PMH&PS applied for a LocalHistory Grant to publish this book on member Sigred BORKE'S behalf. Grant was denied but Sigrid produced it anyway, with family doing the design and typesetting and partner Bill IRELAND loaning the money. Purchased at the launch 15 December, International Bookstore, Trades Hall. Subsequently this book won the Victorian Local History Award for the Best Collaborative Effort, with $1000 prize.'In and Out of Port - Voices from the Port of Melbourne: An Oral History' by Sigrid BORKE. Paperback 280 pp book of stories from local seamen and others, self published in 2000. Full colour cover with waterfront photograph. (Absent from collection October 2023)Signed by author 'To Port Melbourne Historical and Preservation Society - who keep the flames burning - Sigrid Borke' Stains on back, probably from the launch celebration.piers and wharves - waterside workers, transport - shipping, societies clubs unions and other organisations, sigrid borke, bill ireland, flossy bell barry, bert fagin, maisie adams, frank milne, roger ilson, kim ryan, bob o'shea, nancy vorherr, lou guihenneuc, elain cleary, eileen cleary, fred frese, raymond frank julier, alby ireland, maritime union of australia, mua, seamen's union of australia, sua, peter close

This group of boys took it on themselves to form a cricket team as there was nobody else to resource them. Some went on to star for Port.Lasercopy from original photo of the boys who formed 'Port United' cricket team; at Murphy's Reserve c1951sport - cricket, gerald o'rourke, rob fennessy, graeme lister, alan knight, reg blenheim, jeff angwin, john young, john may, jim penaluna, bill ford, bob skilton jnr

Laser copy of original photo of Class 2, Graham Street State School c1922. Bill JENKINS (b.1913) is located front row and second from the right. His younger brother Ron is located in the same row third from the left.education - primary schools, bill jenkins, ron jenkins, graham street state school, port melbourne primary school

Amongst items donated to the Society by Bill Thakray.Report on the storm-water drainage of Port Melbourne. Report to Mayor and Councillors of the Town of Port Melbourne, 1904.engineering - canals and drainage, bill thakray

Report from Melbourne's Western Region Commission Inner Metropolitan Regional Association on meeting with Hon Jim Kennan MP, Minister for Major Projects, Parliament House, Melbourne 23 April 1991; bound copy of written comments on the Draft Dockland Authority Billtown planning

Photo set in cardboard mount - of two customers and two bar staff at the bar of Prince Alfred Hotel, Bay Street 1940/41.On back in ink: Bar Prince Alfred Hotel/Bay St/Port Melbourne/1940-41/Joe Pettiona/Bill Jenkins/(nominee)hotels, joe pettiona, william coy, bill jenkins

Set of newsletters issued by the City of Port Melbourne, Vol 6 No 6 Winter 1988 (2 copies)local government - city of port melbourne, city engineers, town clerks, woodruff dairies, frederick charles jackson, bill thackray, neil beddoe, david graham, perce mcguire white, perce white

Scrapbook compiled by society member Janet BOLITHO after attending an RHSV seminar on scrapbooksScrapbook of clippings re Port Melbourne, made by Janet BOLITHO July 2002 to September 2003fishermans bend, piers and wharves - station pier, piers and wharves - princes pier, built environment, melbourne harbor trust - port of melbourne authority, becton, spirit of tasmania, sister norma jean barnett, bill armstrong, the muir, amerigo vespucci, leonard george 'dugga' beazley, jessie edwards, sean allan, graham bride, pat grainger, sally apokis

Rev Terry LYNCHPhotocopy of photograph of six altar boys and priest from St Joseph's in 1930s.religion - roman catholic church (st josephs), phil johnson, ray shanahan, john mcclusky, terry lynch, bill woodruff, frank quinn

The man sitting extreme left in the front row is Fred Nicholson's father George Nicholson, Charlie Slowly is oh his right (Charlie later worked at Faram Bros Hardware). The leftmost man in cricket whites in the second row is Fred's uncle, Arthur Nicholson. Another uncle, William 'Bill' Condon is to his right. The man fourth from the left in the back row is Tommy Breen. He was the supervisor of the Velvet Soap room and lived in Dorcas Street.c1920/30s black and white photograph (original) of the cricket team of J Kitchen & Sonsindustry - manufacturing, sport - cricket, celebrations fetes and exhibitions, j kitchen & sons pty ltd, george nicholson, charlie slowly, arthur nicholson, william condron, tommy breen

Part of a series entitled “Optical Munitions - School of Natural Philosophy, 1942-1945”. Black and white photo of Bill Caldwell operating dial sight on tripod.In ink on lower left hand corner : “33”.