These papers were originally in a hidden compartment of the large timber Nott Street School Honour Board, now in the foyer of Port Melbourne Town Hall. This Board was originally located in the Infant School building. During the 1970s, Cr. Perce WHITE had been Chairman of the School Committee and had been aware of the "secret" compartment and its contents.In the early 1990s, Perce obtained the support of Port Melbourne City Council in recognising the necessity of ensuring that the Board and it's contents were protected for posterity. Accordingly, when the school closed in 1993, it was arranged with the Education Department for it to be relocated to the Port Melbourne Town Hall. Light-brown slip covered record of war service of Education Derpartment teachers and staff - Nott St school 1914-1919. war - world war i, nott street state school, education - primary schools

Black and white photo on brown card of class of Grade V!A of Nott Street school. Two rows of seated boys, three rows of boys and girls. Man in hat at left hand of second back row.J F Armstrong. 4 Armadale St, Northcoteeducation - primary schools, nott street state school

Black and white photo on brown card of class of Grade V!B of Nott Street school. Two rows of seated boys and one row standing, two rows of girls at rear.. Man in hat on right hand end of 3rd row of boysJ F Armstrong. 4 Armadale St, Northcoteeducation - primary schools, nott street state school

Donated to PMHPS by Pat Hamilton Green; found among Charlie Forbes' belongings (her uncle)Article clipped from 'The Record' 1935 or 36: 'Father's Ball - Nott St Annual Function'. With list of all attendees at the third annual ball of the school Fathers' Club'1935 or 36' on backsocial activities, education - primary schools, societies clubs unions and other organisations, charlie forbes, george alexander rogers, mayors, nott street state school

Postcard of Nott St school 1910-18hand written message on rear to "Dear jack" with some local news.education - primary schools, jack hipper, nott street state school

"History of SS No 1427, Nott St, Port Melbourne". Photocopy of two typed pages signed by F R Tonkin 31 March 1969. Information is included about earlier schools : 542 Sandridge (National), 590 Sandridge (Wesleyan) and 602 Sandridge (Roman Catholic) that all closed after No 1427 opened on 1 July 1874.education - primary schools, built environment - civic, nott street state school

Photo Grade 3, Graham Street School 1945education - primary schools, lois daley, graham street state school, port melbourne primary school

Item collected during Cr Liana THOMPSON's time in Port Phillip Council. Donated to the PMH&P societyCar bumper sticker for the Graham St Primary School advertising "Open in 1997 and beyond, enrol now"education - primary schools, graham street state school, port melbourne primary school

Lasercopy of B&W photograph of grade 6 Nott St Primary School c.1900education - primary schools, freda craig, nott street state school

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

Norma and Ruth ? (twins)Lasercopy of Nott Street School photograph, class 8 of 1941'Nott St School 1427 VIII 1941'education - primary schools, arthur keeping, ray gibbons, jack boyden, frank brennan, george taylor, fred perazzo, alan mccarthy, ken hudson, alan turner, fred cooper, betty wooley, betty lyons, joyce jenkinson, pearl nicol, joyce renfrey, hodges, kenny hennessy, alma rowe, betty watt, reba wright, joan jarvis, moya hannan, shirley rochford, pat andrews, june cooper, vic thompson, irene birch, nancy brown, beryl hall, norma ?, ruth ?, joyce irving, sylvia craig, dorothy richardson, ron egaroff, amy mick, len chiviers, wally myers, percy carter, jimmy lewis, fred billings, jack timms, bobby newman, ron bedford, ron stephenson, nott street state school

Newspaper photo 1943 of Javanese refugee children at Nott Street School during World War II (ref also 1175). Terry KEENAN is 3rd from the left.religion - wesleyan methodist church, war - world war ii, education - primary schools, nott street state school

Researched, written and designed by member Pat Grainger as a fundraiser for PMH&PS. Production volume: .600 copiesHistoric Port Melbourne calendar 2003: ''School Days" Nott Street class on cover, sepia on ivory All following years calendars also recorded against cat no 1864transport - railways, industry - food, religion - anglican (holy trinity), education - primary schools, piers and wharves - railway pier, education - kindergartens, flood, religion - melbourne city mission, jubilee hall, port melbourne yacht club, pmyc, cruikshank street, faram brothers hardware, ted keogh, marlene keogh, boundary rovers, swallow street, missions to seamen, national primary school, st josephs catholic primary school, nott street state school

These papers were originally in a hidden compartment of the large timber Nott Street School Honor Board, now in the foyer of Port Melbourne Town Hall. This Board was originally located in the Infant School building. During the 1970s, Cr. Perce WHITE had been Chairman of the School Committee and had been aware of the "secret" compartment and its contents. In the early 1990s, Perce obtained the support of Port Melbourne City Council in recognising the necessity of ensuring that the Board and it's contents were protected for posterity. Accordingly, when the school closed in 1993. it was arranged with the Education Department for it to be transferred to Port Melbourne Town Hall. In 1994, existing councils, including Port Melbourne, were abolished and a new City of Port Phillip was created. Concerned about the fate of these documents under the administration of Commissioners, Perce removed these documents and kept them in a safe place, eventually handing them over to the Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society in 2004..03 - Brown paper covered (23 x 18) temporary Honour (Honor) Roll of Nott St Old Boys, 1914-19.war - world war i, nott street state school, education - primary schools

A collection of documents relating to the life of Norma Madeline WATTERS. These include 1935 & 1937 School certificates from Middle Park Central School; a cookery certificate from Mac Robertson Girl's High School; a certificate from the Victorian Baby Health Centres Association; a war savings certificate from The State Savings Bank of Victoria; a number of letters confirming her appointment to various clerical positions in the firms of Rootes, Austral Silk and Cotton Mills Pty Ltd, The Myer Emporium, W.E. Bassett & Associates, The Metropolitan Gas Company, Hardware Co. of Australia, Gill Glass and The Phosphate C-operative Company of Australia Ltd.education - primary schools, education - secondary schools, norma madeline watters, rootes/chrysler

A certificate of Merit awarded to Richard LE BUSQUE for completing a satisfactory course of study. Pale yellow sheet with black printing & the handwriting in faded black ink. Number 289575 in top right corner.Richard Le BUSQUE, Elementary School's, Nott Street Port Melbourne 23rd November 1936. R.W Armitage M.Sceducation - primary schools, nott street state school, richard le busque, r.w armitage

Donor's mother, Norma ELDEN girl in the back on right hand side.Digital copy of photograph of class of Grade 6 at Graham Street School c.1924norma elden, education - primary schools, graham street state school

The only identified student is Thelma SUCKLING standing 4th from the left in the top row.Sepia photograph of' four rows of children with the centre seated child holding a chalkboard with 'Nott St Grade 111B'.On reverse: Thelma Suckling 4th on left on top row.nott street state school, thelma suckling, grade 3 b

The students were originally named by their initials with Thelma SUCKLING the only student able to be identified from a later added note. She is standing in the 3rd row the 3rd from the left. the teachers are named as A. R. COPPIN (Grade V11 teacher) and A.W. WORSDELL.B & W photograph of' five rows of children with a teacher on either side, Centre child holds a board with 'Nott St School 1427 Grade V11.On reverse: Seventh Grade 1939. Nott Str St School 1427 with pupils identified by initials & the teachers by name.nott street state school, thelma suckling, grade vii, a r coppin, a w worsdell

The Grade V1 teacher was Mr WILLIAMS Front row. L - R - I BEDFORD; F McDONALD; B SHARP; A MURPHY; F BULLOUGH; A JONES; M TAYLOR; D ROBB; C COOPER; A BRUERTON. 2nd row. L - R - TS; M HAYES; B COLLINS; S (?) FRASER; D FISHER; E TAYLOR; B WADDELL; V MONTAGUE; E BAWDEN; J HOWLISTON; T DUKE; L KING; D MOORE. (1 name missing) 3rd row L - R - D THOMAS; D TYRRELL; M LOVE; O McCORMICK; M CASEY; H WATSON; J WILLIAMS; T McMAHON; ?; V NIXON; D HOPES; Mavis CLYDE; J DARNAUGH; B LEWIS. Back row L - R - K BROTHERTON; D BRADSHAW; A JOHNSON; ? ; H BARFOOT; F BROWN; E WHITE; S TURNER; K MARSHALL; B BRIGGSB & W photograph of' four rows of children. Centre children in seated row hold a board with 'Nott St School 1427 Grade V1.On reverse: Thelma J Suckling in large writing.. In very small writing all students are named.nott street state school, thelma suckling, grade v1, mr williamson, i bedford, f mcdonald, b sharp, a murphy, f bullough, a jones, d robb, c cooper, m hayes, a bruerton, b collins, s(?) fraser, d fisher, e taylor, b waddell, v montague, e bawden, j howliston, t duke, l king, d moore, d thomas, d tyrrell, m love, o mccormick, m casey, h watson, j williams, t mcmahon, v nixon, d hopes, mavisclyde, j darnaugh, b lewis, k brotherton, d bradshaw, a johnson, h barfoot, f brown, e white, s turner, k marshall, b briggs

A set of nine display posters, approx. 51cm x 64cm, of photographs, pages of pamphlets, newspaper cuttings, all stuck on cardboard with scotch tape. The set is mostly in good state of preservation, as at time of typing (1 March 2000) and no attempt has been made to remount or restore.

Joly Meldometer The Joly meldometer was created to determine the melting point of minerals. W.E. Wilson, an astronomer and author, stated in 1900 that the Joly meldometer consisted of a ‘a strip of platinum on which minute fragments of any mineral can be placed, while any alteration in its length can be determined by means of a micrometer screw which touches a lever connected with one end of the strip. The strip can be heated by an electric current, and is calibrated by observing the micrometer readings corresponding to the temperatures at which some substances of known melting-points melt’i . One reason why the Joly meldometer was seen as a successful addition to science was the small amount of any substance that it required for testing. Only a minute sample was needed for the instrument to work and so a tiny part could be taken from a delicate item without destroying itii . The instrument was originally manufactured by the Irish company Yeates & Son of Dublin. The Yeates family business was established in the early 1790’s and is thought to have operated until approximately 1922iii . Their business slogan was recorded as ‘Instrument makers to the University’, a slogan which proudly exhibited their relationship with Trinity College, Dublin. The company was located directly opposite Trinity College, the place where the Joly meldometer was created. Working in such close proximity must have assisted this business relationship. The inventor of this meldometer was Irishman John Joly. Joly was born in 1857 at the Church of Ireland Rectory, Hollywood House. His education led him to Trinity College Dublin where, by 1891, he had obtained a Bachelor of Engineering degree as well as a Doctorate of Science. The entirety of his working life appears to have taken place at Trinity College although he is known to have travelled in order to consult with other scientists such as the world renowned Sir Ernest Rutherford. The Joly meldometer was used for a variety of different purposes, with scientists often adapting the instrument to suit their own needs. For instance, the previously mentioned astronomer W.E. Wilson adapted the meldometer to assist him in measuring the radiation of the suniv . Joly used his device in an attempt to ascertain the age of the earth. In 1913, along with Sir Rutherford, Joly came to the conclusion that the earth was approximately 400 million years old. They did this by analysing the decay of radioactivity in minerals. According to our present knowledge of the earth this was a much more accurate date than the dates Joly had previously derived. He had first thought that the earth was 97 million years old due to the volume of sodium in the oceans. Joly’s second analysis of the topic had resulted in the age of 80 million years. This figure was based on the accumulation of sediment. Apart from designing his meldometer, Joly is also remembered for his work with colour photography. In 1894 Joly discovered a method for creating colour photographs from a single platev . He also studied the use of radiation as a treatment for cancer and persuaded the Royal Dublin Society to establish the Radium Institute to assist hospitals. In 1933 Joly passed away at the age of seventy-six. Jacqueline Eager Student Projects Placement, Cultural Collections 2005 iMollan, Charles, Irish National Inventory of Scientific Instruments, Samton Limited, 1995, p. 302. iiJoly, John, 'On the determination of the melting points of minerals, Part 1. Uses of the meldometer', Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy, Vol. 2., 1891. iiiInstitute for Learning Technologies, "Stephan Mitchell Yeates' http://www.ilt.columbia.edu/projects/bluetelephone/html/yeates.html, accessed on 04.10.2005 ivMollan, Charles, Irish National Inventory of Historic Scientific Instruments, op cit. vMollan, Charles, The Mind and the Hand: Instruments of Science 1685-1932, Samton Limited, Dublin, 1995, p. 34.The following from #2975 in UDE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN ENGINEERING list in the “Irish National Inventory of Historical Scientific Instruments” by Charles Mellon (P/C in file for Cat no 272. “....meldometer as an instrument ‘for the purpose of finding the melting-points of minerals, hence its name. As used by him (Joly), it consists of a strip of platinum,on which minute fragments of any mineral can be placed, while any alteration in its length can be determined by means of a micrometer screw which touches a lever connected with one end of the strip. The strip can be heated by an electric current, and is calibrated by observing the micrometer readings corresponding to the temperatures at which some substances of known melting-points melt’.” Ref. : J. Joly, Proc. Roy. Irish Acad. 3rd series vol 2 (1891),38-64.

Brass cylinder attached to black enamelled iron round stand by knobs. Catalogue article in display case to accompany object. (text in bad state of disrepair) (Addendum: Original text has been photocopied; thus replacement copy is placed with instrument, original confined to file)Engraved on cylinder: “Negretti & Zambra, London Jordans Photographic Sunshine Recorder No. 194”. Label: “Nat. Phil. Lab. Univ. of Melb.”