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 MAYOR AND COUNCILLORS OF THE CITY OF KEW / REQUEST THE PLEASURE OF THE COMPANY OF / ________________________ / AT THE OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE W D VAUGHAN REFERENCE LIBRARY / BY / THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE J E. STARKE / PRESIDENT LIBRARY COUNCIL OF VICTORIA / KEW MUNICIPAL LIBRARY / THURSDAY 28TH JUNE, 1973, AT 2.30 P.M. / RSVP TOWN CLERK, KEWcivic invitations -- kew (vic), kew municipal library, w d vaughan

Vaughan Cemetery in Central VictoriaHand forged iron fence around a grave in Vaughan Cemetery.vaughan, vaughan cemetery, forged ironwork, cemetery art

Ray Blight from Ballarat, Victoria was an Australian soldier during World War One. John Raymond (Ray) Blight enlisted on 19 July 1915. He was an electrical engineer, having studied at the Ballarat School of Mines. On 23 June 1916 Ray Blight disembarked at Marseilles. On 3 February 1917 he was hospitalised with scabies. Ray Blight's next of kin was his mother, Mary Jane Blight of 116 Lyons Street South, Ballarat. This photograph was with a number of other World War One photos relating to the Holmes family of Ascot, Victoria.Black and white photographic portrait of Ray Blight a soldier of the Australian Imperial Forces (AIF). Verso "Sincerely Yours Ray Blight France 1918."chatham family archive, chatham, holmes, world war, world war 1, world war i, world war one, france, blight, ray blight, france

Photograph made by A. P. Winzenried for consideration as a possible illustration in, "Green Grows Our Garden." 2 colour copies of a sepia photograph. . Copy of a photograph made by A. P. Winzenried. Female student pruning a tree in the Orchard. On reverse," Noelle Vaughan 1917 (graduated 1919) in the orchard at Burnley Gardens."a. p. winzenried, green grows our garden, noelle vaughan, orchard, noelle kendall, pruning

Sign in Vaughan Cemetery.vaughan, vaughan cemetery, forged ironwork, cemetery art

Grave in Vaughan Cemetery.vaughan, vaughan cemetery, forged ironwork, cemetery art

Photpgraph of Vaughan Cemetery, Victoria.vaughan, vaughan springs, vaughan chinese cemetery, chinese

Colour photograph of the Vaughan Cemetery. vaughan, vaughan cemetery, william lancaster, ellen lancaster, timothy larkins, bridget lancaster, e. lancaster

Colour photograph of Vaughan Cemetery.vaughan, vaughan cemetery, william lancaster, ellen lancaster, timothy larkins, bridget lancaster, e. lancaster

Photographs of graves in Vaughan Cemetery.vaughan, vaughan cemetery

Established during the great Mount Alexander alluvial gold rush of 1852-54 the cemetery is located on a small hill overlooking one of the richest spots on the goldfield (the junction of Fryers Creek and Loddon River). The location of the cemetery was chosen because it was a convenient piece of ground where gold was not likely to be discovered, and burials were mainly of Chinese miners. It remained in use until 1857. The cemetery was restored in 1929 using money raised within the Chinese communities of Bendigo and Castlemaine. Colour photograph of the Chinese Cemetery at Vaughan. vaughan, vaughan springs, vaughan chinese cemetery, chinese

Colour photograph of the entrance to Vaughan Mineral Springs. vaughan, vaughan springs, vaughan chinese cemetery, chinese

Timber entrance feature to Vaughan Mineral Springs Reserve.vaughan, vaughan springs, vaughan chinese cemetery, chinese, mineral water

Kew : W.D. Vaughan, 1960 208p. : ill. 22cmnon-fictionCivic History of Kew by Cr WD Vaughan. Published at the time of Kew's Centenary. Gift of the author's daughter in 1979kew -- history, local government -- kew (vic.)

Hand forged iron fence around a grave in Vaughan Cemetery.vaughan, vaughan cemetery, forged ironwork, cemetery art

Hand forged iron fence around a grave in Vaughan Cemetery.vaughan, vaughan cemetery, forged ironwork, cemetery art

Hand forged iron fence around a grave in Vaughan Cemetery.vaughan, vaughan cemetery, forged ironwork, cemetery art

Hand forged iron fence around a grave in Vaughan Cemetery.vaughan, vaughan cemetery, forged ironwork, cemetery art

Hand forged iron fence around a grave in Vaughan Cemetery.vaughan, vaughan cemetery, forged ironwork, cemetery art

Hand forged iron fence around a grave in Vaughan Cemetery.vaughan, vaughan cemetery, forged ironwork, cemetery art

Hand forged iron fence around a grave in Vaughan Cemetery.vaughan, vaughan cemetery, forged ironwork, cemetery art

Hand forged iron fence around a grave in Vaughan Cemetery.vaughan, vaughan cemetery, forged ironwork, cemetery art

Hand forged iron fence around a grave in Vaughan Cemetery.vaughan, vaughan cemetery, forged ironwork, cemetery art

Hand forged iron fence around a grave in Vaughan Cemetery.vaughan, vaughan cemetery, forged ironwork, cemetery art

Colour photograph of the bridge between Vaughan and Tarilta. It has been closed to traffic.vaughan, tarilta, bridge, river

Colour photograph of the bridge between Vaughan and Tarilta. It has been closed to traffic.vaughan, tarilta, bridge, river

Colour photograph of the bridge between Vaughan and Tarilta. It has been closed to traffic.vaughan, tarilta, bridge, river

Colour photograph of the bridge between Vaughan and Tarilta. It has been closed to traffic.vaughan, tarilta, bridge, river

Colour photograph of the bridge between Vaughan and Tarilta. It has been closed to traffic.vaughan, tarilta, bridge, river

Colour photograph of the bridge between Vaughan and Tarilta. It has been closed to traffic.vaughan, tarilta, bridge, river