Minutes of Port Melbourne's Finance, Legislative and Sanitary Committee meetings considering estimates, setting rates, receiving reports form Health Officer, dealing with legislative and sanitary matters usually raised by the Town Clerk 1894-1897local government - town of port melbourne, local government - borough of port melbourne, health - general health, engineering - canals and drainage, health - hospitals, law, alexander joseph bain, john charles hill, john finlay malcolmson, james ker beck plummer, frederick poolman, michael tarver quinn, george washington robbins jnr, george cuscaden, william richardson tarver, edward c crockford, henry norval edwards

Minutes of Port Melbourne's Finance, Legislative and Sanitary Committee meetings considering estimates, setting rates, receiving reports form Health and other officers, dealing with legislative and sanitary matters usually raised by the Town Clerk 1898-1902. It also records some meetings of the Committee of Whole Council.local government - town of port melbourne, local government - borough of port melbourne, health - general health, engineering - canals and drainage, health - hospitals, law, alexander joseph bain, james arthur boyd, john charles hill, david clark armstrong, arthur hester, james ker beck plummer, john o'brien, michael tarver quinn, george washington robbins jnr, george samuel walter, william watson, william richardson tarver, edward c crockford, henry norval edwards

Sandridge Fire Committee reports for period July 1861 to June 1865, held in large binder. Twenty leaves only. Reports 26.3.63 and 24.8.63 describe Brigade uniforms (contains signatures of Fire Brigade members 1863)fire and fire services, local government - borough of sandridge, built environment - civic, uniforms, william ramsden holmes, william morley, thomas swallow, andrew plummer, william marsh, james smith, thomas hester, william bacon, thomas owen, john fose (?), j r sayle (?), frederick sanderson, henry mcbride

This 1868 letter was kept by unknown persons until 100 years later, it was then forwarded to Holy Trinity Secretary F.A.W. ('Skip') SHORT. The persons not signed but listed at closing of the letter were all prominent citizens including various Councillors. A copy of letter in The Age, 16 May 1868, p1 lists 27 parishioners (giving better identification of the people ie first names or initials) plus 73 others. In both the handwritten letter and the printed copy in The Age the names CURTISS and Henry Chas. CURTISS are listed. While this could be the correct spelling we have used Henry Charles CURTIS which is the much more common reference to him in newspapers. He was a surgeon and Sandridge Councillor (8 Aug 1867 - 4 Feb 1873).Small handwritten letter to the vicar of Holy Trinity Rev F.C. PLATTS, 1868, suggesting he remove "to some other sphere of labour" - from 25 listed parishioners "and 73 others!"religion - anglican (holy trinity), public action campaigns, david thomas, george trodd, thomas swallow, william morley, james ker beck plummer, william richardson tarver, henry dando, frederick charles platts, william garside, robert mulford, james elsworthy, r g banner, richard j barlow, william james barlow, thomas clay, mrs cane, mrs mason, william arnold, thomas slater, william cook, john sharples, s bentley, e stevens, george kentish, thomas ripkey, c earnshaw, george carnaby, henry charles curtis, f a w 'skip' short

Researched, written and designed by Pat GRAINGER and PMHPS members"Historic Port Melbourne - a then and now calendar 2020" Produced by PMHPS. Black and white photo on cover of wagons loaded with a shipment from Swallow & Ariell 1915 PMHPS logo at bottom left corner.state savings bank of victoria, morley's coal depot, pier hotel, starbucks coffee, gasometer, hmas lonsdale, the bethel, turnbull furniture warehouse, tjngari, built environment, swallow & ariell ltd, henry davenport, perce mcguire white, perce white, ronald 'bunna' walsh, religion - anglican (holy trinity), joshua brothers distillery, fox and hay, mission to seafarers, fishermans bend, spider web nightclub, business and traders, theresa clay, johnny allsorts pawnbroker, sandridge lagoon, john bichard grut, maskell & mcnab memorial

Minutes of the Finance & Legislative Committee of Port Melbourne Borough 1887 - 1894, covering passing of accounts, reviewing finances and also legislation relevant to Councils, determining rates and associated matters. The Town Clerk generally signed as well as the Chairman.local government - borough of sandridge, edward clark, town clerks, mayors, george william dean, david clark armstrong, james close, henry norval edwards, james john bartlett, john finlay malcolmson, charles henry martin, alfred lazarus levy, james ker beck plummer, michael tarver quinn, charles smith, phillip melville salmon, tarvert, william richardson, colin turnbull, william henry prohasky, edward c crockford, john charles hill

"The Australasian Centenary Number Newspaper" produced for Victoria's 100th anniversary in 1934. Large 72 page supplement. Full colour front and back covers plus 2 pages in text, one colour elsewhere including centre spread aerial photo "The Village, 1934". Contains comprehensive history dating from 1770, many ads. Lavishly illustratred.At top front page in ink "E.S McCallum, Graham St, Port Melbourne"arts and entertainment, religion, transport - shipping, transport - railways, industry, built environment, publishing, newspapers, the australasian, hrh prince henry, duke of gloucester, gold, celebrations fetes and exhibitions, e s mccallum, john batman

Plan of Danks Street, from Pickles Street to Esplanade East and bearing the seal of the Borough of Port Melbourne as well as agreement to contract to carry out works.A.V. Heath (Town Surveyor):Michael Minahan (?) (Contractor):J.J. Bartlett (Mayor):Prohasky (Councillor):E.C. Crockford (Town Clerk):W. Harrison (Witness)engineering - roads streets lanes and footpaths, engineering - fences, local government - borough of port melbourne, arthur victor heath, james john bartlett, william henry prohasky, edward c crockford, town clerks, w harrison, michael minahan

Transcribed from handwritten Register by Peter LIBBIS 1997Blue plastic folder with typed transcript from handwritten "Register of Common Lodging Houses and Noxious Trades". Contains details of rooming houses 1864 to 1892built environment - domestic, business and traders, built environment - commercial, industry - noxious, gerrit blankhart, spiro williams, john yapp, james john bartlett, henry laussen, susan litchfield, charles grosse, william abbott, john warne, caroline schilling, frederick barker, nina taylor, george charles scott, john japp, frederick fredrichsen, jane brunot, betsy backer, eliza leyden, june mclellan, henry aitkens, henry aitken, maria wilkinson, william anthony, elizabeth tyrrell, francis jose, james forrester, lois jordan, john dennis, cassandra davis, robert carey, william frederick bevan, sarah duross, martina frederickson, lena salfinger, jeremiah tohey, henry d aitken, james riley, catherine carey, eliza connor, frederick jacobite, mary ann pittman, mary stevens, rose clara lee, eleanor smith, amy mcphee, mary gibbs, jane mclellan, john dunn, george rolland, john lolato, peter cleary, may christian christiansen, george rolfe, antonia bruno, john bennett, david macintosh, desera pardon, antone bruno, henry hamilton, minnie long, john fries, elizabeth powell, alice greenough, louis warner, hannah black, salvadore robinson, sarah tracy

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

All researched, written and designed by Pat GraingerPMHPS Calendar 2016 . "Borough Homes" part 1 Cover shows 355 Princes Streetbuilt environment - domestic, dr jack goldberg, henry andrew warneke, swallow & ariell ltd

Handwritten list of hotels & their licencees in 1872 believed to have been complied by donor's ancestor, a member of the LOBB family.A4 size handwritten sheet with names, addresses and licencees of Port Melbourne hotels in 1872.business and traders - hotels, built environment - commercial, lobb, h. fonseca, harry hall, william hays, j mcculloch, wm reynolds, g sefton, mrs crockford, andrea lagogiannis, g braithwaite, v sanderson, j carter, g w hall, j michie, t cowling, jas. bartlett, edward suffolk, martin clasby, mrs peatt, w kinyon, william spire, thomas turville, w cruickshank, charles peacock, j williams, william cannon, j bell, michael flanagan, william carroll, j w carr, john allen, j e crockford, charles sharp, henry o'brien, g t potter, f johnson, all england eleven hotel, army & navy hotel, auld reekie hotel, australian hotel, bay view hotel, brunswick pier hotel, chequers inn, chusan hotel, commercial hotel, cosmopolitan hotel, customs house hotel, exchange hotel, fitzjames hotel, floodgate hotel, foresters arms hotel, foundry hotel, fountain inn, freemasons hotel, happy home hotel, hibernian hotel, kent hotel, locomotive hotel, lord raglan hotel, marine hotel, naval brigade hotel, new great britain hotel, pier hotel, president lincoln hotel, prince alfred hotel, retreat inn, royal hotel, ship hotel, station hotel, victoria hotel

This family history written by PMH&PS member Jan MacDonald was published in Sept.1997 by the Society, jointly with the MacDonalds.Book, 68pp "Thomas Edwards & Family - Farriers and Yachtsmen of Sandridge / Port Melbourne 1868 -1961" by Janice Christine Morton MacDonald 1997. A family history.sport - yachting, business and traders - farriers, thomas edwards, sarah ann whiteman edwards, eli 'dick' edwards, vincent 'ben' edwards, joseph john edwards, george henry edwards, mary ellen edwards, elizabeth edwards, sarah ann edwards, john thomas edwards, jacob edwards, sarah stella edwards

Photocopy in two large sections, of soundings chart for Port Phillip Bay, surveyed by Commander Henry L Cox RN, 1864, with corrections and additions to 1921. Top section (two copies)(Original had stamp of John Donne & Son Stationers)transport - shipping, hobson's bay, port phillip bay

Photocopy in two large sections, of soundings chart for Port Phillip Bay, surveyed by Commander Henry L Cox RN, 1864, with corrections and additions to 1921. Lower section.(Original had stamp of John Donne & Son Stationers)transport - shipping, port phillip bay