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{{About|the Melbourne suburb|the former local government area|City of Kew}}
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'''Kew''' ({{IPAc-en|k|j|uː}}
==History==
Prior to the establishment of Melbourne, the area was inhabited by the [[Wurundjeri]] peoples. In the 1840s European settlers named it the Parish of ''Boroondara'' – meaning "a place of shade" in the Woiwurrung language. In 1838 Dight travelled down the Yarra from [[Heidelberg, Victoria|Heidelberg]] and decided to locate a water-powered mill on a site adjacent to [[Dights Falls]]; the impressive three-storey mill opened in 1840.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.stpaulseastkew.com/about/kewhistory.html |title=St. Paul's Anglican Church Online History |access-date=30 April 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927152057/http://www.stpaulseastkew.com/about/kewhistory.html |archive-date=27 September 2007 }}</ref>
[[John Hodgson (Australian politician)|John Hodgson]] established a squatters run at Studley Park, on the eastern bank of the Yarra River, in 1840. ''Studley House'', also known as ''Burke Hall'', built in 1857, was named after Hodgson's birthplace of Studley, [[Yorkshire]] and the house is now on the Register of the National Estate.<ref>{{cite VHD|621|Studley House|hr=0789|ho=101}}</ref> The house was built in the Victorian Period [[Italianate]] Revival style. Modifications were made to the house in 1875 and 1919. The house was also owned by former bookmaker, [[Australian Labor Party|ALP]] lobbyist, influential Irish-Catholic and millionaire, [[John Wren]] and was donated to [[Xavier College (Melbourne)|Xavier College]] by the land developer,
In 1851, [[Crown land]] sales occurred in the area. One of the purchasers, Nicholas Fenwick, subdivided his land (which was just further out from the centre of the colony of Melbourne than the area known as [[Richmond, Victoria|Richmond]]) and named the region Kew, based on the thought that [[Kew]] in England was near [[Richmond, London|Richmond]]. He also notably named its streets after British statesmen. The area quickly became a sought-after suburb for the well-to-do in Melbourne. Access to Kew was originally via [[Bridge Road, Melbourne|Bridge Road]] in Richmond, crossing the [[Hawthorn Bridge]] to Burwood Road, until the privately owned Studley Park Bridge (nicknamed the ''Penny Bridge'') opened in 1857,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article7133101|title=OPENING OF STUDLEY PARK BRIDGE|newspaper=[[The Argus (Australia)|The Argus]] |location=Melbourne|date=6 June 1857|access-date=3 January 2012|page=6|publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref> connecting Church Street Richmond with Studley Park.
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In 1856, a site was reserved for a mental asylum next to the river. By 1871 [[Kew Asylum|Kew Lunatic Asylum]], now known as [[Willsmere|Willsmere Estate]], was completed. The [[Kew Cottages]] for children were added in 1887. The hospital was built despite objections by residents and the Kew Borough Council<ref>{{cite web
|title=And your petitioners humbly pray – Lunatic Asylum 1858
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The suburb has been home to numerous Scout Groups since 1st Kew was formed in 1909. Today, only 1st Kew and 4th Kew are in operation.
Kew has convenient access to public facilities and transport. The [[Melbourne tram route 109|109]], [[Melbourne tram route 16|16]] and [[Melbourne tram route 72|72]] along with tram route [[Melbourne tram route 48|48]] (North Balwyn – Victoria Harbour Docklands) [[List of Melbourne tram routes|tram routes]] pass through the suburb and the City/[[Lilydale railway line|Lilydale]]/[[Belgrave railway line|Belgrave]] train line is easily accessed at [[Hawthorn railway station, Melbourne|Hawthorn]] and [[Glenferrie railway station|Glenferrie]] Stations. [[Kew railway station, Melbourne|Kew Station]] and the [[Kew railway line|associated railway branch]] was last served by passenger trains in 1952,<ref name="elect"/> with the station site now the headquarters of [[VicRoads]].
{{Gallery
|File:Kewasylumskyline1.jpg|Looking towards the former [[Kew Asylum]], now known as Willsmere Estate
|File:Kew aerial.jpg|Aerial view over northern residential parts of Kew looking southwest showing [[Yarra Bend Park|Studley Park]] (top), [[Kew Asylum]] (right) and [[Eastern Freeway, Melbourne|Eastern Freeway]] Earl Street exit (bottom right)
|File:Kewstation.jpg|The street side of the former Kew station. [[Xavier College]] in background.}}
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In the
==Education==
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* [[Sacred Heart Primary School]]
* [[Carey Baptist Grammar School]]
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==Notable people==
[[File:Michael Klinger.jpg|thumb|right|150px|[[Michael Klinger]]]]
* [[Phil Anderson (cyclist)|Phil Anderson]] – cyclist▼
* [[Cecil Austen]] – footballer
* [[Jack Billings]]
* [[Philip Brady (broadcaster)|Philip Brady]]
* [[MacFarlane Burnet]] – virologist and [[Nobel Laureate]]
* [[Irene Crespin]] – Geologist
* [[Peter Curran (footballer)|Peter Curran]] – footballer
* [[Robert DiPierdomenico]] – footballer
* [[Cathy Freeman]]<ref>{{cite web |title=30 Yarravale Road, Kew, Vic 3101 |url=https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-vic-kew-141452348 |website=[[REA_Group|realestate.com.au]] |access-date=17 February 2023 |date=16 February 2023}}</ref>
* [[Jack Gervasoni]] – footballer and Mayor of Kew
* [[Robin Gray (Australian politician)|Robin Gray]] – Premier of Tasmania
* [[Rupert Hamer]] – Premier of Victoria
* [[Murders of Terrence and Christine Hodson|Terrence Hodson]]
* [[Walter Reginald Hume]] – businessman and inventor
* [[Barry Humphries]] – comedian, actor, author and satirist
* [[Michael Klinger]] – cricketer
▲* [[Graham Kinniburgh]] – Australian organised crime figure
▲* [[Brian V. Johnstone]] - [[Theology|theologian]]
* [[Peter MacCallum]] – pathologist
* [[Jack Macrae]]
* [[Glenn Maxwell]] – cricketer
* [[Luke McDonald (footballer)|Luke McDonald]]
* [[Peter McIntyre (architect)|Peter McIntyre]] – architect
* [[Clement Roy Nichols]] – Scouting
* [[Gustav Nossal]] – scientist and [[Australian of the Year]]
* [[Phil Ryan (footballer born 1915)|Phil Ryan]] – footballer
* [[Jack Sinclair (footballer)|Jack Sinclair]]
* [[Wendy Smith (politician)]] – politician
* [[Ross Stevenson (radio presenter)|Ross Stevenson]]
* [[David Syme]] – owner of [[The Age]] and associated newspapers
* [[Frank T. M. White]]
* [[Gough Whitlam]] – 21st [[Prime Minister of Australia]] born at [[Gough Whitlam's birthplace|'Ngara' 46 Rowland St.]]
* [[John Wren]] – businessman
▲* [[Josh Frydenberg]]- politician
▲* [[Phil Anderson (cyclist)]]
▲* [[Jack Sinclair (footballer)|Jack Sinclair]]- AFL footballer-played junior football for Kew Comets
▲* [[Andrew Gaff]]-AFL footballer-played junior football for Kew Comets
==See also==
* [[City of Kew]] – Kew was previously within this former local government area.
* [[Electoral district of Kew]] - The state electoral division in which encompasses the suburb of Kew.
* [[Division of Kooyong]]- The federal electoral division in which encompasses the suburb of Kew.
* [[City of Boroondara]] - The local government council in which encompasses the suburb of Kew.
==References==
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[[Category:Suburbs of Melbourne]]
[[Category:1838 establishments in Australia]]
[[Category:Suburbs of the City of Boroondara]]
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