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

Triple fronted brick residence at Strabane Avenue, Box Hill North. In recent years prior to 1994, Box Hill Council purchased five properties throughout the City for use by residents. This one is the Box Hill North Neighbourhood house. A wide range of activities including playgroups, craft activities and meetings are held here. See page 27 "The days we remember"strabane avenue, box hill north, city of box hill, neighbourhood houses, houses

Double fronted brick house in Clota Avenue, Box Hill was specially built as a Yooralla home for disabled.clota avenue, box hill, disabled people, yooralla, houses

Noticeboard of the Box Hill Council's Pound House detailing the fees incurred for the impounding of animals. It lists the pound keeper as Robert Kennedy. The board was housed on the property on the corner of Canterbury Road and Hay Street, Box Hill South. The board is now in the possession of the Box Hill Historical Society. See page 34 "The days we remember"B&w photokennedy> robert, pounds, box hill, canterbury road, hay street, box hill south, poundkeepers, the days we remember

View of interior of Senior Citizens Club at Carrington Road, Box Hill, at Christmas time, in December 1994.35mmsenior citizens centres, carrington road, box hill, festive decorations, dining rooms

A substantial two storeyed stuccoed asymetrical Italianate villa with two storeyed verandah of stuccoed masonry and cast-iron columns with round arches to both levels. The fascia boards have fretted valance treatment with bracketed frieze. The body bricks are marked "Fritsch Holzer", "Standard" and "Box Hill" (double frogged). Called "Tyneholm" it is believed to be the home of retired sea captain, James Hall. It was sold to the Salvation Army in 1913 when it became the administrative centre for the Box Hill Boys' home and was known as "Howard House". See also "Heritage and Conservation Study, Vol. 2 pages 34-35salvation army, hayville retirement village, elgar road, box hill south, canterbury road, tyneholm, house names, howard house, hall> james (capt.), hall> isaac, box hill boys home, italianate style

This is a view of the water tower near the corner of Elgar Road and Canterbury Roads, Box Hill South.water towers, buildings, canterbury road, elgar road, box hill

View of the front of the Pound house on the corner of Canterbury Road and Hay Street, Box Hill South. It is a red brick building of Victorian style.pound house, canterbury road, hay street, box hill south, victorian style