Other number 03673.2Colour photograph of Racquetball team Warrior Princess, Lucille Allen and Yvonne Bubb mug winners Lakes Entrance Victoriasports, racquetball

Colour photograph of A grade squash team winners Blood and Guts, Mark Williams, Gordon Whelen, Paul Barbour and Annette Culkin Lakes Entrance Victoriasports, squash

Colour photograph of Racquetball team Fernandos, Terri Gallus, D Furmeister, Gary Coad, and lois Hateley, mug winners Lakes Entrance Victoriasports, racquetball

BHS CollectionBendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from Wednesday, December 1, 2004. on the field: a photograph of the men who played in the curtain raiser at the 1.15pm grand final of the seconds competition. The year is unknown. The match was between YCW and North Bendigo. Pictured are the team members from North Bendigo and others. Top row: trainer F. Palmer, W. Thompson, J. Kiely, K. Martyn, R. Kenley, Coburn, H. Speechly, R. Knight, C. Lownes, A. Johnson, L. Grenfell, R. Grant (umpire), E. Manning, J. Boyd. Middle row: F. Thompson, S. Burns, J. Rowe, T. Martin, W. Farrer, S. McGregor, R. White, W. Bovaird, W. Mooney, Turner. Front row: F. Warren, T. White, E. Thompson, R. Smith, K. Fitt, H. Priest.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

The extensive formal landscaped gardens of Rockingham had been created in the 1860s, and by the 1950s remained bordered to the south by the Barkers Road cutting, and to the north by Blytheswood, the neighbouring Syme family property, By 1940, the Syme family were no longer the occupiers of Rockingham. John Herbert Syme had died in October 1939, and by August the following year, his wife had made the house and garden available, rent free to the Red Cross as a convalescent home for Australian soldiers injured in the Second World War. At the time, the house was described as containing twenty rooms, including a ballroom and a billiards room, with a garden of eight acres overlooking the Yarra. The task of renovating the house to conform to its new function as a convalescent home took a year, finally opening in August 1941. Community support for Rockingham was widespread and included the decision by the National Gallery of Victoria to loan pictures from its collection to decorate the walls. Calls were made for women around Victoria to donate fruit and vegetables from their gardens, which the railways agreed to freight for free. Other local support included the work by a team of boys to establish a three-acre vegetable garden within the formal terraced gardens. From the beginning, occupational therapy formed a key component of the rehabilitation of psychologically injured soldiers. This is confirmed by contemporary newspaper accounts of weaving, ironwork, leatherwork, basketry and gardening by patients. Numerous photographs, held by the Australian War Memorial (AWM) and the State Library of Victoria (SLV), record the importance of these rehabilitation activities. The painting of the view across the river to Abbotsford may have been painted in one of these occupational therapy sessions. For many decades it hung in the occupational therapy room. It must have been on view following the sale of Rockingham by the Syme family to the Red Cross in 1955, and subsequently, until the house was demolished and its grounds finally subdivided in 1977.View of Abbotsford from the garden of Rockingham (1952) was created by V Maloney. The vantage point of the artist was the garden of Rockingham, one of two mansions overlooking the Yarra owned by the Syme family. The artwork depicts a number of sites - especially factories - that have since been demolished.Signed by the artist, lower right "V Maloney"rockingham red cross convalescent home, hospitals - kew (vic), rosemary lade, art therapy

Black and white photograph showing Willie Bryant of Lake Tyers team having kicked a goal in teams great win over Bruthenclubs, football

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. 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 colour photograph of the Kew Ladies Bowling Club team which won the VLBA Division A2 pennant in 1996-7kew bowling club, kew ladies bowling club, sports - kew (vic)

Black and white photograph of Lakes Entrance C grade cricket team John Sammut, Brad Gillahan, Mark Hudson, Ross McNamara, Paul Harrison, William Dempster, Les Rodgers, David Chatfield, Kevin Wilson, Captain, Ken Chatfield, Ed Williams, Stewart Pidgean taken after defeating Metug Swan Reach at Wy Yung Victoriaclubs, cricket

Other number 03646.2Black and white photograph of Lindsay Davidson new captain for A Grade Cricket team Lakes Entrance Victoriaclubs, sports

Other number 03644.3Black and white photograph of Mick Gribble in action in a match with Football team Benambra Victoriaclubs, football

Other number 03653.3Black and white photograph of Junior raquetball team Jetsons winners of recent competition Brett Paterson, Gavin Daniel, Raymond Dundon Sub, Samantha Walker Lakes Entrance Victoriaclubs, sports, awards

Other number 03652.1Colour photograph of members of Junior Bushrangers Cricket team, batter about to strike the ball, wicket keeper crouched in position Lakes Entrance Victoriaclubs, sports

Other number 03653.1Black and white photograph of four members of the Junior Squash team, James Peel, Serena Culkin, Amanda Smith and Chris Mills Lakes Entrance Victoriaclubs, sports

Other number 03653.2Black and white photograph of Junior Racquetball team members Brooke Furmeister, Rebecca Sandy, Rebecca Hubbard Lakes Entrance Victoriaclubs, sports

Black and white photograph of Thursday Junior Squash team Twisters, Naomi Hubbard, Ryan Walker, Tara Wright, Mark Edgeley Lakes Entrance Victoriaclubs, sports

Other number 03656.1Colour photograph of Junior A Racquetball team Cheetars Jacob O'Donell, Hannah Fuhrmeister, Daniel Gourley, Branda Gallus Lakes Entrance Victoriaclubs, sports, awards

Other number 03655.1Colour photograph of McDonalds Junior Racquetball team winners Shakes David Gourley, Layne Cushing, Tansy Bradshaw Lakes Entrance Victoriaclubs, sports, awards

Other number 03664.3Black and white photograph of mixed racquetball team Tom Paterson, Lois Hately, J Faille, P Grimstead and R Faille Lakes Entrance Victoriasports, racquetball

Other number 03664.2Black and white photograph of mixed racquetball team Kym Dennys holding child, Paul Sumner and Mel Barling Lakes Entrance Victoriasports, racquetball

Other number 03664.1Black and white photograph of racquetball team Lois Hately and Jenny Faille winners of recent competition Lakes Entrance Victoriasports, racquetball

Other number 03661.3Black and white photograph of ladies racquetball team of Janis Cray and Terese Riddler Lakes Entrance Victoriasports, racquetball

Black and white photograph of mixed racquetball team Craigs Crew John Timms, Craig Noakes, Di Furmeister and Sharon Clear winner of Tuesday night competition. Lakes Entrance Victoriasports, racquetball

Other number 03663.1Black and white photograph of Kaye Duffy and Jacki Riley of team Snowballs runners up in Thursday Squash competition. Lakes Entrance Victoriasports, squash

Other number 03663.2Black and white photograph of Wednesday racquetball team Kaye Noakes and Pauline Brooker Lakes Entrance Victoriasports, racquetball

Other number 03665.1Black and white photograph of Thursday morning squash team Flintstones, Ruth McPhee, Alison McKegan, Anne Littlewood and Jenny Whelan runners up in recent competition Lakes Entrance Victoriasports, squash

Other number 03665.2Black and white photograph of squash team Jayne Davis, Sylvia Grilane, Angela Gunnser Ann Charfield above Lakes Entrance Victoriasports, squash

Other number 03665.2Black and white photograph of Tuesday morning squash team winners Jayne Davis and Yvonne Simpson Lakes Entrance Victoriasports, squash

Black and white photograph of A Grade mixed squash team Jim Lawson, David Cowell, Wendy Cook, Daniel Holdworth runner up in recent competition Lakes Entrance Victoriasports, squash

Colour photograph of racquetball team Bloody Mary's Brooke Stewart, Marg Gunser and Di Whitfield Thursday night runners up Lakes Entrance Victoria. Other number 03678.3Colour photograph of racquetball team Bloody Mary's Brooke Stewart, Marg Gunsser and Di Whitfield Thursday night runners up Lakes Entrance Victoriasports, racquetball

Other number 03678.1Colour photograph of racquetball team Penguins Tuesday night winners, Jeff Wilson, Daniel Rodwell, Greg Rodwell and Jonathan Whitfield Lakes Entrance Victoriasports, racquetball