Uploaded February 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
While today the roar of the Eastern Freeway can be heard for many kilometres, before 1977 this area of Boroondara was a quiet, sleepy corner of the suburb.
In this video we take a walk through the locality of North Kew to find out what has been lost and what still remains of this time.
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MORE INFORMATION
https://victoriancollections.net.au/collections?q=kilby%20road%20--%20kew%20(vic.)
My website: philipmallis.com
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I acknowledge the traditional owners of the lands on which this video was filmed, the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung people. I pay respects to Elders past, present and emerging, and their extensive and continuing connection to land, water and country.
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SOURCES
'Plan, Studley Park Estate, 1910'. Kew Historical Society. 1910. https://victoriancollections.net.au/items/5907e84ed0ce0614e8cf10d1
'1 December 1934 flood footage', Old Scoth Collegians Association. youtube.com/watch?v=6EZwB8QIIQI
'VicPlan'. Department of Transport & Planning. State Government of Victoria. 2023. https://mapshare.vic.gov.au/vicplan/
'City of Boroondara LAM'. Public Transport Victoria. 2023. https://www.ptv.vic.gov.au/assets/default-site/more/maps/Local-area-maps/Metropolitan/530ff88eaa/4_Boroondara_LAM.pdf
Moyle, Douglas. 'Melbourne Government Bus Routes Until 1993'. Bus and Coach Society of Victoria. https://bcsv.org.au/vm/melbourne-government-bus-routes-until-1993/
KEW GOLF CLUB'S NEW CLUB HOUSE. (1925, April 1). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), p. 19. Retrieved February 27, 2023, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article2072521
While today the roar of the Eastern Freeway can be heard for many kilometres, before 1977 this area of Boroondara was a quiet, sleepy corner of the suburb.
In this video we take a walk through the locality of North Kew to find out what has been lost and what still remains of this time.
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MORE INFORMATION
https://victoriancollections.net.au/collections?q=kilby%20road%20--%20kew%20(vic.)
My website: philipmallis.com
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I acknowledge the traditional owners of the lands on which this video was filmed, the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung people. I pay respects to Elders past, present and emerging, and their extensive and continuing connection to land, water and country.
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SOURCES
'Plan, Studley Park Estate, 1910'. Kew Historical Society. 1910. https://victoriancollections.net.au/items/5907e84ed0ce0614e8cf10d1
'1 December 1934 flood footage', Old Scoth Collegians Association. youtube.com/watch?v=6EZwB8QIIQI
'VicPlan'. Department of Transport & Planning. State Government of Victoria. 2023. https://mapshare.vic.gov.au/vicplan/
'City of Boroondara LAM'. Public Transport Victoria. 2023. https://www.ptv.vic.gov.au/assets/default-site/more/maps/Local-area-maps/Metropolitan/530ff88eaa/4_Boroondara_LAM.pdf
Moyle, Douglas. 'Melbourne Government Bus Routes Until 1993'. Bus and Coach Society of Victoria. https://bcsv.org.au/vm/melbourne-government-bus-routes-until-1993/
KEW GOLF CLUB'S NEW CLUB HOUSE. (1925, April 1). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), p. 19. Retrieved February 27, 2023, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article2072521
