Historical information

An item from an outstanding and diverse photographic collection, assembled by members of the Christian and Washfold families of Kew.

Significance

Rare programme for what was once an annual event in Kew with important, possibly unique photos of sites in Kew and on the Yarra.

Physical description

Programme for the 1910 Kew Canoe Carnival which was held on the River Yarra on February 11th. The location was at the Asylum Reserve at the old white bridge (the precursor of Kane's Bridge). Funds were raised in Aid of the Annual Treat to Kew and Yarra Bend Patients (and the Carnival fund). The booklet includes details of the programme, numerous advertisements and rare and important historic photographs of the district including: the Willsmere Park Dairy, the Glen Tea Gardens at Hawthorn, the Pipe Bridge, the Kew Boat Sheds (Macauley's), and Rudder Grange boat house.