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)

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)

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

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)

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

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

Organisation generatedReference, Research, InformationSecondary Values (KHS Imposed Order)Subject file containing sundry newspaper files about protests against the freeway’s construction, land acquisition, speeding, noise etc. There is also a CRB brochure of ‘Your Eastern Freeway Driver’s Guide’kew (vic) - history, kew east (vic) - community groups, kew (vic) - roadskew (vic) - history, kew east (vic) - community groups, kew (vic) - roads

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

Sally Ann VenablesReference, Research, InformationProvenance (Donor) OrderSubject file containing a school research assignment completed by Sally Ann Venables of the history of Elm House (later Cloverlea), 72 Walpole Street. The 15-page report was completed in 1983 while Sally was a pupil of Kew High School. Owners of the house recorded in the report include Horace Samson, George Gray Allan, George Brinsden Vasey, Matthew Montgomerie Wilson, and Ethel Dalton. The writer contends that at some stage, the house operated as a dairy. kew (vic) - history, kew (vic) - dairies, elm house - 72 walpole street (kew), cloverlea - 72 walpole street (kew), sally ann venables, houses - walpole street - kew (vic)kew (vic) - history, kew (vic) - dairies, elm house - 72 walpole street (kew), cloverlea - 72 walpole street (kew), sally ann venables, houses - walpole street - kew (vic)

Various PartiesReference, Research, InformationSecondary Values (KHS Imposed Order)William Siddeley was the original owner of Elm Lodge, later renamed Madford in Wellington Street, Kew. The subject file has a single page of biographical information written by Roslyn M Elliot (nee Siddeley). [Madford later became the St Anthony’s Home for Babies.]kew (vic) - history, elm lodge - wellington street (kew), madford - wellington street (kew), william siddeley (1827-1905), st anthony's home for babies -- wellington street (kew)kew (vic) - history, elm lodge - wellington street (kew), madford - wellington street (kew), william siddeley (1827-1905), st anthony's home for babies -- wellington street (kew)

Various partiesReference, Research, InformationSecondary Values (KHS Imposed Order)Subject file containing information about Fairview (built 1924 for F.F. Robinson, proprietor of Yarra Falls Mills). The house replaced an earlier single-storey brick house, also called Fairview. A comprehensive report prepared by Alan Willingham in 2006 found that there was no evidence that the architect Desbrowe-Annear incorporated parts of the original building in the new construction. The work by Willingham is a ‘Cultural and Architectural History and Assessment of the Cultural Heritage Significance’ of the building, prepared for Carey Grammar School. The Willingham report was donated by Sr Ruth Anderson.kew (vic) - history, fairview - 34 wrixon street - kew (vic), cluny house - 34 wrixon street - kew (vic), f.f. robinson, alan willingham, harold desbrowe-annearkew (vic) - history, fairview - 34 wrixon street - kew (vic), cluny house - 34 wrixon street - kew (vic), f.f. robinson, alan willingham, harold desbrowe-annear

Various partiesReference, Research, InformationSecondary Values (KHS Imposed Order)Subject file containing two items of correspondence requesting information on William Patrick O’Reilly and Elizabeth Lawler (who died at ‘Fernleigh, Disraeli Street, c.1897). The Lawler letter contains a small amount of information on other members of the family.kew (vic) - history, o'reilly family (kew), elizabeth lawler, charlotte lawler, henry augustus lawler, walter lawler, fernleigh - disraeli street - kew (vic.)kew (vic) - history, o'reilly family (kew), elizabeth lawler, charlotte lawler, henry augustus lawler, walter lawler, fernleigh - disraeli street - kew (vic.)

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

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.)

Various partiesReference, Research, InformationSecondary Values (KHS Imposed Order)Subject file containing research related to George Wharton and his house Fernhurst, originally situated on the corner of Princess Street and Studley Park Road, but later subdivided. The house was in the 20th century converted into flats and later bought by the Catholic Church, who established St Paul’s School for the Blind on the site. The situation was complicated as the Church also bought the neighbouring Neama and Mandalay. Villa Maria and St Paul’s School currently occupy the site. Part of the site was later subdivided to create Elphinstone Court. The file contains photocopied extracts from histories and detailed research and correspondence between the School, the Kew Historical Society, the National Trust of Victoria, and the Historic Buildings Preservation Council relating to both Neama and Fernhurst. There is a reference in a letter from St Paul’s inviting the Society to collect artefacts from the site. There are no known current items in the collection relating to the collection of these. kew (vic) - history, victorian architects - george wharton, fernhurst (kew), st paul’s school for the blindkew (vic) - history, victorian architects - george wharton, fernhurst (kew), st paul’s school for the blind

Various partiesReference, Research, InformationSecondary Values (KHS Imposed Order)Subject file containing photographs, a newspaper article/clipping, correspondence and a report by the Society to the Historic Buildings Preservation Council (HBPC) into the classification or otherwise of Field Place, the home of Francis Henty in Studley Park Road, and now entered via Henty Court. The HBPC file contains a letter from the current owner expressing what he considers to be its heritage significance. kew (vic) - history, francis henty, field place - studley park road - henty court (kew)kew (vic) - history, francis henty, field place - studley park road - henty court (kew)

Various partiesReference, Research, InformationSecondary Values (KHS Imposed Order)Subject file containing some information about fauna and flora in Kew. In addition to sundry newspaper articles, the file includes a City of Kew ‘Street Tree Masterplan file’ and a copy of L.G.C. Pearson’s ‘The Indigenous Plants of the Melbourne Region’ (1986).kew (vic) - history, flora - kew (vic), fauna - kew (vic)kew (vic) - history, flora - kew (vic), fauna - kew (vic)

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

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)

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

Various partiesReference, Research, InformationSecondary Values (KHS Imposed Order)Subject file containing information on the Foley family of Kew as well as reports, submissions, correspondence etc., relating to urban renewal in Kew in Foley Street, including the Council Depot, which became the Foley Street Reserve in1979. This area was of keen concern to the Triangle Residents Association of which Jim Tutt was a member.kew (vic) - history, foley street - kew (vic), kew triangle association, cr jim tutt, foley street reservekew (vic) - history, foley street - kew (vic), kew triangle association, cr jim tutt, foley street reserve

Various partiesReference, Research, InformationSecondary Values (KHS Imposed Order)Single item subject file, with a newspaper article/clipping stating that the organisation Foster Parents Plan of Australia (PLAN) was located on the corner of Cotham and Highbury Grove. The organisation was located in what had been the Kew Presbyterian Church.kew (vic) - history, social welfare - kew (vic), child services - kew (vic)kew (vic) - history, social welfare - kew (vic), child services - kew (vic)

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

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.)

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.)

Various partiesReference, Research, InformationSecondary Values (KHS Imposed Order)Sundry newspaper photographs and articles on the Federal Member for the Electorate of Kew, Joshua Frydenberg.kew historical society - archives, members of parliament - kew (vic), politics - national - kew (vic), joshua frydenbergkew historical society - archives, members of parliament - kew (vic), politics - national - kew (vic), joshua frydenberg

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)

Various partiesReference, Research, InformationSecondary Values (KHS Imposed Order)Various newspaper articles/clippings about exhibitions at Cotham Gallery, East West Art Gallery, Leo Baeck Arts Centre, Bird’s Gallery, QArtStudio, Galerie Tara, all of which were/are galleries in Kew.kew historical society - archives, galleries - kew (vic), arts - kew (vic)kew historical society - archives, galleries - kew (vic), arts - kew (vic)

Boroondara Historical Societies AssociationReference, Research, InformationProvenance orderGallipoli & Beyond was a Commonwealth funded project involving members of the Boroondara Historical Societies Association. The project involved roadshow, exhibitions, talks, and the publication of a history. The file contains newspaper and magazine, articles/clippings, promotional materials, certificates, etc. The Kew Historical Society participated in a number of events and held an exhibition on the embarkation photographs of Josiah Earl Barnes. The captions and the posters are held separately in the map drawers.photographers - kew (vic) - josiah earl barnes, first world war, boroondara historical societies association (bhsa), gallipoli & beyond - special projects, wwiphotographers - kew (vic) - josiah earl barnes, first world war, boroondara historical societies association (bhsa), gallipoli & beyond - special projects, wwi

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.)