View of the stage of Box Hill Town Hall for mayoral ballB&w photodebutantes, mayoral balls, stage displays, box hill town hall

Box Hill Town Hall portico viewed from the west side.B&w photobox hill town hall, box hill, town halls, transport

View of stage Box Hill Town Hall. Setup in a garden setting for a debutante ball. Mayor is H. CampbellB&w photodebutantes, stage displays, mayoral balls, box hill town hall

View of the stage, Box Hill Town Hall. Setup in a garden setting for a debutante ball. Mayor was L. McCreddenB&w photodebutantes, mayoral balls, stage displays, horticultural, box hill town hall

View of stage, Box Hill Town Hall. Set up in a garden setting for a debutante ball. Mayor was J. HoganB&w photodebutantes, mayoral balls, stage displays, box hill town hall

Large group of women, seated in the main hall of the Box Hill Town Hall. Centre front (L to R) - Town Clerk, Mr. Andrew Walls in his robes and his wife, Mrs. Walls, Mayor, Cr. Stan Dewar in his robes and Lady Mayoress, Marie Dewar for the Mayoress LuncheonB&w photowomen's groups, mayoral functions, mayoress luncheons, town halls, box hill town hall, walls> andrew, dewar> stan (cr.)

A large group of women, seated in the main hall of the Box Hill Town Hall. Seated in front row (L to R) 4th from left - Town Clerk, Mr. Andrew N. Walls, in robes, with his wife, Margaret. Mayor Cr. Youl in robes and the Mayoress (Nancy Youl, nee Kibby) - centre right. Cr Youl was mayor in 1964/65.Black & white photographwomen's groups, mayoral functions, box hill town hall, walls> andrew n., youl> david m. (cr.), youl> (mrs.)

This Box Hill Town Hall was officially opened in April 1935 by the then governor of Victoria, Lord Huntingfield. An administrative wing was added in 1982. Following the proclamation of the City of Whitehorse in 1994, the administrative functions were transferred to the Civic Centre in Nunawading. The Box Hill Town Hall, which is a National Trust building now houses the Art Centre and community rooms for use by historical societies and volunteer groups.Coloured photograph of the front of Box Hill Town Hall taken in November 2006 on the re-opening after refurbishmentbox hill town hall, city of whitehorse

Article on future use of Box Hill Town Hall.Article on future use of Box Hill Town Hallbox hill town hall, future use

Lieut. General, The Hon. Sir Edmund Herring arriving at the Box Hill Town Hall for a reception and unveiling of the plaque in the foyer of the Town Hall, celebrating the centenary of the municipality as the Nunawading District Roads BoardLieut. General, The Hon. Sir Edmund Herring arriving at the Box Hill Town Hall for a reception and unveiling of the plaque in the foyer of the Town Hall, celebrating the centenary of the municipality as the Nunawading District Roads Boardbox hill town hall, town halls, nunawading and district roads board, festivals and celebrations

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. A large part of this collection of civic ephemera was assembled by W. D. Birrell. This 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.ephemera, civic ephemera, civic invitations, w d birrell, city of nunawading, box hill town hall, cr & mrs l j sutherland

Matsudo Room at the Box Hill Town HallColour photomatsudo room, box hill town hall

Box Hill Town Hall portico exterior view in December, 1944Black and white photo town halls, box hill town hall, 1994

The stage of the Box Hill Town Hall is set as a garden setting for a debutante ball. B&w photomayoral balls, box hill town hall, town halls

A family group looking at the war memorial in front of Box Hill Town Hall. B&w photobox hill town hall, town halls, box hill, clothing and dress, box hill war memorial, war memorials

Masuo Miyama laying a wreath at the World War II memorial when it was located on the lawn in front of the Box Hill Town Hall.Black and white photomonuments and memorials, wreath laying ceremonies, box hill town hall, world war> 1939-1945, miyama> masuo, box hill war memorial

A family group pauses to admire the front facade of the Box Hill Town Hall and World War II memorial. The footpath was made of concrete slabs.B&w photobox hill town hall, town halls, clothing and dress, box hill war memorial

Model of a farm, set up on the stage of Box Hill Town Hall. Laid out on grass is a fence of white posts, house in background, two farm sheds, cows left foreground, row of shrubs at the back and sides of the stage. Possibly early mayoral ball setting.B&w photodisplays, models, handcrafts, box hill, box hill town hall

Box Hill Town Hall lit up at night, on the face, centre, City of Box Hill left 1857, on the right 1957, 3 flag poles with flags centre roof of the building.B&w phototown halls, centenaries, box hill town hall, whitehorse road, 1957

The Box Hill Town Hall taken about 1960's, or earlier, showing 2 trees (like a poplar) in the foreground. Also an FJ Holden, EH Holden, a VW, a Singer motor vehicle, parked in front.B&w phototransport, town halls, box hill town hall, whitehorse road

Four women talking to the Mayor, Cr. Proudfoot, at the north-west corner of the main hall, Box Hill Town Hall, Town Clerk, Andrew Walls in robes far right, 3 other women on a dais with the Mayor, far leftB&w photowomen's groups, mayoral functions, mayoress luncheons, town halls, box hill town hall, walls> andrew, proudfoot> cr., town clerks, clothing and dress

Mixed exhibition held in the Box Hill Lower Town Hall in 1957 as part of the centenary of local government celebrationsB&W photo box hill, box hill town hall, shows and exhibitions, centenaries, 1957

Box Hill Town Hall facade taken at night. As well as external lighting there is an illuminated sign "CITY OF BOX HILL" above the portico. To one side of the portico is a Vauxhall car, c. late 1940s. It is thought that the lights above the portico were erected to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the City 1952. Time capsule buried and Foundation Stone laid, August 1934.B & W photo taken at nightcity of box hill, box hill town hall, poplar trees, town halls

Photo taken in Box Hill Town Hall at a Return Ball. It depicts 7 people on the stage - 3 women and 4 men. The Town Clerk, Mr. Andrew Walls, is on the LHS. At the microphone is a woman who has been presented with a framed photo. There is a floral display in the foreground.Black and white photobox hill town hall, return ball, town halls, box hill, walls> andrew (cr.), dewar> stan (cr.), mayors, councillors, clothing and dress, town clerks

Photo taken in Box Hill Town Hall at a Return Ball. It depicts 8 people - 4 women and 4 men. On the LHS is the Town Clerk, Mr. Andrew Walls. There is a gentleman at the microphone - the Mayor Cr. Stan Dewar - and a woman in a velvet cloak is holding a framed work. There is a floral display in the foreground. Black and white photobox hill town hall, return ball, town halls, box hill, walls> andrew (mr.), dewar> stan (cr.), mayors, councillors, clothing and dress, town clerks

Garden setting on the stage of Box Hill Town Hall, set up for a debutante ball, steps leading up from the main hall to the stage, painted back-drop of tree scene, flowers and shrubs on both sides of stage, stone wall in the background, pathway centre stage, with a round display of flowers.B&w photomayoral functions, mayoress functions, gardens, box hill town hall