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Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Postcard - Toscana, Immigrant ship, 1950s
... Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society Port ...Black and white postcard of immigrant ship "Toscana" 1950stransport - shipping, jack bolt, toscana -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Speedboat being recovered by mobile crane, Princes Pier, 2000s
... Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society Port ...Photo of speedboat being recovered by mobile crane West side of Princes Pier, early 2000s"News Ltd. Illegal to reproduce or sell", on backpiers and wharves - princes pier -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Governor General's visit Victoria Dock and Princes Pier, 1938
... Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society Port ...Six photos on sheet of Governor General's visit to Victoria Dock and Princes Pier, reviewing naval vessels 1938 or 1943Written on back "1938". Biro on front "1943"piers and wharves - station pier, piers and wharves - princes pier, piers and wharves - miscellaneous, janice c morton macdonald, governor general, victoria docks, north wharf -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Postcard - Aerial view of West Gate Bridge, c. 1985
... Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society Port ...Colour postcard showing a photographed aerial view of the West Gate Bridge. Also visible is the aircraft factory and the industrial area of Fishermens Bendwest gate bridge, engineering - bridges, built environment - industrial, fishermans bend -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book, The Federation Catalogue Household Life in Australia 1890-1915, 1997
... Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society Port ..."The Federation Catalogue Household Life in Australia 1890-1915" by Peter Cuffleydomestic life, peter cuffley -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Plan - Market site and Council Depot, City of Port Melbourne, City Engineer, City of Port Melbourne Site plan of Market Properties and Council Depot, 1938 - 1939
... Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society Port ...City of Port Melbourne Site plan of Market Properties and Council Depot. Site plan also shows the library and old Fire Station. Made approximately 1938 to 1939. Pencil markings show later use of the site when the market property was used as part of the council depot.red pen "686"built environment - civic, built environment - commercial, engineering department - city of port melbourne -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Drawing - Illustration, lasercopy, William Strutt, Shipping Cattle at Sandridge near Liardets Hotel 1850, 1850
... Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society Port ...One of two colour lasercopies of William Strutt watercolours reproduced in the Strutt album viewed in ths Victorian Parliamehntary Library: Shipping Cattle at Sandridge near Liardets Hotel 1850arts and entertainment - visual arts, livestock, transport - shipping, willaim strutt, wilbraham frederick evelyn liardet, wfe liardet, liardets beach -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Drawing - Illustration, lasercopy, William Strutt, Liardet's four-in-hand coach the 'Eclipse' making a trip to Ballarat, 1851
... Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society Port ...One of two colour lasercopies of William STRUTT watercolours reproduced in the Strutt album viewed in ths Victorian Parliamehntary Library: Liardet's four-in-hand coach the 'Eclipse' making a trip to Ballarat 1851arts and entertainment - visual arts, livestock, transport - horse, william strutt, wilbraham frederick evelyn liardet, wfe liardet -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Film - DVD, Kevin Anderson, The Last of the Independents, 2010
... Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society Port ...Filmed in 2006/07 in the months leading up to the closure of Faram Bros Hardware in Bay Street."The Last of the Independents", DVD of a film by Kevin Anderson (2010). Duration 54 minutes. A documentary which chronicles the last months of trading at Faram Brothers Hardware Store, Port Melbournebusiness and traders - hardware, built environment - commercial, faram brothers hardware, kevin anderson, doug faram -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Archive - File, Bayside Development, 1987 - 1989
... Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society Port ...Collection of letters, flyers and meeting notes regarding the Bayside development. Including letters and notes from Bob Bryce. Meetings of the bayside Community Council Committee and Port Melbourne Citizens. Folder possibly collated by Pat Grainger.public action campaigns, robert bryce, bayside community council committee, bayside project -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - First communion, St Joseph's, Port Melbourne, 1951 - 1952
... Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society Port ...First communion photo. St Josephs 1951 or 1952. Parish Priest Father Bernard O'FARREL. Taken in school yard corner Bay and Rouse Streets against Swallows ice cream company wall.Some names on backeducation - primary schools, bernard o'farrel, niel king, vin elder, tom moloney, kevin roberts, trevor short, terry little, chris power, roy kent, frank o'connor, john reynolds -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - St Joseph's school class, Lorraine Studios, 1940s
... Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society Port ...Photo of St Josephs school class approx mid - late 1940sNames on backeducation - primary schools, lorraine studios, brian power, tony ryan, ray batty, max speedie, f kinane, martin donnoly, ron barnett, elaine carrol, bob bonnett, barrett -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - St Joseph's school class, Classic photos, 1950s
... Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society Port ...Class photo of St Josephs late 1950s outside school at corner of Bay and Rouse Streets. Sheet with names attached.education - primary schools, terry power, tony duncan, john love, norm durston, john coghlan, mal corr, michael elder, michael thomas, peter mcmillian, brian cummins, carol wilson, denise goss, lynette fisher, bernadette moloney, julie dalton, carmel smillie, margaret brown, margaret clapp, maurie cummins, kay clancy -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Poster - Handbill, Neighbourhood House Election Day sausage sizzle, Neighbourhood House, 1990s
... Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society Port ...Red and white handbill/poster for the Neighbourhood House Election day sausage sizzle. Circa early 1990s possibly 1993societies clubs unions and other organisations, neighbourhood house -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Map - Route of US Navy Great White Fleet, 2008
... Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society Port ...Large photocopy of map of the world with the route of the Great White Fleet (US Navy) 1908 marked in red and white tapearmed services - navy, great white fleet, us navy -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document, Elizabeth Ainsworth, Melbourne's Harbor Town, Oct 1979
... Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society Port ..."Melbourne's Harbor Town" - article from "Parade", October 1979, by Elizabeth Ainsworth. The article describes changes in Bay Street and Port Melbourne in general.built environment - commercial, built environment - industrial, domestic life, bay street, railway avenue, elizabeth ainsworth -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document, "Melbourne Celebrates 150th Anniversary", 1985
... Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society Port ..."Melbourne Celebrates 150th Anniversary" a Souvenir Portfolio of MelMelbourne. Published portfolio of early Melbourne photographs collected by Mr Paynting. Published 1985Cover stamped "Edwin Whiting - 14 Gallipoli Parade - Pascoe Vale South - 3044 (03) 9386 4989built environment -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Legal record - Contract - South Melbourne Gas Company, Street Lighting, Sandridge, 8 Jun 1876
... Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society Port ...Contract from the South Melbourne Gas Company for lighting street lamps in Sandridge 1876.Metropolitan Gas company seal also on contractutilities - gas, south melbourne gas & coke company -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Drawing - Cartoon, W J Murdoch, Getting a hoist. A bad case of heaves, 1911
... Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society Port ...Photocopy of cartoon by WJ MURDOCH 1911 'Getting a Hoist - A bad case of heaves'. Fly-specked original hung for decades in the dunny of farrier Dick EDWARDS. Shows difficult horse being shod.'Original 26.4 x 45.5 with Jan MacDonald may be borrowed for exhibition (damaged, fly-specked etc. - hung in Edwards' dunny for decades!)'business and traders - farriers, transport - horse, eli (dick) edwards -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Ferry, Abel Tasman loading at Inner East Station Pier, Port Melbourne, c. 1990
... Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society Port ...Colour photograph of Abel Tasman loading at Inner East Station Pier. In the background is the foreshore and building between Prines and Bay Streets before the onslaught of high risers in Port Melbourne. Note the red nose on the forecastle of Abel Tasman, denoting 'Red Nose Day', fund raiser for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Research.piers and wharves - station pier, transport - ferries, charities and appeals, alison kelly, abel tasman -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Workers in main drain excavation, Princes Street, Port Melbourne, 1933
... Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society Port ...Thought to be MMBW works on the main Princes Street pipeline. The 'original', which appears to be a framed, sepia original, is actually screened, so has appeared in a publication at some point. It belonged to Beryl nee BROWN, whose father 'Gus' BROWN is one of the workers. Lasercopy from photo loaned for copying and later donated (item 799.01), then digitally restored (item 799.02), of workers in main drain excavation, Princes Street, 1933.sydney "gus" brown, mmbw, engineering - canals and drainage, princes street, melbourne and metropolitan board of works -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph, The Oldest Plane in Australia, 1937
... Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society Port ...Graham Carey was Port's most noted aviator. Advertised on this sourvenir as 'the oldest Airman in the World', he was 62 when he took part in this event.Photograph of souvenir card from Coronation Motor Show, May 1937, showing R. Graham CAREY and his bi-plane ('Carey's Chaffcutter') landed on his aerodrome on the Bend. 'The Oldest Plane in Australia - Flown at Port Melbourne on Coronation Day May 12th 1937'. West Melbourne gasworks in left distance, buildings in Ingles Street.royal visits and occasions, transport - aviation and aerodrome, celebrations fetes and exhibitions, r graham carey -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Container vessel, Captain Padon, entering Victoria Docks, 19 Nov 1990
... Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society Port ...Colour photograph of container vessel 'Captain Padon' entering Victoria Docks.piers and wharves, transport - shipping, alison kelly, captain padon -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Port Melbourne Pier (Railway Pier), 1890
... Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society Port ...Copied from sepia photograph brought in by Heather WaleLasercopy of Port Melbourne Pier (Railway Pier). None of the ships have been identified. Two sailing barques, three steamers and one steam ferry, plus signage for Ozone (1886) and Hygeia (1890) are shown in the picture.piers and wharves - railway pier -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Booklet, Talbot and Leslie Hill, Port of Call, Oct 1997
... Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society Port ...'Port of Call' - Presentation by Talbot and Leslie Hill for AIGS meeting at Box Hill, 8.10.1997, listing a heritage walk devised by Talbot and Les.built environment, education, talbot hill, leslie hill, wilbraham frederick evelyn liardet, wfe liardet, william wedge darke, robert hoddle, heritage walk -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Bay Street, Port Melbourne, 1990
... Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society Port ...Photograph was donated to the Society by the photographer Alison KELLY. c1990. It 'duplicates' the 1870s photograph of the same view with Morley's cart.Colour photograph taken at the intersection of Bay and Beach Street Port Melbourne, looking up Bay Street toward the city.built environment, alison kelly, bay street -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Car Pass, 1988 Tall Ships celebration at Port Melbourne issued to Pat Grainger, Concessionaire, 1987
... Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society Port ...Pat Grainger catered for a National Trust New Year's Dinner at Seamens Mission so was given this pass to bring her car into the restricted areaCar pass granted to Pat Grainger by BiCentenary Authority for 1988 Tall Ships celebration at Port Melbourne piersMission Arts Centre Mary Lou Gelbart AMV301celebrations fetes and exhibitions, missions to seamen, mission arts centre, pat grainger -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Station Pier in an electrical storm at night, Port Melbourne, 1980s
... Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society Port ...Colour photograph by James Lauritz of Station Pier in an electrical storm at night. From a series of slides sold to Port Council in 1990. Has been encapsulated.piers and wharves - station pier, james lauritz -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Legal record - Draft Bond, South Suburban Gas Company re supplying gas to Sandridge, 1885
... Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society Port ...Draft bond re supplying of gas to municipality, South Suburban Gas Company 1885utilities - gas, south suburban gas company -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Agreement, Gas Supply, Borough of Port Melbourne, 1885
... Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society Port ...Agreement for supplying gas to municipality, South Suburban Gas Company 1885utilities - gas, south suburban gas company