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.Kew Recreation Association [Cricket Club, Bowling Club, Lawn Tennis Court]: Framed copy of original rules promulgated 1 December 1880. The item is part of the historic Kew Bowling Club (1880-1898) collection gifted to the Kew Historical Society by MCC Kew Sports Club in 2020. kew bowling club - wellington street - kew (vic), clubs - lawn bowls - kew (vic), kew recreation association

An election card for Eddie Walsh, used in the Footscray Football Club committee elections of 1960. The card outlines his credentials, including his associations with the senior and junior football club and the Footscray Colts Cricket Club. The card refers to Roy Russell, the late Secretary of the Footscray Football Club. See Supplementary Information for related information on the election campaign in the Footscray Advertiser.This item of ephemera is highly significant as only two copies of this election card are known to exist.A single-sided election card with blue text and image of Eddie Walsh'F.F.C Elections - 1960/For Progressive Administration Vote Eddie Walsh to Committee/Life Member Footscray Football Club/Hon. Secretary Footscray 3rd 18, 1948-57/Hon. Secretary F'scray Colts F.C., 1940-48/Life-Member Footscray Colts Cricket Club/Official Registrar F.F.C. 1959/Experienced and knowledge of recruiting gained with the late F.F.C. Secretary, Roy Russell/R. S. Smith, Printer, Footscray - MW 2871.'footscray football club, election, 1960

Timber trophy shaped as a shield on a timber stand. Across the top of the shield is written 'St.George's Dragons vs Albert's Knights. In the centre is a set of cricket stumps and a cricket bat and around the outside are six silver shields engraved with details of each year's winners. Four are completed with 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981; two shields are blank. preston technical college, trophy, cricket competition, nmit

Set of three MTT Adelaide Tramway Passes used by Ron Wearne of the Victorian Tramways Social Cricket Association when visiting Adelaide. Each have a cloth cover, covering two pieces of heavy card, with a metal eyelet in the bottom left hand corner, numbers, name of person available to, date of available to and signed by the "Secretary" printed on a separate sheets and glued to the inside. The conditions of travel also printed on a separate sheet and glue to the inside. All four edges have been founded .1 - 1955 - blue cloth cover, No. 157, available to 19/3/1955. .2 - 1957 - green cloth cover, No. 182, 28/2/1957 .3 - 1959 - grey cloth cover, No. 220, 28/2/1959.trams, tramways, cricket, sports, social club, passes, tickets

Coloured photograph of the Primary Competition Cricket Team 1986 - 87. The boys are dressed in white and their coach in blue jeans and t shirt. One boy in the front row is holding a cricket bat and the boy beside him is wearing gloves and cricket pads.The names are Back Row (L - R) Mr. Rodda (Coach), Aaron Cumming, Dehne Johnson, Terry Hart, Rohan Climas, Leigh Penrose, Justin McNamara, Chris Coghlan. Front Row (L - R) Daniel Holahan, Scott Johnson, Ben McCauley, Travis Breheny, Ben Rodda.education, primary, golden square laurel st p.s., golden square laurel street p.s. collection - photograph primary competition cricket team 1986 - 87, mr rodda, (coach), aaron cumming, dehne johnson, terry hart, rohan climas, leigh penrose, justin mcnamara, chris coghlan, daniel holahan, scott johnson, ben mccauley, travis breheny, ben rodda

One of a collection of over 400 photographs in an album commenced in 1960 and presented to the Phillip Island & Westernport Historical Society by the Shire of Phillip IslandPhotograph of children in fancy dress - Rupert Burton, Herbert Watchorn and Val leeson standing with Roy Richardson sitting in foreground with cricket bat.local history, photography, photographs, children at phillip island's first fancy dress ball, black & white photograph, fancy dress ball for children, rupert burton, herbert watchorn, val leeson, roy richardson, john jenner, bryant west

Dark grey minute book with maroon binding. Book has a number of inclusions; loose annual minutes; invitations; cricket club rulessport - cricket, port melbourne cricket club

Bendigo Advertiser "The way we were" from Wednesday, April 13, 2005. Teamed up: the Calivil Cricket Club, circa 1945.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

B & W team photo of the Dorcas Street South Melbourne Presbyterian Church Cricket Team with the Premiership Shield, mounted on grey card.

Black Cover with a series of Photographs, Central Photo a male Portrait with 4 smaller photos of cricketing scenes. the title has a red backgroundTo John Best Wishes. Greg Growdenstawell publishing, sport cricket

Ticket stub to Maim Stadium Athletics for 24th November at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Section G15. Price 9/- . Olympiad XVI 1956.XVI Olympiad 1956, Main Stadium. 24 November, Athletics Melbourne 1956.documents, tickets

Small plastic trophy holding a double sided silver medal with an image of a cricket player on one side and the name Mark Booth on the other

Photograph First Women's Cricket Match 1874, Rae Children, Barbara and Nellie seated, used in Frisky Matrons and Forward Spinsters exhibition

Set of six magazines, A4 photocopied titled ""Around the Tracks Newsletter of the Workshops"" edited by Norm Cross stapled on the left hand side, during the early days of The Met. .1 - Issue 4 - 11 A4 pages, undated, cFeb.1985, titled suggested by Bruce Pyke, news from paint shop, body shop, MTA Cricket, machine shop, E. Sires President of the Shop Committee, plan of changes to Cameron Hall, floor plan, buy and sell. .2 - Issue 5 - 6 A4 sheets, printed on yellow paper, Paint shop news, Pete Budge Manning, Cricket news, history of 2001 written by Norm Cross, machine shop news, and for sale or buy. .3 - Issue 6 - 4 A sheets, poem "The lights of Cobb & Co", Workshops cricket trip April, Roachie & Yabby on Safari, general news and for sale and buy. .4 - Issue 7 - 8 A4 sheets, a crossword, general personal news, Apprentice Day and awards, includes a list of apprentices who completed their training including Craig Tooke, machine shop news, list of trams not repainted, Roachie & Yabby on Safari part 2, notice to employees about the microwave oven and prevention of back injuries. .5 - Issue 8 - 8 sheets mainly doubled side, printed on pink paper, minutes of the Workshops Consultative Committee, the use of MTA personnel at Mt Buffalo (written by Craig Roach - (The War that never ends"), Credit Union meeting, poem by Bobby Sparks (Chester), Malcolm, the Story of a film, new library books, changes to the workshops, new traverser. .6 - Issue 9 - Christmas - 11 A4 sheets single sided, body shop news, personality profiles, machine shop news, Fleeing the Killing fields (Cambodia) by John Prideaux, for sale and buy.Yellow highlighted applied where Norm's name is mentioned or his columns.trams, tramways, preston workshops, the met, cricket, sports, unions, cameron hall, apprentices, malcolm

Trevor Partington and mounted Police at the Melbourne Cricket Ground for the MCC International Cricket Centenary celebrations 1963.Digital copy of black and white photograph.trevor partington, mounted police, mcc international cricket centenary

December 1987 Melbourne Herald newspaper editorial by Caroline Wilson on Norwood High School's success in Lord's Taverners Champion School Cricket Competition.The North Ringwood (Norwood) school ... fostered the likes of Paul Salmon and Geoff Parker.

Image of AOF Court Clarendon 3545 Cricket Club. Premiers season 1926-27. David Hume is second from left in middle rowsport - cricket, aof court clarendon cricket club, david hume, vera hume

Black covered exercise book . Cover badly marked and has pieces of paper stuck to it. Port Melbourne Cricket Club minutes 20.01.1936 to 05.12.1938sport - cricket, port melbourne cricket club

Small handbill promoting a 'Grand Carnival' to celebrate the opening of the new grandstand at Port Melbourne Cricket Ground, 14 April 1928 - partially destroyed.Pen doodlings top left and centre right, and on back.celebrations fetes and exhibitions, sport - cricket, sport - australian rules football, port melbourne cricket club, sport - recreational grounds

Black and white photographs of Collingwood Technical College student groups and teams. Includes the SRC (Student Representative Committee), the Football team, and the Cricket team.collingwood technical school, teams, students, nmit

Square tin with wavy edge and blue lid and picture of children playing cricket on two sides and ladies sitting drinking tea on the other two.Bushells Limited Edition 2005 Collectors Series. "Australian Communities"

Three tickets to Athletics in Main Stadium, Melbourne Cricket Ground, for 28th November, 1956. XVI Olympiad. And one official Olympic Souvenir Cover.Olympic Logo and seat number.documents, tickets

Coloured photo of Pavilion at Walker Park before alterations. Home ground of Mitcham Football and Cricket Clubs. This building replaced the original timber building.walker park

Donald Clark Collection. A colour photograph depicting medal presentation after a cricket match at the event for re-opening of restored pavillion at Tarnagulla Recreation Reserve Original photograph.

Other number 03652.1Colour photograph of members of Junior Bushrangers Cricket team, batter about to strike the ball, wicket keeper crouched in position Lakes Entrance Victoriaclubs, sports