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Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Article - The Sun News-Pictorial, The Sun News-Pictorial, Port Melbourne Farewell for Troops, 2 May 1940
... War - World War II..., Beach St to the Town Hall. War - World War II Returned Soldiers ..."Port Melbourne Farewell for Troops" Page 43 from the Sun News Pictorial, Saturday March 2nd 1940 Small article on Port's farewell to 60 2nd AIF men from Port Melbourne. Including a march from Returned Soldiers Hall, Beach St to the Town Hall. war - world war ii, returned soldiers hall, port melbourne town hall, aif, returned services league, rsl -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Letter - Provenance of photos, Roy Liebig, 1945
... war - world war ii... societies. maritime piers and wharves war - world war ii piers ...The donor's (Karen Bowden) grandfather - Roy Liebig (1897-1968) - took these photos in the 1940s. Karen, as administrtor of his estate, has extracted various photos and sent them to appropriate historical societies.A series of photographs taken by Roy Liebig in the 1940s Hard copy and digital. Letter from donor re provenance of photosmaritime, piers and wharves, war - world war ii, piers and wharves - station pier, roy liebig, karen bowden, yarra river -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - US Army tents at Nort Port Oval, Ron Bedford, Ron Bedford Snr, 1942
... war - world war ii... Port grounds c 1942 Details in pen on back war - world war ii ...Crude print of snapshot taken from the roof of "Kitchens" administration building by Ron Bedford Senior at the age of 14. Showing the U.S. Army tents on North Port grounds c 1942Details in pen on backwar - world war ii, sport - recreational grounds, port melbourne football club, pmfc, ron bedford -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Audio - PMHPS Meeting, Martin Pash & "Dugga" Beazley, Glen Stuart, 17 Apr 2000
... War - World War II... ships. Recording duration 44.06 Transport - Shipping War - World ...Recording of PMHPS Meeting on 17.04.2000. Recording done by Glen Stuart at Port Town Hall. Speakers were Martin Pash and "Dugga" Beazley regarding the sinking of the "Centaur" hospital ship in 1943. Martin's life as the child of a fish monger in Bay St; merchant seman: wharfie; carriage service (truck); survivor of the "Centaur"; traveller; cruise ships. Recording duration 44.06transport - shipping, war - world war ii, domestic life, martin pash, leonard george 'dugga' beazley, centaur -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Audio - PMHPS Meeting, WWII, Ann Smallpage, Ed Whiting and Norah Howard, Glen Stuart, 25 Apr 2005
... War - World War II... duration 45:08. War - World War II Ann Smallpage Edwin Whiting ...Recording of PMHPS Meeting on 25.04.2005. Recording done by Glen Stuart at Port Town Hall. Speakers were Ann Smallpage, Ed Whiting, Norah Howard. Anzac Day 2005. Panel discussion on World War 2. Recording duration 45:08.war - world war ii, ann smallpage, edwin whiting, norah howard -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Raffle Ticket, Port Melbourne Patriotic Committee Ball, c. 1940
... war - world war ii... - world war ii port melbourne patriotic committee ...Raffle ticket from a ball held by the Port Melbourne Patriotic Committee, c1940social activities, war - world war ii, port melbourne patriotic committee -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book, Typhoon Warfare, 2000
... war - world war ii... - world war ii transport - aviation and aerodrome armed services ...'Typhoon Warfare' by Tom Hall D.F.C.signed by the author on the insidewar - world war ii, transport - aviation and aerodrome, armed services - air force, tom hall, syd anderson jnr -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Air raid shelter entrance, 3 Byrne Street, Port Melbourne, Ted Kobelt, Jun 2002
... war - world war ii... was on the market. war - world war ii built environment - domestic byrne ...A4 sheet of four digital colour photographs of the entrance to the air raid shelter in rear of 3 Byrne St, taken June 2002 when the house was on the market.war - world war ii, built environment - domestic, byrne street, jim power -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Staff list, Excelsior Hall, WWII, c. 1940
... war - world war ii... hall war - world war ii returned services league rsl ...Was used in Excelsior Hall for RSL WWII to 2000.A list of headquarter staff and their duties from Excelsior Hall - from the WWII years for people wishing to contact by phoneexcelsior hall, war - world war ii, returned services league, rsl -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Aerial view, Fishermans Bend, C D Pratt, 1945
... war - world war ii... fishermans bend war - world war ii melbourne C D Pratt Airspy ...Aerial photograph c1945 with the City of Melbourne in the foreground, showing Fishermen's Bend. Nissen huts are visible on the beach, as is one of the airfields. Fragment of photograph missing from bottom left hand corner and three significant tearsfishermans bend, war - world war ii, melbourne -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Air raid siren in situ, Police Station, Bay Street, 1994
... war - world war ii... war - world war ii built environment - civic ...One of two photos of air raid siren in situ on rear of roof of abandoned Police Station, Bay Streetwar - world war ii, built environment - civic -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Air raid siren in situ, Police Station, Bay Street, 1994
... war - world war ii... war - world war ii built environment - civic ...One of two photos of air raid siren in situ on rear of roof of abandoned Police Station, Bay Streetwar - world war ii, built environment - civic -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Newspaper - Clipping, "Bardia Bill, captured gun, Tobruk, 1960s
... war - world war ii... war - world war ii rsl returned services league ...Given to PMH&PS by the local RSL Branch on their closure in May 1998Black and white newspaper clipping on card of "Bardia Bill", a very large gun, with several soldiers . Above clipping is printed "Tobruk 1941". The frame is wooden, painted cream, biege, dark brown. Dated 1941 but probably made after 1960ssocieties clubs unions and other organisations, war - world war ii, rsl, returned services league -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Poster - 25th anniversary of Changi prisioners return to Australia, Alan Dower, The Road of Return, 1971
... war - world war ii... societies clubs unions and other organisations war - world war ii ...Given to PMH&PS by the local RSL Branch on their closure in May 1998The Road of Return' - 1971 pictorial poster detailing changi prison camp, produced on 25th Anniversary of prisoners' return to Australia, to promote an anniversary tour to ChangiInk mark lower leftsocieties clubs unions and other organisations, war - world war ii, returned services league, rsl -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book, Criena Rohan, Down by the Dockside, 1985
... war - world war ii.... 256 pages. c 1963, reprint 1985. piers and wharves war - world ...Paperback book ''Down by the Dockside', yellow, with etching picture. 256 pages. c 1963, reprint 1985.piers and wharves, war - world war ii, depression, crimes and misdemeanours, criena rohan, barret reid, deirdre cash, lisha flynn -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Drawing - Comic Strip, Fl Lt William Boris Tilley DFC, 18 Nov 1944
... war - world war ii...) dated 18-11-1944. war - world war ii armed services - air force ...Reprint of comic strip story on Fl. Lt. William Boris Tilley DFC, RAAF, from periodical (unidentified) dated 18-11-1944.war - world war ii, armed services - air force, william boris tilley -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book, Pat Grainger, "They Can Carry Me Out", Jan 1992
... War - World War II... Business and Traders Hotels War - World War II Deaths and Funerals ...In 1990 City Librarian Wendy MORRIS commissioned Pat GRAINGER to co-ordinate a State and Council funded oral history project, the final product of which was this book. It was printed in time for the 1992 Port Melbourne Festival."They Can Carry Me Out" - Memories of Port Melbourne Blue, perfect-bound paperback book with white title and black line conversion of photo of fishing boats in the Lagoon. 96 pp, published January 1992fishermans bend, education - primary schools, piers and wharves - station pier, piers and wharves - waterside workers, education - kindergartens, celebrations fetes and exhibitions, transport - aviation and aerodrome, transport - ferries, transport - shipping, garden city, mission to seafarers, transport - railways, transport - horse, built environment - civic, built environment - domestic, built environment - commercial, built environment - industrial, town planning - proposals shelved - bayside, religion, arts and entertainment, livestock, sandridge lagoon, migrants, built environment - public housing, centenary bridge, local government - city of port melbourne, royal visits and occasions, police, sport - australian rules football, societies clubs unions and other organisations, natural environment, business and traders, hotels, war - world war ii, deaths and funerals, flood, domestic life, gasworks, health - general health, excelsior hall, public action campaigns, ada mary a'beckett kindergarten, wendy morris, pat grainger, g borer & co, johnny allsorts pawnbroker, mckenzies milkbar, galatos chocolates, j e earl pty ltd, faram brothers hardware, jack porritt, liardet family, porritts boot shop, vintage port worth preserving project, phyllis anderson, norman barry, david beazley, leonard george 'dugga' beazley, florence beazley, george beazley, brenda bedford, lettie bradley nee walsh, margaret bride nee polson, anne callaghan, beris campbell, tony cannatelli, john carroll, john cass, margaret couch nee smith, brian couldrey, delva crawford nee rees, 'buffie' rees, joan curtis, elvir dragovic, james edward earl, linda edman, jessie edwards, lisa edwards, trevor emmett, judy faram, doug faram, george faram, richard faram, thomas faram, allen faram, a g warren, james murdock, margaret mclean, minnie mclean, m b muir, susie fox, william gleeson, sylvia gleeson, arnold goetz, lilian 'lil' goss nee johnson, gladys gott nee mccabe, stan gravias, george henry (harry) gray, len greaney, charles hall, bertha harvey nee carey, r graham carey, mac hatfield, f patricia (pat) hawkins, tippo hayes, tom hills, bradley hinge, lloyd holmes, norah howard nee mallet, voula hronakis, lorna johnson, diane keating nee bradley, alison kelly, june kirby, bob knell, tommy lahiff, nicole lalande, bill lane, kathleen lane nee moore, j s lang, ron laing, beverley lewis, andy libbis, peter libbis, emily lock, may lowe nee irving, wendy lowenstein, micael lucas, ted mccarthy, laura mcgill nee irving, vin mcnamara, elsie median nee mccabe, maree menzel, marie mills, marlene mitchell nee sharp, david moloney, ari pipilikas, ada polson nee bellion, les profitt, ted rohan, elizabeth saunders, vanessa savvaidis, prudence sheil, chutathip silpiphat, voula skourakis, flo stark, ted tobin, thelma todd, barbara villani, erica wilson, harry bocquet, nott street state school, port melbourne library, port melbourne temperance hall, swallow & ariell ltd -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book, Pat Grainger, "They Can Carry Me Out", Jan 1992
... War - World War II... Hotels War - World War II Deaths and Funerals Flood Domestic Life ...In 1990 City Librarian Wendy Morris commissioned Pat Grainger to co-ordinate a State and Council funded oral history project, the final product of which was a book printed in time for the 1992 Port Melbourne Festival. Having been sold out for two years, it was reprinted with funds from the City of Port Phillip Cultural Development fund just in time to be launched at the 2002 Festival launch held at Beacon Cove on a Yarra Tram, 22 March 2002.2002 reprint of "They Can Carry Me Out" - Memories of Port Melbourne Blue, perfect-bound paperback book with white title and black line conversion of photo of fishing boats in the Lagoon. 96 pp, reprinted March 2002fishermans bend, education - primary schools, piers and wharves - station pier, piers and wharves - waterside workers, education - kindergartens, celebrations fetes and exhibitions, transport - aviation and aerodrome, transport - ferries, transport - shipping, garden city, mission to seafarers, transport - railways, transport - horse, built environment - civic, built environment - domestic, built environment - commercial, built environment - industrial, town planning - proposals shelved - bayside, religion, arts and entertainment, livestock, sandridge lagoon, migrants, built environment - public housing, centenary bridge, local government - city of port melbourne, royal visits and occasions, police, sport - australian rules football, societies clubs unions and other organisations, natural environment, business and traders, hotels, war - world war ii, deaths and funerals, flood, domestic life, gasworks, health - general health, excelsior hall, public action campaigns, ada mary a'beckett kindergarten, wendy morris, pat grainger, g borer & co, johnny allsorts pawnbroker, mckenzies milkbar, galatos chocolates, j e earl pty ltd, faram brothers hardware, jack porritt, liardet family, porritts boot shop, vintage port worth preserving project, phyllis anderson, norman barry, david beazley, leonard george 'dugga' beazley, florence beazley, george beazley, brenda bedford, lettie bradley nee walsh, margaret bride nee polson, anne callaghan, beris campbell, tony cannatelli, john carroll, john cass, margaret couch nee smith, brian couldrey, delva crawford nee rees, 'buffie' rees, joan curtis, elvir dragovic, james edward earl, linda edman, jessie edwards, lisa edwards, trevor emmett, judy faram, doug faram, george faram, richard faram, thomas faram, allen faram, a g warren, james murdock, margaret mclean, minnie mclean, m b muir, susie fox, william gleeson, sylvia gleeson, arnold goetz, lilian 'lil' goss nee johnson, gladys gott nee mccabe, stan gravias, george henry (harry) gray, len greaney, charles hall, bertha harvey nee carey, r graham carey, mac hatfield, f patricia (pat) hawkins, tippo hayes, tom hills, bradley hinge, lloyd holmes, norah howard nee mallet, voula hronakis, lorna johnson, diane keating nee bradley, alison kelly, june kirby, bob knell, tommy lahiff, nicole lalande, bill lane, kathleen lane nee moore, j s lang, ron laing, beverley lewis, andy libbis, peter libbis, emily lock, may lowe nee irving, wendy lowenstein, micael lucas, ted mccarthy, laura mcgill nee irving, vin mcnamara, elsie median nee mccabe, maree menzel, marie mills, marlene mitchell nee sharp, david moloney, ari pipilikas, ada polson nee bellion, les profitt, ted rohan, elizabeth saunders, vanessa savvaidis, prudence sheil, chutathip silpiphat, voula skourakis, flo stark, ted tobin, thelma todd, barbara villani, erica wilson, harry bocquet, nott street state school, port melbourne library, port melbourne temperance hall, swallow & ariell ltd -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Badge - RSL WWII Ladies, Angus Coote Jewellers, 1940s
... war - world war ii...RSL World War II 'Ladies' badge', enamelled red, blue, gold...' Engraved on back, '4899' plus jeweller's mark war - world war ii ...RSL World War II 'Ladies' badge', enamelled red, blue, gold and white. 'Returned Sailors and Soldiers' League Victoria - War Services Fund'Engraved on back, '4899' plus jeweller's markwar - world war ii, societies clubs unions and other organisations, returned services league, rsl, marjorie williams, george willaims -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Programme - Last Anzac Day commemorative service held by the Port Melbourne sub-branch of the RSL, RSL, Port Melbourne Sub Branch, Apr 1998
... War - World War II... (in conjunction with the Anglican Church) War - World War II Celebrations ...Program from the last Anzac Day commemorative service held by the Port Melbourne Sub-Branch of the RSL, Saturday 25 April 1998 (in conjunction with the Anglican Church)war - world war ii, celebrations fetes and exhibitions, religion - anglican (holy trinity), societies clubs unions and other organisations, returned services league, rsl, ronald 'bunna' walsh, donald arthur langford, clyde holding, perce mcguire white, perce white -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Plan - Air raid shelter, Engineering Department, City of Port Melbourne, Shelter Type 'A', 7 Jan 1942
... War - World War II.... War - World War II Built Environment City Engineers Fred COOK ...Plan for air raid shelter comprising 5'3" reinforced concrete pipe with seating - probably for schoolyard. January 1942.war - world war ii, built environment, city engineers, fred cook -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Plan - WWII alterations to Excelsior Hall, Port Melbourne, City Engineer, 13 Apr 1942
... War - World War II... centre in World War II. 1942.... attack) and A.R.P. training centre in World War II. 1942. "City ...Plan on tracing paper for Excelsior Hall to be set up as a first-aid post (in the event of gas attack) and A.R.P. training centre in World War II. 1942."City of Port Melbourne : Excelsior Hall"war - world war ii, built environment - civic, excelsior hall, engineering department - city of port melbourne -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Plan - US Military use of Port Melbourne Cricket Ground, Sverdup & Parcel, Architects and Engineers, 1940s
... War - World War II... and Engineers. War - World War II Sport - Australian Rules Football ...American military plan of Port Melbourne Cricket Ground, alterations to grandstand and rooms during WWII, 1940s.Plan drawn up by Sverdup & Parcel, Architects and Engineers.war - world war ii, sport - australian rules football, sport - cricket, sport - recreational grounds -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Badge - ARP Warden, Bentley, 1940s
... war - world war ii... by State Emergency Council' 'Bentley' war - world war ii Bentley ...These badges belonged to ARP (Air Raid Precautions) wardens. ARP was an organisation which operated during WWII and monitored the area to ensure no lights were visible from any building. Practice exercises prepared them for possible attacks.On back: 'Issued by State Emergency Council' 'Bentley'war - world war ii -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Badge - ARP Warden, Bentley, 1940s
... war - world war ii... by State Emergency Council' 'Bentley' war - world war ii Bentley ...These badges belonged to ARP (Air Raid Precautions) wardens. ARP was an organisation which operated during WWII and monitored the area to ensure no lights were visible from any building. Practice exercises prepared them for possible attacks.On back: 'Issued by State Emergency Council' 'Bentley'war - world war ii -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Cranes on Yarra River docks, Roy Liebig, 1945
... war - world war ii... and wharves war - world war ii roy liebig karen bowden yarra river ...The donor's (Karen Bowden) grandfather - Roy Liebig (1897-1968) - took these photos in the 1940s. Karen, as administrtor of his estate, has extracted various photos and sent them to appropriate historical societies.A series of photographs taken by Roy Liebig in the 1940s Hard copy and digital. Cranes on the Yarra River docksmaritime, piers and wharves - station pier, piers and wharves, war - world war ii, roy liebig, karen bowden, yarra river, cranes -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Wangaratta, Yarra River, Roy Liebig, 1945
... war - world war ii... - world war ii roy liebig karen bowden yarra river wangaratta Roy ...The donor's (Karen Bowden) grandfather - Roy Liebig (1897-1968) - took these photos in the 1940s. Karen, as administrtor of his estate, has extracted various photos and sent them to appropriate historical societies.A series of photographs taken by Roy Liebig in the 1940s Hard copy and digital. "Wangaratta" with rail carts carrying timber, Yarra Rivermaritime, piers and wharves, war - world war ii, roy liebig, karen bowden, yarra river, wangaratta -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Wangaratta, Yarra River, Roy Liebig, 1945
... war - world war ii... societies. maritime piers and wharves war - world war ii roy liebig ...The donor's (Karen Bowden) grandfather - Roy Liebig (1897-1968) - took these photos in the 1940s. Karen, as administrtor of his estate, has extracted various photos and sent them to appropriate historical societies.A series of photographs taken by Roy Liebig in the 1940s Hard copy and digital. "Nairana" Yarra Rivermaritime, piers and wharves, war - world war ii, roy liebig, karen bowden, yarra river, nairana -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - British submarine, Tapir, swinging basin Yarra River, Roy Liebig, 1945
... war - world war ii... societies. maritime piers and wharves war - world war ii roy liebig ...The donor's (Karen Bowden) grandfather - Roy Liebig (1897-1968) - took these photos in the 1940s. Karen, as administrtor of his estate, has extracted various photos and sent them to appropriate historical societies.A series of photographs taken by Roy Liebig in the 1940s Hard copy and digital. .04 British submarine "Tapir" in the swinging basin Yarra River 1945maritime, piers and wharves, war - world war ii, roy liebig, karen bowden, yarra river, tapir -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - NZ warship, Station Pier, Port Melbourne, Roy Liebig, 1945
... war - world war ii... societies. maritime piers and wharves war - world war ii piers ...The donor's (Karen Bowden) grandfather - Roy Liebig (1897-1968) - took these photos in the 1940s. Karen, as administrtor of his estate, has extracted various photos and sent them to appropriate historical societies.A series of photographs taken by Roy Liebig in the 1940s Hard copy and digital. Visiting NZ warship at Station Pier, also sail boats and waterfont buildingsmaritime, piers and wharves, war - world war ii, piers and wharves - station pier, roy liebig, karen bowden, yarra river, aircraft carrier