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Kew Historical Society Inc
Archive (Series) - Sports (Clubs)
... Olympics – Kew (Vic.)...Sports – Kew (Vic.) Olympics – Kew (Vic.) Archive Sports ...Various PartiesReference, Research, InformationArranged by Secondary Values (value of records to users)Sports has always been an integral part of Kew’s culture, being host to many AFL, soccer, and cricket teams, including recreational spots for tennis, bowls, and swimming. The file includes: Multiple newspaper clippings on local sport events, letters of correspondence with a student writing a research paper, and a 1956 Melbourne Olympics guidebook.sports – kew (vic.), olympics – kew (vic.)sports – kew (vic.), olympics – kew (vic.) -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Archive (Series) - Sports (Individuals)
... Olympics – Kew (Vic.)...Sports – Kew (Vic.) Olympics – Kew (Vic.) Alick Wickham ...Various PartiesReference, Research, InformationArranged by Secondary Values (value of records to users)Kew, thanks to its abundance of sporting teams and facilities, has produced many athletes in its history. In 1918, the local section of the Yarra was also used as the stage for Alick Wickham’s world-record high dive. The file includes: numerous newspaper articles regarding athletes and sportspeople from Kew.sports – kew (vic.), olympics – kew (vic.), alick wickham – kew (vic.)sports – kew (vic.), olympics – kew (vic.), alick wickham – kew (vic.) -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Photograph - Aerial Photograph, Aerial Photograph of Willsmere, circa 1980, c. 1980
This aerial photograph shows the Kew Cottages, and doctors/clergy residences on the north side of Wills Street, before the State Government sold the land for residential development. The doctors residences in Wills street were made of 'Glen Iris' Olympic Bricks. According to neighbours of the time most of the buildings were demolished overnight in the 1980s.Aerial photograph of Willsmere and the Kew Cottages bounded by the Boulevard, the Chandler Highway, Princess Street and Fellows Street. The roundabout at the intersection of Princess Street, Wills Street, and Eglinton Street is at the top left. The Eastern Freeway is at the lower edge of the photograph.kew cottages, eastern freeway, willsmere, yarra river, aerial photographs -- kew (vic), kew boulevard, willsmere mental hospital, kew mental hospital, kew childrens cottages