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Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Aerial view of Yarra River and surrounds, 1990s
COPYRIGHT THE AGE Aerial photograph showing the Yarra River, Webb Dock, Port Melbourne beach, Princes pier, West Gate Bridge, Maribyrnong River, Swanston Dock and Melbourne City skyline. Taken mid 1990sStamped "Copyright. This photograph may not be reproduced without permission in writing from the Photo sales department of "the Age"'built environment - commercial, engineering - bridges, fishermans bend, natural environment - beaches and foreshore, piers and wharves - princes pier, piers and wharves - webb dock, transport - shipping, yarra river, west gate bridge, sandridge beach, maribyrnong river, swanston dock -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Article - Newspaper cutting, Gentrification of Port Melbourne, Emerald Hill, Sandridge and St Kilda Times, "When times were tough", 23 Nov 1989
Newspaper cutting from the Emerald Hill, Sandridge and St Kilda Times of 23 November 1989. Top article about gentrification of Port Melbourne. Main article - photo of two ex wharfies and an ex gasworks employee who lived and worked in Port Melbournesocieties clubs unions and other organisations, workers, piers and wharves, built environment, fishermans bend, syd ware, ern birch, vince kerr, wilbraham frederick evelyn liardet, wfe liardet, abel tasman, waterside workers federation -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - CD-ROM, Clipping, E C CROCKFORD, Town Clerk, 1900 - 1910
Digital scan of two books of newspaper clippings (cat no 162 & 251) collected by Town clerk, E C CROCKFORDmelbourne harbor trust - port of melbourne authority, sandridge lagoon, livestock, piers and wharves, amalgamation, local government - town of port melbourne, law, town planning - proposals shelved, celebrations fetes and exhibitions, built environment - domestic, business and traders - hotels, engineering - canals and drainage, fishermans bend, transport, flood, business and traders, health - general health, transport - tramways, sport - lawn bowls, edward c crockford, town clerks -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Aerial view of the mouth of the Yarra from Williamstown, 2006
B&W aerial photographic view of the mouth of the Yarra River, taken from above Williamstown and looking east. Greenwich Bay and the cooling water outlet for Newport Power Station in the foreground, the entrance and Webb Dock in the centre, Sandridge Beach and the city upper right.piers and wharves - webb dock, yarra river, garden city, fishermans bend, newport power station -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book - Port Melbourne Council, Sanitary Inspectors Report Book, J Mounsey, Sanitary Inspector, 1929 - 1936
James MOUNSEY - Council InspectorSanitary Inspector's Reports to Port Melbourne Council 1929-1936. Detailing duties re traffic, fire, building regulations, installation and use of petrol pumps, food labelling, street hoardings, crowd behaviour. Notes wireless aerials cause damage to chimneys when attached by wire p.88transport - motor vehicles, local government - city of port melbourne, environmental issues, health - general health, business and traders, industry, nightsoil, built environment, fishermans bend, livestock, engineering - canals and drainage, james mounsey -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book - Port Melbourne Council, Sanitary Inspectors Report Book, J L Cousland, Inspector et al, 1944 - 1955
Sanitary Inspector's Reports to Port Melbourne Council 1944-1955. Detailing testing and immunisation programmes, mass x-ray, vaccination for smallpox, cleansing station opened, poor conditions in emergency housing areas, Lands Dept neglect of Crown land, rubbish dumped in air raid shelters, advice sought re football and cricket played on streets, wood for pensionersLabel on spine illegible; 'Inspectors reports' inside covertransport - motor vehicles, local government - city of port melbourne, environmental issues, health - general health, business and traders, industry, nightsoil, built environment, fishermans bend, livestock, engineering - canals and drainage, james llewellyn cousland, b e w aitken, harley grover, dr merrilees, mr hepburn -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - CD-ROM, Government Aircraft Factory, Rob Nash, 19 May 2006
The donor worked at the GAF for 30+ years, where he was a draftsman. When the factory closed he was given numerous artefacts including photos, many of which were scanned into the CD that he donated to the society.CD containing 24 directories of photos from the Government Aircraft Factory in Lorimer Street. Topics covered include aircraft, manufacturing process, the factory and special events; period covers 1940s to 1960s. CD also has an incomplete photo directory in Excel.GAF PHOTOGRAPHS R. NASH 19 MAY 06armed services - air force, transport - aviation and aerodrome, built environment - industrial, fishermans bend, robert nash, government aircraft factory, gaf -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - GMH Social Centre, Fishermen's Bend, David Thompson, 1997
David Thompson photographed the cafeteria in 1997 by arrangement with member Wendy Morris archivist for GMH.From a series of black and white photos of GMH Cafeteria ('Social Centre') by David Thompson:(Entrance foyer labelled 'Social Centre' is a late addition.) Facade from entrance walkwayindustry - manufacturing, built environment, david thompson, general motors-holden, gmh -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Interior, GMH Social Centre, Fishermen's Bend, David Thompson, 1997
David Thompson photographed the cafeteria in 1997 by arrangement with member Wendy Morris archivist for GMH.From a series of black and white photos of GMH Cafeteria ('Social Centre') by David Thompson:(Entrance foyer labelled 'Social Centre' is a late addition.) Hall view to south, chairs stacked (1)industry - manufacturing, built environment, david thompson, general motors-holden, gmh -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Interior, GMH Social Centre, Fishermen's Bend, David Thompson, 1997
David Thompson photographed the cafeteria in 1997 by arrangement with member Wendy Morris archivist for GMH.From a series of black and white photos of GMH Cafeteria ('Social Centre') by David Thompson:(Entrance foyer labelled 'Social Centre' is a late addition.) Hall view to south, chairs stacked (2)industry - manufacturing, built environment, david thompson, general motors-holden, gmh -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Interior, GMH Social Centre, Fishermen's Bend, David Thompson, 1997
David Thompson photographed the cafeteria in 1997 by arrangement with member Wendy Morris archivist for GMH.From a series of black and white photos of GMH Cafeteria by David Thompson: Hall view to south, chairs stacked (3)industry - manufacturing, built environment, david thompson, general motors-holden, gmh -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Murals, GMH Social Centre, Fishermen's Bend, David Thompson, 1997
Murals: Eileen Robertson, a GMH employee, was asked to do the murals in 1948 for the launching of the Holden. Her brief was to 'do something to do with transport'. In the event, they were covered anyway. She did not even view them again until 1992, around the time the murals were cleaned and restored. The left mural shows pioneer transport and on the right is the future. David Thompson photographed the Social Centre in 1997 by arrangement with member Wendy Morris archivist for GMH.From a series of black and white photos of GMH Social Centre by David Thompson: South end of hall showing both muralsindustry - manufacturing, built environment, david thompson, general motors-holden, gmh -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Pioneer' mural, GMH Social Centre, Fishermen's Bend, David Thompson, 1997
Murals: Eileen Robertson, a GMH employee, was asked to do the murals in 1948 for the launching of the Holden. Her brief was to 'do something to do with transport'. In the event, they were covered anyway. She did not even view them again until 1992, around the time the murals were cleaned and restored. The left mural shows pioneer transport and on the right is the future. David Thompson photographed the Social Centre in 1997 by arrangement with member Wendy Morris archivist for GMH.From a series of black and white photos of GMH Social Centre by David Thompson: Southeast corner of hall and 'Pioneer' muralindustry - manufacturing, built environment, david thompson, general motors-holden, gmh -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Pioneer' mural (close up), GMH Social Centre, Fishermen's Bend, David Thompson, 1997
Murals: Eileen Robertson, a GMH employee, was asked to do the murals in 1948 for the launching of the Holden. Her brief was to 'do something to do with transport'. In the event, they were covered anyway. She did not even view them again until 1992, around the time the murals were cleaned and restored. The left mural shows pioneer transport and on the right is the future. David Thompson photographed the Social Centre in 1997 by arrangement with member Wendy Morris archivist for GMH.From a series of black and white photos of GMH Social Centre by David Thompson: Southeast corner of hall and 'Pioneer' mural, close upindustry - manufacturing, built environment, david thompson, general motors-holden, gmh -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Progress' mural (close up), GMH Social Centre, Fishermen's Bend, David Thompson, 1997
Murals: Eileen Robertson, a GMH employee, was asked to do the murals in 1948 for the launching of the Holden. Her brief was to 'do something to do with transport'. In the event, they were covered anyway. She did not even view them again until 1992, around the time the murals were cleaned and restored. The left mural shows pioneer transport and on the right is the future. David Thompson photographed the Social Centre in 1997 by arrangement with member Wendy Morris archivist for GMH.From a series of black and white photos of GMH Social Centre by David Thompson: Southwest corner of hall and 'Progress' mural, close up, angledindustry - manufacturing, built environment, david thompson, general motors-holden, gmh -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Progress' mural (close up), GMH Social Centre, Fishermen's Bend, David Thompson, 1997
Murals: Eileen Robertson, a GMH employee, was asked to do the murals in 1948 for the launching of the Holden. Her brief was to 'do something to do with transport'. In the event, they were covered anyway. She did not even view them again until 1992, around the time the murals were cleaned and restored. The left mural shows pioneer transport and on the right is the future. David Thompson photographed the Social Centre in 1997 by arrangement with member Wendy Morris archivist for GMH.From a series of black and white photos of GMH Social Centre by David Thompson: Southwest corner of hall and 'Progress' mural, close upindustry - manufacturing, built environment, david thompson, general motors-holden, gmh -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Stairway and servery, GMH Social Centre, Fishermen's Bend, David Thompson, 1997
Murals: Eileen Robertson, a GMH employee, was asked to do the murals in 1948 for the launching of the Holden. Her brief was to 'do something to do with transport'. In the event, they were covered anyway. She did not even view them again until 1992, around the time the murals were cleaned and restored. The left mural shows pioneer transport and on the right is the future. David Thompson photographed the Social Centre in 1997 by arrangement with member Wendy Morris archivist for GMH.From a series of black and white photos of GMH Social Centre by David Thompson: Southeast corner - stairway and serveryindustry - manufacturing, built environment, david thompson, general motors-holden, gmh -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Interior (from balcony), GMH Social Centre, Fishermen's Bend, David Thompson, 1997
David Thompson photographed the cafeteria in 1997 by arrangement with member Wendy Morris archivist for GMH.From a series of black and white photos of GMH Cafeteria by David Thompson: View of hall to north, from balconyindustry - manufacturing, built environment, david thompson, general motors-holden, gmh -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Details of parquetry, GMH Social Centre, Fishermen's Bend, David Thompson, 1997
David Thompson photographed the cafeteria in 1997 by arrangement with member Wendy Morris archivist for GMH.From a series of black and white photos of GMH Cafeteria by David Thompson: Detail of parquetryindustry - manufacturing, built environment, david thompson, general motors-holden, gmh -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book, Public Works Committee, Borough of Sandridge, Municipal Council of Sandridge - Public Works Committee Minutes, 18560 - 1862
Volume of minutes of Public Works Committee of Sandridge Council dated 20.9.1860Title on labellocal government - borough of sandridge, engineering - roads streets lanes and footpaths, engineering - fences, engineering - canals and drainage, engineering - bridges, fishermans bend, built environment - civic, transport - horse, utilities - gas, sandridge lagoon, mission to seafarers, emerald hill, fire and fire services, william morley, joseph weaver allen, thomas swallow, samuel george isaacs, frederick poolman, robert byrne, john murphy -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Financial record - Borough of Sandridge, F C Forster, Council Herdsman, Herdsman's Cash Book, 1886 - 1891
Financial record maintained by Herdsman for Borough of Sandridge, April 1886 to March 1891. Includes names of customers, receipt numbers and amounts receivedlivestock, local government - borough of sandridge, fishermans bend, f c forster - herdsman -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Photocopy, R Graham Carey's aerodrome booking office, Fisherman's Bend
Photocopy of photo of R. Graham Carey's aerodrome booking office 1920s, with names of Carey, his children and a number of others outside the hall annotated by daughter Bertha Carey Harvey.transport - aviation and aerodrome, fishermans bend, r graham carey, bertha carey harvey, melbourne aviation company, edith carey, howard carey, graham melrose carey, g r mcpherson -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - 2017 Calendar, Pat Grainger, Historic Port Melbourne - Borough Homes part II, Sep 2016
All researched, written and designed by Pat GraingerPMHPS Calendar 2017 . "Borough Homes" part 2, interwar estates. Cover shows houses and cars in Griffin Crescent built environment - domestic, fishermans bend estate, bank houses, garden city progress association, bagdad, george burridge leith, the quartets, dunstan estate -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Exhibition Catalogue, Joan Winter, Dredging, Draining, Dipping & Shipping: A History of the Foreshore & Lowlying Lands of the City of Port Phillip, Apr 1996
First major exhibition from the Council of Port Phillip was held in 1995. The catalogue material on Port Melbourne was written by PMH&PS members. It toured the city and then this reduced version was sent to sister city, Devonport.'Dredging, Draining, Dipping & Shipping: A History of the Foreshore & Lowlying Lands of the City of Port Phillip' Catalogue of the travelling exhibition taken to Devonport 26/4 - 26/5/1990. Black on white with engraving on cover. (Note that this was a reduced version of the exhibition so not all material from the original is included.)sandridge lagoon, engineering - canals and drainage, melbourne harbor trust - port of melbourne authority, piers and wharves, piers and wharves - waterside workers, arts and entertainment, transport - shipping, centenary bridge, beacons, fishermans bend, transport - aviation and aerodrome, sport - swimming, flood, local government - city of port phillip, kulin nation, caroline frederica liardet, swallow & ariell ltd, mission to seafarers, emerald hill, st kilda -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Scrapbook, Clippings re Port Melbourne, Janet Bolitho, 2002 - 2003
Scrapbook compiled by society member Janet BOLITHO after attending an RHSV seminar on scrapbooksScrapbook of clippings re Port Melbourne, made by Janet BOLITHO July 2002 to September 2003fishermans bend, piers and wharves - station pier, piers and wharves - princes pier, built environment, melbourne harbor trust - port of melbourne authority, becton, spirit of tasmania, sister norma jean barnett, bill armstrong, the muir, amerigo vespucci, leonard george 'dugga' beazley, jessie edwards, sean allan, graham bride, pat grainger, sally apokis -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Matilda Jane Prest, 1920s
B&W photo of Matilda Jane Prest, wife of Claude Butcher IIfishermans bend, business and traders - dairies, gladys butcher, butcher family dairy, claude singer butcher ii, matilda jane prest butcher -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book, Nancy U'REN et al, A History of Port Melbourne, 1983
Commissioned by Port Melbourne Council during 1980's amalgamation battle; first published 1983, reprinted 1987..Dark green, hard cover with dark green jacket: A History of Port Melbourne by Nancy U'REN and Noel TURNBULL. Second (1987) edition. Two collection copies signed by authors, and one reference copy (167.03).Signed by the authors on collection copieslocal government, industry, families, sandridge lagoon, fishermans bend, transport - railways, transport - shipping, piers and wharves, fire and fire services, amalgamation, hotels, built environment, noel turnbull, nancy u'ren nee morris -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book, Nancy U'REN et al, A History of Port Melbourne, 1983
Commissioned by Port Melbourne Council during 1980's amalgamation battle; first published 1983, reprinted 1987..Dark green, hard cover with dark green jacket: A History of Port Melbourne by Nancy U'REN and Noel TURNBULL. Second (1987) edition. Two collection copies signed by authors, and one reference copy (167.03).Signed by the authors on collection copieslocal government, industry, families, sandridge lagoon, fishermans bend, transport - railways, transport - shipping, piers and wharves, fire and fire services, amalgamation, hotels, built environment, noel turnbull, nancy u'ren nee morris -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book, Nancy U'REN et al, A History of Port Melbourne, 1987
Commissioned by Port Melbourne Council during 1980's amalgamation battle; first published 1983.Dark green, hard cover with dark green jacket: 'A History of Port Melbourne' by Nancy U'REN and Noel TURNBULL. Second (1987) edition. Reference copy.local government, industry, families, sandridge lagoon, fishermans bend, transport - railways, transport - shipping, piers and wharves, fire and fire services, amalgamation, hotels, built environment, noel turnbull, nancy u'ren nee morris -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book, Nancy U'REN et al, A History of Port Melbourne, 1987
Commissioned by Port Melbourne Council during 1980's amalgamation battle; first published 1983. Dark green, hard cover with dark green jacket: 'A History of Port Melbourne' by Nancy U'REN and Noel TURNBULL. Second (1987) edition. Signed copy.Signed "With best wishes Nancy U'ren, Noel Turnbull, Fred Jackson, Perce White Mayor 19/10/1983"perce mcguire white, fred jackson, perce white, local government, industry, families, sandridge lagoon, fishermans bend, transport - railways, transport - shipping, piers and wharves, fire and fire services, amalgamation, hotels, built environment, noel turnbull, nancy u'ren nee morris