The Municipality of Kew (1860-1863), the Borough of Kew (1863-1910), the Town of Kew (1910-1921) and the City of Kew (1921-1994) were local government instrumentalities in the State of Victoria. In 1994, the City of Kew was amalgamated, together with the former Cities of Camberwell and Hawthorn, into the new City of Boroondara (1994- ). Like other local government entities of the period, Kew was administered by town clerks. The two notable town clerks in Kew's history were H. H. (Henry Hirst) Harrison (1868-1955) and W. D. (William Dickie) Birrell (1899-1974). Harrison was appointed to the position in 1901 and retired in 1938 after 37 years. Birrell, appointed Acting Town Clerk in 1921, became Town Clerk in 1938, following Harrison's retirement. He continued in this role until his retirement in 1966.This card is part of an historically significant civic collection, containing hundreds of separate invitations, documents, greeting cards, programmes and tickets issued and/or collected by successive town clerks. Items in the collection illuminate the political, social and cultural history of the district. As a continuous record, ranging across most decades of the Twentieth Century, they reveal changing tastes in design, values and relationships in the history of local government in Victoria.ON THE OCCASION OF ADMITTING THE DISTINGUISHED PERSONAGE OF / SIR ROBERT GORDON MENZIES KT, CH, FRS, QC / TO / HONORARY FREEMAN OF THE CITY OF KEW / THE MAYOR, CR G F PETRIE JP, AND COUNCILLORS OF THE CITY OF KEW / REQUEST THE PLEASURE OF THE COMPANY OF / ______________ / IN THE CITY HALL / ON SUNDAY, 11TH AUGUST, 1974 / RSVP MRS E BENNETT 31ST JULY, 1974 86-6292 / INVITATION TO BE PRESENTED AT DOOR / DRESS : LOUNGE SUITcivic invitations -- kew (vic), freemen of the city of kew, sir robert gordon menzies, cr gerald petrie

Sir Robert Gordon Menzies Australia's 12th Prime Minister, served April 1939 to 1941 and a second term from 1949 to 1966. The Prime Ministers Avenue is a collection of bronze bust portraits of the Prime Ministers of Australia, located at the Ballarat Botanical Gardens in Ballarat, Victoria. The Prime Ministers' portraits are commissioned after the incumbent term of each Prime Minister by the City of Ballarat. The City of Ballarat has taken responsibility for commissioning the busts after funds set aside by politician Richard Armstrong Crouch were exhausted in 2014. Crouch originally donate money to pay for six busts, the first of which was unveiled in 1940. The collection of prime ministers' busts are unique in Australia, representing the only sculptural portrait collection of all past Australian Prime Ministers. The different styles used reflect the unique artistic practices of the selected artists; textures, sizes and features and proportions are used by the artists to interpret the characteristics of each of the subjects.The artwork is of historic and aesthetic significance to the people of BallaratBronze bust cast on granite and concrete plinth.Sir Robert Gordon Menzies Prime Minister 1939-41 1949-66prime minister, australian pm

Hand written notes on the origin of Bendigo's street names. Notes written and signed by W C Harry.document, our street names, napoleon 3rd, vice admiral dundas, admiral francois hamelin, george charles 2nd duke of cambridge, rear admiral sir edward lyons, lord raglan, george charles bingham 3rd lord lucan, captain lewis edward nolan, supreme court building, sir henry havelock, colonel baden-powell, high school, redvers buller, sir robert peel, lord palmerston, lord john russell, william ewart gladstone, william morris hughes, president woodrow wilson, sir robert gordon menzies, john curtain, churchill, sir earl page, benjamin chifley, tom flood, gas works, don mine, w c harry

Raheen is a 120 year old Victorian house owned by Richard and Jeanne Pratt. Mrs Jeanne Pratt commissioned the book and this copy was presented to Sue Barnett on a visit by members of the Boroondara Historical Societies. The visit was organised by local member Mr Josh Frydenburg. 92p. ill. bibliog., Raheen was a grand two-storey red brick house in the Italianate Style, with a prominent tower and an arcaded loggia on two levels. This book explores its history, restoration and further development over many years. 92p. ill. bibliog., Raheen was a grand two-storey red brick house in the Italianate Style, with a prominent tower and an arcaded loggia on two levels. This book explores its history, restoration and further development over many years.Endpaper: Surrey Hills Historical Society / Jeanne Pratt / 27/7/2013(mr) ian allen oam, (mr) william lawrence bailieu, ehud barak, (dr) james broadbent, (mr) robert bruce, (mr) george h w bush, (mrs) barbara pierce bush, (mr) arthur calwell, (ms) jane dennithorne, (mr) eamon de valera, (sir) james augustine gobbo, (mr) lloyd hill, (mr) william morris hughes, (lord) (mr) immanuel jakobovits, (mr) philip johnson, (cardinal) (mr) walter kaspar, moshe katsav, (mr) james robert knox, (mr) terence lane, (mr) edward latham, (mr) michael lehany, (dr) (mr) miles lewis, (mr) sam lipski am, (sir) (mr) thomas francis little, (mr) peter lovell, (mr) egidio lunardon, (mr) (cardinal) jean-marie lustiger, (mr) daniel patrick mannix, (sir) (mr) robert gordon menzies, (mr) henry miller, (mr) glen murcutt ao, (mr) benjamin netanyahu, (mr) ngo dinh diem, (mr) phillip nikolitsis, i (eoh) m(eng) pei, (mr) shimon peres, (mr) joseph reed, (mr) yves st laurent, (mr) william salway, (mr) james henry scullin, jessie serle, (mr) justin david simonds, (mrs) heliose waislitz, (miss) heliose pratt, (mr) john wren, (sir) (mr) henry john wrixon, (mr) richard pratt, (mrs) jeanne pratt, raheen, historical buildings, kew, victoria, italianate style, house names

Photocopy of draft form of an option prepared in 1928 by Melbourne barrister R.G. Menzies for the sale of an orchard in Mitcham Road, Mitcham.Draft form of an option prepared in 1928 by Melbourne barrister R.G. Menziesorchards, land sales, menzies, robert gordon, sir, mitcham road, mitcham

Bulletin (5 pages) concerning the history of Radio Australia. Commenced on 5 December 1939 Federal Cabinet authorised an international short wave service to meet the needs of Australians at war. In 1945 the name changed to Radio Australia. In 1950 it passed to the A.B.C.The history of Radio Australia.radio broadcasting, menzies, robert gordon, sir, australia calling, radio australia, australian broadcasting commission

Photocopy of photograph with accompanying notes identifying Sir Robert Menzies and Mr. Norman Armstrong, at that time President of the Shire of Blackburn and Mitcham Council. Picture was taken in 1930 at a Gymkhana to raise funds for improvements to the Vermont Recreation Reserve. 2 copiesmenzies, robert gordon, sir, armstrong, norman, vermont reserve