For future meetings and events, if you wish to be on our mailing list please send your name to our secretary info @ fobkc.org (delete the blank spaces either side of @ )
NEW SERVICE - FIND A GRAVE ONLINE http://www.kewcemetery.com.au/FindGrave.aspx Grave records are drawn from the Boroondara General Cemetery records which have been collected since 1859. If you feel the information is inaccurate in any way, please advise the cemetery staff Email: info@kewcemetery.com.au Ph: (03) 9853-7025. They would appreciate your help.
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>> February "TWIGLIGHT" tour MURDER, MAYHEM & MADNESS What: FOBKC tour of the Boroondara Cemetery focusing on the memorials of some of the more notorious, infamous and criminal! We will cover victims of poison and massacre, robberies gone wrong, and gruesome accidents; and those present at extraordinary events in the history of this nation.
Date: February 19th, 2010 Time: 7.15pm (must be on time) Meet at the gatehouse, Cnr Parkhill Road and High Street, Kew. Melways Ref: 45F5 Cost: $15 adults, Seniors $10, Members $8 Light refreshments will be served Bookings essential: - Pauline Turville Ph: 9817 1829 Proceeds go towards the preservation and conservation of the Boroondara Cemetery
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March 13 Kew Festival - promotion in Alexandra Gardens
March 24 Kew Festival evening talk "Musical Kew" theme
April 10 1.30pm Ellen Quick re-enactment by the "Woodlands Friends Group" to be confirmed
May 1 Pioneers & Street Names / Houses where they lived (in Boroondara) 2pm
May 26th Meeting & guest speaker
July 28 Members night speaking on relatives buried in Boroondara Cemetery
>> August 29 MARVELLOUS MELBOURNE - architects and buildings What: Many of the architects and owners of well-known buildings in Melbourne and nearby suburbs are buried at the Cemetery. Hear about Joseph Reed (Melbourne Town Hall, Royal Exhibition Building), David Askew (Block Arcade), John Koch (Labassa) and mansions such as Studley Hall, Raheen and Narrapumelap.
Date: August 29th, 2010 Time: 1pm Meet at the gatehouse Location: Boroondara (Kew) General Cemetery, Cnr Parkhill Road and High Street, Kew. Melways Ref: 45F5 Cost: $15 adults, Seniors $10, Members $8 Light refreshments will be served Bookings essential: - Gail White Ph: 9762 5543 Proceeds go towards the preservation and conservation of the Boroondara Cemetery
September 19 Sports 1pm
>> September 19 AGM 7.30pm - guest speaker Dr Catherine Kovesi What: Catherine will speak on the Good Shepherd Sisters of Abbotsford, many of whom are buried in the cemetery. How they got there, about their order and how many 'inmates' they helped over the years. If we're lucky, a few anecdotes or personal stories about a couple of the nuns. Dr Catherine Kovesi - Senior Lecturer in History at the School of Historical Studies, University of Melbourne.
Date: September 19th, 2010 Time: 7.30pm Location: Leo Baeck Centre 33 - 37 Harp Rd, Kew East - plenty of parking at rear of building Melways Ref: 45H4 Cost: Free Light refreshments will be served at the conclusion October 8 Seniors Tour (Friday) 10am
October 24 Entertainers & Entrepreneurs 2pm
November 12 Doctors, Death & Disease - Twilight Tour 7.15 for 7.30pm
December 5 Members Only Christmas Function (Sunday)
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The Friends of Boroondara (Kew) Cemetery Inc.
On the 31st May 2006, a group of like minded people met and resolved to form a friends group for the Boroondara (Kew) Cemetery.
Where is the Boroondara (Kew) Cemetery? Located in Kew, an inner eastern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Latitude -37.81667 Longitude 145.03333 Melway reference 45 F5
The historic Boroondara General Cemetery - better known as the Kew Cemetery - began its life in 1855 when 31 acres of land was reserved in High Street Kew. It is one of Victoria's oldest cemeteries and home to more than 75,000 graves. Amongst those interred, the cemetery has a rich history of pioneers, early settlers, politicians, artists, historians, community leaders, educators and many others who came from the local area. Boroondara is an aboriginal word meaning 'a place of shade'. This aptly describes the beautiful gardens that form part of the cemetery. ............ for more information, see the chronology below
The Springthorpe Memorial was built between 1897 and 1907 Heritage Victoria listing - B3 Springthorpe Memorial (VHR H0522)
Boroondara (Kew) Cemetery - chronological history 1855 12.5 hectares (31 acres) of land reserved for a cemetery 1858 Appointment of first Boroondara Cemetery Trustees 1859 Trustees commissioned Frederick Acheson, a civil engineer in the Public Lands Office to draw up plans of grounds, gates and fencing. 1859 First burial, that of Ellen Quick (nee Derrick) 1860 First building erected, a two-roomed brick cottage designed by Charles Vickers, built by George Saunders. 1861 J.J. Higgins laid out grounds 1864 Architect and surveyor to the Melbourne General Cemetery, Albert Purchas joined Trust and is credited with much of the botanic ornamentation and landscaping. 1876 29 September, gezettal of 12.5 Hectares (31 acres 1 rood 0 perches) 1877-8 Shelter erected to design of J. Beauchamp, as a result of a competition, later demolished for the Springthorpe Memorial. 1889 Cast iron entrance gates designed by Albert Purchas. 1890 Rotunda built by D. Dootson, designed possibly by Albert Purchas (replica of shelta constructed in Melbourne General Cemetery in 1890). 1895-6 2.7 metre high ornamental brick fence erected to design by Albert Purchas 1866-99 Additions to first building, all designed by Albert Purchas, assisted in 1899 by his son, Claude - office (1866), kitchen (1869), bedroom (1873). wash-house (1875), bedroom (1881), bathroom (1889), additional room (1893), second story, boardroom, clock tower and ministers' waiting room (1899). 1887/1915 Terminus of horse tram located at cemetery gates. 1899/1907 Construction of Springthorpe Memorial to design by architect, Harold Desbrowe Annear with Dr. Sprinthorpe, sculpture by Bertram Mackennal, landscape design by W. R. Guilfoyle. 2001 Peace Haven Mausoleum built by the Boroondara Cemetery Trust to cater for the needs of those who prefer above ground burial 2009 150th Anniversary on the 12th March
>> March 12th, 2009 RE-ENACTMENT OF FIRST BURIAL - photos to follow What: Evening tour re-creation of first burial of Ellen Quick in 1859 (Ellen Quick) who was buried at night! Date: Thursday, 12th March
>> March 14th, 2009 150th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS - photos to follow Including * Demonstration of various stonemason techniques by Lodge Bros. * Music by the Kew Band * Parade of horse & funeral carriage – LePine * Talk by Chairperson of Cemetery Trustees – Charles Harkin * Commemorative plaque unveiling and tree planting
