A circular from the Australasian Oil and Paint Company advertising its wares. Received by the Town Clerk in 1893Paint prices 6/- to 12/- Carbo Oil prices 3/-business and traders - paints/chemicals, industry, edward c crockford, town clerks

Town of Port Melbourne Return to Government Statist: Municipal finances for 1905-06.On rear in blue pencil: 1905/6local government - town of port melbourne, edward c crockford, town clerks

Certificate: appointing William HOWE as Mayor, Town of Port Melbourne, 30 August 1905Sworn in as a Justice of the Peace Central Bailiwick before W Justice a Beckett this 31st day of August 1905 G.M. a Beckett - Associate (left hand edge of sheet)william howe, albert victor renowden, town clerks, henry norval edwards, edward c crockford, local government - town of port melbourne

Plan for the standard council verandah designed 1890s, adopted 1899 but cancelled; then adopted 1901.Details of adoption and subsequent adoption, signed by Edwards, Crockford, Watson; written in blue pencil on back : verandahbuilt environment - commercial, henry norval edwards, william watson, arthur victor heath, edward c crockford, town clerks, david clark armstrong

Letter requesting attendance at Port Melbourne Council Committee Meeting 1890sport melbourne town hall, local government - town of port melbourne, edward c crockford, town clerks

Booklet containing copy of an address to His Majesty King Edward VII from the municipalities of Victoria on the occasion of his accession to the throne. signed by representatives of Victoria's 202 municipalities. Purple cover with gold printing.royal visits and occasions, municipal association of victoria, king edward vii, edward c crockford, henry norval edwards

98 pages of clippings kept by Port Melbourne Town Clerk E.C. CROCKFORD; sequential to item 162. (This also has his bowling scores in back). NB Crockford supposed to have moved to South Melbourne in November, 1909, but this book kept up to 28-07-1910, apparently still in Crockford's handwriting.Notationslocal government - town of port melbourne, engineering - board of works, melbourne harbor trust - port of melbourne authority, sandridge lagoon, livestock, piers and wharves - miscellaneous, amalgamation, royal visits and occasions, law, sport - lawn bowls, transport - tramways, health - general health, business & traders - dairies, flood, transport - horse, transport - railways, environmental issues, fishermans bend, engineering - canals and drainage, built environment - domestic, celebrations fetes and exhibitions, town planning - proposals shelved, natural environment, edward c crockford, town clerks, pumping station, waste disposal, sand carters, business and traders - hotels

Valuation book, Town of Port Melbourne 1899. Dark grey with maroon spine and label gold-stamped. 71 spreads completed, listing name and occupation of tenant and owner of each property, description, number of rooms, size of property, rental etc. p72/3 removed, folded and placed in p73. (also Rates; assessments)"page 72-73 out for printers copy 29/9/00 ECC" on p73 Separate printers copy has order/instruction for next book in pencil, various markings on pages in pencil and in red ink (the latter indicating cross streets) Signed by Mayor, Town Clerk and an unidentifiable Councillorlocal government, built environment, joseph turner, edward c crockford, town clerks, henry norval edwards

Valuation book, Town of Port Melbourne 1897. Dark French blue cloth (?) cover stamped in gold with title. Tan suede spine and corners, red gold-stamped label on spine. Pages buff. Two page insert pasted into p. 70 being a handwritten letter from valuer detailling 128 houses removed, increase in population, extensions to buildings. (also Rates; assessments)Signed p. 70 by Mayor, Town Clerk and 2 councillors / p71: "Page 72 taken out for printers copy ECC 28/9/98" in purple pencil.local government, built environment, statistics, joseph turner, ad bacis, george samuel walter, n r tarrer, edward c crockford, town clerks

Valuation book, Town of Port Melbourne 1898-99. Dark green cloth cover, maroon spine and label gold-stamped. 70 spreads completed, listing name and occupation of tenant and owner of each property, description, number of rooms, size of property, rental etc. Two pp letter detailing demolitions etc pasted to p. 70 (also Rates; assessments)Cross streets added in red ink. Signed by Town Clerk. Pencil markings in marginlocal government, built environment, joseph turner, edward c crockford, town clerks

Valuation book, Town of Port Melbourne 1903-04. Dark blue green textured leather cover, tooled tan suede corners and spine, maroon labels gold-stamped. 76 spreads completed, listing name and occupation of tenant and owner of each property, description, number of rooms, size of property, rental etc. (also Rates; assessments)Errata added by valuer p 76 / signatures of Mayor, Town Clerk and Councillor Watson added in Feb 1904. Cross streets inserted in red ink.local government - town of port melbourne, built environment, joseph turner, william watson, arthur hester, edward c crockford, town clerks

Valuation book, Borough of Port Melbourne 1893. Solid bluegreen cloth cover with maroon spine, gold-stamped. 177 spreads completed listing name and occupation of tenant and owner of each property, description, number of rooms, size of property, rental etc. (also Rates; assessments) p 181: "701.180 taken out for for printers copy 10/9/94 F.C.C" Signed p177 by Mayor and Town Clerk.local government - borough of port melbourne, built environment, edward c crockford, town clerks, john finlay malcolmson, joseph turner