St Kilda Historical Society launched their children's book "Granny" at each of the Port Phillip library branches . "Grannies" from both societies handed apples to students from their baskets, simulating the historical figure who sold apples on the Upper EsplanadeFrom set of five photos taken at the St Kilda Historical Society launch of the book "Granny" held at the Port Melbourne library 22 August 2005 (4 & 5) Port Melbourne Primary StudentsDetails are written in ink on the backwomen, publishing, st kilda historical society, port melbourne primary school

Series of 31 photos of launch of book Fisher Folk of Fishermans Bend and Fisher Folk exhibition 24.10.2006 at Port Melbourne Town Hall includes .21 - Bell from Fishermens Bend Kindergartencelebrations fetes and exhibitions, arthur butcher, gladys butcher, carmel mccarthy, beryl rigby nee dixon, scott rigby, allam meiers, keith turnbull, barbara mcfarland, ray landorf, paul brennan, cliff gibson, janet bolitho, marge turnbull, robert brookes, david thompson, maree chalmers, ann smallpage, john d ?, suzy milburn, janice macdonald nee morton, christine butcher, neil butcher, pat grainger, beazley family

"South Melbourne - a History" by Susan Priestly, published 1995 by Melbourne University Press. Cover is B&W woodcut on red background; soft cover 455 pages. Illustrated with index, bibliography and end notes.Stickers and stamps from previous owners, Mornington Peninsula Librariessouth melbourne, families, transport, industry, piers and wharves - miscellaneous, business and traders, domestic life, local government, sport, susan priestly, south melbourne, bunurong bunner vorung, canvas town, south wharf

"Making Modern Melbourne" by Jenny Lee. Small paperback 160 pages, ilustrated. Sources detailed, no indexPMH stamp fly leafmelbourne, australian aborigines, transport - railways, natural environment, jenny lee, john pascoe faulkner, john batman

"Mind the Curve! A History of the cable trams" by John D Keating. Paperback 156 pages indexed, illustrated. Orange cover with photo of trams in Collins St. 1970/72/96 (3rd edition)PMH stamp on fly leaftransport - tramways, john d keating, cable trams

"Getting Around - Travel in Old Australia" Book of A6 captioned historic transport images. Hardback 94 pages "The Centenary Collection"PMH stamp on flyleaftransport, five mile press

Significant waterfront history out of print, purchased on eBay"Ship to Shore - A History of Melbourne's Waterfront and it's Union Struggles" By Rupert Lockwood 1990. Hale & Ironmonger 398 pp paperback, illustrated and indexed, introduction by Author, "Afterword" by Tasnor I Bull of the VOWF. Bibliography, abbreviations, etc, cover orange type on tinted historical photo of Yarra ships.In pencil on flyleaf "sale $17"piers and wharves - waterside workers, societies clubs unions and other organisations, rupert lockwood

Was purchased on eBay as a pair with "Ship to Shore""Waterfront - The Battle that Changed Australia" by journalists Helen TRINCA and Anne DAVIES - 317 pp paperback on the 1998 Patrick conspiracy. Doubleday 2000 illustrated, end notes, indexed, with chronologyPencil, end paper "sale $8"societies clubs unions and other organisations, transport - shipping, piers and wharves - waterside workers, piers and wharves - webb dock, maritime union of australia, mua, anne davies, helen trinca

Meant to be a sequel to "Weevils in the Flour" titled "Weevils in the Workplace" but designer Rolf Heimann wanted a shorter title."Weevils at Work - what's happening to work in Australia - an oral record" by Wendy Lowenstein - 240 pages paperback book, turquoise with yellow type and colourful illustration on coverPMH&PS stamp, flyleafindustry, business and traders, societies clubs unions and other organisations, wendy lowenstein, john ellis

.01 - City of Port Melbourne - salaries and wages, plus details of taxes, superannuation, war history and sick days, 1941 to 1955. Red leather cover. .02 - The State Accident Insurance Office memorandum - injured worker W G Horton, 05.12.1942 .03 - Letter to W W Donnell from R ADams re doctor's visit, 13.01.1947 .04 - Letter from Dr H Grover re W R Adam's health, 13.01.1948local government - city of port melbourne

"City of Port Melbourne Community Directory" .01 - 1993 .02 - 1994 Detailed lists of all community services and groupslocal government - city of port melbourne

.01 - Port Melbourne Yach Club receipts and expenses 1896-97 to 1929-30 .02 - PMYC receipts and expenditure1911-12 to November 10 1916 .03 - Cash book 26.07.1949 to 15.03 1954 .04 - Receipts and Payments 1 May 1969 to May 1979-80sport - yachting

"Dating Family Photos 1850-1920" A paperback book of 127 pages. Author and publisher Lenore Frost.The book explains how to learn from photos and gives techniques to age photos, particularly using costumes.costume, domestic life, social activities, lenore frost

Myrtle was Jane Rendalls daughter. The family was prominent at Holy Trinity from its beginning.Cathedral Psalter - belonging to Holy Trinity and Myrtle Rendall, signed by Myrtle 3 times, well worn, loose. Dark green cover impressed with title (List hymns insert at 70 -71). ref 1975Signed twice on flyleaf and once on title page. Stamped "Holy Trinity Church"flyleaf, verso, back flyleafreligion - anglican (holy trinity), myrtle rendall

"Expertise. Service. Security. Associated Marine and the Role of Marine Insurance in Australia". A history of Australia's marine insurance industry from 1982 to 2007. In particular Associated Marine Insurerstransport - shipping

"The Seamen's Union of Australia 1872 - 1972" A history of the Seamen's Union for 100 years. Red hardback book with dust cover.societies clubs unions and other organisations

Signed by the author after his presentation to the PMHPS 26 April 2010"Wildride - The Rise and Fall of Cobb and Co" The history of Cobb and Co from the arrival of the original founder, Freeman Cobb, at Port Phillip Bay in April 1853transport - horse, cobb and co, freeman cobb

"Century of Australian Prime Ministers" A series of essays on each of the Prime Ministers from Edmund Barton to John Howard. 66 pages, pink and purple front cover with 10 photoscommonwealth government

Novello's Parish Choir book. Office of the Holy Communion. Insert: Six chantsreligion - anglican (holy trinity)

.01 Biography of McGowan - Carmody - Millington - Holyoak families. Large yellow covered paperback of 350 pages. Other items with the book as loose sheets .02 -Death certificate for Daisy McGOWAN. .03 - Death certificate for William McGOWAN. .04 - Death notice for Richard MILLINGTON. .05 photo of 1907 VFA interstate team with W.J. McGOWAN. .06 - Death certificate for Richard MILLINGTON. .07 - Birth certificate Charles McGOWAN. .08 - Death Certificate James McGOWAN. .09 - Death certificate Anne McGOWAN. .10 - Death certificate Ellen McGOWANDr Andrew Plummer mentioned on early birth and death certificatesfamilies, sport - australian rules football, mcgowan family, millington family, holyoak family, carmody family, andrew plummer

(1)Submission for 1991 AFCC Construction Achievement Award. Bayside clean-up project. (2-3) Two clippings form "The Age" regarding the project.natural environment, engineering - canals and drainage, roger bacon, urban land authority, reeves construction engineers, rms consultants

"JJ Clark Architect of the Australian Renaissance" by Andrew Dodd. 272 page hardback - orange covers with white dustcover. Featuring photo of the old Treasury. (Sandridge buildings pages 56 & 57)architecture, immigration, john james clark, andrew dodd, janet bolitho, sandridge courthouse, sandridge post office and mail exchange

"By Proxy - a Study of Italian Brides in Australia", 84 page softbound illustrated book regarding the marriage by proxy of postwar 20th Century Italian immigrantsPMI stamps and stickers plus pocket for loan cardsimmigration, migrants, transport - shipping, susi bella wardrop, italian historical society, italian

Cash Book - Municipality of Sandridge 1860-63. Cash and Contra headings. Pasted note to front inside cover. From Thomas Swallow. Marbled brown coverlocal government - municipal district of sandridge, thomas swallow

Borough of Port Melbourne. Receipt book Dog registrations 1885 -1895. Blue cover and red spinelocal government - borough of port melbourne, livestock, dogs, animal registration

Town of Port Melbourne. Index to Government Gazettes. Copies of government gazettes from 1870s onwards. red leather cover and spinelocal government - borough of sandridge, local government - borough of port melbourne

Town of Port Melbourne - Register of Balances from Sepember 30 1895 - Rough. A working ledger including some loose pages for 1907/08. Dark green, with red corners, spine missinglocal government - town of port melbourne

Town of Port Melbourne Statement of Returned Cash Deposits (Tenders). Includes paper receipts (loose), stamp duty stamps. Green cover and red spinelocal government - town of port melbourne