Historical information

Tree-planting ceremony on lawn of Kew Civic Hall (now Petrie Square), Cotham Road, Kew, December 1960, part of Centenary of Kew events. Mayor Cr W.H.S. Dickinson M.B.E., J.P., Mayor of Kew 1960-61. Kew Civic Hall, designed by Harold Bartlett, opened 23 April 1960. Centenary events in December included a Special Meeting of Council on 13th December 1960 to commemorate the Centenary, attended by Prime Minister R.G. Menzies, a tree planting ceremony and a youth ball.

Physical description

Colourised photograph of Mayor Cr W.H.S. Dickinson, in black robes with fur trim and gold mayoral chain, standing at right watching newly planted conifer on lawn. Crowd of about 20 adults watching. Behind, Kew Civic Hall: main hall block at left in light brick, low side wing with brick piers and clerestory windows in centre, three flagpoles with Union Jack, dark blue and Australian flags, lamp post, house at right, church tower behind trees.