Documents municipal ceremonial and hospitality practices in Broadmeadows in the late 1970s, illustrating the role of the Mayoress in civic hosting and the use of Broadmeadows City Hall for official social functions.This reception card is a representative example of late twentieth‑century municipal ceremonial ephemera. It documents the civic and social functions of the City of Broadmeadows in 1979, highlighting hospitality practices, local performers, and the public role of the Mayoress in fostering civic identity and community engagement. The item’s provenance, intact design, and clear association with municipal leadership support its interpretive value for local government history.Folded reception card on cream‑textured card stock. Exterior bears the City of Broadmeadows municipal seal and event details; interior lists program timings and artists. Printed in blue ink.Outside (recto): “Reception / The Mayoress of Broadmeadows / Mrs. Kath Laherty / City Hall Broadmeadows / Friday 9th March 1979” with City of Broadmeadows seal. Inside: “6.15 p.m. Sherries / 6.45 p.m. Chicken, Champagne and Cider to be served / 8.00 p.m. Entertainment / Artists: Ron Blaskett; Bobsydie Folk Trio; Ray Marsh (Pianist) / The Mayoress thanks you for your attendance.” Verso: Accession label “WI‑4278”.city of broadmeadows, civic ceremonies, municipal government, social events, broadmeadows city hall

Ordsall (c.1864-1970) - Situated on the southwest corner of Cotham Road and Charles Street, the single-storey Italianate mansion, Ordsall, was built for John Halfey in the 1860s. Following extensions in 1878 and 1881to designs by Michael Hennessy, Halfey commissioned the decorating firm of Cullis Hill & Co to create elaborate coloured frescoes on the ceilings of the drawingroom and ballroom in 1882. These frescoes were among the finest created in Melbourne during this period. Sold in 1905 to David Carnegie, and renamed South Esk, it was sold to the City of Kew in 1947 and demolished in 1970.This work forms part of the collection assembled by the historian Dorothy Rogers, that was donated to the Kew Historical Society by her son John Rogers in 2015. The manuscripts, photographs, maps, and documents were sourced by her from both family and local collections or produced as references for her print publications. Many were directly used by Rogers in writing ‘Lovely Old Homes of Kew’ (1961) and 'A History of Kew' (1973), or the numerous articles on local history that she produced for suburban newspapers. Most of the photographs in the collection include detailed annotations in her hand. The Rogers Collection provides a comprehensive insight into the working habits of a historian in the 1960s and 1970s. Together it forms the largest privately-donated collection within the archives of the Kew Historical Society.The front garden and facade of South Esk in Cotham Road, Kew, during the period when it was owned by the City of Kew. The mansion was demolished by the City in 1970."2. Chap 22 Southesk . Ordsall John Halfey. Orig. part to 1858. Additional about 1862. Southesk once Ordsall . Demolished to make way for Municipal Chambers. Commenced approx. 1858 added front by John Halfey 1862."south esk, ordsall, david carnegie, kew city council, cotham road (kew), dorothy rogers, john halfey