Various PartiesReference, Research, InformationArranged by Secondary Values (value of records to users)The Willsmere Park Dairy was a business established by Arthur Wills with the purpose of farming and selling milk. The pastures were beside the Yarra, and the earliest acknowledgement of such an endeavour exists as early as 1889. It changed hands throughout its existence, being sold to Charles Rout in 1908. It was often described as a ‘model’ dairy, seen as a source of pure and high-quality milk. One of the previous leasers of the property, Simonton, would help to expand Model Dairy Co., based in Kew. The file includes: Letters addressed to Kew Historical Society, and transcripts and notes from a presentation on the Willsmere property.willsmere park – kew (vic.), willsmere park dairy – kew (vic.), charles rout – kew (vic.), model dairy – kew (vic.)willsmere park – kew (vic.), willsmere park dairy – kew (vic.), charles rout – kew (vic.), model dairy – kew (vic.)

Subdivision plans and real estate flyers/brochures reveal a number of aspects of urban development and history. The Kew Historical Society's collection of these plans, as well as advertisements extracted from magazines, cover key aspects of community development and architectural history of Kew and Kew Eat as well as surrounding suburbs. While most of the plans in the collection were gifted to the Society by the former City of Kew, a number of other plans and advertisements have been donated by individuals, of which this is an example.Original 4-page, bifold subdivision plan of the Willsmere Park Estate, Kew. The 1926 land sale advertised '40 superb villa allotments' on the 'Yarra Heights'. Streets within the subdivision included: Willow Grove, Kilby Road, Elm Grove and Belford Road. The double page spread on pages 2 and 3 shows the detailed plan of the 40 lots, surrounded by public parkland [Willsmere Park] and the Kew Golf Links. By the time that this version of the plan was released, only the lots on Willow Grove and Kilby Road remained. willsmere park estate -- kew (vic.), subdivisions - kew (vic.), subdivisions -- kew east (vic.), willsmere park -- kew east (vic.)

Various partiesReference, Research, InformationKHS OrderSmall file containing two newspaper articles, the first a general article on cycling and the other on opposition to bike paths in Willsmere Park.bicycle paths - kew (vic.), willsmere park - kew east (vic.)bicycle paths - kew (vic.), willsmere park - kew east (vic.)

Various partiesReference, Research, InformationSecondary Values (KHS Imposed Order)Subject file containing newspaper articles/clippings, research and correspondence from and to the Society. The earliest item, dating from 1964 is a letter from the Society to the City of Kew seeking Council support for the use of Ellesmore, 80 Princess Street as a cultural heritage centre. Other items of correspondence relate to the Masonic Hall (Walpole Street), Fernhurst, Southesk, Roberts House, Park Hill, Butleigh Wooton, Villa Alba, D’Estaville, Charleville, Roseneath, Merridale, La Verna, Otira, Raheen, Willsmere, Holy Trinity Church. Some of these letters contain information about construction of the buildings and architects. In addition to this correspondence, the file includes brief undated research notes on the Clock Tower at the Kew Cemetery, Tarring, Southesk, the Alexandra Gardens, Studley House (Burke Hall), Ellesmore, the Masonic Hall, Xavier College, Genazzano, Trinity Grammar, Carey Baptist College, Abbotsford, Fernhurst, Illapa, Madford, Morganville, Otira, Parkhill, Monnington, Field Place, Lalla Rookh, Merridale, Kew Mental Hospital, and D’Estaville.buildings -- kew (vic.), heritage -- kew (vic.)buildings -- kew (vic.), heritage -- kew (vic.)

Kewriosity was a local newsletter combining Kew Council and community news. It was published between November 1983 and June 1994, replacing an earlier Kewriosity [broad] Sheet (1979-84). In producing Kewriosity, Council aimed to provide a range of interesting and informative articles covering its deliberations and decision making, together with items of general interest and importance to the Kew community and information not generally available through daily media outlets.non-fictionCouncil elections on August 6 [Prospect Ward, Sackville Ward, Studley Park Ward, Willsmere Ward] / p1. Policy changes for Kew kindergartens [Kew Pre-School Association] / p1. Rates reminder / p1. Dates for August / p2. Asthma camps produce positive result / p2. Commentary [Ward boundaries] / Cr Jim Tutt p3. Facelift for Kellett Reserve / p3. Kew's [Bicentennial] Birthday Beacon / p3. Notices / p4. Polling booths / p4. "No West for the Wicked" for Kew Children's Players / p4. Community Support Grants / p4. Assessing the needs of people at home / p5. Kew Urban Forest [Stradbroke Park] / p5. Honours for two Kew women [Royal Women’s Hospital Kew Auxiliary; Nancy Clarke, Mary Plumridge] / p6. MLC 'juniors help Bodalla 'seniors' / p6. Maternal and child health review / p6. Good gardening / Bruce Schroder p6. New playgroup committee [Highbury Grove Playgroup] / p6. Bowling Club history for Bicentennial year - Can you help? [Auburn Heights Bowling and Tennis Club] / p7. Music and movement for pre-schoolers / p7. Footy News [Kew Football Club] / p8. Kew Band needs librarian / p8. Keeping you informed [Citizens' Advice Bureau] / p8. New Bowling Club Committee [Kew Bowling Club] / p8. Walking in a wonderful Winter land [Boroondara Bushwalkers] / p8. publications -- city of kew (vic.), kewriosity, council newsletters, community newsletters

Kewriosity was a local newsletter combining Kew Council and community news. It was published between November 1983 and June 1994, replacing an earlier Kewriosity [broad] Sheet (1979-84). In producing Kewriosity, Council aimed to provide a range of interesting and informative articles covering its deliberations and decision making, together with items of general interest and importance to the Kew community and information not generally available through daily media outlets.non-fictionGovt Plans for Willsmere vital to Kew / p1. Kew Festival nears / p1. Rates due / p1. Dates for February / p2. [Kew] Garden Club award [John Pascoe Fawkner Bronze Medal] / p2. Back to basics [adult literacy] / p2. Commentary [St George's Hospital; Powerlines] / Cr Jim Tutt p3. An urban forest for Kew [Stradbroke Park, Australia's Bicentennial] / p3. [Community] Notices / p4. Kew friends [Friends of Kew Library] / p4. Play Scrabble? [Kew Scrabble Club] / p4. Traffic / p4. [Community Recreation Plan] / p4. Images of Kew [photographic competition] / p4. Nursing mothers / p5. Litter bugs beware / p5. Kew Community House / Judy Price p6. [Kew] Recreation Centre update / p6. Belford Oaks / p6. All get equal hearing at MLC / p7. 'Kew Living 1988' [Australia's Bicentennial] / p7. Footy fever's on again [Kew Football Club] / p8. Kew footy history [memorabilia] / p8. Boroondara Bushwalkers / p8. Citizens' Advice Bureau / p8. publications -- city of kew (vic.), kewriosity, council newsletters, community newsletters

Kewriosity was a local newsletter combining Kew Council and community news. It was published between November 1983 and June 1994, replacing an earlier Kewriosity [broad] Sheet (1979-84). In producing Kewriosity, Council aimed to provide a range of interesting and informative articles covering its deliberations and decision making, together with items of general interest and importance to the Kew community and information not generally available through daily media outlets.non-fictionPreschool story time at Kew Library / p1&8. Trade Fair at Villa Alba [Villa Alba Preservation Committee] / p1. Dates for April / p2. [Community] Notices / p2. Commentary [The latest on the Kew Recreation Centre] / Cr Joe Ormando, Mayor of Kew p3. So what are you waiting for [Theatre Sports] / p3. Willsmere Billabong [Willsmere Park Advisory Committee] / p4. Review - Visiting the tombs [Premier Theatre Company] / p4. What exactly do they do? [The City Engineers Department] / p5. Meet Judy [Price] [Kew Community House] / p6. Second start - basic education for local adults / p6. [Photo - Mark Homden, Assistant Health Surveyor] / p6. Library cuts threaten service [Commonwealth grants] / p7. Ruth [Buckstein] is playing for Australia [Australian Women's Test Team] / p7. Footy news [Kew Football Club] / p8. Keeping you informed - social services [Citizens Advice Bureau] / p8. Good Friday and Easter Services / p8. publications -- city of kew (vic.), kewriosity, council newsletters, community newsletters

Kewriosity was a local newsletter combining Kew Council and community news. It was published between November 1983 and June 1994, replacing an earlier Kewriosity [broad] Sheet (1979-84). In producing Kewriosity, Council aimed to provide a range of interesting and informative articles covering its deliberations and decision making, together with items of general interest and importance to the Kew community and information not generally available through daily media outlets.non-fictionCelebrating 125 years / p1. Happy anniversary Kew! / p1. Dates for December / p2. [Community] Notices / p2. Christmas Services / p2. Update: Notes from Council [Local Government restructure] / Cr Phyllis Hore [Mayor of Kew] p3. Traffic management / p3. In Brief [Heavy traffic - Kew Traffic School; Yarra Bend contribution; Prospect Hill [Hotel]; Money for Mexico; Improvements to Willsmere Park; Senior Citizens' Week; Safeway go-ahead; Community Bus; Dawn patrol for dogs; Public Meeting for North Ward residents] / p4. 125th Anniversary supplement [graphic collage] / p5. Kew becomes a municipality / p6. "Ma Dalley" / p6. History of Kew Library / Alex Tarr [City Librarian] p6. [Historic] Kew dates / p7. Kew's Crest / p6. The Outer Circle revisited / Joan Barrett p6. Getting the news to Kew [Chronological history of Kew newspapers] / p8-9. Of Councils past [What rubbish ...; Kew by moonlight; Evil practices; All quiet on the Council front; Things change?; In the marketplace; Kew goes it alone; No cows for Kew; Voting is compulsory; In the beginning ...] / p10. Finding out about our history / p10. From the old "Rec" to the new Recreation Centre / p11. Kew's history in houses - your guide to style and period / p12. 'Ow Commissioners catered for Kew [poem] /p12. Welcome Councillor Timms / p13. Govt grant for Recreation Centre / p13. Volunteers needed for Kew Meals on Wheels / p13. Holday programs / p13. Kew Community House [Rhonda (McCaw) takes over; We're expanding!; Volunteer Child Care workers; Suggestion box; T.O.P. at the house; Christmas break-up] p13. Why Kew? p13. Youth Page [Making the most of the holidays; What does Christmas mean to you? Holiday program] / p13. 1888 Organ restoration recalls Kew businessman [Alfred Fuller] / p14. The Citizens' Advice Bureaux needs new volunteers / p14. publications -- city of kew (vic.), kewriosity, council newsletters, community newsletters

Kewriosity was a local newsletter combining Kew Council and community news. It was published between November 1983 and June 1994, replacing an earlier Kewriosity [broad] Sheet (1979-84). In producing Kewriosity, Council aimed to provide a range of interesting and informative articles covering its deliberations and decision making, together with items of general interest and importance to the Kew community and information not generally available through daily media outlets.non-fictionOur window [Alan Sumner, The Four Seasons] / p1. Linear Park will not affect E6 [Outer Circle railway reserve] / p1&5. Dates for November / p2&8. [Community] Notices / p2. Update: Notes from Council - [Council] Budget Go-ahead / Cr Phyllis Hore [Mayor of Kew] / p3. Traffic management / p3. In Brief [Recycling transfer; Walmer Street Appeal quashed; Deregulation of shared housing; Review sought on full day care decision; Whither Willsmere?; Cable tram centenary exhibition; Election possible; Community Assistance Grants] / p4. Death of Councillor Murray Wood / p4. 40 years of home-help in Kew / p5. Three year old Kinder [Argyle Road; Davis Street] / p5. Youth Page - New publications for youth [Streetwise comics; Making unemployment work] / p6. How we passed our time - 2 [social history] / Bill Stent p7. A Group Apprenticeship Scheme for Eastern Suburbs / p7. Kew Community House / p8. Room for one more [student hosting] / p8. North Kew Tennis Club / p8. Kew Young Liberals / p8. Kew Band in concert / p8. publications -- city of kew (vic.), kewriosity, council newsletters, community newsletters

Kewriosity was a local newsletter combining Kew Council and community news. It was published between November 1983 and June 1994, replacing an earlier Kewriosity [broad] Sheet (1979-84). In producing Kewriosity, Council aimed to provide a range of interesting and informative articles covering its deliberations and decision making, together with items of general interest and importance to the Kew community and information not generally available through daily media outlets.non-fictionCommunity key to festival success / p1. Kew Citizens' Band returns / p1&2. Community [Hyde Park Fellowship; Kew Baptist Church; Asian Evangelical Partnership; Kew City Bowmen; Kew Garden Club; Native Plant Group; Kew (Daytime} Garden Club; RAAV Action Programme; Australian Labor Party; "indoor Recreation Centre"; Neighbourhood Watch established in Kew; Sacred Heart Caring Group; Kew Historical Society; Victoria's 150th: opening of 150 private gardens; Kew Amateur Swimming Club; Kew Bowling Club; Childminding ] / p2, 14, 16. Mayor's Column / Cr Jill O'Brien [Mayor of Kew] / p3. Traffic Management / p3. "The Gatehouse' [Dementia; Willsmere; Mental health] / p4. Youth Pages [Youth After-School Programme; Youth Holiday programme] / p5. [Youth] Unemployment??? / p6&11. Kew Junction Shopping Centre - Lift-out guide / p7-10. Things to do in Kew; A bit further afield ... / p11. Survival English [Literacy] / p12. Liability [Occupiers' Liability Act] / p12. Municipal elections / p12. Council - Commonly asked questions - and answers / p15. Kewriosity editorial guidelines /p16. publications -- city of kew (vic.), kewriosity, council newsletters, community newsletters

The Kewriosity Sheet (1979-83) was first published in the City of Kew (Victoria) in June 1979 as a two-sided 'community newssheet'. It aimed to: 'share news about Kew happenings and Kew people, and to exchange ideas about living in Kew'. Later issues gradually evolved into a 4-page, quarto sized publication. The Kewriosity Sheet was superseded by the Kew Council publication 'Kewriosity' (1983-1994).non-fictionWhat's doing in Kew for October / p1. Keeping Kew beautiful [Parks and Gardens: Alexandra Gardens - Kew; Kew Garden Club; Willsmere Park; Victoria Park; Eglinton Reserve] / p1. Your news is good news / p1. Got some spare time [Henry Pride] / p1. Young people's club [Fitzwilliam Street People's Church] / p1. Fun and fellowship [Kew Uniting Church Youth Group] / p1. Learn to swim next year! / p1. Bring your orchid [Kew Garden Club] / p2. Retired and looking for something to do? [Kew Elder Citizens] / p2. Your help needed [The Kewriosity Sheet] / p2. [Aphorisms] / p2. Songs my mother sang / p2. Recreation courses / p2. Multiple Sclerosis Unit / p2. You you get ideas? [East Kew Uniting Church] / p2. E.P.R.G. (Early Planning for Retirement Group] / p2. Mum - It's for you! / p2. Action for the handicapped / p2. Biggest rug in the world / p2. Council News [City Hall Bookings; Town Planning; Unburnable rubbish; Family Day Care Scheme; Community Occupational Therapist; Kew Community Directory; Come meet your Mayor (Cr Kaye Cole) / p2. Do it yourself duplicating [Copy Shop] / p2. Meals on - tables [Kew Elderly Citizens' Club] / p2. community publications --- kew (vic.), the kewriosity sheet, newsletters - kew (vic.)