The Fashion & Design collection of the Kew Historical Society includes examples of women’s, men’s, children’s and infants’ clothing from the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. Items in the collection were largely produced for, or purchased by women in Melbourne, and includes examples of outerwear, protective wear, nightwear, underwear and costume accessories.White cotton petticoat with bands of inserts of lace. Th petticoat was donated at the same time as a white cotton day dress. Probably of Tasmanian origin, and of a similar period to the dress, the petticoat was donated by a local Kew resident.women's clothing, petticoats, underwear, coralie coulston

The new Kew Lunatic Asylum was completed in 1871 and opened in 1872. The year 1972 marked it's centenary. Over the years, members of staff at the asylum collected records, photographs, publications and plans of the asylum, later hospital. The Society has a number of important collections relating to the asylum and the Children's Cottages. These include the Dr Cliff Judge, the Irena Higgins and the Dr Fred Stamp Collections. This Numerical Register was one of a number of items donated by the family of the late Dr. Fred Stamp who was the last medical superintendent of the Hospital. Dr Frederick Stamp graduated from Bristol Medical School (UK) in 1968. He and his family emigrated to Australia in 1977 to Goulburn (NSW), moving to Melbourne in 1980. He became Superintendent at Willsmere in 1981 until its closure in 1988.Following their closure, the medical records of the Kew Mental Hospital and the Children's Cottages Kew were relocated to the archives of Victorian Government departments and ultimately to the Public Records Office of Victoria. Other collections, such as the Fred Stamp Collection, were assembled by staff who worked at the hospital. The years leading up to the closure of Kew must have been fraught, and many of the items in the hospital were probably destined for hard waste disposal. Dr. Fred Stamp, the last medical superintendent, kept aside or rescued a number of these items, of which this is one. Following his death, his family donated these to the Kew Historical Society. The Society recognises these items to be of lasting historical significance, essentially due to their provenance and to their rarity. Together they (and the Judge and Higgins Collections) are an invaluable aid for researchers of the institutions' histories.Leather bound register listing the numbers of male and female resident staff, male and female patients in the Surgical Unit between December 1969 and June 1983. The manuscript forms part of the Dr. Fred Stamp Collection.Embossed on spine "Numerical Register / Kew"kew lunatic asylum, kew mental hospital, willsmere, kew hospital for the insane, dr fred stamp, the fred stamp collection

Large unframed photograph in poor condition of boys and men exercising at the Kew Cottages. The photograph once formed part of the collection of Dr Cliff Judge, resident psychiatrist at the Cottages, and was donated by one of his daughters in 2018. mental health - victoria - history, chidren's cottages - kew, dr cliff judge

BHS CollectionBendigo Advertiser ''the way we were'' from 2003. Hard time: a Bendigo resident contributed this picture of the Darwin railway workshops. Images of Darwin rekindle mixed memories and emotions for many Bendigonians. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Full title: "Selby Store", Thomson's Gully, Warrandyte, Constructed for Daisy Hawkes, 1939; Later trading as the "Stonehouse" and today (2010) as "The Yarra Store". A three-part survey of published literatue, with introduction and historical summary prepared for the Warrandyte Historical Society, Inc.With spcial reference to Captain Alfred Selby, owner of "Selby Freehold", Warrandyte; Thomas Hawkes & Family, residents of "Greenham", North Warrandyte; Miss Daisy Hawkes, proprietor of "Selby Store".

Blue stamp on front & back flyleaf: RSL Stamp Book, hard cover, dark green coloured buckram, no print on cover. Dust cover, black print on green background on front & spine. Sepia photograph of uniformed soldier on front, black print on white background on back. 193 cut pages, illustrated black & white photographs & maps. Biography - Frank Holland MBE Commando, Coastwatcher / Wartime rescue operation in New Britain; '2' Special Unit Operation in Portuguese Timor & Borneo.Handwritten in black ink on front flyleaf: To Alan Holmes Resident of Bendigo RSL With compliments 4.9.99 Handwritten in blue ink: Mabel Holland Queen Emma By - Robson Story of Rabaulbooks, military, history, biography

Newspaper Clipping from "The Post", 3 May 1993, Page 4, "Manager sought for Civic Centre make-overThe possibilty Ringwood Civic Centre might be relocated in future was considered before council decided to advertise for a manager for the proposed $1.03 million refurbishment project later in 1993, Cr Max Williams told residents at the last council meeting. Several residents believe council might decide to incorporate a new Civic Centre in plans for a retail and commercial development it is currently considering building in front of Eastland shopping centre.

This is a reprint of an original which was published in Melbourne by Butler &​ Brooke, Little Collins Street East. The original printer was W.H.Williams, 23 Little Bourke Street, Melbourne. On the spine was the title: Wood's Point and Gipps Land general directory, 1866.This is a copy of contemporary records of residents and businesses of Woods Point and Gippsland of 1866. It is a useful research tool.A soft covered 97pp book covered in clear plastic. The cover is blue with the title "Butlers Wood Point and Gippsland Directory" in black print with a black page border. It is a directory of residents, contemporary businesses (1866) and road guides. directory-gippsland-1866 butlers-directory

Possibly owned by Joseph H. Keightly Heath St Gildenhall Stoke-on-Trent N. Staffs EnglandA rectangular book with a dark grey/green cover which is padded. The word AUTOGRAPHS is stamped in gold on the ront cover. The inside covers are marbled and the pages are gold edged. Inside are autographs of early Orbost residents, sketches and comments.autographs orbost album

A4 size wire-bound book compiled by Russ Haines, Ringwood and District Historical Society, containing stories from past residents talking of their lives spent in early Ringwood East - Second Edition May 2009.Dedicated to Leigh Ahern, a contributor to this book, and his wife Charm, who tragically lost their lives in the February bush fires (2009).

Cr Bob Horman reports on his his running career, with an event of the Victorian Marathon Club and local East Ringwood resident, Les Perry.. All material is from Gwen Horman’s three albums that she owned.

Photographic images of properties in Port Melbourne. Image may have been taken by a PMHPS member or scanned from a past resident or taken for real estate sale purposes. 1 & 2 Bain St March 2005built environment - domestic, bain street

Photographic images of properties in Port Melbourne. Image may have been taken by a PMHPS member or scanned from a past resident or taken for real estate sale purposes. Garton Street number 26 March 2008built environment - domestic, garton street

Photographic images of properties in Port Melbourne. Image may have been taken by a PMHPS member or scanned from a past resident or taken for real estate sale purposes. Liardet Street number 163 November 2014built environment - domestic, liardet street