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 scoreboard for Season 1982-3 [showing Divisions 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 11]. [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), kew bowling club - rvba pennants

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 RVBA “Hotham Premiers”, Kew’s fourth premiership Division 1 1984 (others 1955, 1956, 1958). [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), kew bowling club - rvba pennants

Home to Stawell Flag used for fundraising. Blue with Gold Letteringstawell

Circa 1994

Heidelberg Golf Club Bowling Club: Division 6 section winners season 1992-1993. Includes inset of team members absent on the day of photograph.Colour team photograph with caption in timber frame, under glass.heidelberg golf club, heidelberg golf club bowling club, pennant (bowls)

Heidelberg Golf Club Bowling Club: Division 7, Section 5 winners 1988-1989. Colour team photograph with caption in timber frame under glass. heidelberg golf club, heidelberg golf club bowling club, pennant (bowls)

Heidelberg Golf Club Bowling Club: V.L.B.A. Sectional winners. C3 division, 1989-90.Dark blue felt flag with white lettering, mounted on cardboard in metal frame under glass.heidelberg golf club, heidelberg golf club bowling club, victorian lawn bowls association, bowls victoria, pennant (bowls)

Heidelberg Golf Club: Ladies' Committee luncheon, venue unknown2 Colour photographs and captionladies' golf, pennant, ladies' committee

Original handwritten names and results of HGC competing in the Yarra courses mid-week match play competition between Rosanna, Heidelberg, Latrobe, Kew, Greenacres and Yarra Valley Golf Clubs, 2002-2012Volume 11 of a set of women's pennant resultsGreen spiral bound hardcover notebook. Handwritten and typed results pasted into book.women's golf, associates, ladies' golf, pennant

Original handwritten names and results of HGC competing in the Inter club competition 1996-2002Volume 12 of a set of women's pennant resultsGreen notebook, 192 p. Handwritten teams and resultswomen's golf, associates, ladies' golf, pennant

Original handwritten names and results of HGC competing in the Inter club competition 1988-1995Volume 13 of a set of women's pennant resultsGreen exercise book, 96 p. Handwritten teams and resultswomen's golf, associates, ladies' golf, pennant

Group photograph with caption: Back Row: Gary Armstrong (Manager), Bruce Harding (President), Bill Garratt (Vice Captain), John Gonzales (Captain). Front: Peter Cassidy, Luke Young, Robert Gilderdale, Adam Smedley, Rian Gist, Dale Streeter, Ben Fraser, Andrew Spicer.Mounted colour team photograph, with caption golf teams, pennant golf

This woodgraining was done in the early twentieth century by Ballarat painter and decorator C. Pennant who did similar work in the city. As with his work throughout the house it shows that the metal locks were similarly woodgrained and this is a rare surviving example of his work especially in a domestic home.nil,door, architecture, interior decoration

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 Kew Bowling Club, “Hotham Premiers Division 2, 1982-3. [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), kew bowling club - rvba pennants

Heidelberg Golf Club Bowling Club: V.L.B.A. Sectional winners. E1 division, 1993-94Dark blue felt flag with white lettering, mounted on cardboard in metal frame under glass.heidelberg golf club, heidelberg golf club bowling club, victorian lawn bowls association, bowls victoria, pennant (bowls)

Coloured photograph

Coloured photograph