Sports Clubs in Kew in the final decades of the 19th century and in the early 20th century were often umbrella organisations with facilities for a number of sports. Typically in Kew, this included teams in lawn bowls, tennis and croquet. The Kew Bowling Club was formed in 1880 while the privately owned Auburn Heights Recreation Club was opened in 1904. By 1998, the two Clubs decided to amalgamate at the Auburn Heights site in Barkers Road, forming the Kew Heights Sports Club. The combined club was itself taken over by the Melbourne Cricket Club in 2012 becoming MCC Kew Sports Club. In 2017 MCC Kew closed and its landholding was subsequently sold to Carey Baptist Grammar School. Both the Kew and Auburn Heights Clubs assembled important collections. These historically significant and large collections were donated to the Society in 2020. The collections include manuscripts, pictures, trophies, plans, honour boards etc. References Barnard FGA 1910, 'Sports and Pastimes' in Jubilee History of Kew Victoria: Its origin & progress 1803-1910. Nixon NV 1980, The History of the Kew Bowling Club 1880-1980. Reeve S 2012, City of Boroondara: Thematic Environmental History, p.216.The combined collections of the four sporting clubs making up the collection number hundreds of items that are historically significant locally. They are also significant to the sporting history of the greater Melbourne area and to the sports of lawn bowls and tennis in Australia in the 19th and 20th centuries. The collection illuminates two of the Victorian historic themes - 'Building community life' through forming community organisations and 'Shaping cultural and creative life' by participating in sport and recreation.Framed and glazed poem ‘Bowling’ by David Pitt, 1984. [The item is part of the large historic Kew Bowling Club collection (1880-1988) gifted to the Kew Historical Society in 2020].kew bowling club - wellington street - kew (vic), clubs - lawn bowls - kew (vic), sports - lawn bowling - poems

Colour photograph of Shillinglaw Cottage following restoration, 1986.shillinglaw cottage, houses, eltham, main road, panther place

Colour photographs of Preston Technical School 1986 classespreston technical school, students, classes, nmit

Off-white coloured hard covered binder containing photographs, clippings and pamphlets relating to Apex Club of Ringwood community activities between 1986 and 1988.

History of the Grange Golf Club. In the 1890's Golf introduced and became popular in Stawell yellow card cover with brown print, B/W photo covering lower third of cover continues to the back cover. Photo of a group of people in front of buildingHistory of the grange Gold Club 5oth Anniversary 1986 Inside. With Complements Jack Jones 10.10.80stawell sport

Removed from the school when it closed, approx. 2007.Small black metal plaque with white printing. Four nail holes in corners.Awarded to Southwood Primary School for/the most improved school gardens and grounds/in 1984/Australian Native's Assoc.

Vote Count 1984 U19 Peter Higgins 1984 Winner Shane Baldwin Runner Up David ZernaCarlton Premiership Players Ian Aitken 1987 31 Votes Mil Hanna 1995 68 Votes

Lillian Rosewarne was Mayor of City of Ringwood from 1986 to 1987

A number of A4 sheets detailing individual 1986 clearances, part a

Building historyB/W photo interior of Buninyong Court House, prior to restoration, Feb. 1986, with Shire Secretary Alan Helyer discussing plans with Deputy Engineer Bob Wiseman.Identification on reverse.buninyong, courthouse, sgire council

General chit chat and banter between group of senior citizens at an afternoon tea held for them at Research Primary School.Compact audio cassette GTape 90 Converted to MP3 file; 92.4MB, 1:14:13 Case and cassette labelled "Research Primary School; Afternoon tea with senior residents Nov 1st, 1984"audio cassette, audio recording, oral history, research primary school, senior citizens

Southwood Primary School Grades 1&2, 1986, Class photo

Colour photograph of Eltham Fire Station, Main Road, July 1986fire brigades, fire stations, main road, eltham

Photograph and report from The Mail (Ringwood) Newspaper, April 23, 1986. Mrs Wigley was the daughter of Mr A.F.G. Long, first Town Clerk of Ringwood, 1925-1950.

A number of A4 sheets detailing individual 1986 clearances, part b

Certificate of Incorporation under the Associations Incorporation Act 1981 Section 7.Registered No. A11619. This to certify that the Probus Club of Ringwood Incorporated is on and from the 5th November, 1986 incorporated under the Associations Incorporation Act 1981. Given under my hand at Melbourne this 5th day of November, 1986 (signed by) Assistant Registar of Incorporated Associations.

Buildings/Business in photos include Abacus House, Social Security building, Spectacle Makers, Ross Print, AMP, Westpac, Holt & MacDonald, Dance Club, Arthur Young &Co Chartered AccountantsWritten on back of photographs, "Ringwood Street, 1984."

Written on back of photographs, "Civic Place, 1984".

Written on back of photograph, "Station entrance, 1984".

Written on back of photograph, "Myers Eastland 1984."