Carbon copy book of memos from various Dockmen to the Harbour Master re: South Wharf"15" handwritten on spinemelbourne harbor trust - port of melbourne authority, piers and wharves - miscellaneous, piers and wharves - station pier, ian macinnes, e dwyer, r r stewart, c h tucker, a s bolles, r g forbes, p b murphy, g w mccathie, d v bourke-james, south wharf

Brown leather covered photograph album with part of brass hasp. Front cover has oval gold decoration on a raised design. Ten of interior pages have colourful foliage and scenes around photo mount."Presented by C Williams to his affectionate parents as a mark of esteem and regard for their kindness in looking after his interests. C W Williams 6/4/81"families, elizabeth williams, phyllis dunham, john dunham, alfred gray, edith eddy, james gray, mary jane williams, c williams, john albert williams, f e edwards, hannah hill, william hill, margaret hill, alexander hill, ernest arthur williams, frederick james williams, mary ann williams, alice victoria mclennan, leslie williams, lucy williams

Small dark maroon covered book printed for Sandridge United Friendly Society Dispensary, Princes Street, Port Melbournehealth - general health, societies clubs unions and other organisations, w m stocker, ioof, loyal wildey lodge no 15, john william hall, james macdonald, i joel, j l ferns, f billing, h b conway, j nicol, a tucker, d w turner, e a wale, s adair, w eddy, william staunton, j alexander, e f gregory, g w gregory, joel isaac, w holland, e notley, t g whitaker, j b drever, albert victor renowden, c h eddy, l w duncan, c stock, e jones, a e martin, w watson, h sanderson, j j cairns, mrs porritt, w m ainsworth, joseph garside, john burslem gregory, john sinnock, peter barnet, a l scollay, a r walker, alexander joseph bain, mrs leffler, miss mcgregor, miss mccormack, henry norval edwards, t w holland, arthur hester, r hiddlestone

Sanitary Inspector's Reports to Port Melbourne Council 1944-1955. Detailing testing and immunisation programmes, mass x-ray, vaccination for smallpox, cleansing station opened, poor conditions in emergency housing areas, Lands Dept neglect of Crown land, rubbish dumped in air raid shelters, advice sought re football and cricket played on streets, wood for pensionersLabel on spine illegible; 'Inspectors reports' inside covertransport - motor vehicles, local government - city of port melbourne, environmental issues, health - general health, business and traders, industry, nightsoil, built environment, fishermans bend, livestock, engineering - canals and drainage, james llewellyn cousland, b e w aitken, harley grover, dr merrilees, mr hepburn

"Ten Arabian Nights" Official Souvenir programme . Black and white with drawing of a machine gun and two soldiers on front cover. Names of Council Officials at bottom and "price 3d". Back cover advertising future events ; a baby show; 50-50 dance; boxing and wrestling; comedy motor car act; and greasy pig race. Inside includes list of Port Melbourne men enlisted in second AIF 1939-40.Port Melbourne Ten Arabian Nights. Street illuminated carnival in aid of comforts fund. Australia will be there.celebrations fetes and exhibitions, war - world war ii, james peter crichton, h v mays, c h wright, sydney sims anderson, port melbourne boys band, second aif port melbournee, rook's shoes, station hotel, dick krawley, albion hotel, d l hart, david bell, faram brothers hardware, rose & crown hotel, g legge, m bond, j e earl, j mowat, fountain inn, hausens ball, george westwood, william howe, mrs howey, mrs smith, mrs mccall, mrs cuthill, mrs whitford, mrs aanensen, mrs hart, mrs thompson, mrs law, mrs sinclair, mrs walsh, a & a parson, galatos chocolates, flower hotel, j w henley, mrs edward, mrs couslan, mrs white, mrs dunn, mrs brown, elizabeth branton crichton nee portbury, bert gardiner

The Mathews family have been in continuous ownership of 395 Howe Parade (was 8 Howe Parade until 1964 when addresses re-assigned), Port Melbourne from 1938 to the present (Sept 2019)Six folders of assorted documents relating to the life of Alan Mathews and his family. Details of insurances and purchases Contract from Industrial Acceptance Corporation Ltd and James Edward Mathews purchase of Demcrat Portable Radiogramdomestic life, alan mathews, j e mathews

This 1868 letter was kept by unknown persons until 100 years later, it was then forwarded to Holy Trinity Secretary F.A.W. ('Skip') SHORT. The persons not signed but listed at closing of the letter were all prominent citizens including various Councillors. A copy of letter in The Age, 16 May 1868, p1 lists 27 parishioners (giving better identification of the people ie first names or initials) plus 73 others. In both the handwritten letter and the printed copy in The Age the names CURTISS and Henry Chas. CURTISS are listed. While this could be the correct spelling we have used Henry Charles CURTIS which is the much more common reference to him in newspapers. He was a surgeon and Sandridge Councillor (8 Aug 1867 - 4 Feb 1873).Small handwritten letter to the vicar of Holy Trinity Rev F.C. PLATTS, 1868, suggesting he remove "to some other sphere of labour" - from 25 listed parishioners "and 73 others!"religion - anglican (holy trinity), public action campaigns, david thomas, george trodd, thomas swallow, william morley, james ker beck plummer, william richardson tarver, henry dando, frederick charles platts, william garside, robert mulford, james elsworthy, r g banner, richard j barlow, william james barlow, thomas clay, mrs cane, mrs mason, william arnold, thomas slater, william cook, john sharples, s bentley, e stevens, george kentish, thomas ripkey, c earnshaw, george carnaby, henry charles curtis, f a w 'skip' short

Purchased on E-Bay from Jane Nicholas, who says the editor of the "Ïllustrated Handbook" states that the illustrations are taken from the "Sketcher" and the "Ïllustrated Australian News"."Port Melbourne Town Hall" - an imaginative engraving of the building which bears little resemblance, from the "Ïllustrated handbook of Victoria, Australia" prepared for the Colonial and Indian Exhibition in London. A page removed by the vendor.built environment - civic, port melbourne town hall

Produced by Freemason's Lodge No. 21 in 1958, researched by Jack PORRITT. Presented to the Society by the Lodge on its closure in May 2001."The first one hundred years 1858 - 1958" small soft cover book recording a century of history of local lodge. 84pp, cream colour, aqua spine. Presented to R W WOOLRIDGE in 1960. Photos of the 1858 and 1917 Halls and information of prominent citizens; centenary banquet menu and toast list at back.Sticker inside indicating presentation to R W Woolridgewilliam howe, albert victor renowden, sandridge marine lodge, societies clubs unions and other organisations, c v monar, jack v porritt, e mcclelland, r c coy, w e pearcey, r owen, t w holland, c menzies, james peter crichton, f f tulberg, d w turnbull, j p turnbull, edward c crockford, edward clark, andrew plummer, james ker beck plummer, thomas swallow, j j vines, e b matthews, john madden, frederick thomas derham, j thomson, glen alburn knight, s w burston, j nicol, c feast, w c trewavis, henry norval edwards, john charles hill, frederick poolman, r o thompson, herbert stanley hollow, w a brooke, william christie pentland, w l potter, amos pike, e a edgar, j c murdoch, l c edgar, peter gallienne grut, john bichard grut, james john bartlett

This machine was given to Betty GODDARD, clerk in the office of Earl's, when the office technology was updated. She had used it herself but it was also a favourite of James Earl the younger, who did his calculations on it. Betty donated it to the Society in 1996. This was the only machine Jim EARL would use; converted by Burroughs in1966Comptometer, beige, used in the office at J.E. Earl's timber yard and ironmongers, Bay Street 1950s - 1970s. A comptometer was an early calculator.'Peacock Bros. Pty Ltd Sole Agents Business Systems':'Comptometer':Guaranteed made in Great Britainbusiness and traders - timber, james edward earl, beatrice (betty) goddard, j e earl pty ltd

Hand written petition from 21 citizens to Mayor of Port Melbourne, J.J. BARTLETT, requesting use of Town Hall for meeting regarding increased import duty on refined sugar, 1891port melbourne town hall, industry, business and traders, james john bartlett, mayors, r salkeld, j t rocke, j w mowat, j h argalt, j clarke, a j amet, w cross, w may, a brown, j earl, r h king, j woods, h jessel, e jessel, j goldsborough, b roderick, l a drury, a barnett, a moon, g w briggs, p r mckeon

From the Woodruff family archives, Mayoral period, lasercopy of Port Melbourne Christian Young Men's Society Table Tennis Team, Premiers, 1947.families, sport, - table tennis, john william (jack) woodruff, j tyrell, e duffy, r webb, f james, kevin patrick woodruff, l rowlands

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, 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, business and traders - hotels

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, 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, business and traders - hotels

Photocopies of program for charity football match between the Boundary Rovers (Rising Sun Hotel) and the Billiard Hall Stars August 1947. Mounted for display on brown paper, inserted in mylar sleeve. Lists both teams. Ref. item 1335 for photo of team.sport - australian rules football, charities and appeals, a 'nappy' ollington, j dobson, w hales, p murray, k trainor, a sawtell, s bullpit, j collins, g beaton, n gent, w watts, w bowers, a love, s harrison, j millar, m maller, s hall, l coy, l dobson, f palmer, m stephens, c pike, g palmer, b thompson, e earle, k maskell, k powell, g fisher, mr kercher, a chiver, norm goss snr, h kulken, b barfoot, j irvine, a mcdonald, f james, b whimpy, b mcdonald, j leslie

William J BELLION - Grocer, N Gleeson, N McLEAN, C McLEAN, P WHAMONDE, C PEMBERTON, George Washington ROBBINS Jnr, W GIBSON - Grocer, Dr MALCOLMSON, J TATE Jnr, A T Lenihand, W ROBINSON, H H BETTS - Blacksmith, C D LENIHAN - Rose and Crown Hotel, Wearne Brothers, V McADAM - Hairdresser, L TOUTCHER - Globe Hotel, R McNAUGHTON - Graham Hotel, R BLACKMORE - Greengrocer, James KERR - Fishmonger, T J COOPER - Butcher, P GLEESON - All England Eleven Hotel, A BROWNLIE - Butcher, D Sinclair - Tobacconist, W CAMPBELL - Veterinarian, Mrs MURPHY - Naval Brigade Hotel, E BLAKE - Sunbeam Hotel, Gordon & Co - Saddlemakers, J F O'DWYER - SaddlemakerPhotocopy of 8 pg program for Port Melbourne horse racing 'Sports Carnival', Boxing Day 1895, with local ads. Includes notation of placings. Poor quality; looks like a copy of a copy(original had winners marked)sport - horse racing, business and traders, william j bellion, n gleeson, n mclean, c mclean, p whamonde, c pemberton, george washington robbins jnr, w gibson, dr malcolmson, j tate jnr, a t lenihand, w robinson, h h betts, c c lenihan, wearne brothers, v mcadam, l toutcher, r mcnaughton, r blackmore, james kerr, t j cooper, p gleeson, a brownlie, d sinclair, w campbell, mrs murphy, e blake, gordon & co, j f o'dwyer

Produced by PMH&PS as a promotional/fundraising item. 600 printed."Historic Port Melbourne - The Traders" 2001 Calendar (600 copies printed) . 28 pages with cover photo Demmler's Boot Shop at the corner of bridge and Evans Sts c1910johnny allsorts pawnbroker, business and traders - pawnbrokers, built environment - commercial, business and traders - cobblers and footwear, pat grainger, port melbourne historical & preservation society, pmhps, maclennan's grocery, james herschell & co, bay street, walter 'watty' power, miss jago's corner shop, galatos chocolates, william j bellion, j e earl pty ltd, faram brothers hardware, alfred dowsett, moran & cato, piers and wharves - station pier, business and traders - kiosk

The postcard was sent to E. Ryan, informing that he has been selected in the Essendon 18 to play the Elwood 23 the following Saturday, telling him to meet at the Bush Inn at 1.45pm and reminding him to bring his team uniform.The postcard is significant because it illustrates the formal way in which players were informed of their selection in the team. It also illustrates the difference between senior and junior teams in the VFA at the time; Essendon fielded a team of 18 players whereas Elwood was allowed a team of 23.Buff cardboard postcard with image of mauve Victoria 1d stamp in top right corner, "postcard" in banner in top centre of card and decorative mauve border.Postcard is addressed to "Mr E. Ryan/c/o Mr J. F. James/University of Melbourne". Reverse informs E. Ryan that he has been selected for Essendon to play Elwood the following Saturday, telling him to meet at the Bush Inn at 1.45pm and reminding him to bring his team uniform. It is signed by the President, Alex McCracken.essendon football club, elwood football club, vfa, victorian football association, e. ryan, alex mccracken