As a member of the Port Melbourne Historical and Preservation Society, donor Arthur ROWAN photographed a series of significant buildings in the Port and South Melbourne area over several years. A selection of nineteen of these was presented to the Port Melbourne Society in 1993.Small print mounted on white card, with mounted, typed caption: Old Port Melbourne Post Office Corner Bay and Rouse Streets Est. 1860. First owner Victorian Governmentbuilt environment - civic, arthur rowan

Large black and white poster inviting Port Melbourne residents old and new to a public meeting to inaugurate the Port Melbourne Historical and Preservation Society.amalgamation, societies clubs unions and other organisations, post office, port melbourne historical & preservation society, pmhps, liardet community centre

Seven colour photographs of the original Post Office/Mail Exchange Bay Street c 1998: details of brick work, faded sign and post pillar which standsoutside on the corner of Bay and Rouse (was removed but now restored)built environment - civic

Further updates from Ron Laing's collection of photographs of Port Melbourne and donated to the Society(2) photographs of the 2nd Post Office at 253-258 Bay St (now disused) and the new Post Shop at 206 Bay st (on the site of the ex Shell Service Station)built environment - civic

As a member of the Port Melbourne Historical and Preservation Society, donor Arthur ROWAN photographed a series of significant buildings in the Port and South Melbourne area over several years. A selection of nineteen of these was presented to the Port Melbourne Society in 1993.Small print mounted on white card, with mounted, typed caption: Morely's Coal Depot 2 Bay Street, corner Beach Street and Post Office Place. Established 1872. First owner: William T. CLARKE [Photo from north east]built environment - commercial, arthur rowan, william t clarke, morley coal depot, william morley

Bay Street shops, 1875:- original Charles NETTLETON print showing west side of Bay Street: Collings & Son, Butcher; CRANSTON, Paperhanger; Mrs T CLAY; Johnny ALLSORT's Pawn Office; H. DAVENPORT, Clothing; G. RANSOM, Hardware; A.E. AITKEN, Auctioneer; Mrs A. BROWN, Haberdashery; F.C. FORSTER; Marshal, Printer; John PARRY (or BARRY), General Store; E & M RIVE. The house is on the site of the 1912 Post Office. This is a copy of the larger original at B.11.09built environment - commercial, charles nettleton, theresa clay, collings & son, cranston, h davenport, g ransom, alexander ebling aitken, mrs a brown, john parry, john barry, e & m rice, f c forster, johnny allsorts pawnbroker

Four panoramic black&white photos taken c1996 .01 View toward city of Nott Street and the school .02 View toward city of Nott Street, vertical .03 Pedestrian crossing in front of the 1910 post office .04 View north of Bay Street footpath, west sidebuilt environment, nott street, bay street

Set of 14 reference photographs plus negatives of Government plans for Port Melbourne buildings and four photos of photos. .01- the Naval drill hall .02 - Naval drill hall East elevation .03 - West elevation .04- Front elevation .05 & .06- Court of Petty Sessions .07 &.08 - Watchhouse .09 - Drill Hall inner elevation .10 & .11 - Graham St School remodel .12 - Remodelling School 1427 .13 Naval offices front elevation .14 - Naval drill hall .15 - Post Office (original) .16 - Bay St shops Nettleton .17 - National Bank, Scott's, Nettleton .18 - Nott St School .19 - set of negatives (.19 at A06.03.B10) >15 to .18 are poor record photosbuilt environment - civic, national trust of victoria, royal navy of australasia

Book - photocopy - bound in manila folder. 'The Postal History of the Port Phillip District 1837-1851". 67 pages. Purvis, JRWName is written in ink on the cover of folder. Notations in text "too late"business and traders, transport - shipping, j r w purves, dr george luk, post office

Nine photos of various places around Port Melbourne in April 1999 (.01) Holy Trinity Church (.02) Former Police Sergeant's house in Graham St (.03) Holy Trinity with Trinity Bayside Apartment sign (.04) Earle site Bay St (.05) Original Post Office corner Bay and Rouse Streets (.06) Rouse St looking towards Pickles Street (.07) Former Swallow and Ariells office corner Rouse and Stokes Streets (.08) Pickles St looking towards Graham St (.09) Corner Rouse St and Esplanade Eastengineering - roads streets lanes and footpaths, built environment, ann gibson, national trust of victoria

"JJ Clark Architect of the Australian Renaissance" by Andrew Dodd. 272 page hardback - orange covers with white dustcover. Featuring photo of the old Treasury. (Sandridge buildings pages 56 & 57)architecture, immigration, john james clark, andrew dodd, janet bolitho, sandridge courthouse, sandridge post office and mail exchange

White and green plastic ballpoint printed with the names and phone numbers of the "Docks Bistro and Bar" and "Station Pier Condominiums". The Station pier condominiums were on the block bounded by Beach St, Post Office Place, Dow St and Rouse St."Station Pier Condominiums (03) 9647 9666" "Docks Bistro and Bar (03) 9647 9606"built environment - commercial, business and traders, hotels, station pier condominiums, docks bistro and bar

One of a series assembled for the Melbourne Exhibition of 1873, original mount hanging in Engineering Department at Port Melbourne Town Hall at 19-9-1994. This set of prints belonged to Town Clerk Syd ANDERSON, then to his daughter-in-law Phyllis ANDERSON (donor). Accompanied by list of captions, both hand written and typed (the latter a partial listing).Empty market site from roof across Liardet Street, showing Bay Street south, Post Office, Town and Railways piers, Wesley Methodist Church. 1870s"P. Anderson" ink, on back.market reserve, religion - wesleyan methodist church, sydney sims anderson, town clerks, bay street, liardet street

Photographed in 1872 by William PATERSON as one of a series for the Melbourne Exhibition of 1873; original mount hanging in Engineering Department at Port Melbourne Town Hall at 19-9-1994 but now in Port Phillip,City Collection. This set of original prints belonged to Town Clerk Syd ANDERSON, then to his daughter-in-law Phyllis ANDERSON (donor). Accompanied by list of captions, both hand written and typed (the latter a partial listing). COPYRIGHT Port Phillip City Collection pm0340 View northwest from the Victorian Sugar Works c1872, showing back of Post Office/Mail Exchange, Bay and Rouse Streets, Wesleyan Methodist and Presbyterian churches, police precinst, Exchange, Victoria and Ship Inn hotels, various traders etc, and corner of residence of Frederick POOLMAN, Manager of the Sugar Works."P. Anderson" ink, on back:"9" ballpoint, on upper left face of photoreligion - wesleyan methodist church, industry - manufacturing, built environment - civic, built environment - commercial, sydney sims anderson, town clerks, robert harper & co ltd, post office, mail exchange, david thomas, business and traders - hotels

1900 posted envelope sent 27.10.1900 and addressed only to "Mr F J Freame, Butcher, Port Melbourne". Postage embossed and in red. Flap missing.Post Office stamped in blackbusiness and traders - butchers, franz j freame, envelope, postage

Black metal stand for holding office stamps plus two stamps "Primary" and "Primary Posted ledger". Used in Kitchen & Sons administration "Made in England " underside of baseindustry, manufacturing, j kitchen & sons pty ltd, administration

Taken by Pat Grainger on moving into Port MelbourneColour photograph of Bay Street taken from the centre divider, looking south from near the Post Office in 19821982built environment - commercial

Black and white photograph of second (1910) Port Melbourne Post Office 1970sbuilt environment - civic, port melbourne post office