Photos including James Archbold's medals, some photos of Westland Wessex helicopters and some South Vietnamese military police.vietnam war, 1961-1975 - personal narratives - australian, south vietnamese military police, australia. army. military police - vietnam

"Uncle jack" was John James Morgan, enlisted 24 July 1915, aged 27 years and 11 months.. Born Wales. Addrress 257 Esplanade East, Port Melbourne. Returned 1919. Next of Kin: James Morgan 122 Thomas Street, Tonypandy Wales.Postcard photo of certificate presented to J J Morgan on his return from World War I, by the Town of Port Melbourne Reverse side is a message from "Aunty mabel" to "Richie" asking if his mother would also like onewar - world war i, celebrations fetes and exhibitions, local government - town of port melbourne, john james morgan

Letter on Port Melbourne Cricket Club headed paper. Typed letter of congratulation to Mr G GLOVER for his excellent performance in the last match against Hawthorn East Melbourneport melbourne cricket club, sport - cricket, james peter crichton, w j price, s c findlay

After recording the final meeting of the Port Melbourne Benevolent Society in 1988, Mrs Elwin ALLEN kept the books until 1997, when she handed them on to PMH&PSMinutes of the Port Melbourne Benevolent Society 19.7.1979 to 20.7.1988, entered into grey book with green linen binding, printed 'Service Account Book'. One of several documents from the Society's archives.Pen scratches lower right front coverbarry 'bomber' mitchell, charities and appeals, societies clubs unions and other organisations, mrs elwin allen, port melbourne benevolent society, beris campbell, julia lindsay, jessie edwards, heather wale, lorna mason, emmy harrison, dudley sherlock, l smith, anna louise robieson, rosa coluccio, katherine partridge, w skelton, margaret white, tom stewart, shirley stewart, j stewart, barbara stewart, vera cunningham, frederick robert winduss, noni winduss, raymond frank julier, lil julier, iris wills, w bowtell, james mitchell, val mitchell, leslie mantle, ronald 'bunna' walsh, kenneth william stark

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

Awards, Presentations, World War I, Local Government Town of Port Melbourne. Anzac Greeting Certificate of thanks to H.J. AINSWORTH for service in World War I, dated 3/9/1917. From Town of Port Melbourne, signed by Mayor, Councillor and Town Clerk. Sealed with Port Melbourne Seal.Town of Port Melbourne, Anzacs. For Liberty. For Justice.awards and presentations, war - world war i, james peter crichton, arthur victor heath, town clerks, william howe, mayors, herbert james ainsworth

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

Harry HALFPENNY top right; Middle row 2nd from left Harold OLDMAN; then Deidre OLDMAN; then Isa McDONALD; 2nd from right Alice JAMES Front row 2nd from left Mrs GAMBLE; then Shirley SIMMS; 3rd from right Norah MULCHAY. Other names listed but not specific to location; Mr T FLOWERDAY; Mr J DREW; Mr CRUTCH; Mr W SIMMS; Mr C SHARP; Mr GUY; Mr D McLEAN; Mrs H DOWNER; Mrs C GUY; Mrs D RUSDEN, Mrs S TAYLORColour photocopy of photo of members of the Sandridge Trugo Club with accompanying legend identifying some of the members. Undated; 1960sIn pencil: (Mary)sport - trugo, harold halfpenny, harold oldman, dulcie oldman, isa mcdonald, alice james, norah mulchay, shirley simms, t flowerday, j drew, cutch, w simms, c sharp, d mclean, mrs h downer, mrs c guy, mrs d rusden, mrs s taylor, sandridge trugo club

Produced by Freemason's Lodge No. 21 in 1958, researched by Jack PORRITT. Presented to the Society by the Lodge on its closure in May 2001."The first one hundred years 1858 - 1958" small soft cover book recording a century of history of local lodge. 84pp, cream colour, aqua spine. Presented to R W WOOLRIDGE in 1960. Photos of the 1858 and 1917 Halls and information of prominent citizens; centenary banquet menu and toast list at back.Sticker inside indicating presentation to R W Woolridgewilliam howe, albert victor renowden, sandridge marine lodge, societies clubs unions and other organisations, c v monar, jack v porritt, e mcclelland, r c coy, w e pearcey, r owen, t w holland, c menzies, james peter crichton, f f tulberg, d w turnbull, j p turnbull, edward c crockford, edward clark, andrew plummer, james ker beck plummer, thomas swallow, j j vines, e b matthews, john madden, frederick thomas derham, j thomson, glen alburn knight, s w burston, j nicol, c feast, w c trewavis, henry norval edwards, john charles hill, frederick poolman, r o thompson, herbert stanley hollow, w a brooke, william christie pentland, w l potter, amos pike, e a edgar, j c murdoch, l c edgar, peter gallienne grut, john bichard grut, james john bartlett

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

This machine was given to Betty GODDARD, clerk in the office of Earl's, when the office technology was updated. She had used it herself but it was also a favourite of James Earl the younger, who did his calculations on it. Betty donated it to the Society in 1996. This was the only machine Jim EARL would use; converted by Burroughs in1966Comptometer, beige, used in the office at J.E. Earl's timber yard and ironmongers, Bay Street 1950s - 1970s. A comptometer was an early calculator.'Peacock Bros. Pty Ltd Sole Agents Business Systems':'Comptometer':Guaranteed made in Great Britainbusiness and traders - timber, james edward earl, beatrice (betty) goddard, j e earl pty ltd

Hand written petition from 21 citizens to Mayor of Port Melbourne, J.J. BARTLETT, requesting use of Town Hall for meeting regarding increased import duty on refined sugar, 1891port melbourne town hall, industry, business and traders, james john bartlett, mayors, r salkeld, j t rocke, j w mowat, j h argalt, j clarke, a j amet, w cross, w may, a brown, j earl, r h king, j woods, h jessel, e jessel, j goldsborough, b roderick, l a drury, a barnett, a moon, g w briggs, p r mckeon

From the Woodruff family archives, Mayoral period, lasercopy of Port Melbourne Christian Young Men's Society Table Tennis Team, Premiers, 1947.families, sport, - table tennis, john william (jack) woodruff, j tyrell, e duffy, r webb, f james, kevin patrick woodruff, l rowlands

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

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 a book printed in time for the 1992 Port Melbourne Festival. Having been sold out for two years, it was reprinted with funds from the City of Port Phillip Cultural Development fund just in time to be launched at the 2002 Festival launch held at Beacon Cove on a Yarra Tram, 22 March 2002.2002 reprint of "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, reprinted March 2002fishermans 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

Brown marbled notebook with wide blue paper binding, label handwritten in brown ink "Register of Common Lodging Houses and Noxious Trades". contains details of rooming houses 1864 to 1892 and noxious trades 1884 to 1889. Hester, Thomas & Sons, (marine store):HESTER, Thomas & Arthur (boiling down works):Arthur HESTER (boiling down works):Hester & Hart (boiling down works):J Kitchen & Sons, (soap and candleworks, bone mill, boiling down works):HANSON, H:Morris & Ludwig, (marine store):KERR, James:NETTLEBERG, P (tannery):GOTZ, Martin (fishcuring):BROWN, Capt. P. (fishcuring):SMITH John, (marine store):Apollo Co Ltd:QUINN, James (boiling down works):QUINN, Denis (boiling down works):MULCAHEY, James (marine store):SCOTT, John Brown (bone mill):KELLY, Thomas (tannery):ELWORTHY, James (piggery):KENNETT, Caleb Amos (boiling down works):Yills (?), Charles (glue factory):Cockbill & Mulling (bone mill, boiling down works):SEWARD, George (marine store):Australasia Sugar Refining Company:NJ Butcher & Co. (boiling down works):I Hill & Sons (fish curing)Ink inside front cover: 'Fee for Registration Ten shillings 18 Victo: No 8 Clause VIindustry - 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

Photocopies of program for charity football match between the Boundary Rovers (Rising Sun Hotel) and the Billiard Hall Stars August 1947. Mounted for display on brown paper, inserted in mylar sleeve. Lists both teams. Ref. item 1335 for photo of team.sport - australian rules football, charities and appeals, a 'nappy' ollington, j dobson, w hales, p murray, k trainor, a sawtell, s bullpit, j collins, g beaton, n gent, w watts, w bowers, a love, s harrison, j millar, m maller, s hall, l coy, l dobson, f palmer, m stephens, c pike, g palmer, b thompson, e earle, k maskell, k powell, g fisher, mr kercher, a chiver, norm goss snr, h kulken, b barfoot, j irvine, a mcdonald, f james, b whimpy, b mcdonald, j leslie

Letter written by J. HARRISON in 1937 to A. ROGERS and kept in Bowling Club minutes book.sport - lawn bowls, alick rogers, james harrison, port melbourne bowling club

Photograph of Port Melbourne Cricket Club 1st eleven 1948-49, on brown cardboard background with names printed on cardboardsport - cricket, arthur rowan, r bishop, james peter crichton, w price, j johnson, f stevenson, a downer, r webb, r barrand, p may, s findlay, w oldman, merv mckenzie, tommy lahiff, j blundell, w sweeney, tony bogdanoff, a oxworth, g nankivell, s timms, john william (jack) woodruff, les halfpenny, ian lee, les hill, ted sykes

Photocopy of letter sent by Port Melbourne Council to Reverend FREEMAN on his leaving Graham Street Methodist Church 1945 (ref also 1175, 1176)religion - wesleyan methodist church, j t freeman, george alexander rogers, mayors, james peter crichton, sydney sims anderson

Produced by PMH&PS as a promotional/fundraising item. 600 printed."Historic Port Melbourne - The Traders" 2001 Calendar (600 copies printed) . 28 pages with cover photo Demmler's Boot Shop at the corner of bridge and Evans Sts c1910johnny allsorts pawnbroker, business and traders - pawnbrokers, built environment - commercial, business and traders - cobblers and footwear, pat grainger, port melbourne historical & preservation society, pmhps, maclennan's grocery, james herschell & co, bay street, walter 'watty' power, miss jago's corner shop, galatos chocolates, william j bellion, j e earl pty ltd, faram brothers hardware, alfred dowsett, moran & cato, piers and wharves - station pier, business and traders - kiosk

Researched, written and designed by member Pat GRAINGER as a fundraiser for PMH&PS. Production volume: 700 copiesHistoric Port Melbourne produces the goods: calendar 2005: Kitchen's employees on cover, sepia on ivory All following years calendars also recorded against cat no 1864transport - railways, transport - motor vehicles, industry - manufacturing, industry - food, w h dawbarn & son, swallow & ariell ltd, joshua brothers distillery, victorian sugar works, peter james, general motors-holden, gmh, robert harper & co ltd, commonwealth government engine works, claude butcher, j kitchen & sons pty ltd, knox schlapp pty ltd, claude singer butcher iii

The O"Collins Story traces the lives of Patrick James O'COLLINS and his wife Ellen FITZGERALD, who migrated to Port Melbourne in 1895 and settled firstly at 5 Bridge Street, then in Ross Street before moving to Swallow Street . In 1914 the family moved to 40 Beaconsfield Parade. The book goes on to tell of the lives of their 9 children -Thomas William, James Patrick, Patrick Francis, Mary Margaret (Mollie), Margaret Ellen (Madge), Michael Fitzgerald, Alice Dorothy and Joseph Bernard.Book of 184 pages with a yellow cover inset with a black & white photograph O'COLLINS family in 1897.families, domestic life, patrick james ocollins, ellen ocollins (fitzgerald), thomas william ocollins, alice dorothy and joseph bernard., james patrick ocollins, patrick francis ocollins, mary margaret (mollie) ocollins, margaret ellen ( madge) mccarthy (ocollins), michael fitzgerald ocollins, alice dorothy ocollins, joseph bernard ocollins

Class at Nott Street State School in 1945. The back has an attached label naming the pupils. Top Row L/R ?, A. CAMPBELL, J WATERSON, J ALLARD, A STOCKTON, D CLARK, D CLARK, W MURRAY, 2nd Row L/R ?, S GAY, C ERMEL, B JAMES, B CHRIMES, A EASTON, ? , W WHITE. 3rd Row L/R ?, J ELMSON, ? , J SAW, H DOWNER, ? , ? , B MORGAN, ?. 4th Row L/R ? , B KENT, F TAYLOR, ? , O MARSH, ? JENKINS, B MILLER, ? , H JACKSON. 5th Row L/R F POWER, G BENNET, F NICHOLSON, ? , B CAMPBELL, ?. Sepia photograph of 5 rows of children at Nott Street State School in 19451945 Nott Str No1427nott street state school, a. campbell, j waterson, j allard, a stockton, d clark, w murray, s gay, c ermel, b james, b chrimes, a easton, w white, j elmson, j saw, h downer, b morgan, b kent, f taylor, o marsh, ? jenkins, b miller, h jackson, f power, f nicholson, g bennet, b campbell

The postcard was sent to E. Ryan, informing that he has been selected in the Essendon 18 to play the Elwood 23 the following Saturday, telling him to meet at the Bush Inn at 1.45pm and reminding him to bring his team uniform.The postcard is significant because it illustrates the formal way in which players were informed of their selection in the team. It also illustrates the difference between senior and junior teams in the VFA at the time; Essendon fielded a team of 18 players whereas Elwood was allowed a team of 23.Buff cardboard postcard with image of mauve Victoria 1d stamp in top right corner, "postcard" in banner in top centre of card and decorative mauve border.Postcard is addressed to "Mr E. Ryan/c/o Mr J. F. James/University of Melbourne". Reverse informs E. Ryan that he has been selected for Essendon to play Elwood the following Saturday, telling him to meet at the Bush Inn at 1.45pm and reminding him to bring his team uniform. It is signed by the President, Alex McCracken.essendon football club, elwood football club, vfa, victorian football association, e. ryan, alex mccracken

Address presented on behalf of the City of Port Melbourne to Lord and Lady SOMERS by His Worship The Mayor Cr. J.P. CRICHTON on their departure from Australia 23rd June 1931.local government - city of port melbourne, lord somers, lady somers, james peter crichton, george samuel walter, william howe, arthur leaverack page, herbert charles edwards, edward william cremer, james ryan, thomas griffin, henry carr southward, sydney sims anderson, town clerks, mayors

Letter to Sandridge Council from J Horsely for losses sustained on the bad state of Graham Street 1882local government - borough of sandridge, james horsley