighting at the time.Digital image from the Wal Jack Ballarat Album of first style of reflective tape on one end of No. 32 at the depot. Wal's notes that the style was not used. Triangles were used instead. Has three workers standing along the tramcar. No details of who took the photo but has Wal's handwriting on the rear. See image i2 for rear of photograph. See image i3 for hi res scan of print. See image i4 for hi res scan of negative Image5298i4a - cleaned image of 9/2021.On rear in ink "First type of Reflective tape Oct. '56"trams, tramways, safety, reflecting tape, modifications, tram 32

Locomotive G41 on a trestle bridge at Colac Station with two enginemen. Another G class locomotive sits in the background. B/W.colac; beech forest; railway; locomotive g41;

Documents, Bert Graham Collection, Bendigo East Tennis Club, annual report to Bendigo East Progress Association,1953.Assets of our club and financial position, 10/7/53,.Report of activities over the past 12 months.bendigo, clubs, bendigo east tennis club

Black & white photograph, Bert Graham Collection, a group of young and younger women from the Bendigo East Swimming Club (Possibly), at the back are; Glanda Ashton, /, Mrs. Masters, Mrs. Castles, ?, ?, Mrs. Nelson, and at the front are; Mrs.Ashton, Mrs. Moore, Mrs. Graham,, Mrs. Charles, ?, ?,. They are mentioned on the back as well as 56-57 Graham in red ink.bendigo, clubs, bendigo east swimming club

Black & white photograph, Bert Graham Collection, in 1965-66, Bert Graham is presenting a trophy to a young lass with the sirname of Swann, while Bill Tretheway ( MLA) is present. A proof of the photo is included, as mentioned on back.bendigo, clubs, bendigo east swimming club

Bert Graham Collection, Bendigo East Bowling Club, receipts, membership details, financial detailsbendigo, clubs, bendigo east bowling club

Lists the work carried out by the SEC on tram No. 42. Includes notes on the tram itself, body, brake gear, electrical, and truck. Demonstrates the SECV practice of maintaining records for the work on the tramcars in Ballarat.Foolscap ruled sheet with handwritten tram car number and work category, with handwritten entries.tramways, tramcars, ballarat, sec, tramcar maintenance, records, tram 42

Lists the work carried out by the SEC on tram No. 43. Includes notes on the tram itself, body, brake gear, electrical, and truck. Demonstrates the SECV practice of maintaining records for the work on the tramcars in Ballarat.Foolscap ruled sheet with handwritten tram car number and work category, with handwritten entries.tramways, tramcars, ballarat, sec, tramcar maintenance, records, tram 43

Yields information about Ballarat tram operations possibly during the 1956 Olympics.Negative and Digital images of the Wal Jack Ballarat Negative file of trams 36 (Mt Pleasant, with an auxiliary board) and No. 30 meeting at Hospital Corner. No. 30 is about to enter Drummond St North. The style of the auxiliary board on No. 36 is similar to that used on trams during the Olympic Games. In the background is the Shell Service Station.trams, tramways, hospital corner, olympics, drummond st nth, tram 30 tram 36

Yields information about Ballarat tramway electrical distribution of the power supply and the work by ESCo.Negative and Digital images of the Wal Jack Ballarat Negative file of ESCo Electrical Sectioning box at Hospital Corner. In the background is the Herbert's Wine and Spirits store.trams, tramways, hospital corner, electrical engineering, cables, power supply, esco

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 photograph of the Kew Bowling Club's 75th Anniversary Committee Season 1955-56. [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)

A wooden racquet painted from shoulders to handle, with black leather handle grip, and red butt cover. Decal inscription across base of head on obverse: SLAZENGER. Below on throat is a decal head and neck image of a demon wearing a red cap, with the inscription: THE/DEMON. Materials: Wood, Paint, Leather, Ink, Adhesive tape, Gut, Ribbon, Metal, Glue, Lacquertennis

A wooden racquet with fibreglass reinforcing around shoulders and base of racquet head.Inscription across base of head on both sides: GLASSFIBRE SLAZENGER ARMOURED. Decal on throat on obverse features a gauntlet device with inscription: CHALLENGE/POWER/MODEL. Autograph of Ken Rosewall features along stem on obverse. Decal inscription across throat on reverse: HARRODS. Materials: Wood, Paint, Adhesive tape, Nylon, Metal, Glue, Lacquer, Leather, Ink, Fibreglasstennis

A Wilson Famous Player Series, Tony Trabert Victory tennis racquet. Base of head on obverse features Wilson logo. Throat featuresmodel name beneath a crowned shield device, with a 'V' in the centre. Shaft features a decal head and shoulders photo image of a young Trabert. Leather handle grip features quatrefoil perforations. Inscription along right side of shaft: ENDORSED BY/THE NATIONAL CHAMPION. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Ribbon, Glue, Metal, Lacquer, Cloth, Painttennis

A Wilson Famous Player Series, Tony Trabert Victory tennis racquet. Base of head on obverse features Wilson logo. Throat features model name beneath a crowned shield device, with a 'V' in the centre. Shaft features a decal head and shoulders photo image of a young Trabert. Leather handle grip features quatrefoil perforations. Inscription along right side of shaft: ENDORSED BY/THE NATIONAL CHAMPION. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Ribbon, Glue, Metal, Lacquer, Paint, Adhesive tape, Plastictennis

A Wilson Famous Player Series, Tony Trabert Victory tennis racquet. Base of head on obverse features Wilson logo. Throat features model name beneath a crowned shield device, with a 'V' in the centre. Shaft features a decal head and shoulders photo image of a young Trabert. Leather handle grip features quatrefoil perforations. Inscription along right side of shaft: ENDORSED BY/THE NATIONAL [C]HAM[PION]. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Ribbon, Glue, Metal, Lacquer, Paint, Adhesive tape, Plastic, Clothtennis

Booklet: How to Play Tennis'. 49 pages. Soft cover. Materials: Paper, Inktennis

Book: 'Lawn Tennis'. 144 pages. Hardcover. First Edition. Materials: Paper, Ink, Cardboardtennis

Book: 'Play the Game: Lawn Tennis'. 144 pages. First Edition. Hardcover with dustjacket. Dustjacket covered with clear plastic. Materials: Paper, Ink, Cardboardtennis

A dismantled cardboard product stand, by Spalding, for Doris Hart endorsed racquets. Inscription: DORIS HART/SAYS.../SPALDING/SETS THE PACE IN TENNIS. Materials: Ink, Paper, Cardboardtennis

'Wink Tennis' game. Incomplete according to Instructions sheet: contains two 'winks-on-a-string', four plastic discs, a plastic 'net' and a playing board. Should contain two plastic side clips - one plastic clip present, one missing. Also contains an instructions pamphlet. Three non-original metal clips contained in box. Materials: Cardboard, Paper, Ink, Plastic, Glue, Metaltennis

A boxed Nintendo (Japan) game with unknown title. Design of game and illustration on lid indicates a tennis theme. Inside box are 3 play panels, two with 'shooters'. Materials: Cardboard, Paper, Ink, Plastic, Metaltennis

An unsealed flat-lid Dunlop (U.S.) 'Maxlife by Vinnie Richards' tennis ball can and domed lid. Key winder and metal seal strip missing. Contains all three original balls. Materials: Metal, Ink, Felt, Rubbertennis

The Kew Light Opera Company was formed in 1952. Its first production, held in the Kew Recreation Hall was Leslie Stuart's Florodora. In 1957, the Company was subsumed in the "Q" Theatre Guild.Arthur Henry Dear was an employee of the City of Kew, acting as Hall Keeper of the Kew Recreation Hall in Wellington Street, and later the new Kew City Hall in Cotham Road. The Arthur Dear Collection contains memorabilia - tickets, programmes, invitations - as well as his identification badge. Items in the collection dates from the 1940s to the 1960s. The Kew Recreation Hall (Wellington Street) and later the Kew City Hall (Cotham Road) were major locations in suburban Melbourne in the postwar period for civic and private events including theatre productions and exhibitions. The Arthur Dear Collection (in conjunction with the scrapbooks compiled by Marion Tilley) provide a comprehensive snapshot of performing arts in Kew during the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. The collection includes valuable data about performances, performers, directors etc., during this period. Theatre programme for a production of The Maid of the Mountains in the Kew Recreation Hall by the Kew Light Opera Company. The 4-page programme includes a cast list and a synopsis. the maid of the mountains, harold fraser-simson, arthur dear collection, performing arts -- kew -- victoria, kew recreation hall -- wellington street, kew civic hall -- cotham road, city of kew, theatre memorabilia

The Kew Light Opera Company was formed in 1952. Its first production, held in the Kew Recreation Hall was Leslie Stuart's Florodora. In 1957, the Company was subsumed in the "Q" Theatre Guild.Arthur Henry Dear was an employee of the City of Kew, acting as Hall Keeper of the Kew Recreation Hall in Wellington Street, and later the new Kew City Hall in Cotham Road. The Arthur Dear Collection contains memorabilia - tickets, programmes, invitations - as well as his identification badge. Items in the collection dates from the 1940s to the 1960s. The Kew Recreation Hall (Wellington Street) and later the Kew City Hall (Cotham Road) were major locations in suburban Melbourne in the postwar period for civic and private events including theatre productions and exhibitions. The Arthur Dear Collection (in conjunction with the scrapbooks compiled by Marion Tilley) provide a comprehensive snapshot of performing arts in Kew during the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. The collection includes valuable data about performances, performers, directors etc., during this period. Theatre programme for a production of The Maid of the Mountains in the Kew Recreation Hall by the Kew Light Opera Company. The 4-page programme includes a cast list and a synopsis. arthur dear collection, kew light opera company, kew recreation hall, theatre - victoria, theatre - kew, the maid of the mountains, harold fraser-simson

The Kew Light Opera Company was formed in 1952. Its first production, held in the Kew Recreation Hall was Leslie Stuart's Florodora. In 1957, the Company was subsumed in the "Q" Theatre Guild.Arthur Henry Dear was an employee of the City of Kew, acting as Hall Keeper of the Kew Recreation Hall in Wellington Street, and later the new Kew City Hall in Cotham Road. The Arthur Dear Collection contains memorabilia - tickets, programmes, invitations - as well as his identification badge. Items in the collection dates from the 1940s to the 1960s. The Kew Recreation Hall (Wellington Street) and later the Kew City Hall (Cotham Road) were major locations in suburban Melbourne in the postwar period for civic and private events including theatre productions and exhibitions. The Arthur Dear Collection (in conjunction with the scrapbooks compiled by Marion Tilley) provide a comprehensive snapshot of performing arts in Kew during the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. The collection includes valuable data about performances, performers, directors etc., during this period. Theatre programme for the Australian premiere of Goodnight Vienna! in the Kew Recreation Hall by the Kew Light Opera Company. The 12-page programme includes profiles, a cast list, a musical synopsis, and advertisements. goodnight vienna!, george posford, arthur dear collection, performing arts -- kew -- victoria, kew recreation hall -- wellington street, city of kew, theatre memorabilia

The East Kew Women’s Club was formed on 20 July 1945 as an experiment amongst local women, who felt that there was a need for some organised group to give full scope to their various interests and hobbies. In the beginning, they met at the house of their founder, Mrs Eric Thake, 48 Harp Road, East Kew, but the growth and interest was so rapid that it was soon necessary to find a larger meeting place, so the group moved to the Harrier’s Pavilion in Victoria Park, Kew. At the fifth meeting of the group, a committee was formed, and a constitution adopted on 4 December 1945.The Club was aimed to be non-political, non-sectarian and open to women from any locality. The Club’s motto was “To Help others, Improve Ourselves, and Foster the Community Spirit”. The first twenty years of the Club was recorded in a small, nine-page publication “East Kew Women’s Club : Twenty Years 20-7-1945 - 30-7-1965”. Following the closure of the Club in 1973, after twenty-eight years, its records were deposited with the Kew Historical Society and are thus available for research into the history of women’s groups in the post war period in Australia. The Society holds the Club’s Minute Books of Meetings (1953-73), Attendance Registers (1959-73), Visitors Book, and sundry items of print ephemera published by the Club.Register containing the minutes of committee meetings of the East Kew Womens Club, 1953-56east kew women's club, community groups -- kew east (vic.)