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Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Back wall of Milk Bar in Princes Street from 70 Station Street, Port Melbourne, Pat Grainger
225 Princes Street was sold and demolished after its owner, Ted Young, was brutally murdered there (multiple stabbing). Police thought they knew who did it but had no evidence. Wall of Milk Bar across Princes Street was subsequently demolished.One of three colour photos of 225 Princes Street following demolition (2000?): .02 View from 70 Station Street through to Princes Street and back wall of Milk Bar before demolition.Some notes in pencilbuilt environment - domestic, demolitions, crimes and misdemeanours, edward (ted) young -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Back wall of Milk Bar in Princes Street from 70 Station Street, Port Melbourne, Pat Grainger
225 Princes Street was sold and demolished after its owner, Ted Young, was brutally murdered there (multiple stabbing). Police thought they knew who did it but had no evidence. Wall of Milk Bar across Princes Street was subsequently demolished.One of three colour photos of 225 Princes Street following demolition (2000?): .03 Higher view from 70 Station Street through to Princes Street and back wall of Milk Bar at Liardet and Princes before demolition.of the wallSome notes in pencilbuilt environment - domestic, demolitions, crimes and misdemeanours, edward (ted) young -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Aerial view over Yarra River and Port Melbourne, 18 Jun 1940
Aerial photograph overlooking the Yarra River with Port Melbourne in the middle. Background - Williamstown Road is visible at the top of the picture.piers and wharves - miscellaneous, built environment - commercial, malcolm moore ltd, north wharf, south wharf, nordfest -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Aerial view of Port Melbourne, 1931
Section of aerial photograph of Port Melbourne c1931 (refer item 574), covering Beach almost to Bridge Street and Lagoon to Bay Streetsandridge lagoon, built environment -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Aerial view of Port Melbourne, 1931
Section of aerial photograph of Port Melbourne c1931 (refer item 574), covering Beach to Spring Street and Lagoon to Lyons Streetsandridge lagoon, built environment -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Report, Delapidation survey on 78 Princes St, prepared by Mirvac, 25 Sep 1995
Survey undertaken prior to Beacon Cove development, in order to prevent subsequent claims of damage by householder. Residence of Hazel Wilson. Papers found in her house after her move to a nursing home..Delapidation survey report from Mirvac Victoria for the property at 78 Princes Street, issued prior to beginning development opposite. Eight colour photos of property (outside and internal views), plus one page of observations and covering letter 1995town planning, built environment - domestic, mirvac victoria, hazel trembath wilson, princes street, beacon cove -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book, Kate Shaw et al, Ewan Ogilvy's Bayside Papers, Box Three - Bayside Views - A Collection of critical perspectives on the Bayside Development, 1988
Ewan OGILVY, former Melbourne Councillor and also of Community Services Victoria, Inner Urban Ministerial Advisory Committee and Uniting Church's Centre for Urban Research and Action (CURA), was instrumental in social justice approaches to town planning. He and CURA's Social Justice and the City Project funded Port Melbourne community groups protesting against the SCDC development in 1987. His files were presented to the Society in May 2001 on his preparation for leaving Victoria.From Ewan OGILVY'S chronologically organised 'Bayside Papers' relating to the proposed development of Port Melbourne industrial land in the late 1980s: Bayside Views - A Collection of critical perspectives on the Bayside Development, a book of essays on Bayside issues, 1988 - funded by the Justice in the City projectSigned 'Ewan Ogilvy'town planning, town planning - proposals shelved - bayside, public action campaigns, environmental issues, public housing, missions to seamen, centre for urban research and action (cura), uniting church, sandridge city development co pty ltd, scdc, linton r lethlean, barry pullen, ewan ogilvy -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Auction, 53 Swallow Street, Port Melbourne, Pat Grainger, May 2001
From a series of colour photos taken at autumn auction 2001, 53 Swallow Street, May 2001 - home of Jo and Jim HILLIS, sold for $962,500: panoramic view of crowd watching Frank CALLAGHAN conduct auctionbuilt environment - domestic, jim hillis, joanne hillis, frank callaghan -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Auction, 53 Swallow Street, Port Melbourne, Pat Grainger, May 2001
From a series of colour photos taken at autumn auction 2001, 53 Swallow Street, May 2001 - home of Jo and Jim HILLIS, sold for $962,500: panoramic view of crowd watching Frank CALLAGHAN conduct auctionbuilt environment - domestic, jim hillis, joanne hillis, frank callaghan -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Wedding procession Maree Menzel & Marcus Davidson, Station Street to Yacht Club, Pat Grainger, 1989
Maree and Marcus of 63 Station Street married after several years of living together. As she is a fashion designer, she designed and made all costumes; as he is a musician, some of his friends played jazz and rock for the procession to the Port Melbourne Yacht Club for the ceremony. Only three neighbours (including photographer) were invited to accompany the procession. The wedding must have been one of the last functions in the clubhouse before it burned.From a group of photographs of the 1989 wedding procession of Maree Menzel and Marcus Davidson, from the railway reserve near 63 Station Street to the Port Melbourne Yacht Club: procession in Beach Street, Swallow & Ariell, Sandridge Hotel and former cable tram depot in viewcelebrations fetes and exhibitions, built environment, maree menzel, marcus davidson, amelia finch -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Aerial view, Fishermans Bend, C D Pratt, 1945
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 - Aerial view of cruise ships at Port Melbourne piers, 13 Feb 2001
This photograph records the concurrent visit to Station Pier of three cruise ships - the peak of the Cruising Victoria strategy aimed at encouraging cruise shipping to Melbourne. Also the Devil Cat was berthed at Station Pier on this day but not in the photo (4 ships in one day)Aerial colour photograph taken by The Age, showing from left to right, cruise ships Regal Princess, QE2 and Silver Cloud, all at Station Pier on 13 February 2001. An unusual persective showing the rear of 'The Anchorage', formerly Swallow and Ariell, also Stokes and Princes Streetspiers and wharves - station pier, transport - shipping, rms queen elizabeth 2, qe2, 'swallow & ariell ltd, regal princess, silver cloud -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Journal, Michael Hiscock, Wilbraham Frederick Evelyn Liardet: Romantic visionary of the Beach 1839-1862, Feb 1995
The author, Michael Hiscock, is a descendant of Liardet (brother of Penny Blazey, gt gt gt grandaughter). He brought this copy of the Journal to the 1999 'Lee-ar-day' event and donated it to the Society.An account of the life of 'Wilbraham Frederick Evelyn Liardet: Romantic visionary of the Beach 1839-1862" by Michael Hiscock - article in LaTrobe Library Journal vol 13 no 54 pp 4-14. Also contains article on sculptor James Gilbert, and Liardet sketches. Centre fold-out has excellent reproduction of Pier Hotel in its heyday. Cover painting is "view of the North Shore Port of Melbourne"liardet family, hotels, michael hiscock, wilbraham frederick evelyn liardet, wfe liardet, georgina mccrace, gilbert james, william metcalfe, pier hotel -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Aerial view showing route of Lower Yarra Crossing Project (West Gate Bridge), Apr 1966
Black and white aerial photomap showing the proposed route of the Lower Yarra Crossing Project, later to become the West Gate Bridge and Freeway. April 1966'Lower Yarra Crossing Project' '296769'west gate bridge, transport - roads, engineering - bridges -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Interior, Holy Trinity Anglican Church, 1980s
From a group of 15 photographs of interior of Holy Trinity church, probably 1980s or 90s: View toward altar showing items 477 and 472-4religion - anglican (holy trinity) -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Interior, Holy Trinity Anglican Church, 1980s
From a group of 15 photographs of interior of Holy Trinity church, probably 1980s or 90s: View toward altarreligion - anglican (holy trinity) -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - HMS Glory (inner east), HMS Implacable and HMS Indefatigable, Station Pier, Port Melbourne, 1946
Lasercopy of photograph of three aircraft carriers at Station Pier 23.1.1946: HMS Glory (inner east), HMS Implacable and HMS Indefatigable, viewed from the footbridge outside the gatehousepiers and wharves - station pier, transport - shipping, índefatigable, implacable, glory -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Panorama Beach Street, Port Melbourne, Swift, William, Jul 1925
Three original photographs by William Swift were digitally combined to create this panorama as a fund raiser for the Port Melbourne Historical and Preservation Society - an initiative of member Jim HillisFramed panorama of Beach Street, Port Melbourne 1925: view of Station and Princes Piers from Swallow and Ariell gingerbread bakery. At Princes Pier are Pennsylvania, Nevada, Oklahoma and Seattle, visiting units of the American Pacific Fleet July/August 1925transport - shipping, piers and wharves - station pier, piers and wharves - princes pier, william swift, beach street, sinclair parade, ps weeroona -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Interior, GMH Social Centre, Fishermen's Bend, David Thompson, 1997
David Thompson photographed the cafeteria in 1997 by arrangement with member Wendy Morris archivist for GMH.From a series of black and white photos of GMH Cafeteria ('Social Centre') by David Thompson:(Entrance foyer labelled 'Social Centre' is a late addition.) Hall view to south, chairs stacked (1)industry - manufacturing, built environment, david thompson, general motors-holden, gmh -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Interior, GMH Social Centre, Fishermen's Bend, David Thompson, 1997
David Thompson photographed the cafeteria in 1997 by arrangement with member Wendy Morris archivist for GMH.From a series of black and white photos of GMH Cafeteria ('Social Centre') by David Thompson:(Entrance foyer labelled 'Social Centre' is a late addition.) Hall view to south, chairs stacked (2)industry - manufacturing, built environment, david thompson, general motors-holden, gmh -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Interior, GMH Social Centre, Fishermen's Bend, David Thompson, 1997
David Thompson photographed the cafeteria in 1997 by arrangement with member Wendy Morris archivist for GMH.From a series of black and white photos of GMH Cafeteria by David Thompson: Hall view to south, chairs stacked (3)industry - manufacturing, built environment, david thompson, general motors-holden, gmh -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Murals, GMH Social Centre, Fishermen's Bend, David Thompson, 1997
Murals: Eileen Robertson, a GMH employee, was asked to do the murals in 1948 for the launching of the Holden. Her brief was to 'do something to do with transport'. In the event, they were covered anyway. She did not even view them again until 1992, around the time the murals were cleaned and restored. The left mural shows pioneer transport and on the right is the future. David Thompson photographed the Social Centre in 1997 by arrangement with member Wendy Morris archivist for GMH.From a series of black and white photos of GMH Social Centre by David Thompson: South end of hall showing both muralsindustry - manufacturing, built environment, david thompson, general motors-holden, gmh -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Pioneer' mural, GMH Social Centre, Fishermen's Bend, David Thompson, 1997
Murals: Eileen Robertson, a GMH employee, was asked to do the murals in 1948 for the launching of the Holden. Her brief was to 'do something to do with transport'. In the event, they were covered anyway. She did not even view them again until 1992, around the time the murals were cleaned and restored. The left mural shows pioneer transport and on the right is the future. David Thompson photographed the Social Centre in 1997 by arrangement with member Wendy Morris archivist for GMH.From a series of black and white photos of GMH Social Centre by David Thompson: Southeast corner of hall and 'Pioneer' muralindustry - manufacturing, built environment, david thompson, general motors-holden, gmh -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Pioneer' mural (close up), GMH Social Centre, Fishermen's Bend, David Thompson, 1997
Murals: Eileen Robertson, a GMH employee, was asked to do the murals in 1948 for the launching of the Holden. Her brief was to 'do something to do with transport'. In the event, they were covered anyway. She did not even view them again until 1992, around the time the murals were cleaned and restored. The left mural shows pioneer transport and on the right is the future. David Thompson photographed the Social Centre in 1997 by arrangement with member Wendy Morris archivist for GMH.From a series of black and white photos of GMH Social Centre by David Thompson: Southeast corner of hall and 'Pioneer' mural, close upindustry - manufacturing, built environment, david thompson, general motors-holden, gmh -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Progress' mural (close up), GMH Social Centre, Fishermen's Bend, David Thompson, 1997
Murals: Eileen Robertson, a GMH employee, was asked to do the murals in 1948 for the launching of the Holden. Her brief was to 'do something to do with transport'. In the event, they were covered anyway. She did not even view them again until 1992, around the time the murals were cleaned and restored. The left mural shows pioneer transport and on the right is the future. David Thompson photographed the Social Centre in 1997 by arrangement with member Wendy Morris archivist for GMH.From a series of black and white photos of GMH Social Centre by David Thompson: Southwest corner of hall and 'Progress' mural, close up, angledindustry - manufacturing, built environment, david thompson, general motors-holden, gmh -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Progress' mural (close up), GMH Social Centre, Fishermen's Bend, David Thompson, 1997
Murals: Eileen Robertson, a GMH employee, was asked to do the murals in 1948 for the launching of the Holden. Her brief was to 'do something to do with transport'. In the event, they were covered anyway. She did not even view them again until 1992, around the time the murals were cleaned and restored. The left mural shows pioneer transport and on the right is the future. David Thompson photographed the Social Centre in 1997 by arrangement with member Wendy Morris archivist for GMH.From a series of black and white photos of GMH Social Centre by David Thompson: Southwest corner of hall and 'Progress' mural, close upindustry - manufacturing, built environment, david thompson, general motors-holden, gmh -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Stairway and servery, GMH Social Centre, Fishermen's Bend, David Thompson, 1997
Murals: Eileen Robertson, a GMH employee, was asked to do the murals in 1948 for the launching of the Holden. Her brief was to 'do something to do with transport'. In the event, they were covered anyway. She did not even view them again until 1992, around the time the murals were cleaned and restored. The left mural shows pioneer transport and on the right is the future. David Thompson photographed the Social Centre in 1997 by arrangement with member Wendy Morris archivist for GMH.From a series of black and white photos of GMH Social Centre by David Thompson: Southeast corner - stairway and serveryindustry - manufacturing, built environment, david thompson, general motors-holden, gmh -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Interior (from balcony), GMH Social Centre, Fishermen's Bend, David Thompson, 1997
David Thompson photographed the cafeteria in 1997 by arrangement with member Wendy Morris archivist for GMH.From a series of black and white photos of GMH Cafeteria by David Thompson: View of hall to north, from balconyindustry - manufacturing, built environment, david thompson, general motors-holden, gmh -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - View from demolition site of Housing Commission off Princes Street, Port Melbourne, Peter Libbis, 26 Dec 1990
Colour photograph looking toward Princes Street from Housing Commission Site, with St Joseph's Church and hall, and Swallow & Ariell factory in distance, 26.12.1990.built environment - public housing, demolitions, religion - roman catholic church (st josephs), swallow & ariell ltd -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - View from roof of Housing Commission flats off Princes Street, Port Melbourne, Peter Libbis, 1990
Colour photograph taken from top of roof, Housing Commission flats prior to demolition - shows Swallow & Ariell's biscuit factory, Rouse and Princes Streets, and housing in both streets. 1990built environment - industrial, built environment - domestic, swallow & ariell ltd