The Kew Bowling Club was formed in 1880 and merged with Auburn Heights Recreation Club in 1998. In addition to the unnamed members of the teams, the following individuals are profiled on the item. The background of these men has been identified by John Torpey as follows: BRADSHAW William Henry, grocer, 6 Cotham Road, Kew & 33 Prospect Hill Road, Camberwell - CARNEGIE J Lewis, merchant, Studley Avenue, Kew [Carnegie & Sons, piano & organ importers 106 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne] - CLARKE Charles, warehouseman, 35 Queen Street, Kew - EDGAR Robert McCutcheon, 215 High Street, Kew - FINLAYSON John Marshall, solicitor, 178 Cotham Road, Kew - GREEN Charles Henry, clerk, 81 Wellington Street, Kew - GREENHILL F snr [not found] - GREENHILL Thomas jnr, traveller, High Street south, Kew - HAMBLETON Lincoln, civil servant, 32 Coleridge Street, Kew - HANDBURY John, manufacturer, 55 Walpole street, Kew - JELLIS Thomas G, baker, Princess Street, Kew - LILBURN William Hugh solicitor, Denmark Street, Kew - MANSFIELD Allan, plumber, 150 Cotham Road, Kew [S&McD] or 21 Belmont Avenue, Kew [Electoral Roll 1909] - NATHAN Simeon, warehouseman, 59 Sackville Street, Kew - NIVEN Henry N, 192 Barkers Road, Kew [FW Niven & Co 40-42 Flinders Street, Melbourne, printers & lithographers] - SIMONTON Alan Thompson, dairyman, Belmont Avenue, Kew - SINUCH WC [not known – bottom right of frame] - SWINBURNE George [see Australian Dictionary of Biography] - TREDENNICK William, civil servant 285 Tennyson Street, Kew - WENTWORTH William Dalton, painter, 5 Derrick Street, Kew - WOOLLARD Thomas, civil servant, Hildebrand Crescent, Hawthorn - WOOLLARD Walter Herbert, builder, 35 Disraeli Street, Kew [Sources: Sands & McDougall directories, Electoral Roll 1909]The photographic collage is historically important as it includes rare photographs of local identities, many of whom were significant civic actors statewide.Large photo collage created by Barroni & Co (Melb) of team, player and official portraits of members of the Kew Bowling Club. At one stage the item was in a drawer in a map cupboard, fractured into multiple pieces. The items were later assembled some years ago Graham Lindsay and framed in 2021 for exhibition by John Torpey. "Kew Bowling Club / Season 1908-9 / Runners up for pennant and for Championship Rink / Office bearers of Club and Members of Pennant and Champion Rink Teams".kew bowling club

Thought to have originated in Austria in 1869, postcards first gained popularity in Australia in the 1890s.They were used to send short messages to friends and family. This collection was generated by Mary Emma Elliot of Talgarno. Talgarno is a rural locality in Victoria, Australia, situated on the southern shoreline of Lake Hume, about 23 km east of Albury-Wodonga. The collection contains postcards from across the world. Mary Emma Sibley was born in Ironbark, Bendigo in 1859. She married James Elliot in 1893 and they settled at “Kelso”, Talgarno. They had two children – Mona and Sibley. Mary Emma Elliot died in Melbourne in 1944, aged 84 years. Australian postcards collected by Mrs. James Elliot between 1898 and 1915. 1405.101 Mysteries. Jubilee Cave. Jenolan. N.S.W. 1405.102 Courtyard. Hotel Koscuisko 1405.103 Lachlan St. Forbes 1405.104 Forbes District Hospital, Forbes. N.S.W. 1405.105 Scow, Sydney Harbour 1405.106 Clifton Village 1405.107 Alabaster Hall. Jubilee Cave. Jenolan. N.S.W. 1405.108 Marguerite Cave. Left Imperial. Jenolan. N.S.W. 1405.109 Lavendar Bay, Sydney 1405.110 Lila Falls, Leura 1405.111Katoomba Cascade Blue Mts., N.S.W. 1405.112 New Falls, Wentworth 1405.113 New Falls, Wentworth 1405.114 National Park, Sydney, N.S.W. 1405.115 Rough Sea, Ocean, Beach, Bondi, Sydney, N.S.W. 1405.116 Town Hall, Albury 1405.117 The Murray River 1405.118 Smollet Street, Avenue, Albury 1405.119 Mosman 1405.120 Convent from Rose Bay, Sydney postcards, collecting, collections, talgarno

Thought to have originated in Austria in 1869, postcards first gained popularity in Australia in the 1890s.They were used to send short messages to friends and family. This collection was generated by Mary Emma Elliot of Talgarno. Talgarno is a rural locality in Victoria, Australia, situated on the southern shoreline of Lake Hume, about 23 km east of Albury-Wodonga. The collection contains postcards from across the world. Mary Emma Sibley was born in Ironbark, Bendigo in 1859. She married James Elliot in 1893 and they settled at “Kelso”, Talgarno. They had two children – Mona and Sibley. Mary Emma Elliot died in Melbourne in 1944, aged 84 years. Australian postcards collected by Mrs. James Elliot between 1898 and 1915. 1405.161 Cascades over Katoomba Falls, N. S. W. 1405.162 Bulli Pass, N. S. W. 1405.163 Waterfalls, Yass River 1405.164 His Old Home 1405.165 Main Avenue, Botanical Gardens, Sydney N.S.W. 1405.166 A Bush Home 1405.167 Upper Lodore Falls. Valley of the Waters 1405.168 The Selector's Hut 1405.169 St Paul's Church and Rectory, Cooma 1405.170 St Andrew's Cathedral 1405.171 Snowy River and a Dog 1405.172 Long Bay and Goal Island, Hawkesbury 1405.173 The Weeping Rock - Wentworth Falls 1405.174 Valley of the Waters, Wentworth 1405.175 Yass Town from the Park 1405.176 Waterfall - National Park. N. S. W. 1405.177 A Flock of Sheep, Burrawong Station 1405.178 Open Boat Sailing, Sydney Harbour 1405.179 Newcastle, N. S. W. "Nobby's" from the Breakwater 1405.180 Forbes Hospital postcards, collecting, collections, talgarno