This item forms part of the collection assembled by the historian Dorothy Rogers, that was donated to the Kew Historical Society by her son John Rogers in 2015. The manuscripts, photographs, maps, and documents were sourced by her from both family and local collections or produced as references for her print publications. Many were directly used by Rogers in writing ‘Lovely Old Homes of Kew’ (1961) and 'A History of Kew' (1973), or the numerous articles on local history that she produced for suburban newspapers. Most of the photographs in the collection include detailed annotations in her hand. The Rogers Collection provides a comprehensive insight into the working habits of a historian in the 1960s and 1970s. Together it forms the largest privately-donated collection within the archives of the Kew Historical Society.An important item of mixed-media commemorating a child's participation in fundraising during the First World War. Dorothy Richardson's brother died in Alexandria after being wounded at Gallipoli. This item formed part of a larger collection comporting service in World War 1.Young Workers’ Patriotic Guild commemorative certificate. The certificate was awarded to Dorothy Richardson, a pupil of Kew Primary School. Forty-two buttons, created to support the war effort, surround the certificate. The Young Workers’ Patriotic Guild was formed in Victorian schools in 1916. Each child who raised one pound ‘by personal productive effort’ received a certificate. The money was used for the war effort. [Dorothy Richardson is better known as the historian Dorothy Rogers].young workers patriotic league, world war 1, first world war, department of education -- victoria, dorothy richardson, dorothy rogers, rogers collection, wwi

Rare recording containing music and fraternal messages between affiliated regiments in British and Australian Armies.Black vinyl long- playing microgroove disc with affiliation messages and musicOn both Sides 1 and 2 : "Affiliation messages by the Commanding Officer of the VIII King's Royal Irish Hussars and the 8/13 Victorian Mounted Rifles. Marches by the Regimental Bands".8/13 victorian mounted rifles, 8th king's royal irish hussars

Donated by the artist, 1970Sand, pigment, polymer paint, and glue on canvasgippsland, artwork, permanent collection

Donated by the artist through the Australian Government Cultural Gifts Program, 2017Drawing and erasing instrument: solar and mains power, steel, timber, electric motors, solar panel, stainless steel sire, brass, aluminum, eraser, pen/pencil, stone, bearings, glassgippsland, artwork, permanent collection

Purchased, 1998Artists Book - paper sheet and timber slip casegippsland, artwork, permanent collection

Commissioned, 1980gippsland, artwork, permanent collection

Purchased with the assistance of the Crafts Board of the Australia Council, 1979Textilegippsland, artwork, permanent collection

Donated by the artist, 1977Silver, wax and plastergippsland, artwork, permanent collection

Purchased with the assistance of the Crafts Board of the Australia Council, 1979gippsland, artwork, permanent collection

Donated by John Leslie OBE, 1975gippsland, artwork, permanent collection

Donated by Miss P. Hoskin, 1979Natural fibresgippsland, artwork, permanent collection

Donated by John Leslie OBE, 1979Cowrie shells, fibre leaf, thread, and pigmentgippsland, artwork, permanent collection

Donated by John Leslie OBE, 1979Twine threadgippsland, artwork, permanent collection

Donated by John Leslie OBE, 1979gippsland, artwork, permanent collection