Wodonga Football Club’s first recorded match was against the Albury Football Club on Saturday, 6 July 1878 in Wodonga. Between 1878 and 1891, Wodonga played many intermittent friendly matches against other local clubs and towns, before organised fixtures and competitions were starting to be arranged from the early 1890s In 1899, the Wodonga Football Club "Starlights" Junior Club was formed and adopted the Club colours of blue, black and a white star. In 1903, 1904 and 1905, the Wodonga Football Club "Shamrocks" entered a team in the local Federal Junior Football Association. In April 1906, the Wodonga Football Club "Shamrocks" met and decided to become a Senior team and be known as just the Wodonga FC The Club, currently a member of the Ovens and Murray Football League, has participated in a variety of local leagues and competition since then, apart from the years of the First and Second World Wars when they went into recess. The support the club has shown to its members was evidenced around 1949, when the Wodonga FC set up a Provident Fund for injured players to be compensated if they were not able to work for a length of time. In 1981, Wodonga achieved the rare feat of winning football Premierships in the Firsts, Seconds and Thirds. No other team has done this. The club has played in the finals 33 of the 74 years, winning seven senior premiership flags.These items are significant because Wodonga Football Club has played an important role in the community since 1878.Two sport memorabilia ties, one featuring the Bulldog logo of the Wodonga Football Club. The second tie features a footballer in green uniform.Brand names inside ties Tie 1 - Wodonga Football Tie Individually Hand Painted by Gilden Tie 2 - Footballer - Hand Made Neckwear - Cardinal Rockfeller Centre. 5th Ave, New York wodonga football club, community sport, sport memorabilia

Trophy was won by Rodney Lawson, winner of 1978 Port Melbourne Festival Schools Sprint SocialA wooden trophy on an oblong base with a narrow metal plaque. Upright section has a tapering metal plaque. Trophy is topped with figure of a runner.Plaque on base inscribed with 'Port Melbourne Festival school sprint Champion Boy. Donated by Woodruffs Dairies. Upright plaque - Winner 1977 Jason Love; 1978 Rodney Lawsonsport-athletics, jason love, rodney lawson, woodruffs dairies, port melbourne festival

A circular gold brothel token together with a typed history about the token.The Octoroon - Los Angeles. Madame bolanger. "You will receive sport enough to last for a year to come".brothel, token

This badge was given to William Clarence Busse when he became a lifetime member of the Chiltern Football Club. Football became popualr in Chiltern during the 1860s, with the local team becoming a key part of the creation of a formal competition for the Ovens and Murray region, which came about in 1893. The Chiltern team also participated in the founding of the Chiltern and District Football Association in 1912, where they won their first premiership in 1914. In 1954, the team played in a Grand Final against Greta that had a 43 minute long final quarter. Chiltern was ahead when the fourth quarter should have ended, but the timer did not go off and the game went into overtime, allowing Greta to snatch the win and set in place a decades-long rivalry. Today, the team continues to compete under the nickname the 'Swans' in the Tallangatta and District Football League. Wilfred Clarence Busse was born in Chiltern in 1898. He completed his education at Wesley College in Melbourne then studied law at the University of Melbourne, before becoming a barrister. During his career, he often worked in the chambers of Judge Bernard Cussen (1859-1933) of the Supreme Court. Cussen was popular as a judge and lawyer, known for being just and precise and for completing through statutory consolidation in his spare time. Beyond his career as a lawyer, Busse wrote historical fiction inspired by his life in Chiltern, these included "The Blue Beyond; A Romance of the Early Days in South Eastern Australia" and "The Golden Plague: A Romance of the Early Fifties," which won the T.E.Role gold medal for the best historical novel in 1930 and went on to become a best seller. He was a member of the Chiltern Athenaeum until his death in 1960. This object is significant for its link to W.C. Busse, a barrister and author born in Chiltern, and as memorabilia of the Chiltern Football Club. A small gold metallic badge depicting two men playing Australian Rules Football, surrounded by a border of leaves. Obverse: "CHILTERN/ FOOTBALL CLUB/ LIFE MEMBER" Reverse: "W.C. Busse/ K. G. 9KT/ M ??" busse, w.c. busse, wilfred clarence busse, chiltern, chiltern athenaeum, chiltern football club, football, sport, t. e. role, "the blue beyond, a romance of the early days in south eastern australia”, "the golden plague: a romance of the early fifties.", "the golden plague”, wesley college, university of melbourne, sir leo finn bernard cussen, supreme court of victoria, football league, lifetime member, chiltern football club lifetime member

Collection of Sunshine Technical School Sport Banners, Bibs, Caps, EtcSunshine Technical School - Sport Banners, Bibs, Caps, Etcsunshine technical school, technical school, memento, memorabilia

The Spaldings Sports and Social Club in Sunshine was the employee‑run social, sporting, and community organisation attached to the A.G. Spalding & Bros. (Australia) factory on Ballarat Road. The factory operated from the late 1920s through the post‑war decades, providing sport, recreation, and social life for workers at one of Sunshine’s major industrial employers. Its teams, especially baseball, fed directly into Sunshine’s wider sporting landscape. The Spaldings Social and Sports Club was founded in 1932.Wooden timber honour board with gold text. The back of shields are empty. The shields are stained to a brown color and has a semi gloss lacquer.Spaldings Social and Sports Club Founded 1932 Presidents G.L. Patterson I.H. Whitton S.J. Hines J.B. May spaldings, ballarat road, sunshine north, memento, memorabilia

Belonged to Donna Carland, 1966 - 1971 or collected by her in the late 1970s as a teacherBadges from Sunshine West High School: House Captain: Phillip (red), Henty (green), Flinders (blue) and Batman (yellow) Sport prefect, School Council X2, SRC (student representative council) Form Captain and Prefectsunshine west high school, high school, secondary school, lachlan road, sunshine west, memento, memorabilia

Greens Creek Sheffield Handicap, Winners Sash 19-3-1932 stawell, sport

Silver Trophy Football Cup & Lid Won by Rovers Football Club1912stawell, sport

A large collection of Sunshine Technical School Sports Trophies 7 Shields650.01 - Cross County Boys Trophy|650.02 - Year 9 Sport 1980 - 1981 Trophy|650.03 - Cross Country Girls Trophy|650.04 - Boys Cross County 1970 - 1982 Trophy|650.03 - Circular Relay Team 1958 Trophy - P. Sertori, L. O'Brien, B. Taylor, K. Stephens, N. Carter, J. Gorrie|650.05 - Girls Technical Schools Sports Association Junior Cup Grade B Inter Schools Championships Trophy|650.06 - 1952 - 1981 Boys Athletics House Competition Trophy - 1952 Capt B. Lewis, 1953 Capt R. Clifford, 1954 Capt G. Urwin, 1955 Capt J. Camfield, 1956 Capt J. Bradbury, 1957 Capt B. Ross, 1958 Capt S. Launikonis, 1959 Capt K. Davenport, 1960 Capt G. Murphy, 1961 Capt M. Charenko, 1962 Capt D. Dobson, 1963 Capt R. Hawkins, 1964 Capt H. Stiegber, 1965 Capt E. Moore, 1966 Capt E. Meilak, 1967 Capt B. Nowell, 1968 Capt G. Cottee, 1969 Not Awarded, 1970 E. Locs, 1971 E. Locs, 1972 H. Geerling, 1973 F. Bondin, 1976 N. Durham, 1977 M. Macdek, 1978 D. Nicholls, 1979 D. Nicholls, 1980 G. Parkes, 1981 L. Kirk|650.06 - 1952 - 1981 Girls Athletics House Competition Trophy - 1952 Capt. N. Woodman, 1953 Capt M. Knight, 1954 Capt J. McClure, 1955 Capt B. Boyer, 1956 Capt N. Need, 1957 Capt V. Willis, 1958 Capt L. O'Brien, 1959 Capt H. Dodd, 1960 Capt L. hodgson, 1961 Capt H. Bell, 1962 Capt S. Woodgate, 1963 Capt L. Lyall,1964 Capt H. Scanlon, 1965 Capt J. Twaites, 1966 Capt O. Tereschenko, 1967 Not Awarded, 1968 Not Awarded, 1969 Capt D. Fletcher, 1975 D. Crick, 1977 T. Stewart, 1978 T. Stewart, 1979 J. Carey, 1980 K. Dyke, 1981 M. Hockey|650.07 - Athletics House Aggregate Shield|650.08 - Sunshine R.S.L. V's S.T.S. 1981 Trophy|650.09 - Ten Pin Bowling Trophy|650.10 - The Beaver Cup For House Competition 1969 - 1981 Trophy - 1969 D. Fletcher, 1970 R. Nadolski, 1971 A. Branch, 1972 M. fogarty, 1973 J. Trethowan, 1976 D. Crick, 1977 J. Harvey, 1978 T. Stewart, 1979 J. Carey 1980 K. Dyke, 1981 M. Hockey|650.11 - Collection of 4 Indoor Cricket Champions Trophy Allan Pamintuan, Graeme Bury, Shane Thompson & Aaron Grima|650.12 - Rugby Union Football Westgate Junior Union Under 16 Shield|650.12 - Forge Handicap 1949 - 1951 Trophy - 1949 R. Stein, 1950 C. Burgoyna, 1951 F. Butterey|650.13 - The Ivy Sorenson Memorial Trophy House Aggregate Points Shield - J. Robertson|650.14 - Model Of The Year Award Instructors Association Woodwork 1973 Form 3|650.15 - Model Of The Year Award Instructors Association Woodwork 1973 Form 2|650.16 - House Marching 1951 - 1967 Cup|650.17 - Net Ball Seniors 1985 - 1986 Trophy|650.18 - Net Ball Junior 1986 Trophy (5 of)|650.19 - Netball Seniors 1986 Trophy (2 of)|650.20 - F.Y.M.C.A. 1980 Summer Comp C-Grade Runners-Up Netball 1980 Trophy|650.21 - Western Region Net Ball Runners Up Sec A 1987 Medallion - S. Tippett|650.22 - C.T.T.W. Senior Soccer 1961 Trophy|650.23 - M.T.S.S.A. Section 5 Soccer 1965 Trophy|650.24 - M.T.S.S.A. Section Winners 1968 Soccer Trophy|650.25 - V.T.S.S.U Soccer Challenge Cup|650.26 - M.T.S.S.A. Section 5 Softball Trophy|650.27 - Squash Champions 1967|650.29 - Western Suburbs Swimming Championships 1972 Trophy|650.30 M.T.S.S.A. Volley Ball 1969 Trophy|650.32 - The Vado Lizier Award Aggregate House Competition 1970 - 1982 Trophy - 1976 M. Pocock, 1977 T. Tedesco, 1978 D. Nicholls, 1979 T. Coombs, 1980 T. Coombs, 1981 J. Robertson, 1982 G. Simpsons|650.33 - Collection of 3 Volleyball Trophies - Vinh Du|650.34 M.T.S.S.A. Volley Ball 1964 Trophy|650.35 M.T.S.S.A. Volley Ball 1965 Trophy|650.36 - G.T.T.S.A. "B" Division Aggregate Senior & Junior Shield - D. Crick, W. Ormston, s. Buttsworth, Yvonne Crick, J. Stewart, M. Barley, M. Wallace, J. Marlow, J. Meyer, W. Nagle, K. Milne, K. Bradbrook, J. Zatylny, W. llen, T. Stewart, L. McContric, K. Hawkins, S. ?, J. White, M. Duhau, M. Driz|650.37 - Swimming House Competition Shield - G. Coombs, D. Dean, L. Amur, J. Robertson, M. Hockey|650.38 - Western Region Volleyball Competition Shield|650.39 - Metropolitan Tech Schools Sports Association Section Championship 1960 - 1968 Trophy|No Numbers as yet|Soccer Trophy|Swimming 1967 - 1983 Trophy - 1976 G. Browne, 1977 A. Ellis, 1978 L. Barrow, 1979 T. Coombs, 1980 T. Coombs, 1981 T. Robertson, 1982 C. Barry 1983 A. Heehansunshine technical school, technical school, sunshine, memorabilia

Possible came from the Sunshine Technical School Collection. May have been made in the school's wood working departmentWooden holder wall mounted that allows folders to be place inSchool Sport Rollssunshine technical school, technical school, memento, memorabilia

The Spaldings Sports and Social Club in Sunshine was the employee‑run social, sporting, and community organisation attached to the A.G. Spalding & Bros. (Australia) factory on Ballarat Road. The factory operated from the late 1920s through the post‑war decades, providing sport, recreation, and social life for workers at one of Sunshine’s major industrial employers. Its teams, especially baseball, fed directly into Sunshine’s wider sporting landscape. The Spaldings Social and Sports Club was founded in 1932.Wooden timber honour board with gold text. The shields are stained to a brown color and has a semi gloss lacquer.Spalding Social & Sports Club Life Members G. Allen N.K. Harvey C. Harbottle F. Moysey H. Oregon C.G. Stuckey G. Clemson A. Masson D. Harris H. Taylor G. Lewis P. de Blauwspaldings, ballarat road, sunshine north, memento, memorabilia

PREMIERSHIP CUP PRESENTED BY MR. F.W. WEICKHARDT TO CLUNES ST-PAULS TENNIS TEAM, BEING WINNING TENNIS TEAM FOR THREE CONSECUTIVE YEARS..1 E.P.N.S. TWO HANDLED CUP. .2 STANDING ON A BLACK WOODEN BASE. WEICKHARDT CUP WON BY ST-PAULS TENNIS TEAM. 1931-1932-1933local history, trophies and awards, sport, tennis

Sports Clubs in Kew in the final decades of the 19th century and in the early 20th century were often umbrella organisations with facilities for a number of sports. Typically in Kew, this included teams in lawn bowls, tennis and croquet. The Kew Bowling Club was formed in 1880 while the privately owned Auburn Heights Recreation Club was opened in 1904. By 1998, the two Clubs decided to amalgamate at the Auburn Heights site in Barkers Road, forming the Kew Heights Sports Club. The combined club was itself taken over by the Melbourne Cricket Club in 2012 becoming MCC Kew Sports Club. In 2017 MCC Kew closed and its landholding was subsequently sold to Carey Baptist Grammar School. Both the Kew and Auburn Heights Clubs assembled important collections. These historically significant and large collections were donated to the Society in 2020. The collections include manuscripts, pictures, trophies, plans, honour boards etc. References Barnard FGA 1910, 'Sports and Pastimes' in Jubilee History of Kew Victoria: Its origin & progress 1803-1910. Nixon NV 1980, The History of the Kew Bowling Club 1880-1980. Reeve S 2012, City of Boroondara: Thematic Environmental History, p.216.The combined collections of the four sporting clubs making up the collection number hundreds of items that are historically significant locally. They are also significant to the sporting history of the greater Melbourne area and to the sports of lawn bowls and tennis in Australia in the 19th and 20th centuries. The collection illuminates two of the Victorian historic themes - 'Building community life' through forming community organisations and 'Shaping cultural and creative life' by participating in sport and recreation.Large Honour board listing in gilt lettering the major sporting achievements of the Kew Bowling Club (1880-1998) by year. The item is part of the historic Kew Bowling Club (1880-1898) collection gifted to the Kew Historical Society by MCC Kew Sports Club in 2020. kew bowling club - wellington street - kew (vic), clubs - lawn bowls - kew (vic), honour boards - lawn bowls

Sports Clubs in Kew in the final decades of the 19th century and in the early 20th century were often umbrella organisations with facilities for a number of sports. Typically in Kew, this included teams in lawn bowls, tennis and croquet. The Kew Bowling Club was formed in 1880 while the privately owned Auburn Heights Recreation Club was opened in 1904. By 1998, the two Clubs decided to amalgamate at the Auburn Heights site in Barkers Road, forming the Kew Heights Sports Club. The combined club was itself taken over by the Melbourne Cricket Club in 2012 becoming MCC Kew Sports Club. In 2017 MCC Kew closed and its landholding was subsequently sold to Carey Baptist Grammar School. Both the Kew and Auburn Heights Clubs assembled important collections. These historically significant and large collections were donated to the Society in 2020. The collections include manuscripts, pictures, trophies, plans, honour boards etc. References Barnard FGA 1910, 'Sports and Pastimes' in Jubilee History of Kew Victoria: Its origin & progress 1803-1910. Chapman J & C 1999, The history of the Auburn Heights Recreation Club, 1904 to 1908. Reeve S 2012, City of Boroondara: Thematic Environmental History, p.216.The combined collections of the four sporting clubs making up the collection number hundreds of items that are historically significant locally. They are also significant to the sporting history of the greater Melbourne area and to the sports of lawn bowls and tennis in Australia in the 19th and 20th centuries. The collection illuminates two of the Victorian historic themes - 'Building community life' through forming community organisations and 'Shaping cultural and creative life' by participating in sport and recreation.Framed and glazed Auburn Heights Recreation Club pennant won by a team from the Men's Bowling Club. [The item forms part of the large historic Auburn Heights Recreation Club collection, with items relating to the sports of lawn bowls, tennis and croquet, gifted to the Kew Historical Society in 2020].auburn heights recreation club - barkers road - kew (vic), sports clubs - kew (vic) - pennants, auburn heights men's bowling club - barkers road - kew (vic)

Sports Clubs in Kew in the final decades of the 19th century and in the early 20th century were often umbrella organisations with facilities for a number of sports. Typically in Kew, this included teams in lawn bowls, tennis and croquet. The Kew Bowling Club was formed in 1880 while the privately owned Auburn Heights Recreation Club was opened in 1904. By 1998, the two Clubs decided to amalgamate at the Auburn Heights site in Barkers Road, forming the Kew Heights Sports Club. The combined club was itself taken over by the Melbourne Cricket Club in 2012 becoming MCC Kew Sports Club. In 2017 MCC Kew closed and its landholding was subsequently sold to Carey Baptist Grammar School. Both the Kew and Auburn Heights Clubs assembled important collections. These historically significant and large collections were donated to the Society in 2020. The collections include manuscripts, pictures, trophies, plans, honour boards etc. The combined collections of the four sporting clubs making up the collection number hundreds of items that are historically significant locally. They are also significant to the sporting history of the greater Melbourne area and to the sports of lawn bowls and tennis in Australia in the 19th and 20th centuries. The collection illuminates two of the Victorian historic themes - 'Building community life' through forming community organisations and 'Shaping cultural and creative life' by participating in sport and recreation.Framed and glazed club colours and badges of three bowling clubs - Kew, Auburn Heights, and Kew HeightsKEW HEIGHTS / AUBURN HEIGHTS / KEWkew heights sports club - 397 barkers road - kew (vic), bowling clubs - kew (vic) - uniforms

Sports Clubs in Kew in the final decades of the 19th century and in the early 20th century were often umbrella organisations with facilities for a number of sports. Typically in Kew, this included teams in lawn bowls, tennis and croquet. The Kew Bowling Club was formed in 1880 while the privately owned Auburn Heights Recreation Club was opened in 1904. By 1998, the two Clubs decided to amalgamate at the Auburn Heights site in Barkers Road, forming the Kew Heights Sports Club. The combined club was itself taken over by the Melbourne Cricket Club in 2012 becoming MCC Kew Sports Club. In 2017 MCC Kew closed and its landholding was subsequently sold to Carey Baptist Grammar School. Both the Kew and Auburn Heights Clubs assembled important collections. These historically significant and large collections were donated to the Society in 2020. The collections include manuscripts, pictures, trophies, plans, honour boards etc. The combined collections of the four sporting clubs making up the collection number hundreds of items that are historically significant locally. They are also significant to the sporting history of the greater Melbourne area and to the sports of lawn bowls and tennis in Australia in the 19th and 20th centuries. The collection illuminates two of the Victorian historic themes - 'Building community life' through forming community organisations and 'Shaping cultural and creative life' by participating in sport and recreation.Navy blue and white printed pennant with a gold fringe. The pennant describes the competition, and in the spaces provided, the winning team has inscribed their team and personal names,BLACKBURN & DISTRICT NIGHT TENNIS ASSN / PREMIERS / SPRING 2012 / SECTION 9 / LADIES 'KEW DELIGHTS' / ANNE WRIGHT, ANNIE RUSSELL, ANDREA MURRAY, SALLY SWINGLER, SANDRA DOWNSkew heights sports club - 397 barkers road - kew (vic), kew heights tennis club - competition trophies

Sports Clubs in Kew in the final decades of the 19th century and in the early 20th century were often umbrella organisations with facilities for a number of sports. Typically in Kew, this included teams in lawn bowls, tennis and croquet. The Kew Bowling Club was formed in 1880 while the privately owned Auburn Heights Recreation Club was opened in 1904. By 1998, the two Clubs decided to amalgamate at the Auburn Heights site in Barkers Road, forming the Kew Heights Sports Club. The combined club was itself taken over by the Melbourne Cricket Club in 2012 becoming MCC Kew Sports Club. In 2017 MCC Kew closed and its landholding was subsequently sold to Carey Baptist Grammar School. Both the Kew and Auburn Heights Clubs assembled important collections. These historically significant and large collections were donated to the Society in 2020. The collections include manuscripts, pictures, trophies, plans, honour boards etc. References Barnard FGA 1910, 'Sports and Pastimes' in Jubilee History of Kew Victoria: Its origin & progress 1803-1910. Nixon NV 1980, The History of the Kew Bowling Club 1880-1980. Reeve S 2012, City of Boroondara: Thematic Environmental History, p.216.The combined collections of the four sporting clubs making up the collection number hundreds of items that are historically significant locally. They are also significant to the sporting history of the greater Melbourne area and to the sports of lawn bowls and tennis in Australia in the 19th and 20th centuries. The collection illuminates two of the Victorian historic themes - 'Building community life' through forming community organisations and 'Shaping cultural and creative life' by participating in sport and recreation.Memorabilia Album 1, 1881-1998, 40pp [compiled by David Pitt]. [The item is part of the large historic Kew Bowling Club collection (1880-1988) gifted to the Kew Historical Society in 2020].kew bowling club - wellington street - kew (vic), clubs - lawn bowls - kew (vic), kew bowling club - history - memorabilia

Sports Clubs in Kew in the final decades of the 19th century and in the early 20th century were often umbrella organisations with facilities for a number of sports. Typically in Kew, this included teams in lawn bowls, tennis and croquet. The Kew Bowling Club was formed in 1880 while the privately owned Auburn Heights Recreation Club was opened in 1904. By 1998, the two Clubs decided to amalgamate at the Auburn Heights site in Barkers Road, forming the Kew Heights Sports Club. The combined club was itself taken over by the Melbourne Cricket Club in 2012 becoming MCC Kew Sports Club. In 2017 MCC Kew closed and its landholding was subsequently sold to Carey Baptist Grammar School. Both the Kew and Auburn Heights Clubs assembled important collections. These historically significant and large collections were donated to the Society in 2020. The collections include manuscripts, pictures, trophies, plans, honour boards etc. References Barnard FGA 1910, 'Sports and Pastimes' in Jubilee History of Kew Victoria: Its origin & progress 1803-1910. Nixon NV 1980, The History of the Kew Bowling Club 1880-1980. Reeve S 2012, City of Boroondara: Thematic Environmental History, p.216.The combined collections of the four sporting clubs making up the collection number hundreds of items that are historically significant locally. They are also significant to the sporting history of the greater Melbourne area and to the sports of lawn bowls and tennis in Australia in the 19th and 20th centuries. The collection illuminates two of the Victorian historic themes - 'Building community life' through forming community organisations and 'Shaping cultural and creative life' by participating in sport and recreation.Memorabilia Album 2, 1979/80-, 1998, 2008-9; compiled by David Pitt, 2009. [The item is part of the large historic Kew Bowling Club collection (1880-1988) gifted to the Kew Historical Society in 2020].(Cover) KEW BOWLING CLUB / MEMORABILIA ALBUM 2kew bowling club - wellington street - kew (vic), clubs - lawn bowls - kew (vic), bowling clubs - kew bowling club - history - memorabilia

Sports Clubs in Kew in the final decades of the 19th century and in the early 20th century were often umbrella organisations with facilities for a number of sports. Typically in Kew, this included teams in lawn bowls, tennis and croquet. The Kew Bowling Club was formed in 1880 while the privately owned Auburn Heights Recreation Club was opened in 1904. By 1998, the two Clubs decided to amalgamate at the Auburn Heights site in Barkers Road, forming the Kew Heights Sports Club. The combined club was itself taken over by the Melbourne Cricket Club in 2012 becoming MCC Kew Sports Club. In 2017 MCC Kew closed and its landholding was subsequently sold to Carey Baptist Grammar School. Both the Kew and Auburn Heights Clubs assembled important collections. These historically significant and large collections were donated to the Society in 2020. The collections include manuscripts, pictures, trophies, plans, honour boards etc. References Barnard FGA 1910, 'Sports and Pastimes' in Jubilee History of Kew Victoria: Its origin & progress 1803-1910. Chapman J & C 1999, The history of the Auburn Heights Recreation Club, 1904 to 1908. Reeve S 2012, City of Boroondara: Thematic Environmental History, p.216.The combined collections of the four sporting clubs making up the collection number hundreds of items that are historically significant locally. They are also significant to the sporting history of the greater Melbourne area and to the sports of lawn bowls and tennis in Australia in the 19th and 20th centuries. The collection illuminates two of the Victorian historic themes - 'Building community life' through forming community organisations and 'Shaping cultural and creative life' by participating in sport and recreation.Large honour board listing the male and female 'champions' of the tennis club between 1926 and 1967. [The item forms part of the large historic Auburn Heights Recreation Club collection, with items relating to the sports of lawn bowls, tennis and croquet, gifted to the Kew Historical Society in 2020].auburn heights recreation club - barkers road - kew (vic), clubs - tennis - kew (vic)

Sports Clubs in Kew in the final decades of the 19th century and in the early 20th century were often umbrella organisations with facilities for a number of sports. Typically in Kew, this included teams in lawn bowls, tennis and croquet. The Kew Bowling Club was formed in 1880 while the privately owned Auburn Heights Recreation Club was opened in 1904. By 1998, the two Clubs decided to amalgamate at the Auburn Heights site in Barkers Road, forming the Kew Heights Sports Club. The combined club was itself taken over by the Melbourne Cricket Club in 2012 becoming MCC Kew Sports Club. In 2017 MCC Kew closed and its landholding was subsequently sold to Carey Baptist Grammar School. Both the Kew and Auburn Heights Clubs assembled important collections. These historically significant and large collections were donated to the Society in 2020. The collections include manuscripts, pictures, trophies, plans, honour boards etc. References Barnard FGA 1910, 'Sports and Pastimes' in Jubilee History of Kew Victoria: Its origin & progress 1803-1910. Chapman J & C 1999, The history of the Auburn Heights Recreation Club, 1904 to 1908. Reeve S 2012, City of Boroondara: Thematic Environmental History, p.216.The combined collections of the four sporting clubs making up the collection number hundreds of items that are historically significant locally. They are also significant to the sporting history of the greater Melbourne area and to the sports of lawn bowls and tennis in Australia in the 19th and 20th centuries. The collection illuminates two of the Victorian historic themes - 'Building community life' through forming community organisations and 'Shaping cultural and creative life' by participating in sport and recreation.Wooden honour board with gilt lettering, listing the Auburn Heights Ladies' Lawn Bowling Club Presidents, Secretaries and Champions from 1933 to 1967. [The item forms part of the large historic Auburn Heights Recreation Club collection, with items relating to the sports of lawn bowls, tennis and croquet, gifted to the Kew Historical Society in 2020].auburn heights recreation club - barkers road - kew (vic), auburn heights ladies' bowling club - barkers road - kew (vic), honour boards

This ball was possibly made by Corporal C. McMullen during WWI. McMullen made footballs for the Australian Imperial Force, all of which were hand stitched. He made the original ball for the 1916 Australian Rules exhibition match held in London and watched by 3000 spectators. McMullen's balls were called "The AIF Ball", indicating that this might be one of them. The inscription "Match .II." suggests it was used for a later match.The provenance of this object is unknown, but it was potentially made by Corporal C. McMullen for use in an AIF exhibition match. If so, it is a highly significant piece of sporting memorabilia, and holds national significance as an object that tells the early evolution of Australian Rules Football and the importance of sport to the armed forces.Brown leather football, deflated. Stitched together. Four leather threads at top of ball. Has stencil painted markings on both top sections.THE AIF BALL / MATCH .II.football, aif, afl, australian rules, sport, leather, wwi