The Kew Historical Society’s collection includes a wide range of leisure objects. Many of the items are European-made, generally of British origin, however there are a number that were made for the Australian market by Australian manufacturers. In the Nineteenth and Twentieth centuries, there were large numbers of games produced for children and adults. These included: arcade games, board games, playing cards and puzzles. A representative sample, many now rare survivors, can be found in the collection.Bridge Card Bingo. U.S.A. 1938. AMCO Playing Card Company of New York & Chicago was an American company founded in the 1930s. It continued to produce playing cards up until 1987. binge card bingo, playing cards, card games

The Kew Historical Society’s collection includes a wide range of leisure objects. Many of the items are European-made, generally of British origin, however there are a number that were made for the Australian market by Australian manufacturers. In the Nineteenth and Twentieth centuries, there were large numbers of games produced for children and adults. These included: arcade games, board games, playing cards and puzzles. A representative sample, many now rare survivors, can be found in the collection.Quoits. 4 rope quoits and yellow wooden stand. Designed for two players.games, quoits

The Kew Historical Society’s collection includes a wide range of leisure objects. Many of the items are European-made, generally of British origin, however there are a number that were made for the Australian market by Australian manufacturers. There were clearly a huge range of toys produced for the Australian and International children’s market in the Nineteenth and Twentieth centuries. The examples of toys in the collection include examples of alphabet toys, arcade toys, baby toys, construction toys, dolls, doll accessories, educational toys, soft toys, tin toys, toy animals, toy blocks, toy machines, toy typewriters, etc. A collection of twenty small toys including animals, a typewriter and a camera. The black and white striped cat is a mechanical, moveable toy. miniature toys, mechanical toys, moveable toys

Octagonal toy cardboard basket covered in a designs created by collage. The basket is covered in clear plastic.baskets, sewing baskets

Overgrown backyard. Location in Kew unidentified. kew

This object is part of a collection of items donated by the Hopgood family that belonged to Bendigo Tramways employee, Barry Hopgood.Number 17, SEC Bendigo Tramways Cap, made from green wool felt, black vinyl strap with two silver SEC buttons and a black vinyl peak, Commonwealth Government Clothing Factory, Melbourne

Black and white photograph of Margaret Court playing a forehand shot Materials: Ink, Papertennis

Black and white photograph of Rod Laver playing a forehand shot Materials: Ink, Papertennis

Dunlop 'Marty Riessen' wood tennis racquet. Materials: Metal, Wood, Leather, Vinyltennis

Snauwaert ' Caravelle' tennis racquet Materials: Metal, Wood, Leathertennis

Donated from the estate of the artist, 2016Mixed media on boardgippsland, artwork, permanent collection

Donated by John Leslie OBE, 1965Ink and gouache on papergippsland, artwork, permanent collection

Acquired as winner of the Sale Festival Prize, 1965Oil on boardgippsland, artwork, permanent collection

Donated by John Leslie OBE, 1965Oil on canvasboardgippsland, artwork, permanent collection

Donated from the estate of Patricia Marie White, 2013Lithograph on papergippsland, artwork, permanent collection

Acquired as winner of the Sale Festival Prize, 1966Oil on boardgippsland, artwork, permanent collection

Railway Yards Stawell looking towards Wakeham Street with water tank on left. c1960B/W Photgraph of Rail yards looking towards Wakeham Street. View shows water tank which was used in Steam engine days. house on left, Cnr. Sloane & Wakeham Streets No. 50 was adapted into two flats ( Possibly in the 190's. The weatherboard building on the right was the headquarters for the Stawell Homing Club ( Pigeon Club) Circa 1960's The Word Shell is visible on a train carriage.stawell railways transport

Stawell Churches Services. Meeting Timesstawell