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Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - WWI troops returning to Port Melbourne, 1945
Two photographs of WWI troops returning to Port Melbournearmed services, war - world war i, piers and wharves - station pier -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Medal - Victorian Department of Education 1916 ANZAC medallion, Department of Education Victoria, 1916
Produced by Department of Education Victoria in recognition of ANZAC Day 25th April 1916Victorian Department of Education 1916 ANZAC medallion. Brown in colour inside cardbuard pouch. King George depicted on one side and ANZAC laurel on the other.Front of medal "For King and Country 1916" Back of medal department of education Victoria. ANZAC lest we forget 25 April 1916war - world war i, armed services - army, medals commemorative, anzac, department of education victoria -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Booklet, City of Port Phillip, Remembrance garden - unveiling program, 2018
Booklet with coloured cover. Top two-thirds sepia photo of parade with red poppies superimposed. Writing in white on dark brown in bottom third.Remembrance garden unveiling program . City of Port Phillip World War one. Centenary commemorations.war - world war i, celebrations fetes and exhibitions, built environment, memorials -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Badge - Mission to Seamen, WWI, 1917
Purchased on EBay from 'Ye olde coin co.' for WWI projectRound WWI badge "by peril we live. 20th April 1917". Featuring sailing ship, Australian maritime flag and Mission to Seamen flagwar - world war i, missions to seamen -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Badge - Victorian Schools Tribute to France, WWI, 1916
WWI Victorian Schools Tribute (to France) 1916 badgeVictorian School Tributewar - world war i, schools -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Badge - Lest we forget, WWI, 1915
Purchased on E Bay from Graham Parry for WWI projectRound badge. World War One "Lest we forget, Gallipoli, April 25th 1915" commemoration badgewar - world war i, gallipoli -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Badge - Red Cross, WWI, Red Cross, 1918
Round Badge - Naval and Military WWI Red Cross badge dated October 5th but no year. EBay description suggested 1918. Red Cross logo plus two flags. Union Jack and anotherNaval and Military Red Crosswar - world war i, red cross, naval and military -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Badge - Red Cross Appeal 1918, WWI, 1918
Round WWI Red Cross Appeal 1918 badge. Featuring Red Cross Flagwar - world war i, charities and appeals, red cross -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Badge - Red Cross, WWI, 1917
Round WWI Red Cross badge featuring the flags of the Allies and the Red Cross logo from September 1917war - world war i, charities and appeals, flags, red cross -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Badge - Red Cross, WWI, Red Cross, 1917
Set of four 1917 WWI Red Cross metal badges 1 - Ambulance; 2 - Train; 3 - Ship ; 4 - HospitalThe Way of the Red Cross in the Great War 1917war - world war i, red cross -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book, Bruce Scates et al, World War One; A history in 100 stories, 2015
"World War One; A history in 100 stories" Large hard cover book with sepia dust cover. Photo on cover has two soldiers in uniform and small boy in matching uniform. Title is in gold and white. Back cover has inscription, five small photos and three badges. Allan Whittaker article on page 85.Back cover -" telling the truth about war requires it's own kind of courage"war - world war i, allan whittaker -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Sharon WILCOX and Rachel McVEAN, Sharon Willcox, 11 Nov 2018
.03 - Picture of donor, Sharon WILCOX in front of Welcome Home rotunda .04 Picture of donor and Rachel McVEAN as waterfront welcomers.societies clubs unions and other organisations, sharon wilcox, rachel mcvean, war - world war i, anzac centenary, remembrance day, waterfront welcomers, boomerang bag, band rotunda -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Michie Family, c.1915
Items copied from the collection of Dawn PARKER nee MICHIE from items copied from the scrapbook of Alexander James MICHIE, bookmaker, her grandfather's uncle.James Michie in army uniform with two horses and tents in background. James was a sapper in World War 1 in Gallipoli. Lasercopies from photographs of the Michie family. Approx 1915michie family, families, gaming, war - world war i -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book - Nott Street School Old Boys Roll of Honour, Honour (Honor) Roll for Nott St school old boys, 1917 - 1920
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. unfinished book - Roll of Honour (Honor) of soldiers 1914 - 18 who attended Nott St school. Red cover.war - world war i, education - primary schools, nott street state school -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book - Nott Street School. Teachers and staff who served in WW1, Education Dept. Record of War Service 1914-18, 1917 - 1920
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 -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Flyer - Anzac Day Centenary Walk, Heath Street, Port Melbourne, 2016
An A5 size flyer with black printing and white with beige border. Flyer advertising Heath Street Port Melbourne, Anzac day Centenary Walk. 17 April 2016war - world war i, anzac day, heath street, christine griffiths, barb mullen -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Memo, H Edwards, Mayor, City of Port Melbourne re Unemployed Soldiers Association, Herbert Charles Edwards, Mayor, 9 Aug 1923
Hanwritten memo by H Edwards, Mayor, City of Port Melbourne, regarding a meeting with the Unemployed Soldiers Association. Dated 09.08.1923local government - city of port melbourne, war - world war i, h edwards, unemployed soldiers association -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Port Boys football club, 1956
Photograph of Port Boys football club 1956sport - australian rules football, tommy lahiff, graham lahiff, b lillis, c davis, tony tucker, alby dunn, f knight, a simmons, j davis, j brooks, b lee, j coghlan, j mahoney, a francis, bob dunn, r bragg, p kerr, b francis, j cassidy, i badger, r draper, f mahoney -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Research Notes, The Shooting at Princes Pier, Paddy Garrity
Related notes: "The Shooting at Princes pier", "Allan Whittaker and the Anzacs", "Princes Pier", "Edward VII of the United Kingdom", "Edward VII's own words", "Around the World with the Prince of Wales", "WWI Military Histories".piers and wharves - princes pier, police, societies clubs unions and other organisations, war - world war i -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Port Melbourne YMCA football team, Lorraine Studios, 1946
Original photo held by Ron BEDFORD (Ballarat) and scan taken 24.05.2011Black and white photo of Port Melbourne YMCA football team 1946, VFA sub-district (under 20). Players are identified on the photo."Lorraine Studios" stamp on rear in red. 159 Bay St Port Melbourne. Phone MX2763sport - australian rules football, s bigg, k jordan, k fennessy, b watts, mustan, r murray, w murray, m maher, a sortell, c seddon, r ralph, r marasceau, v thompson, lavery, j woods, t williams, foote, b balitho, i bedford, a foote, n fehr, r bedford, r newman, l saw, a freeman -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book - Service to shipping dockets, PMA, 1989
PMA book of carbon copy forms - service to shipping dockets'38' on leading edge of pagesmelbourne harbor trust - port of melbourne authority, piers and wharves - station pier, iron sturt, abel tasman, young endeavour, kuenel express, seaway hobart, royal viking sea, hmas warrnambool, fair princess, belorussia, vasco da gama, c mcgillanray, j ryan, g pearce, j oldani, l featherson, j mantzis, m fanning, a phillips, j bitmead, k ranginui, h philiston, i borg, g webb, b atchison, w hughes, p curran, a johnston, f aquilina, j flaherty, r buttons, b revell, g tsetsos, j douglas, j brojba, s pozzuto, r todorovic, j files, r lowerson, v de cunto, g rhodes, r belford, w thompson, g millar, m andreucci, t biancone, j cull, g rembolds, m nedellovski, r iannella, a mallia, s domanski, j benstead, t galbisi, s gallagher, v camilleri, e kunkol, t pihlvanis, m lester, h bell, m johnson, a jukic, g krekos, r angelevski, t molloy, d ikonomopoulos, r costello, i kuster, s kostakakis, o rafekim, j parriera, c bugeja, s sobevski, p geoghegan, m lukovic, a fasaullopoulos, m schembri, s arostolopoulos, s arostopoulos, p mazurak -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Mixed media - Private George Williams MM, WWI medals and photograph
This was kept by George's daughter Marjorie Williams, and donated to the Society by herself and granddaughter Valerie Morris. PMH&PS applied for information on the MM citation, which is item 813.02. Refer to this for George's records, plus a summary of his history. During storage one medal came loose and stuck to a photograph. In March 2011 the items were re-framed, with window mounting so they wouldn't come loose again.Mounted under glass, the WWI photograph of Private George Williams MM, flanked by his war medals. Five medals with ribbons, including the Miltary Medal 'For bravery in the field' Ref 813.02 for history.war - world war i, armed services - army, valerie williams morris, marjorie williams, george willaims -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Military record, Private George Williams, WWI, Australian Archives
George's medals were kept by his daughter Marjorie Williams, and donated to the Society by herself and her daughter. These documents were obtained when PMH&PS applied to Canberra for information on the MM citation.Australian Archives folder containing WWI personnel records for Private George Williams of 1st Australian Imperial Forces, who was awarded the Military Medal 'For bravery in the field' Ref 813.01 for medals mounted with photo..Cream and brown, contains 48 pages including letter, notes, official sheets and photocopies of letters, war and medical recordswar - world war i, armed services - army, valerie williams morris, marjorie williams, george willaims -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Badge - South and Port Melbourne Ladies original pipe band, 1920
The South and Port Melbourne Thistle Club (later The South and Port Melbourne Thistle Society) held their first annual meeting at the Temperance Hall, Napier Street, South Melbourne on Monday 22 Aug 1899. They held regular concerts and balls and generally celebrated all things Scottish. They had a male Pipe Band and during the First World War when many men were serving in the military they formed a Ladies Pipe Band."South and Port Melbourne ladies original pipe band" badge. "Established 01.02.18" (This was the first ladies pipe band in the world). McKenzie and Stuart tartan surrounding a photo (sepia) of the band of approx 18 womenarts and entertainment - music, war - world war i, societies clubs unions and other organisations., south and port melbourne ladies pipe band, south and port melbourne thistle society -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Troopship, Ceramic (A40), outer west Railway Pier, WWI
COPYRIGHT PUBLIC RECORDS OFFICE B&W photo (copy) showing the vessel the Ceramic (A40) - built 1913/18, 481 Tons gross, is at the outer West of Railway Pier/Station Pier. The troops were part of the second contingent waiting to embark for a departure at 14.30 that day (22nd dec 1914) for Albany in Western Australia where she was joined by other ships from all Aust and N.Z. major ports for a final destination the Middle Eastpiers and wharves - railway pier, piers and wharves - station pier, transport - shipping, war - world war i, ceramic -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book, Alan Gregory, The Sentimental Soldier - A Life of George Furner LANGLEY, May 2008
"The Sentimental Soldier" - A life of George Furner LANGLEY - by Alan GREGORY Book of 200 pages with white type reversed in Langley's portrait (predominantly brown)Note inserted on first title page from donor. Signed by author, 1 May 2008, on title pageeducation - secondary schools, war - world war i, war - world war ii, george furner langley, melbourne high school -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Letter - Applications for positon of Dog Registration Officer, Port Melbourne Council, Documents - letters, 1919
May 2016 David THOMPSON compiled the attached alphabetical list, including names and addresses service in WWI status and blue number. Port Melbourne applicants have been added to the WWI Centenary Project website A file of mostly handwritten applications and references for position of Dog Registration Officer, Meter Reader and Assistant Collector, Port Melbourne Council 1919. Over 100 applications from all over Victoria, many from Returned Soldiers since the advert in the Standard newspaper for the position stated that they were to be given preference. Sydney R C CARNS from Evans Street, a Returned Soldier who has lost his right hand during the war, was the successsful applicant according to a report in the Standard. Others from Port Melbourne who applied were James Gilbert ADAIR, Leslie Warner CASEY, Thomas William CLELAND, John COOK, Robert Dunbar, Vincent EDWARDS, Clarence Rupbert FARMER, Walter GOTZ, J W HART, Sydney Hercules HOLMES, William Thomas HOWLETT, John KING, Thomas P LACEY, John LUMSDEN, George MA?, W WEST and J C WILMOT. 112 letters in 3 batches, applications have large blue numbers added.local government - town of port melbourne, war - world war i, workers, utilities - electricity, domestic life - pets and pests, james gilbert adair, sydney r c carns, leslie walter casey, thomas william cleland, john cook, robert dunbar, vincent 'ben' edwards, clarence rupert farmer, walter gotz, j w hart, sydney hercules holmes, william thomas howlett, john king, thomas p lacey, john lumsden, w west, l c wilmot, arthur victor heath, town clerks, dogs -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document, Peter Libbis, Register of Noxious Trades
Transcribed from handwritten Register by Peter LIBBIS 1997Blue plastic folder withtyped transcript from "Register of Common Lodging Houses and Noxious Trades". contains details of noxious trades1884 to 1889industry - noxious, built environment - domestic, business and traders, built environment - commercial, thomas hester & sons, thomas hester, arthur hester, hester & hart, j kitchen & sons pty ltd, h hanson, morris & ludwig, james kerr, p nettleberg, martin gotz, p brown, john smith, apollo candle co, james quinn, denis quinn, james mulcahey, john brown scott, thomas kelly, james elworthy, caleb amos kennett, charles yills (?), cockbill & mulling, george seward, australasia sugar refining company, n j butcher & co, i hill & sons -
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Document - Photocopy, Supplement, The Argus re Missions to Seamen, Glen Stuart, Jul 1997
Photocopy of two page supplement to the Argus newspaper, covering the work carried out by the Victorian Missions to Seamen and the Mission at Port Melbourne. Dated 19 March 1938. Oliver, Rev. Frank L. (Chaplain Sup. of Missions to Seamen)mission to seamen, c g lavender, alfred michael nicholas, frank i oliver -
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Letter - T L Winchombe at Crib Point Naval station to his daughter Lily Winchcombe, 3 Dec 1915
One of two handwritten letters dated 3.12.1915, written by T.L. Winchcombe at Crib Point Naval station to daughter Lily Winchcombe. Copy of letter typed by donor is also included.On the other side of last page 'from dear Dad on my 15th Birthday'war - world war i, leslie g pont, lily winchcombe pont, t l winchcombe.