"Temperance Hall". Booklet with toned sepia cover and photo of the hall as the "Senior Citizens Centre"Port Melbourne's Public Places; "Temperance Hall"arts and entertainment, societies clubs unions and other organisations, built environment - civic, port melbourne temperance hall, senior citizens centre, children's library, the tent, port melbourne neighbourhood house, liardet community centre, independent order of rechabites, richard sprott, barry merat

In the 1920's West Beach Swimming Club was located at the corner of Beacon Road & the Boulevard in Garden City. The main hall was a men only facility with the women using in the smaller building at the rear. Situated next to the hall is the Commonwealth Oil Refinery storage tank.B & W photograph of large wooden hall with a smaller hall to the rear. In the 1920's it was used by the West Beach Swimming Club.On reverse - Original Port Melbourne Swimming Club.sport - swimming, port melbourne swimming club, west beach swimming club

McKechnie's Crags postcardBlack and white photograph of rocky outcrops with small waves lapping around themMcKecknie's Craigs Port Fairy V.12.mckechnies crags, craigs, ocean

Battery Hill- Looking toward South West Passage. Photograph used as a post cardBlack and white Photograph of cannon on Battery Hill in the fort overlooking the South West passageSouth West Passage Port Fairy A.C.A.defence, battery hill, port fairy, cannon, fort, flagstaff hill, south west passage

Pt Fairy Manual Telephone Exchange 1976Two coloured photographs mounted on a single green card The Port Fairy Manual Exchange circa 1976telecommunications, telephonists, equipment

Camping ground -James Street entranceBlack and white photographCamping ground, Port Fairy, v.13camping, public reserve, southcombe park, caravan, park, james street

Webb Bros cordial Factorysmall ovoid glass cordial bottle with flat base, cone shaped mouthWEBB BROS PORT FAIRY- M -ON BASEwebb bros, webb & sons, bottle, cordial, factory, belfast, port fairy

Graham Carey was Port's most noted aviator. Advertised on this sourvenir as 'the oldest Airman in the World', he was 62 when he took part in this event.Photograph of souvenir card from Coronation Motor Show, May 1937, showing R. Graham CAREY and his bi-plane ('Carey's Chaffcutter') landed on his aerodrome on the Bend. 'The Oldest Plane in Australia - Flown at Port Melbourne on Coronation Day May 12th 1937'. West Melbourne gasworks in left distance, buildings in Ingles Street.royal visits and occasions, transport - aviation and aerodrome, celebrations fetes and exhibitions, r graham carey

Square wooden plaque with crest featuring two gold mythical creatures holding up a shield with anchor, plants and boat on it on a blue fabric background. At base is a metal plaque. "FAMA ET PROGRESSUS" Plaque: "TO THE HONOURABLE/ SISTER PORT OF MELBOURNE/ OSAKA PORT GOODWILL MISSION/ TO AUSTRALIA/ FEBRUARY 23, 1981"

"Robert H. Baron" returned to Australia on the HMAS Ulysses. He left England on 23 July 1919 and arrived at Port Melbourne 2 September 1919. Part of the Robert H Baron (3596) and Cooper Collections. See Catalogue No. 1981P for details of Baron's service.1. Photograph of a ship berthed in a harbour. Tug boat next to ship on starboard side. Handwritten inscription on back. 2. Duplicate of 1, without inscription on back.1. Handwritten in indelible pencil on back; Taken at Cape Town 11/8/19, H.M.A.S. Ulysses left England 23 July 1919, at Port Melbourne, 2 Sept 1919.robert h. baron, cooper collection, hmas ulysses

Suburban electric train of the swing door variety seen here inbound to the City from St Kilda having just joined the Port Melbourne lines at the former Port Melbourne & St Kilda Junction. The angle of the Port Melbourne lines over Clarendon St are the remains of the former Port Melbourne main line that went right through the middle of Montague Goods Yard seen in the background.transport - railways, red train

see makers comments above. Rev James was also Chaplain to the Naval Forces of Victoria until the time of Federation. The article featured in the Port Gazette seems to be a profile of James and his works and headline being: "Jack's Friend" Rev Ebenezer James one of the early Chaplains based at the Mission to Seafarers. He ministered to and advocated on behalf of the seagoing fraternity both merchant and Naval forces and was an instrumental force in the stamping out of the practice of crimping and the exploitation of seafarers. He received and forwarded the letter from 22 sea captains (MTSV 0030 requesting the establishment of a Mission in the vicinity of the Australian Wharf. James' brother was an MLC and his daughter Britomarte is also noted with an entry in the ADB. The original clipping image of James is the only known existing image.Black and white gloss print photograph of 19th Century bearded man ; new wood frame, cream window mount ; glazed with perspex, composition back board. This photograph is a reproduction of an image found on a scrapbook clipping taken from and originally published in the Port Gazette of July 25th 1896. Verso - Texta inscription catalogue number : MTSV 0707 also 2 Labels on backboard of frame one a barcode and one handwritten "EBENEZER JAMES / CHAPLAIN, MISSION TO SEAMEN (1886 - 1901)ebenezer james, chaplain, jack tar, crimping, missions to seamen, port melbourne