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Kew Historical Society Inc
Photograph - Wilfred Charles Woollard
... Kew Historical Society Inc 1 Civic Drive Kew melbourne One ...One of a series of photographs and documents donated by Jean Woollard relating to her father, Wilfred Charles Woollard, (and to herself). Wilfred Charles Woollard (1892-1971) was the grandson of William Woollard (1834-1923) and Charlotte Woollard, nee Lott (1828-1902), early settlers in Kew. Wilfred's father and mother were Walter Herbert Woollard (1856-19) and Rosa Anna Woollard, nee Morgan, (1859-1936). Wilfred Woollard's siblings were Walter James Woollard (1882- ), and Arthur Reginald Woollard (1888-1973).Black and white photographic negative on a 1/4 glass plate of Wilfred Charles Woollard.woollard family, jean woollard, wilfred charles woollard -
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Archive (series) - Subject File, Maps and plans, 1838-1998
... Kew Historical Society Inc 1 Civic Drive Kew melbourne Maps ...Reference, Research, InformationSecondary Values (KHS Imposed Order)Subject file containing a range of maps from different historical periods. Some have newspaper articles with background historical information. Some are maps produced by the MMBW, Members of Parliament, Melways, and hand-drawn maps locating where buildings, people and places were formerly in evidence. -
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Archive (series) - Subject File, MCINTOSH, Andrew
... Kew Historical Society Inc 1 Civic Drive Kew melbourne ...Kew Historical SocietySince its foundation in 1958, members of the Kew Historical Society have been compiling and storing information about subjects relating to the history of Kew and its environs, of which this file is an example. Arranged by Secondary Values (value of records to users)Subject file created by researchers of the Kew Historical Society containing newspaper articles and letters to the editor about Andrew McIntosh, State Member of Parliament for Kew. This details general background about the electorate and about the reasons why Andrew McIntosh resigned from the Ministryandrew mcintosh, kew. electorate, members of parliament -- victoriaandrew mcintosh, kew. electorate, members of parliament -- victoria -
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Archive (series) - Subject File, Mayors & Councillors (Kew), 1941-2016
... Kew Historical Society Inc 1 Civic Drive Kew melbourne ...Kew Historical SocietySince its foundation in 1958, members of the Kew Historical Society have been compiling and storing information about subjects relating to the history of Kew and its environs, of which this file is an example.Secondary Values (KHS Imposed Order)Kew was declared a municipality in 1860, a borough in 1863, a town in 1910 and a city in 1921. The file contains records of correspondence between Kew researchers and former mayors and or their families. Another part of the file includes articles form the Progress Leader about particular councillors and mayors. The file includes the family tree of Cr John Wilkinson. Material in the file contributed to the KHS publication 'From Municipality to City: Councillors and Mayors of Kew 1860-1994'phyllis hore, daryl oldaker, michael montalto, walter hiscock, william runting, kaye cole, jim mccrae, henry kellettphyllis hore, daryl oldaker, michael montalto, walter hiscock, william runting, kaye cole, jim mccrae, henry kellett -
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Archive (series) - Subject File, Mayors & Councillors (Boroondara), 2016
... Kew Historical Society Inc 1 Civic Drive Kew melbourne ...Kew Historical SocietySince its foundation in 1958, members of the Kew Historical Society have been compiling and storing information about subjects relating to the history of Kew and its environs, of which this file is an example.Secondary Values (KHS Imposed Order)The City of Kew was amalgamated into the City of Boroondara in 1994. The file contains listings of mayors and councillors derived from the Boroondara Bulletin (2008-2015), a single sheet list for 2016-2020, as well as newspaper articles and profiles.mayors -- boroondara, councillors -- boroondara, council wards -- boroondaramayors -- boroondara, councillors -- boroondara, council wards -- boroondara -
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Accessory - Black silk and rhinestone evening bag, c.1955
... Kew Historical Society Inc 1 Civic Drive Kew melbourne ...The original owner of the evening bag was Elizabeth (Betty) McGregor. The bag was a gift from her husband, Ian McGregor (Managing Director of Ingersoll Rand), during a trip to Europe. The bag was purchased in Burlington Arcade, London in 1955. An accompanying photograph shows Betty, in attendance at a Captain's cocktail party with the evening bag on her arm. Betty was the best friend of the my mother, and not having children of their own, Betty and Ian were very good to my sister and I. Betty gifted the bag to me in 1983. As a Kew resident, it gives me much pleasure to pass on this evening bag to the Fashion & Design collection of the Kew Historical Society. (Kate Reeve, 2022)Small brass evening bag, covered with black silk and rhinestones. The box is of a flattened cylindrical shape with a looped handle. The lid of the bag is hinged on one side and contains a mirror on its interior. Inside the evening bag is a small black silk purse attached to the bag with a brass chainNilfashion & design - 1950s, accessories, evening bags -
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Clothing - Wedding dress, The House of Franke, Stuart, c.1975
... Kew Historical Society Inc 1 Civic Drive Kew melbourne ...At 5pm on 2 May 1975 at Christ Church, Hawthorn, the wedding took place between Kathryn Gwynn Marx of Mason Street, Hawthorn, and William Peter Reeve of Mountain Grove, Kew. The bride's dress was purchased from the 'House of Franke, Stuart', 612 Glenferrie Road, Hawthorn, a very popular place in the 1970s for brides. Kathryn was educated at Ruyton Girls' School with Margaret Franke so it was a nice connection. Margaret's family business had been in operation since 1926. I loved my wedding dress. It was soft and comfortable to wear and kept me warm on the May evening. It was elegant and I knew I would never get the chance to wear something with a long train again. Walking down the staircase at the Windsor Hotel in Melbourne felt very grand; a memory I still hold today. (Kate Reeve, 2022) [Note: Two photos and a newspaper article which are viewable in the image carousel are held in the donation file]Strong local provenance to Hawthorn, Kew and Boroondara due to owner and retailer. It is a representative example of wedding dresses sold in the 1970s. The wedding dress is made of fine soft white jersey with guipure lace around the neckline, wrists and bodice. The long train has three small discreet loops along the hemline which can be slipped onto a finger for a draped effect giving ease of movement for dancing etc. A satin trimmed veil covered the length of the train and was secured on the head with a satin coronet. White leather shoes were worn. The bouquet Phalaenopsis orchids. (Note: the veil and shoes were not part of the donation)Label: Franke Stuart / Hawthornfashion & design - 1970s, wedding dresses, kate reeve, peter reeve, franke stuart, retailers - glenferrie road - hawthorn (vic.) -
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Clothing - Child's silk smocked dress, c.1910
... Kew Historical Society Inc 1 Civic Drive Kew melbourne ...The child's silk smocked dress with feather stitching is believed to have been worn by Mary Hodgetts, sister of the donor's mother. The dress is estimated to have been made in c.1919, but from its style it may date from the 1900s. This would not be uncommon as children's clothing was often 'passed-on' or reconfigured to fit a new wearer. Mary Hodgetts grew up in Kensington Park, Adelaide. As an adult, Mary enlisted in 1941 to the 1st AWAS camp. After six months she volunteers for the 58th AASL (Anti Aircraft Searchlight Battery). She was sent to Sydney where she attended Training School with 33 males and one other female. Mary was the first AWAS to receive a Commission in the RAA (Royal Australian Artillery). Mary Downer was one of many under Mary's command on returning to Adelaide. After a March through the streets of Adelaide, most of the unit transferred to Western Australia (Fremantle area) in 1943 and were scattered amongst the 55th and 65th AASL Batteries. At the conclusion of WW2, Mary travelled to Melbourne to be with her sister and studied Accountancy. She first lived in Mary Street, Hawthorn, and then bought a unit in Harcourt Street, East Hawthorn. During this period she worked as Bursar to St Catherine's Girls' School. On retirement, she purchased a house in Edgecombe Street, Kew, and lived there happily for many years. During this time she was active with the Kew Meals on Wheels, receiving her 10-years of service certificate. Mary Hodgetts died in 2018.Child's clothing associated with the history of a significant Australian woman who served with the 2nd AIFChild's silk smocked dress Shoulder width 26 cm / Length 52 cmmary hodgetts, 58th aasl (anti aircraft searchlight battery), children's clothing, women- ww2 -
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Accessory - Gold-coloured chain and medallion, c.1968
... Kew Historical Society Inc 1 Civic Drive Kew melbourne Gold ...Gold chain and medallion purchased by the donor from Myer Melbourne in the late 1960s with a Norma Tullo woollen long-sleeve mini-dress.Ornate medallion featuring a profile of a woman surrounded by ornate scroll work. The medallion is fixed to a double chain. Before it was assembled, the medallion could be used as a broochnorma tullo, costume jewellery, fashion & design - 1960s, accessories -
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Container - Biscuit Tin, Macfarlane Lang, 1930s
... Kew Historical Society Inc 1 Civic Drive Kew melbourne ...Macfarlane Lang was a Scottish food producer which merged with McVittie & Price in 1948.Rectangular biscuit tin with top and sides featuring multicoloured floral enamel. Within the central medallion there is a golden pheasant on a green ground. "Macfarlane Lang"containers, tins, biscuit tins, macfarlane lang -
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Container - Biscuit Tin, Victoria Biscuits, 1950s
... Kew Historical Society Inc 1 Civic Drive Kew melbourne ...Gourmets Delight tin produced by Victoria biscuits Holland. This company operated from 1904 and sold to Beukeger in 1975.Metal and enamel biscuit tin in the form of a book with a central medallion labelled with the words Gourmets Delight. Produced for the English speaking market.containers, biscuit tins, gourmets delight, victoria biscuits -
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Container - Throaties tin, Sweetacres, 1950s
... Kew Historical Society Inc 1 Civic Drive Kew melbourne ...Throaties were invented by Sweetacres in 1930. Red and yellow enamelled Throaties tin."Throaties: Invaluable for coughs, colds, sore throats, Influenza etc"medical tins, throaties -
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Container - Biscuit tin, 1940s
... Kew Historical Society Inc 1 Civic Drive Kew melbourne Old ...Old tin, perhaps originally used for tea but later used by the family of Dorothy Rogers, historian, to store biscuits.Four-sided tin with degraded enamel decoration. Separate lid and moveable handleNiltins, containers, dorothy rogers -
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Container - Cigarette Tin, Ardath Tobacco Company, 1950s
... Kew Historical Society Inc 1 Civic Drive Kew melbourne ...State Express 555, known as 555 and Bentoel 555, is a British luxurious cigarette originally manufactured in the United Kingdom by the Tobacco Company. The overseas rights to the brand, excluding the U.K., were acquired by British American Tobacco in 1925. 555 cigarettes were sold widely throughout the world. (Wikipedia)Flat yellow enamelled cigarette tin with gold writing."State Express Cigarettes / State Express / Purveyors of pure tobaccos / 210 Piccadilly London WE ... / Ardath Tobacco Company Limited / London, Leeds and Dublin"cigarette tins, containers -
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Container - Elastoplast: First Aid Dressings, T J Smith & Nephew, 1950s
... Kew Historical Society Inc 1 Civic Drive Kew melbourne ...The first Elastoplast plaster was developed in 1896, when Smith & Nephew (founded 1856) expanded their business to Wound Dressing. This example was retailed by a Kew pharmacistRed enamelled tin used to retail Elastoplast dressings, sold in Kew by A Farrell [Chemist] 80 Cotham Road"Elastoplast Trade Mark / First Aid Dressings / Elastic adhesive / ...wound dressings, elastoplast, a farrell - chemist -
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Container - Treacle tin, Colonial Sugar Refining Company Ltd, 1950s
... Kew Historical Society Inc 1 Civic Drive Kew melbourne ...Treacle was used by Australians as a major sweetener in cooking. Produced by the Colonial Sugar Refining Co Ltd, the company could produce cost effective products due to the ready availability of sugar cane from Queensland.Cylindrical 2lb treacle tin produced the The Colonial Sugar Refinery Co Ltdtins, treacle tins, containers -
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Container - Temple Bar Set Slice Tobacco Tin, The British - Australasian Tobacco Company, 1930s
... Kew Historical Society Inc 1 Civic Drive Kew melbourne ...A commercial company Tobacco company created by a merger between two companies - the Dixson Tobacco Company Limited and William Cameron Brothers and Company Proprietary. Deep Temple Bar Set Slice Tobacco tin with a yellow enamel ground embellished with scroll work and lettering in three colours including red.Lid: Temple Bar Sweet Slice Tobacco Front: Temple Bar / BAT Co / Temple Slice Tob Printed inside the tin, "TEMPLE BAR A High-Grade Mild Tobacco, Cool & Sweet with a Delicate Flavour, Manufactured by The British - Australasian Tobacco Company"tobacco, tobacco tins, temple bar set slice tobacco tin, the british - australasian tobacco company -
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Container - Doll's House Biscuit tin, Macfarlane Lang, 1930s
... Kew Historical Society Inc 1 Civic Drive Kew melbourne ...James Lang opened a shop and bakery in Gallowgate in 1817. His nephew, John Macfarlane, joined the business and took over when James died. A new bread factory was built at Wesleyan Street in Calton in 1880. The firm decided to move into machine-made biscuit manufacturing and opened the Victoria Biscuit Works on an adjoining site in 1886. Expansion to London followed, with the opening of the Imperial Biscuit Works in Fulham in 1903. In 1925 a new Victoria Biscuit Works with modern equipment was opened in Tollcross. Macfarlane Lang joined with other biscuit manufacturers to form United Biscuits in 1948. United Biscuits has since expanded to become one of Britain's leading food suppliers, and the Tollcross factory remains a major employer in Glasgow's East End at the beginning of the 21st century.Lidded biscuit tine decorated with an image of a doll's house on the lid. The manufacturer Macfarlane lang is inscribed on one Sid eof the box.biscuit tins, biscuit companies, containers -
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Container - Biscuit tin
... Kew Historical Society Inc 1 Civic Drive Kew melbourne ...Rectangular shortbread tin with a design on the lid of a Scottish buglercontainers, shortbread tins -
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Functional object - Long Playing Needles
... Kew Historical Society Inc 1 Civic Drive Kew melbourne ...Small tin of long playing needles to be used in a gramophone. The green coloured tin features a polar bear on the lid"Long Playing Needles"gramophone, phonograph -
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Container - James Exclusive Chocolate Tin
... Kew Historical Society Inc 1 Civic Drive Kew melbourne ...Red and gold tin used to hold James' Exclusive Chocolates, overseas selection. James' Exclusive Chocolates / Overseas Selectionchocolates, james exclusive chocolates, containers -
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Container, Dalmas Plaster First Aid Dressings, 1950s
... Kew Historical Society Inc 1 Civic Drive Kew melbourne ...Dalmas was a British company, established in 1933 which produced pharmaceutical supplies in London and Leicester. Small grey metal box designed to hold waterproof first-aid dressings. The design on the front includes a hand with a raised finger, indicating where the 'plasters' might be used. Waterproof / Stays clean / Does not fray / Dalmas plaster first-aid dressings / Made at Dalmas Ltd - Leicester & London - England / Estd 1833 / Cat. No. 905fpharmaceutical supplies, bandages, dalmas ltd -
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Container - MacRobertson's Toffee Tin, MacRobertson's Confectionery, 1955-65
... Kew Historical Society Inc 1 Civic Drive Kew melbourne ...MacRobertson's confectionery was founded by Macpherson Robertson in the 1880s, and later sold to Cadbury's. The tin has local significance as Sir Macpherson Robertson was a resident of Sackville Street, KewOctagonal celadon and pink coloured tin, originally holding confectionary manufactured by MacRobertson. The lid of the tin features an image of roses, while the sides portray other flowers."MacRobertson"confectionery, sir macpherson robertson, containers, macrobertson's confectionery -
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Equipment - Mechanism (Strop)
... Kew Historical Society Inc 1 Civic Drive Kew melbourne ...Metal and leather equipment featuring two rollers covered with leather in a metal frame with a winding mechanism. The item includes an embossed 'strop'."Be Be Stop Patent" -
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Container
... Kew Historical Society Inc 1 Civic Drive Kew melbourne ...Cardboard box including two knitted ties (not separately catalogued). The exterior of the box has a design of a colourful vase of flowers.Nilmen's clothing, neck ties, containers -
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Equipment - Fingernail Buffer
... Kew Historical Society Inc 1 Civic Drive Kew melbourne ...An example of personal equipmentWood, metal and wool fingernail bufferNilfingernail buffers -
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Functional object - Melray's Choice Jams labels, 1920-50
... Kew Historical Society Inc 1 Civic Drive Kew melbourne jam ...A group of five lithographed labels features an image of a cluster of fruits and berries on a red background, with 'Melray / Choice / Jams' on the left hand side. The labels were designed to be used on a 5lb container.jam labels, melrays -
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Container, Pastilles Valda, 1920s
... Kew Historical Society Inc 1 Civic Drive Kew melbourne ...Small cardboard box, once used to hold Pastilles Valda, a cure for a range of ailments. The mentholated pastilles were contained in a box with an image of a man in a top hat on the lid. The profile of the man was created by an attached chain.pastilles valda, throat lozenges, mentholated medication -
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Equipment - Elephant hide stamps
... Kew Historical Society Inc 1 Civic Drive Kew melbourne ...Stamps made from elephant skin. Their function or purpose is unknown.Pair of elephant hide stamps."ELEPHANT HIDE"elephant by-products, elephant hide, stamps -
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Container, Glen Valley Tea
... Kew Historical Society Inc 1 Civic Drive Kew melbourne ...Henry Berry was a noted Australian importer and tea merchant in Melbourne. He lived at 'Otira' in Eglinton Street, Kew.The container has local significance due to Kew being the residence of the retailer.5lb tin of Glen Valley Tea produced by Henry Berry' & Co A/Asia Ltd. The green and gold tin includes a fulsome description of the quality of the tea.tea tins, containers, henry berry, tea importers