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

Purchased from Information Victoria, circa 2000Victorian Archeological Survey books by Gary Presland (editor or author). .01 - No5, 1977. Journals of George Augustus Robinson Jan -March 1840 (light orange cover 96 pages plus fold out route map) .02 - No 6 1977. Journals of George Augustus Robinson March - May 1841 (orange cover 102 pages plus fold out route map and illustrations) .03 - An archeological survey of the Melbourne Metropolitan area 1983 (yellow cover 136 pages)australian aborigines, natural environment, gary presland, george augustus robinson, archeology

"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

"Victoria Felix - A celebration of the 50th Parliament of Victoria 1856 -1985" Author Elizabeth Wood Ellem. 28 page booklet, illustratedstate government victoria, celebrations fetes and exhibitions

.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

Minute books of the Port Melbourne Yacht Club (PMYC) .01 - October 26, 1903 to July 17, 1912 .02 - October 17, 1894 to May 17, !902 .03 - October 14, 1903 to April 30, 1913 .04 - July 25, 1912 to July 23, 1948 .05 - July 30 1948 to March 18, 1960 .06 - April 29, 1960 to October 20, 1963 .07 - October 22, 1963 to August 21 1975 .08 - October 16, 1975 to April 30, 1983 .09 - July 18, 1986 to July 17, 1987 .10 - August 4, 1987 to January 8, 1991 .11 - August 9, 1991 to December 14, 1993 .12 - January 8, 1994 to August 28, 1996 .13 - April 1997 to June 2007 (incomplete)sport - yachting

.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

"Thru the Eyes of a Boy" The history of the Port Melbourne Yacht Club 1889 to 2008. Author - Sid Gladman 694 pp soft cover book, 2008Signed to the PMH&PS by the author, with birth datesocieties clubs unions and other organisations, sport - yachting, sid gladman, port melbourne yacht club, pmyc

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

"28 Men" An account of a period of industrial disputation, circa 1917, in New South Wales. Associated events - disposal of Commonwealth Shipping Line, the near general strike in NSW in 1917.Signed by the authortransport - shipping, societies clubs unions and other organisations, piers and wharves - waterside workers, commonwealth shipping line

"Australian Migrant Ships 1946 -1977" An account of the ships bringing migrants to Australia after World War 2 until 1977; in particular from Britain, Greece and Italytransport - shipping, migrants, migrant ships

.01 - "Seafarer's Centres Directory". Worldwide directory by the International Committee on Seafarer's Welfare 2010 (ICSF)transport - shipping, societies clubs unions and other organisations, seafarer's welfare

.02 - A Seafarer's Bill of rights". Guide produced by the International Transport Worker's Federation (ITF), 2006transport - shipping, societies clubs unions and other organisations, seafarer's welfare

"Grids and Greenery. The Character of Inner Melbourne" A largely pictorial account of how inner Melbourne's public spaces have developed from early settlement to the 1980s. 71 pages, white cover with grey grid and bright colours on the frontbuilt environment - civic, natural environment, parks and gardens

"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)