Part of Ron Laing's collection of photographs recording Port Melbourne over a thirteen year period. Donated to the PMH&PS by the photographer.A set of 24 colour photographs taken by Ron Laing, covering the Port Melbourne Football Oval at North Port, the various ovals in the Murphy Reserve complex, Lagoon Reserve, Dog Obedience School at Murphy's, and a Big Bay Swim in progress Port to Williamstown 2000sport - recreational grounds, sport - swimming, ron laing, lagoon reserve

Photocopy of download of item from Port Melbourne Standard (Vic 1914 - 1920), Saturday 9th February 1918. The rescue of a Mr HENDY by J Kitchen and Sons driver, Arthur DOWNERThe Royal Humane Society of Australasia written in ink at the bottom of the pageindustry - manufacturing, transport - roads, sport - swimming, j kitchen & sons pty ltd, arthur downer, port melbourne swimming club, mr hendy

Plan for simple dressing shelter for bathing, 1911.Signed by Joseph Fisher 22-9-1911 and A. V. Heath 28-9-1911built environment - recreational facilities, sport - swimming, arthur victor heath, town clerks, joseph fisher

B&W photo of Cannatelli family playing in the shallows at Port Melbourne beach c1960. Joe and Teresa on an air mattress.sport - swimming, antonio cannatelli

B&W photo of Cannatelli family at Port Melbourne beach late 1950s.sport - swimming, antonio cannatelli

Part of Ron Laing's collection of photographs recording Port Melbourne over a thirteen year period. Donated to the PMH&PS by the photographer.From a set of colour photographs of Sporting Clubs in Port Melbourne: Sandridge Life Saving Clubsport - swimming, societies clubs unions and other organisations, ron laing, sandridge life saving club

Part of Ron Laing's collection of photographs recording Port Melbourne over a thirteen year period. Donated to the PMH&PS by the photographer.From a set of colour photographs of Sporting Clubs in Port Melbourne: Port Melbourne Life Saving Club 1999sport - swimming, societies clubs unions and other organisations, ron laing, port melbourne life saving club

Lasercopy from snapshot taken at South Port Lifesaving Club 1940s (poor quality; dense): portrait of member playing Monopoly inside clubhousesocieties clubs unions and other organisations, sport - swimming, south port lifesaving club

Lasercopy from snapshot taken at South Port Lifesaving Club 1940s (poor quality; dense): two members sitting on the seawall outside the clubhouse, having a smokesocieties clubs unions and other organisations, sport - swimming, south port lifesaving club

Lasercopy from snapshot taken at South Port Lifesaving Club 1940s (poor quality; dense): two girls sitting on the seawall outside the clubhousesocieties clubs unions and other organisations, sport - swimming, south port lifesaving club

Lasercopy from snapshot taken at South Port Lifesaving Club 1940s (poor quality; dense): two young male and female swimmers sitting on Lagoon Piersocieties clubs unions and other organisations, sport - swimming, south port lifesaving club

Lasercopy from snapshot taken at South Port Lifesaving Club 1940s (poor quality; dense): two girls on the verandah of the clubhousesocieties clubs unions and other organisations, sport - swimming, south port lifesaving club

Lasercopy from mounted photo of five members of SouthPort Life Saving Club, 1938sport - swimming, societies clubs unions and other organisations, south port life saving club

Lasercopy (very dense) from three snapshots of members of South Port Life Saving Club, 1940s: forming pyramid on the beach; in the clubhouse; grouped on beach with sugar shed and gasworks in background.sport - swimming, societies clubs unions and other organisations, south port life saving club

Researched, written and designed by member Pat GRAINGER as a fundraiser for PMH&PS. Production volume: .550 copiesHistoric Port Melbourne calendar 2002 (no theme) Swallow and Ariell coopers on cover, sepia on ivory All following years calendars also recorded against cat no 1864transport - railways, industry - food, transport - aviation and aerodrome, transport - tramways, garden city, religion - anglican (holy trinity), education - primary schools, piers and wharves - princes pier, education - kindergartens, flood, sport - yachting, sport - swimming, sandridge lagoon, religion - melbourne city mission, business and traders, transport - motor vehicles, mission to seafarers, gasworks, swallow & ariell ltd, janice macdonald nee morton, r graham carey

Researched, written and designed by member Pat GRAINGER as a fundraiser for PMH&PS. Production volume: 700 copiesHistoric Port Melbourne - 'Those were the days' calendar for 2007 - Cannatelli family paddling in bay on cover, sepia on ivory. Features poems by Barbara BOYD-ANDERSON All following years calendars also recorded against cat no 1864transport - shipping, transport - railways, piers and wharves - princes pier, sport - swimming, religion - roman catholic church (st josephs), social activities, swallow & ariell ltd, victorian sugar works, alice baker, margaret smith, barbara gardiner nee hegarty, flavia, tony cannatelli, sandridge lagoon