W.D. Vaughan in 'Kew's Civic Century' (1960) has a chapter (XXII, pp.103-105) on the Kew Swimming Pool (aka Kew Baths). In the chapter he recounts debate in Council from 1912 about the need for a swimming pool. The first concrete step toward achieving this occurred in 1914 when Council purchased the Tramways Sheds on the corner of High and Disraeli Streets in 1914. Further adjoining land in High Street was compulsorily acquired in 1923. The final plans were accepted in 1925 and following public tender, Messrs. Weavill and Keast were appointed to construct the pool at a cost of 5,418/9/-. The baths were formally opened on 18 November 1925 by George Ramsay, Mayor of Kew. (The Kew Swimming Club was founded in the same year.) Vaughan notes that "mixed bathing was not permitted at the Kew Baths until January, 1928, when it was allowed every evening (except Sundays) and Friday afternoons. A few years later these restrictions were removed altogether".Small B&W photograph of a crowd of onlookers watching swimming events in the old Kew Swimming Pool in High Street. The photograph can be dated to the years 1929-33, as the wooden grandstand was not erected until 1929 and it was before a new high swimming platform was erected in 1933."Old Swimming Pool. D1. 92"kew swimming pool - kew (vic), sport and recreation - kew (vic), kew baths - kew (vic), mayors of kew - cr. george ramsay - kew (vic), kew swimming club

W.D. Vaughan in 'Kew's Civic Century' (1960) has a chapter (XXII, pp.103-105) on the Kew Swimming Pool (aka Kew Baths). In the chapter he recounts debate in Council from 1912 about the need for a swimming pool. The first concrete step toward achieving this occurred in 1914 when Council purchased the Tramways Sheds on the corner of High and Disraeli Streets in 1914. Further adjoining land in High Street was compulsorily acquired in 1923. The final plans were accepted in 1925 and following public tender, Messrs. Weavill and Keast were appointed to construct the pool at a cost of 5,418/9/-. The baths were formally opened on 18 November 1925 by George Ramsay, Mayor of Kew. (The Kew Swimming Club was founded in the same year.) Vaughan notes that "mixed bathing was not permitted at the Kew Baths until January, 1928, when it was allowed every evening (except Sundays) and Friday afternoons. A few years later these restrictions were removed altogether".Small B&W photograph of the old Kew Swimming Pool showing seating at right. The photograph can be dated to the years 1929-33, as the wooden grandstand was not erected until 1929 and it was before a new high swimming platform was erected in 1933."D3. 92"kew swimming pool - kew (vic), sport and recreation - kew (vic), kew baths - kew (vic), mayors of kew - cr. george ramsay - kew (vic), kew swimming club

W.D. Vaughan in 'Kew's Civic Century' (1960) has a chapter (XXII, pp.103-105) on the Kew Swimming Pool (aka Kew Baths). In the chapter he recounts debate in Council from 1912 about the need for a swimming pool. The first concrete step toward achieving this occurred in 1914 when Council purchased the Tramways Sheds on the corner of High and Disraeli Streets in 1914. Further adjoining land in High Street was compulsorily acquired in 1923. The final plans were accepted in 1925 and following public tender, Messrs. Weavill and Keast were appointed to construct the pool at a cost of 5,418/9/-. The baths were formally opened on 18 November 1925 by George Ramsay, Mayor of Kew. (The Kew Swimming Club was founded in the same year.) Vaughan notes that "mixed bathing was not permitted at the Kew Baths until January, 1928, when it was allowed every evening (except Sundays) and Friday afternoons. A few years later these restrictions were removed altogether".Small B&W photograph of two boys standing beside a diving board at the old Kew Swimming Pool while in the distance a woman dives into the pool. The photograph can be dated to the years 1929-33, as the wooden grandstand was not erected until 1929 and it was before a new high swimming platform was erected in 1933."Old Swimming Pool Kew. D4. 92"kew swimming pool - kew (vic), sport and recreation - kew (vic), kew baths - kew (vic), mayors of kew - cr. george ramsay - kew (vic), kew swimming club

W.D. Vaughan in 'Kew's Civic Century' (1960) has a chapter (XXII, pp.103-105) on the Kew Swimming Pool (aka Kew Baths). In the chapter he recounts debate in Council from 1912 about the need for a swimming pool. The first concrete step toward achieving this occurred in 1914 when Council purchased the Tramways Sheds on the corner of High and Disraeli Streets in 1914. Further adjoining land in High Street was compulsorily acquired in 1923. The final plans were accepted in 1925 and following public tender, Messrs. Weavill and Keast were appointed to construct the pool at a cost of 5,418/9/-. The baths were formally opened on 18 November 1925 by George Ramsay, Mayor of Kew. (The Kew Swimming Club was founded in the same year.) Vaughan notes that "mixed bathing was not permitted at the Kew Baths until January, 1928, when it was allowed every evening (except Sundays) and Friday afternoons. A few years later these restrictions were removed altogether".Small B&W photograph of the old Kew Swimming Pool. Girl on diving board at left. The photograph can be dated to the years 1929-33, as the wooden grandstand was not erected until 1929 and it was before a new high swimming platform was erected in 1933."Old Swimming Pool Kew. D2. 92"kew swimming pool - kew (vic), sport and recreation - kew (vic), kew baths - kew (vic), mayors of kew - cr. george ramsay - kew (vic), kew swimming club

Kew achieved independence from the Boroondara Roads Board in 1860. As a new municipality, its first three leaders were designated as chairmen. On becoming a borough in 1863, its leaders were identified as mayors. The earliest photographs date from ca.1906, when the Town of Kew commissioned the noted local photographer Josiah E Barnes to produce standardised portraits of former mayors to be displayed in the Mayoral Chamber of the Town Hall. The collection also includes photographs by other well-known photographic studios such as Burlington Studios, Melba – Melbourne, Stuart Tompkins, Spencer Shier and Talma & Co. The majority of mounts identify the photographer. Eighty photographs are housed in their original frames.This portrait is one of a series of mounted and framed photographic portraits of mayors and town clerks of the former Borough, Town and City of Kew. The portraits were transferred by the City of Kew to the Kew Historical Society in March 1989. A Significance Assessment in 2018, funded by the National Library of Australia confirmed the historic, and often artistic significance of the series.Framed portrait of Cr. Geo. Ramsay, Mayor of Kew 1925-26. The mounting and framing of the photograph follows a typical layout or style in that each is framed in dark wood, glazed, and laid down on an inscribed board. The inscription identifies the name of the mayor and the year/s that he/she served.[Inscription] "Geo. Ramsay, Mayor 1925/6mayors of kew - cr. george ramsay - kew (vic), kew (vic.) — municipal collection

W.D. Vaughan in 'Kew's Civic Century' (1960) has a chapter (XXII, pp.103-105) on the Kew Swimming Pool (aka Kew Baths). In the chapter he recounts debate in Council from 1912 about the need for a swimming pool. The first concrete step toward achieving this occurred in 1914 when Council purchased the Tramways Sheds on the corner of High and Disraeli Streets in 1914. Further adjoining land in High Street was compulsorily acquired in 1923. The final plans were accepted in 1925 and following public tender, Messrs. Weavill and Keast were appointed to construct the pool at a cost of 5,418/9/-. The baths were formally opened on 18 November 1925 by George Ramsay, Mayor of Kew. (The Kew Swimming Club was founded in the same year.) Vaughan notes that "mixed bathing was not permitted at the Kew Baths until January, 1928, when it was allowed every evening (except Sundays) and Friday afternoons. A few years later these restrictions were removed altogether".Five black and white photographs of Kew in the 1960s donated by Kerstin Fraser. The photographs include 3 pictures of the Mayor of Kew, Gordon Greer at the Kew Baths and two photographs of the Carmelite Monastery in Stevenson Street, Kew.kew baths - kew (vic), carmelite monastery - stevenson street - kew (vic), cr leo hawkins, swimming

Small sepia photograph, originally belonging to John Maughan, City of Kew Engineer from c.1934-1965, and in this role the designer of the Kew Baths (later Kew Swimming Pool). The Kew Baths were officially opened on November 26, 1925, by the Mayor of Kew, Cr George Ramsay. The photograph, one of five (three of which were taken at the opening ceremony) was donated to the collection by John Maughan's daughter in 2026.The Kew Baths was a major infrastructure project during the 1920s by a suburban council. The photographs of the opening are the earliest documentary evidence of the original format of the Baths in the Collection.Bird's eye view of the opening of the Kew Baths in 1925. In the foreground are invited dignitaries. Children are lined up on the edge of the pool with their feet in the water. The small sepia photograph shows the original buildings on the west side of the Baths. Nilkew baths, kew swimming pool, city engineer -- kew (vic), official openings - kew (vic), john maughan

Small sepia photograph, originally belonging to John Maughan, City of Kew Engineer from c.1934-1965, and in this role the designer of the Kew Baths (later Kew Swimming Pool). The Baths were officially opened on November 26, 1925, by the Mayor of Kew, Cr George Ramsay. The photograph, one of five (three of which were taken at the opening ceremony) was donated to the collection by John Maughan's daughter in 2026.The Kew Baths was a major infrastructure project during the 1920s by a suburban council. The photographs of the opening are the earliest documentary evidence of the original format of the Baths in the Collection.Bird's eye view of the opening of the Kew Baths. In the foreground are invited dignitaries. Children are lined up on the east side of the pool. The small sepia photograph shows the original buildings, changing rooms, on the east side of the Baths. Nilkew baths, kew swimming pool, city engineer -- kew (vic), official openings - kew (vic), john maughan

Small black and white photograph, originally belonging to John Maughan, City of Kew Engineer from c.1934-1965, and in this role the designer of the Kew Baths (later Kew Swimming Pool). The Baths were officially opened on November 26, 1925, by the Mayor of Kew, Cr George Ramsay. The photograph, one of five (three of which were taken at the opening ceremony) was donated to the collection by John Maughan's daughter in 2026.The Kew Baths was a major infrastructure project during the 1920s by a suburban council. This photographs is one of the earliest pieces of visual documentary evidence of the original format of the Baths in the collection and the renovations of 1928.The small sepia photograph shows the original buildings at the Kew Baths, which were opened in 1925. The Baths were entered from High Street. The original diving board is in the foreground of the photograph. Children can be seen swimming in the pool. This photograph is believed to date from after the 1928 renovations to the Baths. Before 1925, public bathing took place in locations on the Yarra River at Kew.Nilkew baths, kew swimming pool, city engineer -- kew (vic), john maughan

Small sepia photograph, originally belonging to John Maughan, City of Kew Engineer from c.1934-1965, and in this role the designer of the Kew Baths (later Kew Swimming Pool). The Baths were officially opened on November 26, 1925, by the Mayor of Kew, Cr George Ramsay. The photograph, one of five (three of which were taken at the opening ceremony) was donated to the collection by John Maughan's daughter in 2026.The Kew Baths was a major infrastructure project during the 1920s by a suburban council. This photographs is one of the earliest pieces of visual documentary evidence of the original format of the Baths in the collection and the renovations of 1928.The small black and white photograph shows the original buildings and viewing stands at the Kew Baths, which were opened in 1925. The Baths were entered from High Street. The photo shows elevated seating on the west side of the Baths and bench seating on the right. Before 1925, public bathing took place in locations on the Yarra River.Nilkew baths, kew swimming pool, city engineer -- kew (vic), john maughan