Various PartiesReference, Research, InformationKHS OrderReference file containing items of correspondence from 1971 relating to a query regarding the life of William Adeney, of Clifton Villa, Cotham Road. Researcher name - John Adeney. Response from Mrs E. West, KHS Secretary. The file contains snippets of original research on Adeney (Rate Books - William Adeney, Park Street (later Adeney Avenue) 1878. The response refers to memories by Frances Dumaresq who knew the descendants.william adeney, adeney avenue - kew (vic.), clifton villa - cotham road - kew (vic.)william adeney, adeney avenue - kew (vic.), clifton villa - cotham road - kew (vic.)

Various PartiesReference, Research, InformationKHS Imposed OrderWilliam Nicholls Anderson (1873-1927) was an Australian painter, one of whose works from the 1906 series River + Rail is in the Kew Historical Society’s art collection (donated 1984). The archive file contains correspondence, biographical information (written by his niece), and locations in Kew where he lived. Much of the correspondence between the Society and the City of Kew relates to the painting and its location in the Mayor’s Room at the Kew Civic Offices in Charles Street, where it was on loan from the Society. Lucy M (Jean) Hornby, the artist’s niece was a resident of 5 and 20 Queen Street, Kew. william nicholls anderson, artists - kew (vic)william nicholls anderson, artists - kew (vic)

Various PartiesReference, Research, InformationKHS Imposed OrderReference file containing a single text by Ms. Kirby A. Foreman, entitled Harold Desbrowe Annear’s Early Works, (completed as a major project (AJ901) in the Department of Architecture of Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology). Ms Foreman donated a copy of the Study to the Society in 1991. The 147-page project report includes a history, and appendixes of documents, designs and photographs of buildings. architects - victoria, springthorpe memorial, fairview - wrixon street - kew (vic.), harold desbrowe-anneararchitects - victoria, springthorpe memorial, fairview - wrixon street - kew (vic.), harold desbrowe-annear

Various PartiesReference, Research, InformationKHS OrderSubject file containing photocopies and a journal published by the RHSV (69:1, June 1998). The article, ‘Baby Boon: The Infant Welfare Movement in Victoria’, was written by Margaret Flood. While the article only makes one reference to milk supplied by Kew dairies, it contains useful descriptions of the role of Baby Health Centres and their staff. A newspaper article/clipping (1991) refers to the establishment of the Baby Changing Room in Walpole Street. There is also a photocopy of W D Vaughan’s text on Baby Health Centres in Kew (1960).infant welfare centres - kew (vic.)infant welfare centres - kew (vic.)

Various PartiesReference, Research, InformationKHS OrderSmall subject file including notes and newspaper/newsletter articles on banks in Kew, including the National Bank of Australasia (High Street, Kew), ES&A Bank (High Street, Kew), Bank of New South Wales / Westpac Bank (Cotham Road, then 150 High Street, Kew), Commonwealth Savings Bank/Commonwealth Trading Bank (193 High Street, Kew). An Eastern Suburbs Standard article records the donation to KHS of the National Bank of Australasia Signatory books (1885-1922). A photocopy of an email (2015) from Adrian Rigg refers to the donation of buttons and badges belonging to his grandfather Francis H Rigg (manager of the ES&A Bank, High Street), to the Society.banks - kew (vic)banks - kew (vic)

Various PartiesReference, Research, InformationKHS OrderMembers of the Barnard Family were significant and notable pioneers of Kew. Francis Barnard established the first Kew Post Office and also a pharmacy. The post office was on the corner of Cotham Road and High Street. It later moved to another location in High Street. His son, F G A Barnard wrote the ‘Jubilee History of Kew, Victoria’ (1910). [An index to the publication is in the file]. Both Barnards were mayors of Kew. The extensive file of information includes some primary sources and a number of photocopies of secondary sources. The primary sources include two letters, the first from F G A Barnard dated 29-9-10, to W Derrick Esq, Cambooya requesting information on early settlement in Kew, and a handwritten reply from W Derrick recalling this period. Another primary source [laminated] relates to The Intermediate Examination conducted by the Pharmacy Board of Victoria (1917). The Kew Historical Society has many items relating to the Barnard family in its collection. One is the wall clock, which was donated by a Mrs McArthur of North Balwyn in 1973. The correspondence relating to its acquisition, and an article written by Mavis Rolley is in the file. While the collection includes an original copy of ‘Bear and Forbear: A genealogical study of the Prentice, Barnard and related families in Great Britain, Ireland and Australia’ (Prentice, Sydney & Mildred, 1985) in its library, a photocopy of parts are included in the file, with a number of letters from Mildred Prentice. The Society also has a number of bottles etc., from the pharmacy, which were donated by Kathleen Murphy of Surrey Hills. There are also various copies of birth certificates, biographies etc.francis barnard, fga barnard, mayors of kew, pharmacists - kew (vic), postmasters - kew (vic), registrars of births deaths and marriages - kew (vic), historians - kew (vic)francis barnard, fga barnard, mayors of kew, pharmacists - kew (vic), postmasters - kew (vic), registrars of births deaths and marriages - kew (vic), historians - kew (vic)

Dorothy Benyei & Rosemary SmartReference, Research, InformationKHS OrderSubject file containing responses to a survey of residents of Barnard Grove, Kew (Vic), issued in 1985. The questionnaire requested information about when the respondee/s moved into the street, whether alterations had been made to their house, the reason why they moved to Barnard Grove, its good points and its limitations, and further comments. Rosemary Smart and Dorothy Benyei conducted the survey on behalf of the Society. The file contains many interesting responses from those who returned the surveys.barnard grove - kew east (vic.)barnard grove - kew east (vic.)

Various partiesReference, Research, InformationKHS OrderSubject file containing correspondence relating to the former Studley Park Bowling Club in Barry Street, Kew and its relocation to Yarra Bend Park. The file includes a photocopy of the letter by Nigel Lewis to the City of Kew, describing the historic importance of the Club (established c.1903) and the necessity of moving it before demolition. The file has information relating to the pavilion’s move and restoration as an art centre. [ KHS also holds the complete archives of the Auburn Heights Recreation Club (1904-98), the Kew Bowling Club (1880-1998) and the Kew Heights Sports Club (1998-2012). These are separate archives in Provenance Order].sports clubs - kew (vic.), studley park bowling club, urban conservation, heritage protectionsports clubs - kew (vic.), studley park bowling club, urban conservation, heritage protection

Various partiesReference, Research, InformationSecondary Values (KHS Imposed Order)Subject file containing genealogical research into the ancestors and descendants of Cr Henry T “Harry” Bryan of 124 Princess Street, Kew. The file also includes a photocopy of the report of the Coronial Inquest into the death by drowning of Cr. Bryan at Parkdale in 1924, photocopied funeral notices, a photograph of the Bryan grave at the Boroondara General Cemetery, a photocopy of the Bryan Family Tree, two letters from Edna Fryer recalling her life in Kew, copies of photographs of Thomas Henry Bryan (1868-1924), John Bryan (1841-1912) and Sarah Bryan nee Chambers (1840-95), Henry Thomas Bryan’s children - Harold George Bryan (1896-1956), John Alfred Edmund Bryan (1897-1984), Norman Arthur Bryan (1898-1964), and Edna May Bryan (1905-1991), copies of the certificates of marriage of John Bryan and Sarah Chambers (1867) and Henry Thomas Bryan and Edith Ripper (1895).bryan family, residents -- families -- kew (vic)bryan family, residents -- families -- kew (vic)

Various partiesReference, Research, InformationSecondary Values (KHS Imposed Order)Subject file containing articles on an Indigenous canoe, now in the Melbourne Museum, which was collected by John Buchan of Finhaven, Stevenson Street, Kew in the 1850s. The Museum printout describes the canoe and provides information on its provenance. The KHS newsletter article by Judith Vimpani contains genealogical research on the family.canoe tree - kew (vic), stevenson street -- kew (vic.), buchan family, finhavencanoe tree - kew (vic), stevenson street -- kew (vic.), buchan family, finhaven

Various partiesReference, Research, InformationSecondary Values (KHS Imposed Order)Subject file containing newspaper articles/clippings, research and correspondence from and to the Society. The earliest item, dating from 1964 is a letter from the Society to the City of Kew seeking Council support for the use of Ellesmore, 80 Princess Street as a cultural heritage centre. Other items of correspondence relate to the Masonic Hall (Walpole Street), Fernhurst, Southesk, Roberts House, Park Hill, Butleigh Wooton, Villa Alba, D’Estaville, Charleville, Roseneath, Merridale, La Verna, Otira, Raheen, Willsmere, Holy Trinity Church. Some of these letters contain information about construction of the buildings and architects. In addition to this correspondence, the file includes brief undated research notes on the Clock Tower at the Kew Cemetery, Tarring, Southesk, the Alexandra Gardens, Studley House (Burke Hall), Ellesmore, the Masonic Hall, Xavier College, Genazzano, Trinity Grammar, Carey Baptist College, Abbotsford, Fernhurst, Illapa, Madford, Morganville, Otira, Parkhill, Monnington, Field Place, Lalla Rookh, Merridale, Kew Mental Hospital, and D’Estaville.buildings -- kew (vic.), heritage -- kew (vic.)buildings -- kew (vic.), heritage -- kew (vic.)

Various partiesReference, Research, InformationSecondary Values (KHS Imposed Order)Subject file containing many newspaper articles/clippings, mostly modern. The file does include correspondence from organisations and individuals relating to businesses and organisations (eg Masonic Hall). The file contains an undated flyer for businesses including: Payne’s Bon Marche (138-144 Bourke Street)), the Prospect Hill Hotel, the Hosiery Depot, Tolver Silvers (118 High Street), and sundry invoices trade marks etc. commerce - kew -- (vic.), economy -- kew (vic.)commerce - kew -- (vic.), economy -- kew (vic.)

Various partiesReference, Research, InformationSecondary Values (KHS Imposed Order)Subject file relating to the house Carnsworth (later renamed Slomcek House) built for Jabez Louis CARNEGIE in 1907-8. In the file, a National Trust (Victoria) citation identifies its date of construction, the original extent of the landholding and style of the house, and comparative examples. The Trust registered the house in 1991. carnsworth - stawell street - kew (vic), jabez lewis carnegiecarnsworth - stawell street - kew (vic), jabez lewis carnegie

Various partiesReference, Research, InformationSecondary Values (KHS Imposed Order)Subject file containing correspondence between office-bearers of the Kew Historical Society and the City of Kew relating to the possibility of purchasing historic buildings from demolition and for use as a community centre and historical society premises or museum. Properties discussed included 14/16 Princess Street and the hall (Neama) on the site of St Paul’s School.community centres -- kew (vic), historical museums - proposedcommunity centres -- kew (vic), historical museums - proposed

Various partiesReference, Research, InformationSecondary Values (KHS Imposed Order)Subject file containing information about the Congregational Church in Walpole Street, Kew (demolished 1979). The file contains numerous original and copied primary sources as well as short histories and correspondence between the Kew Historical Society and the Historic Buildings Preservation Council when it was proposed to demolish the church. Following the demolition of the Church, an aged care facility - Bodalla - was erected (since demolished). The file contains some information on Bodalla and a foundation stone relating to the former Church which was placed on the site. In the file, there is a photocopy of a brass plaque from 1860 that refers to the architect being George Wharton and the builders Messrs. Leach & Bicknell. congregational church -- kew (vic), churches -- kew (vic), walpole street -- kew (vic.)congregational church -- kew (vic), churches -- kew (vic), walpole street -- kew (vic.)

Various partiesReference, Research, InformationSecondary Values (KHS Imposed Order)Subject file containing a copy of the City of Kew’s Urban Renewal Proposal (13pp), dated June 1978. The proposal to the Urban Renewal Authority relates to those houses in Denmark Street, High Street South and Barkers Road, then known as ‘The Triangle’ (historically known as O’Shaughnessy’s Paddock. The report refers to the Kew Triangle Association.urban renewal -- kew (vic.), conservation studies -- kew (vic.), kew triangle associationurban renewal -- kew (vic.), conservation studies -- kew (vic.), kew triangle association

Various partiesReference, Research, InformationSecondary Values (KHS Imposed Order)Subject file containing a photocopied newspaper article and photo on a car bomb in Davis Street, Kew in 1983.crime -- kew (vic.)crime -- kew (vic.)

Various PartiesReference, Research, InformationSecondary Values (KHS Imposed Order)Subject file containing correspondence and newspaper articles/clippings. Correspondence is about naming a street after Marie Dalley. Marie Dalley lived at 31 Miller Grove. A newspaper article from 1981 also identifies 13 Bowen Street (built 1914) as the home of Ma Dalley’s daughter - Mrs Clare Cascarret (1959-76).marie (ma) dalley, mayors of kew, clare cascarret, miller grove - kew (vic.)marie (ma) dalley, mayors of kew, clare cascarret, miller grove - kew (vic.)

Various partiesReference, Research, InformationSecondary Values (KHS Imposed Order)Research notes of Kathleen Gervasoni, used to support an exhibition at the Kew Court House in the same year. They mainly consist of Trove articles.dance - entertainment - kew (vic.), recreation hall - wellington street - kew (vic.)dance - entertainment - kew (vic.), recreation hall - wellington street - kew (vic.)

Various partiesReference, Research, InformationSecondary Values (KHS Imposed Order)Sir William Stawell built the house, D’Estaville, in what is now Barry Street, Kew. The subject file about the house includes sundry items including real estate brochures, newspaper articles/clippings, copies of Australian Heritage and the Victorian Historical Journal (2006) in which there are articles on Stawell and the Victorian Constitution, correspondence between the Society and the national Trust and the Historic Buildings Council relating to the vacant land in Sir William Street (1980) and to D’Estaville itself.d'estaville - barry street - kew (vic), sir william stawell, alma figuerola, historic houses - kew (vic)d'estaville - barry street - kew (vic), sir william stawell, alma figuerola, historic houses - kew (vic)