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Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document, "What Australia Makes, Makes Australia", 1920s - 1990s
"What Australia Makes, Makes Australia" - The Mytton Story. A short history by L F HARRISON and L W JOHNSON (Wal). 25 pages. Myttons was an engineering firm with premises in South Melbourne and Port Melbourne. They made objects as diverse as cutlery sets to sinks and larger industrial stainless steel productsindustry - manufacturing, social activities, societies clubs unions and other organisations, sport - australian rules football, myttons ltd, rodd cutlery, allbrite cutlery, dev mytton, grosvernor cutlery, built environment - industrial, reginald h mytton, eric g redwood, colin mackay, l f harrison, l w (wal) johnson, russell flack, john donaldson, lance powell, horrie farrow, syd svensson, tom fahey, tommy lahiff, arthur steele, jean hopkins, dennis mackinley, lorraine robertson, douglas robertson -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Myttons reunion list, 15 Mar 1997
Myttons reunion list 15.03.1997. Myttons was an engineering firm with premises in South Melbourne and Port Melbourne. They made objects as diverse as cutlery sets to sinks and larger industrial stainless steel productsindustry - manufacturing, social activities, societies clubs unions and other organisations, sport - australian rules football, myttons ltd, rodd cutlery, allbrite cutlery, dev mytton, grosvernor cutlery, built environment - industrial, reginald h mytton, eric g redwood, colin mackay, l f harrison, l w (wal) johnson, russell flack, john donaldson, lance powell, horrie farrow, syd svensson, tom fahey, tommy lahiff, arthur steele, jean hopkins, dennis mackinley, lorraine robertson, douglas robertson -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Doug ROBERTSON, Myttons, 1930s
Doug ROBERTSON began as an office boy at Myttons. 1938 navy photo. Newspaper articles about his survival. Myttons was an engineering firm with premises in South Melbourne and Port Melbourne. They made objects as diverse as cutlery sets to sinks and larger industrial stainless steel productsindustry - manufacturing, social activities, societies clubs unions and other organisations, sport - australian rules football, myttons ltd, rodd cutlery, allbrite cutlery, dev mytton, grosvernor cutlery, built environment - industrial, reginald h mytton, eric g redwood, colin mackay, l f harrison, l w (wal) johnson, russell flack, john donaldson, lance powell, horrie farrow, syd svensson, tom fahey, tommy lahiff, arthur steele, jean hopkins, dennis mackinley, lorraine robertson, douglas robertson -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Certificate - Trademark, George and Ernest Rodd, 1930s - 1990s
Trademark certificate for George Rodd and Ernest Rodd. Myttons was an engineering firm with premises in South Melbourne and Port Melbourne. They made objects as diverse as cutlery sets to sinks and larger industrial stainless steel products. Rodd was one brand of cutlery produced.industry - manufacturing, social activities, societies clubs unions and other organisations, sport - australian rules football, myttons ltd, rodd cutlery, allbrite cutlery, dev mytton, grosvernor cutlery, built environment - industrial, reginald h mytton, eric g redwood, colin mackay, l f harrison, l w (wal) johnson, russell flack, john donaldson, lance powell, horrie farrow, syd svensson, tom fahey, tommy lahiff, arthur steele, jean hopkins, dennis mackinley, lorraine robertson, douglas robertson -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Naval vessels at Station Pier and Princes Pier, Port Melbourne, Ron Laing, 1985 - 1996
A set of 70 colour photographs of various Naval vessels visiting Melbourne and berthed at Station and Princes Piers, pre 1986 to 1996 inclusiveDetails on back in ink/penciltransport - shipping, piers and wharves - station pier, piers and wharves - princes pier, ron laing, hmas melbourne, hmas tobruk, hmas warrnambool, hmas brisbane, hmas jervis bay, hmas canberra, hmas ovens, hmas adelaide, hmas perth, hmas anzac, hmas onslow, hmas sydney, hmas success, hmas parramatta, hmas darwin, hmas stuart, uss reuben james, uss polar star, uss kinkaid, uss kirk, uss blue ridge, uss paul f foster, uss ingersoll, nz waikato, nz endeavour, nz southland, balny, commandant dirot, colbert, commandant bory, caio dulio, sawayuki, kashima, wallaroo, yukon, quappelle, sackatchewan -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Class photo of girls, Nott Street State School, J F Armstrong, c. 1900
Sepia class photo of girls (mounted on dark cardboard) at Port Melbourne state School (Nott St c1900). Second girl from left in third row is May N MOUNSEY. (information recorded on back of photograph)education - primary schools, m mounsey, nott street state school -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Maypole dancing or calisthenics, J F Armstrong, 1920s
Faded sepia photograph of many girls in lines dressed in matching white outfits and holding rods with ribbons, perhaps small maypoles (may be a calisthenics class) : at a Port Melbourne Primary School, probably Graham St.education - primary schools, sport - calisthenics, nott street state school, graham street state school, port melbourne primary school -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Agreement, Erect Emersol Plant at Ingles Street, Port Melbourne, J Kitchen & Sons Pty Ltd and H G White Pty Ltd, 1 Sep 1949
Pale green agreement between messrs J KItchen & Sons Pty Ltd & messrs H G White Pty Ltd to erect a new Emersol Plant Building at Ingles St, Port Melbourne. Schedule of conditions of building contract.No. 25944industry, manufacturing, built environment - industrial, j kitchen & sons pty ltd, h g white pty ltd, emersol, f oakley, c e serpell, c r hansen, louis thompson, charles henderson, alder & lacey, ingles street -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Chemicals for Industry, J Kitchen & Sons, 1960s
Kitchens. Blue covered ringbinder labelled "Chemicals for Industry". General information and sections on each product. Data sheets in each section give details of chemical makeup of each product and suggested applications. Early section called "the Kitchen Story" includes an aerial view photo with names of all buildings.industry, manufacturing, built environment - industrial, j kitchen & sons pty ltd, f g pott - managing director, unichema -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Album - Photograph album presented by C WILLIAMS to his parents, 6 Apr 1881
Brown leather covered photograph album with part of brass hasp. Front cover has oval gold decoration on a raised design. Ten of interior pages have colourful foliage and scenes around photo mount."Presented by C Williams to his affectionate parents as a mark of esteem and regard for their kindness in looking after his interests. C W Williams 6/4/81"families, elizabeth williams, phyllis dunham, john dunham, alfred gray, edith eddy, james gray, mary jane williams, c williams, john albert williams, f e edwards, hannah hill, william hill, margaret hill, alexander hill, ernest arthur williams, frederick james williams, mary ann williams, alice victoria mclennan, leslie williams, lucy williams -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Menu, Centenary Dinner, J Kitchen & Sons, Jul 1956
Menu for Centenary dinner for J Kitchen and Sons (1856-1956) held at the Hotel Australia, Melbourne on July 10 1956.industry - manufacturing, business and traders - soaps/candles, celebrations fetes and exhibitions, j kitchen & sons pty ltd, f b (ford) kitchen, f n shepherd - chairman of directors, w d phillips - managing director -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Ford Kitchen cutting the cake, Centenary Dinner, J Kitchen & Sons, Jul 1956
Photograph taken at Centenary Dinner for J KItchen and Sons (1856-1956) with the celebration cake being cut by Mr F B Kitchen (Ford) - see also 3396.07industry - manufacturing, business and traders - soaps/candles, celebrations fetes and exhibitions, j kitchen & sons pty ltd, f b (ford) kitchen, f n shepherd - chairman of directors, w d phillips - managing director -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Container - Box, Standard Rosin Types, Department of Agriculture, USA, c. 1920
Linen-like moss green box containing 12 cubes of different types of rosin. Each cube wrapped in cream paper. Colours range from pale to dark amber. Letters on top in vertical rows (D, E, F, G, H, I,, K,M, N, WG, WW, X)"Standard Rosin types"industry - manufacturing, j kitchen & sons pty ltd, m king harris, the savanah board of trade -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book - Sandridge United Friendly Society Dispensary, 21 Jan 1907
Small dark maroon covered book printed for Sandridge United Friendly Society Dispensary, Princes Street, Port Melbournehealth - general health, societies clubs unions and other organisations, w m stocker, ioof, loyal wildey lodge no 15, john william hall, james macdonald, i joel, j l ferns, f billing, h b conway, j nicol, a tucker, d w turner, e a wale, s adair, w eddy, william staunton, j alexander, e f gregory, g w gregory, joel isaac, w holland, e notley, t g whitaker, j b drever, albert victor renowden, c h eddy, l w duncan, c stock, e jones, a e martin, w watson, h sanderson, j j cairns, mrs porritt, w m ainsworth, joseph garside, john burslem gregory, john sinnock, peter barnet, a l scollay, a r walker, alexander joseph bain, mrs leffler, miss mcgregor, miss mccormack, henry norval edwards, t w holland, arthur hester, r hiddlestone -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Port Melbourne Cricket Club, Port Melbourne Cricket Club : Season 1907-08, 1907 - 1908
Port Melbourne Cricket Club team photograph. Season 1907-08. VCA second grade and VCA third grade. Photographs document each cricket team of the 1907-08 season as well as coachessport - cricket, recreation, tom morrice, tom testro, r w murdoch, a mcdougall, f ayles, a moon, a crighton, h taylor, g sangster, s anderson, d mccoll, g st john, f wyatt, w williams, j ideas, g grimshaw, h morrice, a jamieson, a pentland, port melbourne cricket club -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Certificate, R F Steel, Baptist Union of Victoria. Diploma of attendance, 1919 - 1921
Baptist Union of Victoria. Diploma of attendance. Awarded by the Sunday School Committee. Awarded to Percy A MAY 1919-1921"Percy A May" hand written, signed by W H Holdsworth and M Burgen. Three stamps at the bottom awarding for attendance for 1919, 1920 and 1921awards and presentations, religion - baptist church, education, percy allan may, w h holdsworth, m burgens -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Letter - Letters of appreciation of Port Melbourne Cr F R WINDUSS, City of Port Melbourne, 1978 - 1989
Councillor F R WINDUSS served 5 terms as MayorFramed letters of appreciation of F R WINDUSS from the City of Port Melbourne (.01) for 15 years of service 19.9.1989 (.02) at the conclusion of his 5th term as Mayor 8.10.1985 (.03) for terms of office 1976/1977 and 1977/1978, 29.8.1978 (.04) for term of office 1980/1981, 25.8.1981Letters bear the Common Seal of the City of Port Melbourne and are signed by Mayor, Councillor and Town Clerklocal government - city of port melbourne, frederick robert winduss -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Folder, Donations to rebuild Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Port Melbourne, 1908 - 1909
(Holy Trinity) issued as a collectors folder after the church was destroyed. In the late 1920s a note was added by Rev BRAMMALL, when the collector of sheet 38, Mrs READ, died."We have lost our church by a cyclone" - Small cardboard folder containing 4 inner pages glued in and containing images and a hand entered list of donors, sheet number 38, to the new church, 1909. Holy Trinity.Inside front cover a note written between 1926 and 1930 by Vicar F Bramall regarding the death of Mrs Read, whose collection sheet this wasreligion - anglican (holy trinity), built environment, mrs read, herbert stanley hollow, fred brammall -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Bay Street shops, Charles Nettleton, 1890s
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 -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Cricket team, J Kitchen & Sons
c1920/30s black and white photograph (copy) of the cricket team of J Kitchen & Sonsindustry - manufacturing, sport - cricket, celebrations fetes and exhibitions, j kitchen & sons pty ltd, f b (ford) kitchen, george nicholson, charlie slowly, arthur nicholson, william condron, tommy breen -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Ford Kitchen and William Condron, Centenary Dinner for J Kitchen & Sons
Black and white photograph (copy) of Mr F B Kitchen (Ford) on left and William Condron at the Centenary Dinner for J Kitchen & Sons, July 10, 1956industry - manufacturing, sport - cricket, celebrations fetes and exhibitions, j kitchen & sons pty ltd, f b (ford) kitchen, george nicholson, charlie slowly, arthur nicholson, william condron, tommy breen -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Swallow and Ariell, Centenary Ball, 1954
Four pages of photographs and descriptions of Swallow's Centenary Ball."1954" written in ballpoint on frontarts and entertainment, celebrations fetes and exhibitions, swallow & ariell ltd, charles alfred melbourne derham, mrs g a derham, major general f p derham, stanley gadsden, mrs gadsdens, s l thrum, w scott, c wickham, g peddle, mrs thrum, mrs wickham, miss scott, mrs peddie, bill streeter, george perrett, percy stafford, elspeth gaywood, ernie prowse, john smith, stewart wallach, dorothy holmes, bill hayes -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Garden City Basketball team
Black and white photograph of Garden City Basketball team. Year unknownsport, garden city basketball club, r webb, f chuede, k hands, t mcmanus, s spence, c hands -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Scrapbooks, Myttons Ltd, 1920s - 1990s
Two scrapbooks, thick red covers, 43 pages. Contains many photos, mostly labelled; of social events, factories, products. Myttons was an engineering firm with premises in South Melbourne and Port Melbourne. They made objects as diverse as cutlery sets to sinks and larger industrial stainless steel productsindustry - manufacturing, social activities, societies clubs unions and other organisations, sport - australian rules football, myttons ltd, rodd cutlery, allbrite cutlery, dev mytton, grosvernor cutlery, built environment - industrial, reginald h mytton, eric g redwood, colin mackay, l f harrison, l w (wal) johnson, russell flack, john donaldson, lance powell, horrie farrow, syd svensson, tom fahey, arthur steele, jean hopkins, dennis mackinley, lorraine robertson, douglas robertson, tommy lahiff -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Envelope addressed to F A W SHORT, Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Port Melbourne, 1968
Holy Trinity Secretary F.A.W. ('Skip') SHORT received this containing a 100 year old letter, assumedly in 1968. No clue as to where it had been in the meantime.Envelope which contained the letter to vicar of Holy Trinity Rev F.C. PLATTS in 1868 Addressed to Mr. F.A.W. SHORT, Hon Sec Holy Trinity Church, and inscribed '100 years old letter'Blue ink '100 years old letter' Addressed in blue-black ink; corner of rubber stamp at bottom: '1st'. Also stains, scuffings and markings where pen was tested.religion - anglican (holy trinity), public action campaigns, frederick charles platts, f a w 'skip' short -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Plaque, Port Melbourne Administration building, Parks and Gardens depot
... Winduss; N Tsilfoglou; Town Clerk F C Jackson City Engineer W...; Town Clerk F C Jackson City Engineer W A Thackray Bronze ...Plaque removed from building upon its demolition in 2018Bronze or brass plaque installed on the City of Port Melbourne Parks and Gardens depot administration building when the building was officially opened on 28th July 1986"City of Port Melbourne Parks and Gardens depot. This admonistration and amenity building was officially opened on Monday 28th July 1986 by the Mayor Councillor Perce White JP. Councillors: T T Buckingham; P White JP; B J Mitchell; R F Julier; F R Winduss; N Tsilfoglou; Town Clerk F C Jackson City Engineer W A Thackraytown clerks, city engineers, barry 'bomber' mitchell, nick tsilfoglou, parks and gardens, frederick charles jackson, raymond frank julier, frederick robert winduss, theodore thomas (tom) buckingham, bill thackray, perce mcguire white, perce white, built environment - civic -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph, Port Melbourne District Football Club Premiers 1948
Port Melbourne District Football Club Premiers 1948. Sepia photograph in beige cardboard mount. Players and officials names are on the bottom section of the mount sport - australian rules football, port melbourne district football club, g murphy, p pampakos, g parsons, j hickey, g o'rourke, w zantuck, a palmer, s hutchinson, f brennan, a dalgliesh, m maher, j barfoot, l clearihan, j sinclair, r cullen, j stanton, j leslie, b mcgee, r lebusque, s cazaly, l armitage, k brown, k marshall, a thomas, r mallett, l brown, a westwood, w donnelly, w h thomas, r mcmillian -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Grade VI, Graham Street State School, Port Melbourne, J F Armstrong, Nov 1921
Sepia photograph mounted on lightly embossed card. Photograph is of Grade VI, Graham St State School, 1921. Girls in the back two rows ; row of boys standing with girl on right hand end; front row of boys seated. Sign in front "Graham Street" (very hard to read)On back. November 1921 (script pencil) Graham St State School Grade VI (Ink printed) Photographer's stamp in purple "J F Armstrong, photographer, 4 Armade St Northcoteeducation - primary schools, graham street state school, port melbourne primary school -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Children holding flags of all nations, J F Armstrong, 1920
Very faded sepia photograph mounted on brown card Two rows of girls holding flags from all nations with four seated girls at the front. One boy (Arthur FROST) in centrePhoto front "by F T Armstrong, 4 Armadale St, Northcote" On back bottom left "Mrs Barfoot" Top right "Mr Arthur Frost 127 Albert St, Port Melbourne. Phone 64 2753"education - primary schools, celebrations fetes and exhibitions, arthur frost, j f armstrong, mrs barfoot -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Correspondence re purchase of land by Port Melbourne Council for new Electricity Supply Depot, City of Port Melbourne, 1976
Correspondence etc concerning PMCC's attempt to purchase land for a new Electricity Supply depot in 1976. This paperwork was retained by the City Valuer, Mr Frank Julier, who served in that post from around 1974local government - city of port melbourne, built environment, f l julier - city valuer