MMBW map of Melbourne and Suburbs sewerage work to 1-7-1908. Reticulation areas in red, reticulation areas under construction in blue.engineering - canals and drainage, engineering - board of works

Large volume of rough minutes Port Melbourne Town Council May 1901 - April 1904, with typed and printed minutes inserted throughout - dark green, dark red binding loose and partly missingdeaths and funerals, built environment, port melbourne town hall, societies clubs unions and other organisations, local government - town of port melbourne, social activities, built environment - civic, excelsior hall, engineering - canals and drainage, transport - tramways, edward c crockford, town clerks, port melbourne library

View of canal at Fishermen's Bend 1886. East end - showing inflow of water, during flooding.On rear: SLTF 919.45 M48F Views of canal at Fishermen's Bend 1886. View No 5 - General view East end - inflow of water.engineering - canals and drainage

Photograph of Sketch - Excavation of the Coode Canal And Reclaiming Land. 1880engineering - canals and drainage

Very large MMBW plan of Port Melbourne 1987 made up of several sections taped together; drains indicated in blackPMH&PS stamp on backengineering - canals and drainage, mmbw, melbourne and metropolitan board of works

One of two A3 photocopies from MHTC plans of proposals for reclaiming Fishermans (sic) Bend with materials dredged from widening of Coode Canal, 1940 (Second copy missing April 2019)Pencil notations re Rotten Row etc.fishermans bend, engineering - canals and drainage, coode canal, melbourne harbor trust - port of melbourne authority

Five coloured photographs of renewal of storm water drain Esplanade West. .01 Esplanade East Street sign .02 Digging .03 Putting in pipe .04 large casing on end of crane .05 Workersbuilt environment - civic, engineering - canals and drainage, natural environment, sandridge lagoon, esplanade east, hmas lonsdale, stormwater drain, melbourne and metropolitan board of works

Four (4) discs with white labels. Talking book of "Fisher Folk of Fisherman's bend". Distribution copy. Insight into lives of some 19th century fishing families.fishermans bend, families, domestic life, migrants, engineering - canals and drainage, industry - fishing, fisher folk, allan meiers, johann meiers, henry meiers, beazley family, butcher family

Gives a visual understanding of the Port Melbourne area in 1963A detailed map of the Port Melbourne area in October 1963. Details roads and laneways, undeground cables, light and power poles, sewer, bridges, piers reserve and park areas.local government, built environment, piers and wharves, natural environment - beaches and foreshore, parks and gardens, piers and wharves - princes pier, piers and wharves - station pier, engineering - roads streets lanes and footpaths, engineering - canals and drainage

First major exhibition from the Council of Port Phillip was held in 1995. The catalogue material on Port Melbourne was written by PMH&PS members. It toured the city and then a reduced version was sent to sister city, Devonport. Black text and picture of Sandridge from the Esplanade, St Kilda on cover. sandridge lagoon, engineering - canals and drainage, melbourne harbor trust - port of melbourne authority, piers and wharves, piers and wharves - waterside workers, arts and entertainment, transport - shipping, centenary bridge, beacons, fishermans bend, transport - aviation and aerodrome, sport - swimming, flood, local government - city of port phillip, kulin nation, caroline frederica liardet, swallow & ariell ltd, mission to seafarers, emerald hill, st kilda

Volume of minutes of Public Works Committee of Sandridge Council dated 20.9.1860Title on labellocal government - borough of sandridge, engineering - roads streets lanes and footpaths, engineering - fences, engineering - canals and drainage, engineering - bridges, fishermans bend, built environment - civic, transport - horse, utilities - gas, sandridge lagoon, mission to seafarers, emerald hill, fire and fire services, william morley, joseph weaver allen, thomas swallow, samuel george isaacs, frederick poolman, robert byrne, john murphy

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

EC CROCKFORD's scrapbook from time he became acting Town Clerk (1892) until he left to serve South Melbourne (1909).Scrapbook kept by Port Melbourne Town Clerk EC CROCKFORD, 1890s: notebook with marbled board covers, 38 ruled pp, some empty. Back of book used upside down. Pasted with clippings related to municipal operation, and ads for contracts (in back). Insert: note on rateslocal government - town of port melbourne, engineering department - town of port melbourne, transport - railways, transport - tramways, engineering - roads streets lanes and footpaths, engineering - canals and drainage, amalgamation, piers and wharves - station pier, business and traders, sport - lawn bowls, health - general health, law, nightsoil, piers and wharves - railway pier, statistics, edward c crockford, town clerks, municipal elections

Reports to Council hand entered by Town Surveyor and ATS, with marginal notes on actions taken by Council.Book of reports of Port Melbourne Town Surveyor 1901-1911: 475 pp volume bound in dark green with maroon spine and corners. Gold stamped on spine 'Minute Book' but added leather label below reads 'Surveyors Report Book'. Some inserts (glued in)Stamped inside cover and on some pages, 'Town of Port Melbourne Surveyors Office'sandridge lagoon, local government - town of port melbourne, fishermans bend, flood, fire and fire services, port melbourne town hall, transport - horse, transport - tramways, parks and gardens, engineering - roads streets lanes and footpaths, excelsior hall, societies clubs unions and other organisations, built environment, industry - manufacturing, engineering - canals and drainage, crimes and misdemeanours, transport - ferries, south melbourne, arthur victor heath, george beazley, h v champion, business and traders - hotels

Surveyor Charles CLAY's reports to Council March 1877 to June 1882, handwritten. 176pp volume bound in maroon linen with red spine; sticker on front: MINUTE BOOK; 'Surveyor's Reports' hand printedThree names/addresses noted on first page. Two printed Agendas 1881 and 1882 pasted in front.local government - borough of sandridge, engineering - roads streets lanes and footpaths, port melbourne town hall, transport - tramways, engineering - canals and drainage, celebrations fetes and exhibitions, business and traders, fishermans bend, fire and fire services, flood, engineering - bridges, utilities, health - general health, built environment - domestic, industry - manufacturing, livestock, transport - railways, charles clay, sandridge lagoon, business and traders - hotels

Recording of the PMHPS meeting 26.05.2003 at Cricketer's Arms Hotel. Speaker was Ann Miller on the subject "Sewering Melbourne", "It began at the All England Eleven" . Recording duration 47:22engineering - canals and drainage, ann miller, all england eleven hotel, business and traders - hotels