Various partiesReference, Research, InformationSecondary Values (KHS Imposed Order)Research notes of Kathleen Gervasoni, used to support an exhibition at the Kew Court House in the same year. They mainly consist of Trove articles.dance - entertainment - kew (vic.), recreation hall - wellington street - kew (vic.)dance - entertainment - kew (vic.), recreation hall - wellington street - kew (vic.)

Various partiesReference, Research, InformationSecondary Values (KHS Imposed Order)Subject file which contains a detailed research report prepared by Dr. Suzanne McWha relating to an important donation of items dating from the first decade of the 20th century, prepared by Emily Davies which received ‘plain needlework’ awards. The file contains information about Emily Davies, about Baldur Girls Grammar, about the Plain Needlework Movement. Suzanne includes images and an inventory of each of the items donated.plain sewing competitions, baldur girls' grammar - kew (vic.), suzanne mcwhaplain sewing competitions, baldur girls' grammar - kew (vic.), suzanne mcwha

Various partiesReference, Research, InformationSecondary Values (KHS Imposed Order)Subject file containing bound copies of research by Andrew Frost onto the impact of the 1890s Depression in Kew. The articles were later published in the KHS Newsletter. There is also a copy in the file of the Victorian Historical Journal (Vol 64 No.2, 1993), which includes references to Henry “Money” Miller and David Syme and the Bank Crash of 1893. economy and society - history - kew (vic), depression of the 1890s - kew (vic)economy and society - history - kew (vic), depression of the 1890s - kew (vic)

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

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)Hugh George Ferguson was born in June 1900 in Williamstown. He married in 1940 and subsequently joined the Australian Imperial Forces. After the war he worked as a Billeting Affairs Organiser for the Dutch Government, resettling migrants in Australia. He also worked in advertising as an account manager, and was campaign director for Arthur Rylah is Victorian politics. After the Second World War, he organised the first major trade fairs at the Royal Exhibition Buildings including a World Trade Fair. He built a home in Brougham Street and represented North Ward on Kew Council from 1952 to 1968. He was elected Mayor for the 1959-60 term. He died in 1975, aged 75, and is buried in Boroondara Cemetery. The file on Cr. Ferguson includes newspaper articles relating to development in Kew, the new Kew Town Hall, and Cr. Ferguson’s retirement. Primary sources in the file include an original invitation to the 1959 Mayoral Dinner and the guest list, Cr Ferguson’s Registration card as a Justice of the Peace (1972), and electoral material for North Ward (1955, 1968)kew (vic) - history, kew (vic) - politics, cr. h g ferguson, hugh fergusonkew (vic) - history, kew (vic) - politics, cr. h g ferguson, hugh ferguson

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 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)Large subject file with typed information provided by the donor, Mrs Faye Johnson, including correspondence, family trees, primary sources, photographs relating to the Martin and Frost families of Kew. The file contains specific information about Ellen Martin (1839-1885), Jessie Frost (1860-1903), William Henry Martin (1832-1910), James Frost (c.1855-1877), Francis Martin (1860-1917), and Charles P Frost (1853-1915). Charles Frost was a noted member of the Field Naturalists Club of Victoria. The file also includes a page of notes and some small photocopied photographs of the house Glendene and its garden at one stage owned by Mr & Mrs Hurlstone.frost family, martin family, glendenefrost family, martin family, glendene

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)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)Assoc. Prof. Don Garden OAM was a Vice President of the Society. The single item file relates to the RHSV and it headquarters in the Drill Hall. kew historical society - members - office bearers, don garden, historians - kew (vic)kew historical society - members - office bearers, don garden, historians - kew (vic)

Various partiesReference, Research, InformationSecondary Values (KHS Imposed Order)Correspondence and newspaper articles/clippings relating to historic gardens in Kew. The oldest item is a letter from the National Trust Victoria announcing their two-year garden study and seeking information on gardens in Kew. Mavis Rolley, Secretary of the Society, made handwritten notes in response, which are kept in the file. She refers to: the pear trees planted by William Oswin in c. 1845 near what is now the Burke Road Bridge (she notes that a search for the trees at the time of the construction of the Eastern Freeway was unsuccessful), a camellia planted by the Dannocks near the corner of Derby and High Street, a c.1876 pine tree in Field Place, Henty Court, an 1875 Moreton Bay fig at Tarring, Ruyton, a Moreton Bay fig at Roxeth, Trinity Grammar, an 1840s oak tree and a 120-year old olive tree at Fairholme, Barry Street, 1870 pine trees at D’Estaville, Barry Street, trees at Turinville, Barnard Grove, dating to 1846, pine trees dating from 1845-6 on the Willsmere Farm, red gums in Victoria Park, pine trees in the Cemetery dating from the 1860s, trees in the Alexandra Gardens and at Kew Primary School, palm trees at La Verna, Sackville Street dating from the 1890s, the trees and gardens at Ross House (Charleville), and the trees at Merridale, Sackville Street which date from the 1880s, a magnolia at Lalla Rookh. These dates are probably highly contestable. Other handwritten notes from 1979 about significant gardens included: 5 Molesworth Street, Red Bluff - Redmond Street (garden now destroyed), Campion House, Studley Park Road, Raheen, Studley Park Road, Ross House, Cotham Road (Charleville), 7 Adeney Avenue, 20-21 Belmont Avenue, 52 Mary Street, an Edna Walling garden on the corner of Argyle Road and Victor Avenue, Merridale, Sackville Street, Roseneath, and Reno, St John’s Parade.gardens - private - kew (vic), garden design - kew (vic), kew horticultural societygardens - private - kew (vic), garden design - kew (vic), kew horticultural society

Various partiesReference, Research, InformationSecondary Values (KHS Imposed Order)Subject file containing information on Genazzano FCJ, Cotham Road. The file includes old and new newspaper articles/clippings, and a history of the Stanislaus Room. The most interesting item in the file is a damaged copy of ‘The Junior Argus’ (Thursday 10 May 1934), which includes a full-page article on Scouts and Guides: A survey of the Jamboree (by Lone Woolf), and a small article on the Genazzano Badge.genezzano fcj - kew (vic), boy scout girl guide jamboree 1934, private schools - kew (vic.), girls' schools - kew (vic.)genezzano fcj - kew (vic), boy scout girl guide jamboree 1934, private schools - kew (vic.), girls' schools - kew (vic.)

Various partiesReference, Research, InformationSecondary Values (KHS Imposed Order)Subject file relating to the donation by Pamela Webster Bloom of her father’s tool chest and tools, largely made up of wooden molding planes. The file contains the donation record, genealogical records, an inventory of items donated, and a later newsletter article on Bertie Greenwood.kew historical society - archives, carpenters - hawthorn (vic), bertie greenwoodkew historical society - archives, carpenters - hawthorn (vic), bertie greenwood

Various partiesReference, Research, InformationSecondary Values (KHS Imposed Order)Charles Grimes was acting Surveyor-General of the Colony of New South Wales. He was the first European cartographer to map the lower reaches of the Yarra River. The reference file contains both research on the ‘exploration’ by Grimes as well as information on a re-enactment, sponsored by the Kew Historical Society in 1978, to mark the 175th year of his party’s arrival in the area of what is now Dight’s Falls. In the file is a 13-page handwritten document to be used as a script for a speech during the reenactment, which also includes details of the costumes to be worn. There are additional unpublished manuscripts in the file about Grimes and his ‘journey’ by Mr Chinner and Mavis Rolley. The file also includes newspaper articles/clippings as well as sundry published articles.charles grimes, commemorations - kew (vic.), european exploration - kew (vic), yarra river - historycharles grimes, commemorations - kew (vic.), european exploration - kew (vic), yarra river - history

Various partiesReference, Research, InformationSecondary Values (KHS Imposed Order)Subject file containing both primary and secondary sources relating to the sculpture by Peter Schipperheyn (b.1955) - Grip of Time (1979) - installed on the north wall of the Kew Town Hall (now the Kew Library) in 1983. Mrs Laurel Abercrombie, a Kew resident, donated the sculpture to the City of Kew in 1982, and it formed part of the ‘municipal collection’ of the former City of Kew (now City of Boroondara). A note in the file records that prior to its installation on its current site; it was attached to a brick wall at the side of Abercrombie Galleries, Johnson Street, Collingwood. It was restored by the sculptor c.1996. The file contains two colour photographs of the sculpture and newspaper articles recording controversy at the time of its installation. The file also contains correspondence between the Society and the City of Boroondara relating to the plaque that was beside the sculpture.kew historical society - archives, kew library, kew civic hall, kew town hall, grip of time, peter schipperheyn (1955-), artworks - kew (vic), city of kew - municipal collectionkew historical society - archives, kew library, kew civic hall, kew town hall, grip of time, peter schipperheyn (1955-), artworks - kew (vic), city of kew - municipal collection

Various partiesReference, Research, InformationSecondary Values (KHS Imposed Order)Small file on John Halfey, the second Chairman of Kew, comprised of draft undated correspondence from the then Secretary of the Society, Ms. Evelyn West, seeking information on John Halfey. The file also comprises a typed copy of the notice of his death from The Herald, January 4 1889, and a page of research notes on Halfey. These documents date from the 1960s. kew historical society - archives, john halfey, ordsall, southesk, annie halfeykew historical society - archives, john halfey, ordsall, southesk, annie halfey

Various partiesReference, Research, InformationSecondary Values (KHS Imposed Order)Winifred Hall was at one stage a President of the Kew Historical Society. The subject file includes written reports that she made to the Society (1977-78), and notes that after her death (c.1983) that a trust account was opened in her name to which the Penguin Club of Australia and other parties contributed amounts.kew historical society - archives, winifred hall, kew historical society - members - office bearers, penguin club of australiakew historical society - archives, winifred hall, kew historical society - members - office bearers, penguin club of australia

Various partiesReference, Research, InformationSecondary Values (KHS Imposed Order)A large subject file containing material relating to Hamer Court Hostel for the Aged in Childers Street / High Street, Kew. The materials date from the early 1970s before Hamer Court was opened. The file contains correspondence to and from the Society and original [very frail] plans for the construction of the hostel (1972) and later plans for extensions (undated). Other original documents in the file include a programme for the official opening (of the extensions?) in 1983, agendas and minutes of meetings and promotional materials. Many of the items filed also relate to the Kew Elderly Citizens Association.kew historical society - archives, hamer court - high street - childers street - kew (vic), aged care - kew (vic)kew historical society - archives, hamer court - high street - childers street - kew (vic), aged care - kew (vic)

Various partiesReference, Research, InformationSecondary Values (KHS Imposed Order)Subject file including an index to the ‘Hawthorn and Kew Sketchbook’ (Powell, Ian G, 1982) and correspondence from, to and or between the Kew Historical Society, Rigby Publishing and A. Roger-Gernersh relating to permission to use illustrations from the text on the Society’s letterhead. There is no response on file from the author providing permission.kew historical society - archives, hawthorn - illustrated history, kew - illustrated history, hawthorn and kew sketchbookkew historical society - archives, hawthorn - illustrated history, kew - illustrated history, hawthorn and kew sketchbook

Various partiesReference, Research, InformationSecondary Values (KHS Imposed Order)Subject file containing a newspaper article/clipping entitled ‘Jean’s passion for perfume bottles’ (Brewster, R, The Age, 6 May 2006) which refers to her parents owning an antique store in Kew Junction known as ‘John Hayles’. The article is about the sale of items from her collection. jean apthorpe (1911-), jean hayles (1911-), john hayles, kate hayles, kew junction - shops - antique dealersjean apthorpe (1911-), jean hayles (1911-), john hayles, kate hayles, kew junction - shops - antique dealers

Various partiesReference, Research, InformationSecondary Values (KHS Imposed Order)Subject file containing correspondence, newspaper articles/clippings and a book - ‘Les Naifs Haitiennes: An introduction to Haitian art and history’ (Madame Shishi, 1982, 63pp). Madame Shishi was at one stage a resident of Kew but had spent the previous twenty years in Haiti, and was the Haitian Consul General. Madame Shishi donated one of her paintings to the City of Kew in 1984 - ‘La Vie Haitienne’. The Mayor Cr Jill O’Brien accepted the donation. The painting, oil on Masonite is described in the file.madame shishi heller, jill o’brien, kew municipal collectionmadame shishi heller, jill o’brien, kew municipal collection