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Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Fire bell, Swallow & Ariell factory, c.1880
Bell moved from Swallow & Ariell after 1890; given to St Albans Anglican in Coburg 1930, then transferred to St Oswalds in Pascoe Vale in 1960. Now in Eastern Hill Fire Museum.Photograph of Swallow & Ariell's factory fire bell, used by a supplementary Brigade operating from the factory 1880 to 1890. Refer to 2032.02 for history.fire and fire services, swallow & ariell ltd -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - History of Swallow & Ariell's fire bell, 2000
Bell moved from Swallow & Ariell after 1890; given to St Albans Anglican in Coburg 1930, then transferred to St Oswalds in Pascoe Vale in 1960. Now in Eastern Hill Fire Museum.Paper recording history of Swallow & Ariell's fire bell.'taken to 'Fire Brigade Museum Eastern Hill September 2004' handwritten in inkfire and fire services, swallow & ariell ltd -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Letter - History of Swallow & Ariell, 19 Nov 2004
Letter regarding history of Swallow & Ariell's fire bell.signed 'Pat xx'; also, 'Sth Melb Council'fire and fire services, swallow & ariell ltd, norm robinson, norma robinson -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Photocopy, Death notices relating to history of Swallow & Ariell's fire bell, 2004
Photocopy of two death notices 1906 and 1923; document received with letter regarding history of Swallow & Ariell's fire bell.fire and fire services, swallow & ariell ltd, alexander cameron, john cameron -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Framed listing of employees, last working day at Port Melbourne Bus Depot, 1960s
Donated to the PMH&PS by Kevin Stanes, the last Port Melbourne bus driver to retire from the Government Transport ServicesFramed listing of all drivers, conductors and other staff whose name appeared on the Yard Sheet on the last day of operation at the Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board Bus Depot at Bay Street Port Melbourne on 31 July 1966. This depot operated from 1937 to 1966. (Kevin Stanes - the last Port Melbourne bus driver to retire from the Government Transport Service - has described this listing as an "Honour Board", but this is accurate only to the extent of honouring all those employees of the Depot during it's 29 year history.)transport - bus, melbourne & metropolitan tramways board, mmtb, kevin stanes -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book, Phyllis Albinson Kelly, "Port Melbourne's Child - Memories of early years in Pickles Street", Oct 2005
... Produced in conjuction with the Women of Port Melbourne... 20.10.2005 at the Port Melbourne library by History Librarian Kay ...Produced in conjuction with the Women of Port Melbourne exhibition and launched 20.10.2005 at the Port Melbourne library by History Librarian Kay Rowan. Phyllis lives in Williamstown but revisits Port often. .01- note that this copy was signed by the author, but is the first incorrect printing. A caption on page 2 was altered and a paragraph changed on page 6 to eliminate personal reference and the first print supposedly destroyed so it is unknown how she obtained this copy."Port Melbourne"s Child - Memories of early years in Pickles Street" A5 book, 24 pages with 9 photos and map, by Phyllis Albinson Kelly. Yellow ochre cover Misprinted edition erroneously signed by author Signed by the author "To Port Melbourne Historical Society - Thank You - Phyllis Kellyfamilies, built environment, education, war - world war ii, health - general health, phyllis albinson kelly, knights staples, dawsons emporium, our lady of mt carmel -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Photocopy, Photos related to Evelyn Turner, 1902
These were turned up during the study 'History of a Street Precinct' 20053 photocopies on page (a) 1902 photo of 54 Evans St with Agnes Elden holding Evelyn Turner (b) 156 Ross St with Evelyn on front porch (c) 54 Evans St, 1907 built environment - domestic, w r elden, evans st -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Photocopy, 54 Evans Street, Port Melbourne, 1943
These were turned up during the study 'History of a Street Precinct' 20051943 photocopy of 54 Evans Stbuilt environment - domestic, evans street -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Photocopy, 54 Evans Street, Port Melbourne, 1949
These were turned up during the study 'History of a Street Precinct' 20051949 photocopy of photo of 54 Evans Stbuilt environment - domestic, evans street -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Photocopy, Evelyn Turner and Albert Jenkins, 54 Evans Street, Port Melbourne, 1956
These were turned up during the study 'History of a Street Precinct' 20051956 photocopy of photo of 54 Evans St with Evelyn Turner and Albert Jenkinsbuilt environment - domestic, evans street, evelyn turner, albert jenkins -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Photocopy, 54 Evans Street, Port Melbourne, 1958
These were turned up during the study 'History of a Street Precinct' 20051958 photocopy of photo of 54 Evans Stbuilt environment - domestic, evans street -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Poster, History of a Street Precinct
A cultural grant was given to Margaret BRIDE to implement this study, which she did with the help of her husband Graham and several residents of the study area including PMH&PS members Emily LOCK, David THOMPSON, Jack BOLT and Kerrie MATHEE.History of a Street Precinct, documenting 80 years plus of the history of the area bounded by Williamstown Road and Evans, Bridge and Farrell Streets, since 1880. One of two products of a 2005 project (which subsequently won the 2007 Victorian Local History Award for research). A brochure containing a map of the area and photos and information on key properties. An interactive CD (2148.02) containing information and photographs on 91 buildings and their occupants over time was also produced. built environment -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Mixed media, History of a Street Precinct
A cultural grant was given to Margaret BRIDE to implement this study, which she did with the help of her husband Graham and several residents of the study area including PMH&PS members Emily LOCK, David THOMPSON, Jack BOLT and Kerrie MATHEE.History of a Street Precinct, documenting 80 years plus of the history of the area bounded by Williamstown Road and Evans, Bridge and Farrell Streets, since 1880. One of two products of a 2005 project (which subsequently won the 2007 Victorian Local History Awards for research). An interactive CD containing information and photographs. This was packaged with a brochure (2148.01) containing a map of the area and photos and information on key properties and individuals on 91 buildings and their occupants over time.built environment -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book, Don Lawrence, Victoria Glolf Club 1903-1988, 2002
'Victoria Golf Club 1903-1988' by Lawrence, Don - hardback book documenting the history of the club. Fully illustrated, including photos from early history when club was located on Fishermens Bend''With complements of an historian C. Glasson VCC"fishermans bend, social activities, societies clubs unions and other organisations, sport - golf, clive glasson, don lawrence, victoria golf club -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book, Catherine Waterhouse, Going Forward in Faith - a History of Melbourne City Mission, 1999
Produced by MCM, purchased and donated by Pat Grainger after seeing the copy belonging to Norma Barnett, who had worked at Jubilee Hall'Goiing forward in Faith - a history of Melbourne Citymission' by Catherine Waterhouse 1999. blue, softcover, 216pp, illustrated. contains two photos.of Port Melbourne branch (Jubilee Hall)charities and appeals, religion - melbourne city mission, depression, catherine waterhouse, sister norma jean barnett, jubilee hall, melbourne city mission -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book, Mary Mason, 'Linking us Together: A history of transport in the Port Phillip community', 11 Oct 2001
A Centenary of Federation-funded project of South Port Day Links, coordinated, directed and designed by Mary MASON, written by Pat GRAINGER on behalf of PMH&PS'Linking us Together: A history of transport in the Port Phillip community' Soft cover, 72pp teal blue cover with '2001'graphic, brown spine. A Centenary of Federation Project printed Oct 2001transport, transport - tramways, transport - shipping, transport - railways, transport - aviation and aerodrome, transport - horse, transport - motor vehicles, transport - ferries, workers, industry, royal visits and occasions, piers and wharves - station pier, piers and wharves - princes pier, immigration, flood, business and traders - dairies, south port day links, wilbraham frederick evelyn liardet, wfe liardet, frank liardet, caroline frederica liardet, hector liardet, frederick liardet, liana thompson, r graham carey, swallow & ariell ltd, melbourne and metropolitan tramways board, mmtb, general motors-holden, gmh, faram brothers hardware, bert turner, james mcnab, eli (dick) edwards, jacob edwards, vincent 'ben' edwards, claude butcher, leonard george 'dugga' beazley, bicycles, cable trams, mary mason, pat grainger, frederick william maskell, linking us together -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book, Tony Davis et al, The Holden Heritage, Jul 2001
Book produced by Holden as a promotional giveaway, and given away at the 11 October 2001 launch of 'Linking Us Together'The Holden Heritage - small book with the history of Holden cars, 2001. 100 pp illustrated, with details of all models producedtransport - motor vehicles, industry - manufacturing, general motors-holden, gmh -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Journal - Sporting Traditions, May 2001
Article appeard in Sporting Traditions, Journal of the Australian Society for Sports History, Vol. 17 No. 2, May 2001. ISSN 0813-2577'Keeping out the Riff-Raff: Port Melbourne's exclusion from the Victorian Football League in 1896', Article by Terry KEENAN in 'Sporting Traditions' May 2001australian rules football, societies clubs unions and other organisations, terry keenan, port melbourne football club, pmfc, victorian football league, vfl -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Essay - Thesis, Competing ideas for the inner city, F Patricia Hawkins, Competing ideas for the inner city, 1991
Minor thesis submitted as part of the Master of Arts in Public History, Monash University, by Pat Hawkins, member of the PMH&PSCompeting ideas for the inner city - local responses to central planning initiatives in the City of Port Melbourne 1925 - 1985 by F Patricia Hawkins, 1991built environment, town planning, local government - city of port melbourne, f patricia (pat) hawkins -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book, Terry Keenan, A Family Feud: Fifty years of conflict in the management of the Port Melbourne Cricket and Recreation Reserve, 2001
Written 2001, published twice, may be reprinted several times. Current version has cover reversed and only 52 pages; 24 July 2018'A Family Feud: Fifty years of conflict in the management of the Port Melbourne Cricket and Recreation Reserve' - Paper detailing the early history of the management of the Port Melbourne Cricket Ground, 65pp. by Terry KEENAN 2001sport - cricket, sport - recreational grounds, sport - australian rules football, local government, terry keenan -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book, Pat Grainger, "They Can Carry Me Out", Jan 1992
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 -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book, Pat Grainger, "They Can Carry Me Out", Jan 1992
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 -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Photocopy, Memo from Victorian Railways detailing history of The Melbourne and Hobsons Bay Railway, Mar 1945
Photocopy of Victorian Railways memo detailing history of the Melbourne and Hobsons Bay Railway Company: 2 pp, March 1945transport - railways, melbourne & hobsons bay railway company, melbourne & hobsons bay united railway company -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book, Ian Breward, South Port Parks Parish Mission: 150 Years of Service, 2003
This was written by PMH&PS member Ian BREWARD, who is the archivist for the Uniting Church in Melbourne, and therefore for the Methodist, Congregational and Presbyterian churches. It was launched at the Uniting Church in South Melbourne on 2003.South Port Parks Parish Mission: 150 Years of Service by Ian BREWARD - A history of the congregations and missions. Soft cover, 174 pp, illustrated.religion - uniting church, religion - wesleyan methodist church, religion - primitive methodist church, religion - presbyterian church, ian breward, emily lock, hazel wilson, nancy u'ren nee morris -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Report, Plan of General Development, Mr J Green (Government Printer), Plan of General Development, 1929
Plan of General Development. Melbourne Report of Metropolitan Town Planning Commission, 1929. Was passed on by local history librarian as it was no longer required. On p63 shows view up Swallow Street and contrasts it with approach of St Kilda. P42 aerial view of Port Melbourne piers. Also includes maps and photographs.town planning, piers and wharves, swallow street -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document, Susan Reidy, History of the Port Melbourne Town Hall Research Report, Mar 2004
... History of the Port Melbourne Town Hall Research Report...Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society Port ...Prepared March 2004 for launch along with the book.A4, plastic-bound 23pp report containing details and references for research used when writing 'Port Melbourne Town Hall - the Buildings and the People who Used Them' published in 2003.port melbourne town hall, built environment - civic, susan reidy -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Ticket, History Walk, Bay Street to Station Pier, Port Melbourne Neighbourhood House, Beer Barrels and Biscuits Members Ticket 2003, 2003
Produced by the Port Melbourne Neighbourhood House as a guide to the 2003 tour walk.Small blue and brown book as a guide for 2003 history walk course along Bay Street to Station Pier.social activities, arts and entertainment, port melbourne neighbourhood house, readings bookstore, city of voices, chris kohn, bipolar bears, share and care trappers -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book, Ministry of Planning & Environment, South Melbourne's Heritage, Dec 1988
Based on "City of South Melbourne Urban Conservation Study". Covers 1930s - 1960s.Paperback, illustrated guide to the history and development of South Melbourne "South Melbourne's Heritage" A4 sized book with coloured cover and blurred style picture of two women and children on Kerferd road pier in 1890s. Victoria Hotel in background. Book contains small black and white photos of buildings with descriptionsemerald hill, town planning, heritage, city of south melbourne -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Poster - Welcome and Farewell, book promotion, Melbourne's Station Pier Celebrates 150 years 1854 to 2004, 2004
"Melbourne's Station Pier Celebrates 150 years 1854 to 2004" poster advertising Welcome and Farewell, 2004 book on the history of Station Pier .piers and wharves - station pier, immigration museum, heritage council victoria -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Booklet - Family history of four immigrant families prepared by Margaret BRIDE, Margaret Bride, Four immigrant families and some of their descendants, Booklet written by Margaret Bride, great granddaughter of Daniel Polson
The Polson family Dick, Christina and four children arrived in Australia in 1854 on the ship "Dirigo" Photos belonged to Ada POLSON (nee BELLION), Margaret BRIDE's mother.Four immigrant families and some of their descendants .01 - small booklet of memoirs prepared by Margaret BRIDE of family members who had significant links to Port Melbourne. The Polson, Dick, Bellion and Sinclair families. families, margaret bride nee polson, ada polson nee bellion, thomas sinclair, elizabeth weller bellion, william j bellion, louisa bellion, letitia sinclair, mother falkenreich, ada florence bellion, lizzie sinclair