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.THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF VICTORIA / MONTHLY MEETING / PAPER BY CAPTAIN J E JENKINS / ON / EARLY ARARAT / IN THE TOWN HALL MELBOURNE / THURSDAY OCTOBER 30TH 1919 / AT 8 P.M. / ADMIT BEARER AND FRIENDScivic invitations -- kew (vic), the historical society of victoria -- meetings 1919, captain je jenkins -- early ararat

The Ararat Community College opened in 1998. It became a part of Federation University Australia. Opening of the Ararat Community College by Phil Honeywood and Stephen Elder. ararat, ararat campus, ararat community college, phil honeywood, stephen elder, opening

"ARARAT WAR MEMORIAL.- Remarkable simplicity and beauty are combined in the Ararat war memorial, which will be unveiled by Senator H.E. Elliott to-morrow. The monument is a simple rectangular stone mass, 12ft in length, 6ft in width, and 18ft m height, standing on a bluestone platform of three steps in the centre of a formal garden Surrounding the memorial is a bronze frieze, conceived from the classic frieze of the Parthenon in Athens depicting incidents in Australian engagements overseas. The frieze took the sculptor (Mr Wallace Anderson) two years to complete. The memorial was designed and supervised by Mr A.S. Hall. Photographs of the memorial are included in the collection at the architectural exhibition it the Town Hall." (The Argus, Friday 8 August 1930) A number of colour photographs showing details from the Ararat War Memorial.ararat, ararat war memorial, ararat cenotaph, wallace anderson, a.s. hall, world war, nurse

Barkly Street is the main road into the business district of Ararat and has developed significantly since this image was taken. The postcard helps define the township in its early stages of colonialisation and reflects on the style of early architecture. The image is a photographic representation of wide streets, assorted businesses and buildings with a bicyclist and horse-drawn carriage in the background. The vantage point seems to be the balcony of Leopolds hotel. This early 1900s streetscape assists in the understanding of our township's development over the decades, both socially and architecturally.Small, landscape orientation rigid postcard, colourised, featuring Barkly Street in Ararat, circa 1900s. Notable features are the Turf Hotel sign and the lettering 'Yankee Doodle' on a building wall.Front: "Barkly Street Ararat". barkly street, ararat, 1900s, buildings, streetscape, architecture, postcard, colourised, turf hotel, leopolds hotel

Black and white photograph of the public gardens at Ararat. .ararat, gardens

Federation University Australia was established on 1 January 2014. Formerly known as the University of Ballarat, its enabling legislation was the University of Ballarat Amendment (Federation University Australia) Act 2013. Although formally created as a University in 1994, the University of Ballarat has a lineage back to 1870 with the establishment of the School of Mines Ballarat, making it the third institution of higher learning to be established in Australia and the first to be established in regional Australia. On 1 January 1994, Ballarat University College became the University of Ballarat and in 1998 the University merged with three TAFE Institutes to become a dual sector institution with multiple campuses. On 1 January 2014, the University of Ballarat amalgamated with the Monash University Gippsland Campus to form Federation University Australia. The Gippsland Campus also had a long lineage dating back to 1928 with the establishment of the Yallourn Technical School which became a predecessor institution to the Gippsland College of Advanced Education formed in 1968. In 1990, it was renamed the Monash University College and in 1993 became the Gippsland Campus of Monash University. In 2016, Federation University Australia announced plans to take possession, over a two-year period, of Monash’s Berwick Campus in the south-east corridor of Melbourne. Federation University Australia, or FedUni, is headquartered in Ballarat and offers programs in Higher Education and Vocational Education and Training to regional Victoria and beyond. The University’s commitment to educational and social equity, teaching excellence, research distinction, environmental sustainability and regional capacity building has enabled it to develop in a way that draws on its proud heritage to inform its future. Its regional character sets a framework for the University’s priorities but does not constrain it from serving wider community interests, nationally and internationally. The name Federation University Australia was chosen to convey the scope and capacity of an expanded regional university with a federated network of campuses.Three colour photographs of the Federation University Ararat Campus. ararat, ararat campus, university of ballarat ararat campus, federation university ararat campus

Black and white photograph of the Kinnane family outside their Ararat house.kinnane, ararat

Ararat is in Victoria, AustraliaBlack and white image of the public gardens at Ararat. ararat

150 Years of Ararat historyTan hard cover with gold Print and centered paper with four photographs, with print above and below.Ararat 1857 - 2007 Ararat 150th Committee Edited by Danny & Judy Barrystawell

A History of Water Supply in AraratBlue card Cover with photo of a water fountain, and Black PrintThe Centenary of Water Supply in Ararat 1876 - 1976 by R.A. Blachford Foundation President Ararat & District Historical Societystawell, ararat

Gold mining in the Mafeking and Mount Willaim AreasWhite Paper cover with Printed title and other information. Staple in top left cornerArarat & District Historical Society Mafeking And Mount William Gold Rush Produced During Shire of Ararat Centenary Week March 1964 Price $1.50 Langi Morgala Museum Araratstawell mining

This is one of a dozen or so pictures of very early Ararat held by Langi Morgala Museum, and can be compared to a succession of later photographs to illustrate the growth of the town of Ararat. The date suggested by the inscription on the front is probably a reference to some other occurrence, since the street seems far to built-up for 1856-1860. The date is more likely the 1870s, or even the 1880sThis photograph, though not in good condition, is one of the few in the possession of Langi Morgala Museum that shows very early Ararat. It is of regional significance, which would be enhanced if a firmer date could be established. This cardboard-mounted large photograph is not in very good condition, but some parts of the image are still clear. There are permanent inscriptions on both front and back, not done in sympathy with the age and importance of the item.On front: "Note hitching posts and the old Turf Hotel, Barkly Street cont[illegible] / 1856-60". On back: museum stamp and photo numbers.barkly-street, ararat, horse, horse-driven, early-ararat, business, commercial

Family History of the Roberts and Anderson families The Book was complied by R.F. Roberts. The Families lived at Ararat, Great Western and Stawell. It is believed the emigrated to Australia in 1862Family History Clear Plastic Cover over grey paper with black print. Black Spiral binding and black card rear cover.Family papers of the Roberts abd Anderson Families of Ararat, Great western and Stawell April 2012stawell

Green soft covered book covering the history of the de Fegely family from Fribourg, Switzerland, to Ararat, Victoria. de fegely, fribourg, ararat, university of ballarat council, swiss guards, strachan, de casetlla, quamby, ballarat technology park, honorary doctorate, gum san chinese heritage centre, admiral richard strachan, melbourne international exhibition, carre riddell, herbert werner frederick de nully, vignerons, malta, family history, genealogy

Black and white postcard showing the interior of the Methodist Church.ararat, ararat methodist church, uniting church

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The Free Kindergarten Union of Victoria commenced teacher training in 1909. A two year course was run in cooperation with the Education Department in 1910-14, but from 1917 the Union trained its students independently. In 1922 the Kindergarten Training College was established in Mooroolbeek, Kew. In 1965, the institution, as the Melbourne Kindergarten Teachers' College, became an entity separate from the Union, and in 1973 joined the State College of Victoria as the Institute of Early Childhood Development. It subsequently amalgamated with the University of Melbourne to become the Department of Early Childhood Studies and moved from Madden Grove, Kew, to 234 Queensberry St, Carlton, early in July 1997.Metal plaque commemorating the opening of Mooroolbeek Hall in the Diamond Jubilee Year of the Institute of Early Childhood Development in KewMooroolbeek Hall was opened by Dr Wm C. Radford, AO, MBE, Director of the Australian Council for Educational Research on March 25th 1976 in the Diamond Jubilee Year of the Institute for Early Childhood Developmentinstitute of early childhood development - kew (vic), dr william c. radford, memorial plaques - kew (vic), mooroolbeek hall

Red enamel tie pin featuring the logo to the Ararat Technical School. The pin is clipped onto a covering letter from Principal A.L. Johnson21st May, 1984. Miss Therese Scanlon P.O. Box 668 Ballarat 2250 Dear Miss Scanlon, In response to a letter received from Mr Peter Shiells, I have pleasure in enclosing a tie bar from the Ararat Technical School. We wish you well with your exhibit and look forward to seeing the display the next time we visit the Ballarat School of Mines and Industries. Thank you for giving us the opportunity to participate Yours faithfully signed A.L. Johnson Principal ararat technical school, ballarat school of mines, therese scanlon, a.l. johnson, peter shiells, logo, numismatics, tiepin, tie pin

Black and white photograph of a view of Ararat, Victoria.ararat

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Letter on J.W. Banfield letter head (Ararat Advertiser)j.w. banfield, ararat advertiser, printer