Various PartiesReference, Research, InformationArranged by Secondary Values (value of records to users)Dr. Edward Robertson (1870-1969) was a English-Scottish medical practitioner that moved to Kew from his birth place of Benalla. After completing high school at Wesley College, he would go on to study medicine at the University of Melbourne, eventually moving to Edinburgh to complete the course. After qualification, he studied public health at King’s College in London, then earning a Diploma at Cambridge. He would become a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in Edinburgh in 1901, and at the Royal Institute of Public Health in 1902. Edward would become engaged in the Victorian Department of Public Health, working within the Victorian government in the health sector until 1937. This would most notably involve a 24-year stint as the Head of the Victorian State Health Department, between 1913 until his retirement. He would oversee the reaction to the Spanish Flu epidemic, being largely responsible for much of the emergency services that would come into fruition to treat the state during this time. He would later study in the United States, which helped to inform him of amendments to be made to sections of the Health and Pure Foods Acts and would take part in many Commonwealth and State conferences. He would also serve as chairman for the Fourth Commonwealth and State conference on uniform standards for food and drugs. Additionally, he had roles in many institutes and councils throughout Australia. In his retirement, he would also write a comprehensive history on Boroondara that included extensive research on the settlement and early pioneers of the area, as well as an emphasis on the Studley Park Bridge. The file includes: Edward’s handwritten notes on the history of Boroondara, copies and compilations of these notes, correspondences from Edward Robertson and members of his family, and a short biography of Edward’s life.dr. edward robertson – kew (vic.), edward robertson – kew (vic.), victorian state health department – kew (vic.)dr. edward robertson – kew (vic.), edward robertson – kew (vic.), victorian state health department – kew (vic.)

Published quarterly since 1977, the newsletters of the Kew Historical Society contain significant research by members exploring relevant aspects of the Victorian and Australian Framework of Historical Themes. Frequently, articles on people, places and artefacts are the only source of information about an aspect of Kew, and Melbourne’s history.President’s Letter to Members / Gwen Steele p1. Historical Notes [extracts: Kew’s Civic Century / Cr. W. Vaughan; Studley Park Bridge / Dr. Edward Robertson] p2-3. Diary Notes. Gifts to Archives. Working Bee. New Members p4.kew historical society (vic.) -- periodicals., kew historical society (vic.) -- newsletters, kew historical society (vic.) -- journals