In 1995 Jim Hillis spotted this book, which was out of print, at South Melbourne Market and obtained Society funds for its purchase.Down the Bay - the Story of the Excursion Boats of Port Phillip. Full colour illustration of P.S. Ozone on dust cover; book itself is blue, with title in silver on the spine. Contains a general history, then an illustration and history of each of 31 paddle steamers.Page preceding title page: sig "E.M. Donohue 22/12/75" blue ink.transport - shipping, t k fitchett, ps kangaroo, ps queen, ps baldrock, ps planet, ps wiliamstown, ps nepean, ps ivanhoe, ps comet, ps mystery, ps williams, ps express, ps excelsior, ps courier, ps charlotte fenwick, ps reliance, ps sorrento, ps black eagle, ps despatch, ps alert, ps golden crown, ps lonsdale, ps coagee, ps awaroa, ps mourilyan, ps weeroona, ps hygeia, ps gem, ps ozone, ps edina

Small cream-coloured booklet with 1928 City of Port Melbourne Building By-Laws; title in black*116' in pencil after 'By-Law':Notes in blue ink p 3 and pencil p 50:Rust marks from paper cliplocal government - city of port melbourne, built environment

P&O Orient Lines promotion for First and Tourist Class passage on the Chusan. Red and black on white.Some figuring in pencil on backtransport - shipping, chusan

From the collection of the late Fred WindussFour aluminium coasters from the collection of the late Fred WINDUSS - two gold plated and two silver plated, with Port Melbourne Bowling Club insignia; mounted on blue felt in a black card pouch. Impression of Yarra River with West Gate Bridge in foreground and City in background, edge of a bowl on right handsport - lawn bowls, frederick robert winduss, port melbourne bowling club

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 this book. It was printed in time for the 1992 Port Melbourne Festival."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, published January 1992fishermans 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

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

During demolition of the 1937 Missions to Seamen building in October 1995, this stone was removed intact by developers Mirvac Victoria, and placed in the care of the PMH&PS.Cornerstone originally laid at the Victorian Seamen's Institute corner Nott and Beach Street (Fox Hay building today) during extensions in 1930. Was relocated to interior wall near the chapel doors when the new Mission building at corner of Beach Road and Swallow Street was built in 1937.Engraved in gold lettering on a black background: To the glory of God and the welfare of seamen this stone was unveiled by the Most Rev. Frederick Waldeerave, Head B.D. Archbishop of Melbourne on the 23rd day of January 1930mission to seamen, frederick waldegrave

During demolition of the 1937 Missions to Seamen building in October 1995, this stone was removed intact by developers Mirvac Victoria, and placed in the care of the PMH&PS.Photograph taken by member Bob Gooding in September 2015 of the cornerstone Cornerstone originally laid at the Victorian Seamen's Institute corner Nott and Beach Street (Fox Hay building today) during extensions in 1930.. Was relocated to interior wall near the chapel doors when the new Mission building at corner of Beach Road and Swallow Street was built in 1937.Engraved in gold lettering on a black background: To the glory of God and the welfare of seamen this stone was unveiled by the Most Rev. Frederick Waldeerave, Head B.D. Archbishop of Melbourne on the 23rd day of January 1930mission to seamen, frederick waldegrave

During demolition of the 1937 Missions to Seamen building in October 1995, this stone was removed intact by developers Mirvac Victoria, and placed in the care of the PMH&PS.Cornerstone laid at the Missions to Seamen building, Beach Road and Swallow Street, in 1937.Engraved in black lettering on a granite background: To the glory of God and the welfare of all seafarers this foundation stone was laid by His Excellency the Governor of Victoria, the Lord Huntingfield K.C.M.G. May 18th 1937. This branch Institute of the Victorian Missions to Seamen was erected through the generosity of Alfred M Nicholas Esq. Office of Harry A Norris Architectsmissions to seamen, harry a norris, lord huntingfield

Colour lasercopy of black and white, colourised photo of Port Melbourne Third Eighteen football team 1939 (team colours have been added on jumpers and socks). Taken outside rooms at Lagoon Reserve. BACK ROW L - R Mr. H S King (President), George Fisher, J Foden, A Brown, B Rosewarne, R Banks, D Gleeson, H Eason, Mrs. O King (Secretary) MIDDLE ROW L - R C Edland (Assistant Secretary), J Erridge, Albert "Digger" Cosham, H Barnes (Captain & Coach), G Upton (Vice Captain), A Ambler, Jack "Splinter" Lowrie (Boundary Umpire) FRONT ROW L - R P Howard, C Nuttall, R Marshall, A "Bertie" Maskell. E Johnstonsport - australian rules football, lagoon reserve, port melbourne third eighteen football team

Two original black and white photos of participants, St Joseph's Church debutante Ball 1950. .01 Girls and their escorts with Mayor's wife (Catherine WOODRUFF), dance instructor (Alice ROWLANDS) and page (possibly John WOODRUFF). Barbara HEGARTY (at left on floor):Elva MOWLAM (second from right):Des TAMBLYN (back row, 4th from left)social activities, barbara gardiner nee hegarty, elva mason nee mowlam, des tamblyn, alice rowlands nee burke

original black and white photo of participants, St Joseph's Church debutante Ball 1950. .02 - Girls only with Mayor's wife (Catherine WOODRUFF), dance instructor (Alice ROWLANDS) and page (possibly John WOODRUFF). Barbara HEGARTY on floor at left.social activities, religion - roman catholic church (st josephs), mowlam, barbara gardiner nee hegarty, des tamblyn, mary ryan, ted sykes, don earl, judith cunningham, alice rowlands nee burke

Produced by the Port Melbourne Festival Committee in conjunction with the Bay Street Traders and Circus Oz and distributed throughout the municipality. (From 1996 to 1999 Circus Oz was heavily involved with the Festival, which took place this year at Edwards Park.)Program for Port Melbourne Festival Summer Circus Celebration, 24/25 February 1996: A4, black on cream.arts and entertainment, celebrations fetes and exhibitions, port melbourne festival committee, circus oz

Produced by the Port Melbourne Festival CommitteeRaffle ticket, Festival Planning Committee for Port Melbourne Festival 1994: white with black printcelebrations fetes and exhibitions, port melbourne festival committee

Original black and white photograph of McLennan's grocery shop corner of Graham and Clark Streets, late 1960sbusiness and traders - grocers and supermarkets, doug smallpage (?), stan mclennan, jack mclennan

Lasercopy of original black and white photograph of McLennan's grocery shop corner of Graham and Clark Streets, late 1960sbusiness and traders - grocers and supermarkets, doug smallpage (?), stan mclennan, jack mclennan

Small, original black and white photograph of Wesleyan Methodist Church, corner of Graham and Nott Streets (viewd from Graham Street) 1960sreligion - wesleyan methodist church, doug smallpage (?), stan mclennan, jack mclennan