Notations made as a result of conversations Anne had in the early 1990s with an elderly male resident of Port Melbourne.Map and Aerial photo of Port Melbourne with handwritten annotations detailing the location of various buildings, trotting tracks, etc which previously existed in Port Melbourne (recollections only).fishermans bend

Notations made as a result of conversations Anne had in the early 1990's with an elderly male resident of Port Melbourne.Map and aerial photo of Port Melbourne with handwritten annotations detailing the location of various buildings, trotting tracks, etc which previously existed in Port Melbourne (recollections only).fishermans bend

Map of proposed cut and Ferguson Dock which would have run from near the location of Princes Pier to swinging basin in Yarra River. Varied information on back - weather and some local informationpiers and wharves - miscellaneous, melbourne harbor trust - port of melbourne authority, mr ferguson, fishermans bend, ferguson dock

Newspaper cutting with proposal for dock and cutting by Mr Ferguson. Analysis of the scheme and mappiers and wharves - miscellaneous, melbourne harbor trust - port of melbourne authority, mr ferguson, fishermans bend, ferguson dock

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 a reduced version was sent to sister city, Devonport. Black text and picture of Sandridge from the Esplanade, St Kilda on cover. 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

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

98 pages of clippings kept by Port Melbourne Town Clerk E.C. CROCKFORD; sequential to item 162. (This also has his bowling scores in back). NB Crockford supposed to have moved to South Melbourne in November, 1909, but this book kept up to 28-07-1910, apparently still in Crockford's handwriting.Notationslocal government - town of port melbourne, engineering - board of works, melbourne harbor trust - port of melbourne authority, sandridge lagoon, livestock, piers and wharves - miscellaneous, amalgamation, royal visits and occasions, law, sport - lawn bowls, transport - tramways, health - general health, business & traders - dairies, flood, transport - horse, transport - railways, environmental issues, fishermans bend, engineering - canals and drainage, built environment - domestic, celebrations fetes and exhibitions, town planning - proposals shelved, natural environment, edward c crockford, town clerks, pumping station, waste disposal, sand carters, business and traders - hotels

Reports to Council hand entered by Town Surveyor and ATS, with marginal notes on actions taken by Council.Book of reports of Port Melbourne Town Surveyor 1901-1911: 475 pp volume bound in dark green with maroon spine and corners. Gold stamped on spine 'Minute Book' but added leather label below reads 'Surveyors Report Book'. Some inserts (glued in)Stamped inside cover and on some pages, 'Town of Port Melbourne Surveyors Office'sandridge lagoon, local government - town of port melbourne, fishermans bend, flood, fire and fire services, port melbourne town hall, transport - horse, transport - tramways, parks and gardens, engineering - roads streets lanes and footpaths, excelsior hall, societies clubs unions and other organisations, built environment, industry - manufacturing, engineering - canals and drainage, crimes and misdemeanours, transport - ferries, south melbourne, arthur victor heath, george beazley, h v champion, business and traders - hotels

Surveyor Charles CLAY's reports to Council March 1877 to June 1882, handwritten. 176pp volume bound in maroon linen with red spine; sticker on front: MINUTE BOOK; 'Surveyor's Reports' hand printedThree names/addresses noted on first page. Two printed Agendas 1881 and 1882 pasted in front.local government - borough of sandridge, engineering - roads streets lanes and footpaths, port melbourne town hall, transport - tramways, engineering - canals and drainage, celebrations fetes and exhibitions, business and traders, fishermans bend, fire and fire services, flood, engineering - bridges, utilities, health - general health, built environment - domestic, industry - manufacturing, livestock, transport - railways, charles clay, sandridge lagoon, business and traders - hotels

Found by Allan Meiers (grandson) at SLV in 2004 when researching the settlement at Ballast ground'Fishermen's Bend, an old-time settlement near Port Melbourne', page from Weekly Times 27.11.1910. Four photos of the settlement at the Ballast Ground and John Meiers, a veteran fisherman Digital image on database 2119-02.tif fishermans bend, domestic life, industry - fishing, johann meiers, john myer

Found by Allan Meiers (grandson) at SLV in 2004 when researching the settlement at Ballast ground'Fishermen's Bend, an old-time settlement near Port Melbourne', page from Weekly Times 27.11.1910. 4 photos of the settlement at the ballast ground and john Meiers a veteran fisherman (01) Photographic print from digital scan 285 x 310mm fishermans bend, domestic life, industry - fishing, johann meiers, john myer

"Bend worker's homes still a dream" Cutting from The Herald, February 1 1940 The building of Fishermen's Bend housing settlement not progressing.built environment - domestic, fishermans bend, miss jean daley, labor women's central organising committee, australian labor party, henry peter zwar

Keith Turnbull discussing growing up on Fishermen's Bend. Interviewed by Margaret and Grahan Bride.Duration 00:23:28built environment, families, natural environment, fishermans bend, keith turnbull

COPYRIGHT Digital image of a 1940 photo of Princes Pier, the Bend in background. "City of Edinburgh" is at inner east."City of Edinburgh" penned on face of original. On rear - No6 Squadron photographic section stamp (purple).transport - shipping, piers and wharves - princes pier, fishermans bend, city of edinburgh

Receipt book from Fishermens Bend Community Youth Club, 1960 - 1962societies clubs unions and other organisations, fishermans bend, fishermens bend community youth club

lew taylor, merbein higher elementary school - 1954, harold bennett, nanette griffin, nanette bennett, mr & mrs g. griffin, janice shillington, stan bennett, yelta railway, a.v. lyon, commonwealth research station, cemetery - merbein, street names - merbein, cowanna bend, george stewart, charlie dewilson, common, walter oakes, jock hogg, pop adams, dicky thomas, goodie family, noel goodie, old robbie - fisherman, tony fleetwood, bob cannon (presbyterian minister), keith ring, cliff ring, bob ring, mrs williams, lang children, william joseph caffrey, alex bruce, mollie smythe, barney o'connor, kate o'connor, charlie james, miss mahy, herbert chaffey, mrs delahoy, bill bennett, harry symons, harry bruce, hall buffalo, ern smythe, nancy swain, mrs mousdale, merbein bowling club, evelyn midgley, dr spargo, royal hall, clarrie martin, methodist church, rechabite lidge, mr beverly, mrs sheridan, merbein football club team 1965, sport, leisure, businesses, clive doering (trainer), ian gervasoni, kevin rule, brian williams (captain/coach), neil hurley, robert walder, kevin avery, ron bannister, noel barnes, neville mitchell, peter mitchell, frank fitzpatrick, jim stevens, kevin finteln, neville ward, kevin chapman, barry wagstaff (mascot), kevin sedgmen, barry walder, bill zonnenbergs, roxy café, merbein swimming pool, eva camin, railway - merbein, railway - yelta, railway - merbein west

Rob Giblett presents "Wasteland and Wetlands" regarding Fishermens Bend and Westgate Park Duration 01:2:05 (includes meeting preliminaries) PMHPS meeting 222.02.2016fishermans bend, parks and gardens, rob giblett, westgate park