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Kew Historical Society Inc
Archive (Sub-series) - Subject File, DAKIN Family, 1958
Various partiesReference, Research, InformationSecondary Values (KHS Imposed Order)Subject file containing information on the Dakin family of Kew, whose sons attended Trinity Grammar School. Jane Carolan, the archivist of Trinity Grammar School, compiled the research notes. The information in the file relates to Arthur William Dakin and Frances E Dakin. Jane Carolan’s research covers the period 1904-1950. Robert Baker used the notes to develop a newsletter article on the Kew High School trophy won by Arthur Dakin. [Arthur Dakin was later a member of the Ross River Rescue Mission of 1917.]arthur dakin, kew high school, trinity grammar school, ross river rescue mission, frances dakinarthur dakin, kew high school, trinity grammar school, ross river rescue mission, frances dakin -
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Archive (Sub-series) - Subject File, DALLEY, Marie (1880-1965) & CASCARRET, Clare, 1958
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.) -
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Archive (Sub-series) - Subject File, DANNOCK, James (1831-1907), 1958
Various partiesReference, Research, InformationSecondary Values (KHS Imposed Order)James Dannock (1831-1907) was an early pioneer of Kew. The subject file contains a number of transcripts of his recollections, dating from 1896, which are held in the State Library of Victoria. Also photocopies of genealogical research. In the Dannock file there is a note relating to the 1875 “Back to Kew” map. It reads: “The Map of Early Kew was drawn by Mr Jesse Dannock, 2nd son of James and Maria Dannock. Map was given to Mrs Rogers by May Ratten, stepdaughter of Jesse Dannock. May Ratten & Mrs Rogers were friends. Mrs Rogers not a blood relation of the Dannock’s!”james dannock, jesse dannock, map - back to kew 1875james dannock, jesse dannock, map - back to kew 1875 -
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Archive (Sub-series) - Subject File, D'Estaville (Barry Street), 1958
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) -
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Archive (Sub-series) - Subject File, Depression, 1930s, 1958
Various partiesReference, Research, InformationSecondary Values (KHS Imposed Order)Subject file containing a anonymous, undated article (single page) on the Great Depression in Kew. It might be from Vaughan’s history (1960). It covers Council support and the creation of the Yarra Boulevardgreat depression -- kew (vic.), kew -- history -- 1930s, yarra boulevardgreat depression -- kew (vic.), kew -- history -- 1930s, yarra boulevard -
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Archive (Series) - Subject File, DERHAM Family, 1958
Various partiesReference, Research, InformationSecondary Values (KHS Imposed Order)Subject file containing sundry copies of notes and references for the Derham Family who at one stage lived at 21 Barry Street. Frederick Derham was most notably MLA for Sandridge in the Victorian Parliament for 1883-92.derham familyderham family -
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Archive (Sub-series) - Subject File, DERRICK family, 1958
Various partiesReference, Research, InformationSecondary Values (KHS Imposed Order)The Derrick family were early settlers in Kew. Derrick Street is named after them. The Derrick file includes minutes of meetings at which Derrick family descendants attended, correspondence, research notes on the Derrick Family, maps of the Derrick landholding in Kew (and a photocopy of the Certificate of Title), and photocopy of a letter from John Derrick to Francis Barnard (original in archive). There are also sundry newspaper articles/clippings.derrick family, kew -- history -- pioneersderrick family, kew -- history -- pioneers -
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Archive (Sub-series) - Subject File, Development (Kew), 1958
Various partiesReference, Research, InformationSecondary Values (KHS Imposed Order)Subject file consisting largely of newspaper clippings/articles relating to houses in Kew. The earliest original newspaper article dates from 1923 and relates to housing shortages. The file contains some interesting Council records and correspondence relating to community action in response to development. These include the proposed lease of the Ground Floor of the Kew Civic Buildings as a postal delivery centre (1992), the development of flats in Studley Ward (1977), a proposed motel in Studley Park Road (1983)kew post office, heritage, planning and developmentkew post office, heritage, planning and development -
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Archive (Sub-series) - Subject File, Dight's Falls, 1958
Various partiesReference, Research, InformationSecondary Values (KHS Imposed Order)Dight’s Falls in Studley Park is an artificial weir built on a natural rock bar across the Yarra. The weir was built in the 1840s to provide water to the ‘Ceres’ flour-mill, one of the first in Victoria. The falls were later to become known as Dight’s Falls after the owners of the mill. Later, a pumping station was built on the Kew side of the river, which pumped water uphill to a reservoir in Walmer Street that provided water to the Melbourne Botanical Gardens and to Albert Park Lake. The area around Dight’s Falls was and is frequently used for recreational activities. Subject file containing sundry newspaper articles/clippings on the Mill. Also a photocopy of a brief article on Dights Mill and Falls by Jan Gross. Also an article on the Pumping Station.dight's mill, dight's falls, pumping station - yarra riverdight's mill, dight's falls, pumping station - yarra river -
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Archive (Sub-series) - Subject File, Various, Disability Groups (Kew), 1958-present
Various partiesReference, Research, InformationSecondary Values (KHS Imposed Order)Subject file containing sundry modern newspaper articles/clippings.disability groups -- kew (vic.)disability groups -- kew (vic.) -
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Archive (Sub-series) - Subject File, Kew Historical Society, Dorothy Rogers Reserve, 1958
Various partiesReference, Research, InformationSecondary Values (KHS Imposed Order)Subject file containing press clippings and correspondence regarding naming of Reserve.parks and gardens - kew (vic), dorothy rogers reserve, studley park road - kew (vic)parks and gardens - kew (vic), dorothy rogers reserve, studley park road - kew (vic) -
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Archive (Sub-series) - Subject File, Kew Historical Society, DUDLEY & Other Families, 1958
Various partiesReference, Research, InformationSecondary Values (KHS Imposed Order)Subject file containing genealogical research compiled by an unknown author on the Dudley family and other significant families involved in the Highbury Grove Methodist Church. The file includes family trees, biographical information and some eulogies. The families with folders in the file include the Miller family (William Buntung Miller, Dorothy Jean Miller), the McDonald and Redrobe families (Charles Robert Redrobe, Ella Victoria McDonald), the George family (Elaine Laura George, Reginald Isaac George), Pugsley family (Florence Churchill Pugsley), Tonkin family (Elsie Euphemia Tonkin, Bertram Gardner Tonkin), the Tucker family (Albert John Tucker), the Rowlands family (Rev Lewis Jones Rowlands, Dilys Elizabeth Rowlands), the Carey family (Alfred Ernest Carey, the Dudley family (Allan Dudley, John Tucker Dudley, Albert John Tucker, Lt Col. John Dudley) as well as individuals including: Arthur H Affleck, Harold Howard Craven Williams, William Roy Hinchcliffe, and Frank Erwin Peters).methodist church - highbury grove - kew (vic), dudley family - kew (vic)methodist church - highbury grove - kew (vic), dudley family - kew (vic) -
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Archive (Sub-series) - Subject File, Kew Historical Society, DUMARESQ Family, 1958
Various partiesReference, Research, InformationSecondary Values (KHS Imposed Order)Subject file containing information on the Dumaresq family of Kew who were early settlers in Kew and in Tasmania. In Kew, the Dumaresqs built their house St Helliers (1888-), about which Margaret Dumaresq a member of the Society wrote a profile in 1959. In the file there are a number of newspaper articles/clippings including one noting the death of Miss Dumaresq who had been a Vice-President. In 1971, Miss Dumaresq presented a long talk on her family’s history, which was recorded and is now transcribed. Her discussion of her family’s past dates back to the Battle of Waterloo. What appear to be her handwritten notes are kept in the file. The file contains an album of 16 postcards of places and people at Melbourne University donated by FKM Dumaresq.dumaresq family - kew (vic), margaret dumaresq, fkm dumaresq, frances dumaresq, capt. edward dumaresq, edward alfred dumaresq, st helliers - kew (vic), postcards - melbourne universitydumaresq family - kew (vic), margaret dumaresq, fkm dumaresq, frances dumaresq, capt. edward dumaresq, edward alfred dumaresq, st helliers - kew (vic), postcards - melbourne university -
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Archive (Sub-series) - Subject File, Kew Historical Society, Dunning’s Timber Yard, 1958
Various partiesReference, Research, InformationSecondary Values (KHS Imposed Order)Subject file containing three newspaper articles/clippings about this well-known Kew family business.dunning's timber yard, businesses - kew (vic), briquette merchants - kew (vic), traders - kew (vic), harp road - kew (vic)dunning's timber yard, businesses - kew (vic), briquette merchants - kew (vic), traders - kew (vic), harp road - kew (vic) -
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Archive (Sub-series) - Subject File, Early Landowners (Kew), 1958
Various partiesReference, Research, InformationSecondary Values (KHS Imposed Order)Small subject file that contains information on early landowners in Kew. The research and notes are unsigned and undated. There is also some research on residents named in the early rate books. Specific landowners with information about them in the file include notes by Mavis Rolley on J.W. Cowell and Catherine Cowell, George Wharton, Nicholas Fenwick, Capt. John Murchison, Hugh Glass, Richard Davies Ireland, Edward Augustus Atkyns etc.j.w. cowell, catherine cowell, john murchison, richard davies ireland, edward augustus atkyns, nicholas fenwick, george whartonj.w. cowell, catherine cowell, john murchison, richard davies ireland, edward augustus atkyns, nicholas fenwick, george wharton -
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Archive (Sub-series) - Subject File, East Kew Community Bank, 1958
Various partiesReference, Research, InformationSecondary Values (KHS Imposed Order)Small subject file containing two bank produced promotional pamphlets.kew (vic) - history, bedigo bank - kew east (vic), east kew community bank, kew (vic) - commerce and financekew (vic) - history, bedigo bank - kew east (vic), east kew community bank, kew (vic) - commerce and finance -
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Archive (Sub-series) - Subject File, Electoral Rolls (Kew), 1958
City of KewReference, Research, InformationSecondary Values (KHS Imposed Order)Subject file (and the library) containing original copies of voter and or electoral rolls. These include, in date order: 1971 - City of Kew Voters Roll for College Ward, 1972 - City of Kew Voters Roll for Central Ward, College Ward, Prospect Ward, Studley Park Ward, 1977 - Victorian Government Electoral Rolls for the Subdivisions of Kew and Kew North, 1986-7 - City of Kew Voters Roll for Central Ward, College Ward, North Ward, Studley Park Ward, 1990-1 - City of Kew Voters Roll for Prospect Ward (2), Sackville Ward, Studley Park Ward (2), Willsmere Ward (2), 1992-3 - City of Kew Voters Roll for Studley Park Ward.kew (vic) - history, kew (vic) - politics, city of kew - electoral rollskew (vic) - history, kew (vic) - politics, city of kew - electoral rolls -
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Archive (Sub-series) - Subject File, Farming (Kew), 1958
Various partiesReference, Research, InformationSecondary Values (KHS Imposed Order)Subject file containing a newspaper article/clipping called ‘Our Pastoral Routes’ by Jenny Brown.kew (vic) - history, kew (vic) - farming, kew (vic) - dairies, kew (vic) - agriculturekew (vic) - history, kew (vic) - farming, kew (vic) - dairies, kew (vic) - agriculture -
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Archive (Sub-series) - Subject File, FENWICK, Nicholas A, 1958
Various partiesReference, Research, InformationSecondary Values (KHS Imposed Order)Small subject file with a single copy of ‘Despatches to the Governor of New South Wales A1278’, notifying that Nicholas Fenwick is being sent to New South Wales to fill the role of Police Magistrate. The other item is a typed version of the advertisement for the Crown Lands Sale in Kew in 1851.kew (vic) - history, kew (vic) - crown land sales, nicholas a fenwick, early landowners - kew (vic.)kew (vic) - history, kew (vic) - crown land sales, nicholas a fenwick, early landowners - kew (vic.) -
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Archive (Sub-series) - Subject File, Findon (Kew), 1958
Various partiesReference, Research, InformationSecondary Values (KHS Imposed Order)Subject file on Findon, an early mansion in Studley Park and its owners including the Hon Henry “Money” Miller. The two main items in the file are an extract from Victoria and Its Metropolis on Miller and an article on the organ that was once in the house and according to an article on the Organ Trust website, currently in the Wesley Uniting (formerly Methodist Church) in Box Hill. kew (vic) - history, findon, henry "money" miller, organs - victoriakew (vic) - history, findon, henry "money" miller, organs - victoria -
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Archive (Sub-series) - Subject File, Fire Brigades, 1958
Various partiesReference, Research, InformationSecondary Values (KHS Imposed Order)A subject archive file containing a photocopy (presented by Trinity Grammar School to the Society) of the Rules of the Kew Volunteer Fire Brigade (established 1879), a photocopy of a photo of the Kew MFB officers on a Hupmobile at the entrance to the station, and sundry newspaper articles relating to the Brigade at its later location in Belford Road.kew (vic) - history, walton street - kew (vic), fire brigades - kew (vic)kew (vic) - history, walton street - kew (vic), fire brigades - kew (vic) -
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Archive (Sub-series) - Subject File, Floral, Industrial and Art Society (Kew), 1958
Various partiesReference, Research, InformationProvenance OrderSubject file containing six examples of printed ephemera, once owned by Amy Grigg of Pakington Street. Most of the items relate to awards given by the Kew Floral, Industrial and Arts Society, while another is a certificate issued by the Victorian Education Department as a ‘Certificate of Exemption from Compulsory Education’, dated 1891. The latter was ‘dated’ at Kew. The five awards given by the Society were for achievement in baking, writing and sewing. A later hand has added the date 1889 to these certificates. Also in the file is a newspaper article donated by Miss Henty that describes the first exhibition of the Society.kew (vic) - history, kew floral industrial and art society, amy griggkew (vic) - history, kew floral industrial and art society, amy grigg -
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Archive (Sub-series) - Subject File, Friends of Boroondara Kew Cemetery, 1958
Various partiesReference, Research, InformationSecondary Values (KHS Imposed Order)The subject file contains sundry printouts and newspaper articles/clippings relating to activities of the Friends of Boroondara Kew Cemetery.kew (vic) - history, friends of boroondara kew cemetery, boroondara general cemeterykew (vic) - history, friends of boroondara kew cemetery, boroondara general cemetery -
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Archive (Sub-series) - Subject File, Kew Historical Society, Friends of Kew Library, 1958
Various partiesReference, Research, InformationSecondary Values (KHS Imposed Order)A Subject file with material relating to the Friends of the Kew Library. The file includes correspondence, notices of meetings, and a collection of brass plates given by the Friends with gifts to the Library.friends of kew library, community groups -- kew (vic.)friends of kew library, community groups -- kew (vic.) -
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Archive (Sub-series) - Subject File, Kew Historical Society, Friends of Walmer Street, 1958
Various partiesReference, Research, InformationSecondary Values (KHS Imposed Order)Single item subject file containing a newspaper article/clipping about a Friends of Walmer Street activity involving Xavier College students.kew historical society - archives, community groups - kew (vic), walmer street - kew (vic), xavier college - junior school - kew (vic), action groups -- kew (vic.)kew historical society - archives, community groups - kew (vic), walmer street - kew (vic), xavier college - junior school - kew (vic), action groups -- kew (vic.) -
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Archive (Sub-series) - Subject File, Kew Historical Society, FULLER, Alfred, 1958
Various partiesReference, Research, InformationSecondary Values (KHS Imposed Order)Subject file containing a one page article from Kewriosity (Dec 1985-Jan 1986) on Alfred Fuller, the brewer and organ builder who had his business in High Street South, next to the Clifton Hotel.kew historical society - archives, music - organs - kew (vic), manufacturing - kew (vic), alfred fuller, breweries - kew (vic)kew historical society - archives, music - organs - kew (vic), manufacturing - kew (vic), alfred fuller, breweries - kew (vic) -
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Archive (Sub-series) - Subject File, Kew Historical Society, Garbage Disposal (Kew), 1958
Various partiesReference, Research, InformationSecondary Values (KHS Imposed Order)Subject file containing primary resources/publications and newspaper articles/clippings. The oldest item in the file is a ‘Report on the Sub-Committee of the Conference of Municipalities on the Best Means of Disposing of Street and House Refuse, Street Sweepings and other Garbage of the Metropolitan Area (Brunswick, Slobom & Co., Printers, 1 Union Street, 1901). The other publication dates from 1993 and is City of Kew: Your guide to total waste management.sanitation - kew (vic), garbage - kew (vic.)sanitation - kew (vic), garbage - kew (vic.) -
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Archive (Sub-series) - Subject File, Kew Historical Society, GARDINER, John, 1958
Various partiesReference, Research, InformationSecondary Values (KHS Imposed Order)Subject file containing photocopied notes, articles and a map relating to the Hawthorn pioneer, John Gardinerhistory - european settlement - squatters - hawthorn - melbourne - victoria, john gardiner -- pioneerhistory - european settlement - squatters - hawthorn - melbourne - victoria, john gardiner -- pioneer -
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Archive (Sub-series) - Subject File, Kew Historical Society, GARRYOWEN, 1958
Various partiesReference, Research, InformationSecondary Values (KHS Imposed Order)Subject file containing typed extracts from articles by the 19th century journalist and historian, Garryowen (Edmund Finn). The document is annotated by various members of the Society at a later stage.kew historical society - archives, yarra river, dight's falls, hugh glass, gardiner's creek, george wharton, studley house - hodgson's follykew historical society - archives, yarra river, dight's falls, hugh glass, gardiner's creek, george wharton, studley house - hodgson's folly -
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Archive (Sub-series) - Subject File, Kew Historical Society, Geology (Kew), 1958
Various partiesReference, Research, InformationSecondary Values (KHS Imposed Order)Subject file containing some secondary sources. These include a Parks Victoria brochure on the Geology of Yarra Bend Park and a printout of a web page about the Collingwood Children’s Farm that includes information about the geological formation of the region.kew historical society - archives, geology - kew (vic)kew historical society - archives, geology - kew (vic)