Reference File - Human Services [Kew]

From the Collection of Kew Historical Society Inc 1 Civic Drive Kew Victoria

Description: Archive file containing a three-part ‘Field Analysis’ / Major Assignment for RMIT Coursework by Lisa D’Acri and Simon Chambers on the History of Kew. Part 1 covers a ‘Community Area Profile’ (8 pages), Part 2 covers ‘Community Issues - The Effects of Amalgamation’ (4 pages), Part 3 covers ‘Human Service Organisation: Kew Residential Services’ (9 Pages). The research includes an analysis of demographic change over time, and summaries of interviews with residents and council officers. The file also includes the text of a talk provided by Lisa D’Acri to the Society in 1997 on Researching Kew’s History. Specific organisations covered include: Kew Cottages, St Nicholas Parents Assn. Inc.
Size: A4 Vertical File
Object Registration: 2017.0485
Keywords: kew historical society - archives, kew - history, social services - kew (vic), local government amalgamations - kew (vic)
Historical information: Since its foundation in 1958, members of the Kew Historical Society have been compiling and storing information about subjects relating to the history of Kew and its environs, of which this file is an example. Typically files will contain primary and secondary sources.
When Made: 1997
Last updated: 26 May 2020 at 10:42AM

Book - The Complete Australian Old House Catalogue / [by] Ian Evans

Kew Historical Society Inc, Kew

96 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.

Historical information

Kew Historical Society, founded in 1958, has an extensive reference library, of which this book is a part. Volumes in the library are used by members for research into aspects of local history and/or to support the Society's collections of pictures, maps, fashion and artefacts. Reference books have entered the collection through donation, presentation, collection and purchase.

Inscriptions & Markings

Ex Library book

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Book - Another Day Another Dollar: Working lives in Australian history / [by] Andrew Reeves

Kew Historical Society Inc, Kew

105 p. : ill. (some col.), facsims ; 27 cm.

Historical information

Kew Historical Society, founded in 1958, has an extensive reference library, of which this book is a part. Volumes in the library are used by members for research into aspects of local history and/or to support the Society's collections of pictures, maps, fashion and artefacts. Reference books have entered the collection through donation, presentation, collection and purchase.

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Book - The Restoration House / [by] Ian Evans

Kew Historical Society Inc, Kew

160 p. : ill. (some col.), facsims. ; 29 cm.

Historical information

Kew Historical Society, founded in 1958, has an extensive reference library, of which this book is a part. Volumes in the library are used by members for research into aspects of local history and/or to support the Society's collections of pictures, maps, fashion and artefacts. Reference books have entered the collection through donation, presentation, collection and purchase.

Inscriptions & Markings

Ex Library book

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Book - The Federation House: a restoration guide / [by] Ian Evans

Kew Historical Society Inc, Kew

160 p. : ill. (some col. ) ; 29 cm.

Historical information

"Federation is the name given to a particular style of house built in Australia between about 1890 and 1920. Red brick walls and orange tiled roofing, decorated with ridging and chimney pots of terracotta, were among the noticeable characteristics of the majority of houses in this style. But a closer look reveals buildings that display the most extraordinary expression of developing national pride." "This book blends the story of these remarkable buildings with a wealth of information on their restoration and conservation. Shrewd practical advice on restoration techniques from Australia's best-known writer on old houses, together with a comprehensive directory of suppliers which lists all of the services and materials necessary, combine to form an essential guide for every owner of a Federation-style house."--Back cover.

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Ex Library book

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Book - Being There: Nursing at the Melbourne - Victoria's first hospital / [by] Susan Sherson

Kew Historical Society Inc, Kew

[Parkville, Vic.] : Royal Melbourne Hospital Graduate Nurses Association, 2005 xii, 572 p. : ill., facsims., plan, ports. ; 25 cm.

Historical information

Kew Historical Society, founded in 1958, has an extensive reference library, of which this book is a part. Volumes in the library are used by members for research into aspects of local history and/or to support the Society's collections of pictures, maps, fashion and artefacts. Reference books have entered the collection through donation, presentation, collection and purchase.

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Book - Songs of Praise / Kym Purdy, Ruyton, 1969

Kew Historical Society Inc, Kew

207 p. ; 13 cm.

Historical information

Kew Historical Society, founded in 1958, has an extensive reference library, of which this book is a part. Volumes in the library are used by members for research into aspects of local history and/or to support the Society's collections of pictures, maps, fashion and artefacts. Reference books have entered the collection through donation, presentation, collection and purchase.

Inscriptions & Markings

Prize plate: "Ruyton / Prize / awarded to Kym Purdy IH / Valedictory Award / Form P.2 to P.6 / Year 1969 / MS McRae Headmistress

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Book - Colonial Consorts: The wives of Victoria's Governors 1839-1900 / [by] Marguerite Hancock

Kew Historical Society Inc, Kew

xxii, 324 p., [10] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), ports., photos. ; 25 cm.

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Carrying out the duties of a governor’s wife was the pinnacle of public service for women in colonial Australia. Victoria had ten British governors during the nineteenth century, and all were married men. (One of them, Sir Henry Barkly, was married twice.) Their wives accompanied them to Melbourne as a matter of course, forced to leave behind their homes, their extended families and sometimes their school-age children. While researching Colonial Consorts, Marguerite Hancock made extensive use of letters, diaries, and family papers in libraries and archives in Switzerland, Scotland and Australia

Inscriptions & Markings

M.L. Hancock [author signature]

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Book - Victoria's Colonial Governors 1839-1900 / [by] McCaughey, Perkins & Trumble

Kew Historical Society Inc, Kew

xix, 453 p., 1 folded leaf, [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), ports. (some col.) ; 25 cm.

Historical information

Kew Historical Society, founded in 1958, has an extensive reference library, of which this book is a part. Volumes in the library are used by members for research into aspects of local history and/or to support the Society's collections of pictures, maps, fashion and artefacts. Reference books have entered the collection through donation, presentation, collection and purchase.

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Book - Glimpses of Life in Victoria / [by] a 'Resident'

Kew Historical Society Inc, Kew

xxxii, 322 p. : illus. (some col.)

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Melbourne was little more than a village when the 18-year-old John Hunter Kerr arrived from Scotland to begin life as a squatter in what was then the Port Phillip District. Glimpses of Life in Victoria is his story: an account of pioneering, bushrangers, gold-digging, land sales and swindles, the Aborigines, and colonial society. Glimpses of Life was published anonymously in 1876. After Kerr's death his obituaries named him as its author, but a friend who knew him well stated that Kerr's wife, the former Frances Murphy, had written the book. In her introduction to this new edition Marguerite Hancock sketches the life of Frances Murphy, discusses the authorship of the book and the reasons for its anonymity, and draws on rare archive material to illustrate Kerr's work as a pioneer photographer

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Book - Women of Influence: Women in the Liberal Party

Kew Historical Society Inc, Kew

Australia : Women's Section, Liberal Party of Australia, Victorian Division, c1996 viii, 172 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.

Historical information

Kew Historical Society, founded in 1958, has an extensive reference library, of which this book is a part. Volumes in the library are used by members for research into aspects of local history and/or to support the Society's collections of pictures, maps, fashion and artefacts. Reference books have entered the collection through donation, presentation, collection and purchase.

Inscriptions & Markings

Ex Library copy

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Book - V&A Gallery of Fashion / [by] Wilcox and Lister (eds)

Kew Historical Society Inc, Kew

176 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 27 cm.

Historical information

Spanning four centuries, the V&A's Fashion Collection is the most comprehensive in the world, housing unrivalled collections of dress, accessories, shoes and hats from the seventeenth century to the present day. This concise volume perfectly encapsulates the collection, from rare seventeenth-century gowns and exquisite eighteenth- century bodices to 1930s evening wear, post-war couture and show-stopping ensembles by contemporary designers. Fashion designers represented include Charles Frederick Worth, Madeleine Vionnet, Cristobal Balenciaga, Coco Chanel, Jean Miur, Mary Quant, Stephen Jones, Vivienne Westwood and Alexander McQueen

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Book - Aborigines in Colonial Victoria 1835-86 / [by] M.F. Christie

Kew Historical Society Inc, Kew

Sydney : Sydney University Press, 1979 viii,227p., 12p. of plates : maps ; 22cm.

Historical information

General account of pre-contact Aborigines; white colonisation and violent conflict; racial attitudes of early settlers; native police; government policy; mission work; foundation of reserves; Coranderrk

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Ex Library copy

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Book - Understanding Documents for Genealogy & Local History / [by] Bruce Durie

Kew Historical Society Inc, Kew

448 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 25 cm.

Historical information

Kew Historical Society, founded in 1958, has an extensive reference library, of which this book is a part. Volumes in the library are used by members for research into aspects of local history and/or to support the Society's collections of pictures, maps, fashion and artefacts. Reference books have entered the collection through donation, presentation, collection and purchase.

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Book - A History of Victoria / [by] Geoffrey Blainey

Kew Historical Society Inc, Kew

Port Melbourne, Vic. : Cambridge University Press, 2006 viii, 304 p. : maps ; 22 cm.

Historical information

Kew Historical Society, founded in 1958, has an extensive reference library, of which this book is a part. Volumes in the library are used by members for research into aspects of local history and/or to support the Society's collections of pictures, maps, fashion and artefacts. Reference books have entered the collection through donation, presentation, collection and purchase.

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Book - The Scientific Savant in Nineteenth Century Australia / [by] Australian Academy of Science

Kew Historical Society Inc, Kew

23 pages : map ; 30 cm.

Historical information

Kew Historical Society, founded in 1958, has an extensive reference library, of which this book is a part. Volumes in the library are used by members for research into aspects of local history and/or to support the Society's collections of pictures, maps, fashion and artefacts. Reference books have entered the collection through donation, presentation, collection and purchase.

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Book - Governing the Metropolis: politics, technology and social change in a Victorian city - Melbourne, 1850-1891 / [by] David Dunstan

Kew Historical Society Inc, Kew

Carlton, Vic. : Melbourne University Press, 1984 xvii, 362 p., [14] p. of plates : ill., facsims., maps, ports. ; 24 cm.

Historical information

Kew Historical Society, founded in 1958, has an extensive reference library, of which this book is a part. Volumes in the library are used by members for research into aspects of local history and/or to support the Society's collections of pictures, maps, fashion and artefacts. Reference books have entered the collection through donation, presentation, collection and purchase.

Inscriptions & Markings

Ex Library Book

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Book - Technology in Australia, 1788-1988 : a condensed history of Australian technological innovation and adaptation during the first two hundred years / compiled by Fellows of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering

Kew Historical Society Inc, Kew

Melbourne : Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, c1988 xxix, 1017 p. : ill., maps, ports., plans, facsims. ; 26 cm.

Historical information

Contents include: Innovation, science and the farmer. Food technology. Water and irrigation. Forestry and forest products. Australian innovation in textile technology. Engineering, construction and building. Transport. Communications and computers. The chemical industry and Australian contributions to chemical technology. The mineral industries. Energy. Manufacturing industry. Defence science and technology. I

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ex Library book

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Book - Australian Silver 1800-1900

Kew Historical Society Inc, Kew

128 pages, 12 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Historical information

Kew Historical Society, founded in 1958, has an extensive reference library, of which this book is a part. Volumes in the library are used by members for research into aspects of local history and/or to support the Society's collections of pictures, maps, fashion and artefacts. Reference books have entered the collection through donation, presentation, collection and purchase.

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Book - A Home of My Own: Handy hints and images from domestic life in Australia in the 1940s and 1950s / [collected by] Mary Murray

Kew Historical Society Inc, Kew

vi, 130 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.

Historical information

Kew Historical Society, founded in 1958, has an extensive reference library, of which this book is a part. Volumes in the library are used by members for research into aspects of local history and/or to support the Society's collections of pictures, maps, fashion and artefacts. Reference books have entered the collection through donation, presentation, collection and purchase.

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Book - Australian Rare Books 1788-1900 / [by] Jonathan Wantrup

Kew Historical Society Inc, Kew

Potts Point, NSW : Hordern House, 1989-1992 3 parts : illustrations, facsimiles ; 24 cm

Historical information

Kew Historical Society, founded in 1958, has an extensive reference library, of which this book is a part. Volumes in the library are used by members for research into aspects of local history and/or to support the Society's collections of pictures, maps, fashion and artefacts. Reference books have entered the collection through donation, presentation, collection and purchase.

Inscriptions & Markings

Signature of author on title page

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