This church is associated with the Henty family of Merino Downs.Colour photograph of handmade fencing at the church at Henty,henty, st paul's church of england, henty, st paul's anglican church, henty, wire fence, merino downs

Alva Dorothy GOODEN (1864-1949) Gooden was a china painter who is best known for her decoration of many dishes, plates and vases with Australian wildflowers and blackboy trees. Although Alva Gooden painted on a variety of different china including Wembley Ware, she was not one of the artists employed at the Subiaco WA china factory. Much of her work is simply signed ALVA. (https://www.daao.org.au/bio/alva-dorothy-gooden/, accessed 25 March 2017)Image of three saucers and a small cup, all handpainted by Alva Gooden, and depicting Grass Trees. alva gooden, blackboys, grass trees, china, alva

Seven handpainted tiles of flowers.hibiscus, handpainted tiles, flora, wild iris, bottlebrush, bladderwort, tufted lily, lobelia, darling lily

Portrait of Eliza Jeeves, wife of Ellis Jeeves. Co-proprietor of Mountjoy. Managed the guesthouse.eliza hand, eliza jeeves, ellis jeeves, mountjoy

While telescopes and binoculars each have a long history, handheld optical telescopes were still widely used in the Nineteenth Century. The origins of this small optical telescope are unclear, apart from that it was used by a family in Kew in the 1880s.Brass, brown leather and glass telescope, anecdotally recorded as used by an early Kew family at sports days in the 1880sSeparate later label: "Early telescope owned by a Kew family & used on Sports Day in 1880s"sports - kew (vic), optical telescopes, hand-held telescopes

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The Minutes of the Kew Historical Society record that in the year 2000, the Society paid for a Town Crier's outfit. This outfit was later used in public events relating to fundraising for the restoration of the Kew Court House at 188 High Street, Kew. A member, usually Philip Slobom, dressed as the Town Crier, used this bell to draw attention to the campaign. Wood handled, brass handbell. Probable reproduction of an original item.FATIMA CONVENT PARRAMATTA 1896hand bells, fatima convent, parramatta (nsw)

The Fashion & Design collection of the Kew Historical Society includes examples of women’s, men’s, children’s and infants’ clothing from the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. Items in the collection were largely produced for, or purchased by women in Melbourne, and includes examples of outerwear, protective wear, nightwear, underwear and costume accessories. This handmade evening dress, worn by Kaye Cole, former mayor of Kew in 1979-80, has strong local provenance to the district.Purple caftan with embroidery and beading at the neck and on the sleeves, given to the donor by Kaye Cole, former councillor and Mayor of Kew 1979-80. The costume is believed to have been worn at various civic functions.kaye cole, mayor of kew 1979-1980, evening dresses, fashion - melbourne - 1970s

Gouache painting depicting a male arm with intravenous drip and hospital table. Dated (L.l) '10.10.1977'.clifton pugh, painting, gouache, hospital, drip, hand

Bronze sculpture of a male arm with fingers clenched mounted on stone. Relates to the bronze sculpture S.163 Death of James Whitaker. Nonematcham skipper, sculpture, bronze, stone, arm, death of james whitaker