One of three Port Melbourne council commemorative coronation medals: King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, silver colour with PMCC on back, presented to school students1937king george vi, royal visits and occasions, local government - city of port melbourne

One of three Port Melbourne council commemorative coronation medals: Queen Elizabeth II, with PMCC on back, gold colour with PMCC on back, presented to school students1953queen elizabeth ii, local government - city of port melbourne, royal visits and occasions

One of three Port Melbourne council commemorative coronation medals: Queen Elizabeth II, with PMCC on back, gold colour with PMCC on back, presented to school students1953.queen elizabeth ii, local government - city of port melbourne, royal visits and occasions

Plan on tracing paper for Excelsior Hall to be set up as a first-aid post (in the event of gas attack) and A.R.P. training centre in World War II. 1942."City of Port Melbourne : Excelsior Hall"war - world war ii, built environment - civic, excelsior hall, engineering department - city of port melbourne

Contract for fencing grass reserve, Williamstown Short Road.Town of Port Melbourne & Town of Williamstownlocal government - town of port melbourne, james pickett, m g harrison

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

Collection of files from Beris CAMPBELL; Port's first Social Worker. Includes local newspapers, flyers and reportsPort Melbourne Citizens Action Group Newsletter October 1988local government - city of port melbourne, health - general health, politics, public action campaigns, port melbourne citizens action group, port melbourne social welfare centre, city of south melbourne, beris campbell

Page from "the Sun" Newspaper featuring article on Port Melbourne.local government - city of port melbourne, andreas (andy) t aanensen, town clerks

DL envelope overprinted with City of Port Melbourne address, c1990local government - city of port melbourne

Bill and Hazel Thackray - City Engineer of Port Melbourne CouncilDuration 00:39:41built environment, engineering department - city of port melbourne, bill thackray, hazel thackray

First major exhibition from the Council of Port Phillip was held in 1995. The catalogue material on Port Melbourne was written by PMH&PS members. It toured the city and then a reduced version was sent to sister city, Devonport. Black text and picture of Sandridge from the Esplanade, St Kilda on cover. sandridge lagoon, engineering - canals and drainage, melbourne harbor trust - port of melbourne authority, piers and wharves, piers and wharves - waterside workers, arts and entertainment, transport - shipping, centenary bridge, beacons, fishermans bend, transport - aviation and aerodrome, sport - swimming, flood, local government - city of port phillip, kulin nation, caroline frederica liardet, swallow & ariell ltd, mission to seafarers, emerald hill, st kilda

Photograph of Smoke Concert, given by the Mayor, Councillors and Citizens of Port Melbourne, in honour of the men of the Navy and soldiers of the A.I.F. Residents of Port Melbourne, returned from the War. 05-12-1918.local government - city of port melbourne, mayors

Copy of Address of Welcome presented by Port Melbourne Council to His Royal Highness The Duke of Gloucester on his arrival at Port Melbourne 18th October 1934 for the Victorian Centenary. (Ref 310)local government - city of port melbourne, royal visits and occasions, duke of gloucester

Following the success of the Society’s first zoom meeting with presentations on the theme of “I Wish I had Been There” presentations on the theme of “I Was There when …” were made to the Port Melbourne Historical and Preservation Society during the Society’s Annual General Meeting on 25 August 2020.Digital video recording of PMHPS meeting held via Zoom on 25 August 2020. Three members spoke on the theme “I WasThere When …” Liana THOMPSON – I was there when the Council was sacked by the Liberal State Government and the City of Port Melbourne was forcibly amalgamated with the Cities of South Melbourne and St Kilda to form the City of Port Phillip. Suzy MILBURN – I was there when the last photograph of the City of Port Melbourne was taken by John Kirby. It includes citizens and Councillors assembled outside the Town Hall during the wake held for the city. Greg HANSEN – I was there about thirty years ago when Sherrie and I moved into Port Melbourne. Greg reflects on the neighbours who welcomed them and their role now welcoming new neighbours to Port.liana thompson, amalgamation, local government - city of port melbourne, local government - city of port phillip, suzy milburn, john kirby, greg hansen, port melbourne historical & preservation society, ken hall, lorraine hall, state government victoria

Written by Terry Keenan and put into the Herald Sun at the time of the Port Melbourne Council amalgamation with South Melbourne and St Kilda into Port Phillip, 1994Death Notice for Port Melbourne! Inserted by Terry Keenan. "Born 1860. Died 1994. Aged 134 years. Known affectionately far and wide as 'The Borough' . Died fighting game to the last, succumbed eventually to the marauding barbarians. Deeply mourned by her countless sons and daughters. R.I.P."amalgamation, local government - city of port melbourne, local government - city of port phillip, herald sun, terry keenan

Correspondence held by Beris CAMPBELL as Senior Social Worker for City of Port Melbourne. Supplemented by papers from Perce WHITE, Greg BYRNE, Wendy MORRIS, Pat GRAINGER, Janet BOLITHO and collected in 2016/early 2017.Beris CAMPBELL archives re documents in relation to Sandridge City Development Corporation (SCDC -Beacon Cove - Mirvac) at Port Melbourne, contained in large silver binders. A disk in .01 covers all and there is a second copy at B.15.03town planning - proposals shelved - bayside, built environment, public action campaigns, beris campbell, bayside development action group, bayside working group, sandridge city development company pty ltd, scdc, beacon cove, mirvac, local government - city of port melbourne

Collection of files from Beris CAMPBELL; Port's first Social Worker. Includes local newspapers, flyers and reportsPort Melbourne Council Newsletter Vol 1, No 1, December 1977local government - city of port melbourne, health - general health, politics, public action campaigns, port melbourne citizens action group, port melbourne social welfare centre, beris campbell

Resident's Handbook 1974-1975 City of Port Melbourne (copy is #1089)local government - city of port melbourne

From the collection of the late Fred WINDUSS per Robert WINDUSSPort Melbourne Council Newsletter Vol. 2, No 2, July 1978local government - city of port melbourne, frederick robert winduss

Letter requesting attendance at Port Melbourne Council Committee Meeting 1890sport melbourne town hall, local government - town of port melbourne, edward c crockford, town clerks

Plan for air raid shelter comprising 5'3" reinforced concrete pipe with seating - probably for schoolyard. January 1942.war - world war ii, built environment, city engineers, fred cook

Plan for simple dressing shelter for bathing, 1911.Signed by Joseph Fisher 22-9-1911 and A. V. Heath 28-9-1911built environment - recreational facilities, sport - swimming, arthur victor heath, town clerks, joseph fisher

Plan of proposed alterations to Municipal Offices - Town Hall. 1937Signature of F.C. Cook, City Engineerport melbourne town hall, city engineers, fred cook

Plan of Ross Street drainage improvement diversion drain, 1892.Signatures of J. J. Bartlett (Mayor), A. V. Heath (Borough Surveyor), W. Harrison, Laurence Brady (Contractor)engineering - canals and drainage, james john bartlett, arthur victor heath, town clerks, w harrison, laurence brady

Plan - Central rockery in Graham Street between Station and Princes Street, 1950s.built environment - civic, parks and gardens

1919 plan - proposed foreshore improvement east of the Lagoon Dock.A.V. Heath (Town Surveyor):R. H. Gill (Mayor)built environment - recreational facilities, arthur victor heath, town clerks, richard henry gill, mayors

Plan of Walter Avenue showing various cross sections, date unknown.engineering - roads streets lanes and footpaths, walter avenue, loans program

Specification (single, blue-ruled foolscap sheet) for "unnamed street" (later Edwards, Morley) Loan Works 1893, plan no11engineering - roads streets lanes and footpaths, arthur victor heath, town clerks, james john bartlett, mayors