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Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation SocietyPhotograph - Old Port Melbourne Post Office, corner Bay Street and Rouse Street, Port Melbourne, Arthur Rowan, 1986
As a member of the Port Melbourne Historical and Preservation Society, donor Arthur ROWAN photographed a series of significant buildings in the Port and South Melbourne area over several years. A selection of nineteen of these was presented to the Port Melbourne Society in 1993.Small print mounted on white card, with mounted, typed caption: Old Port Melbourne Post Office Corner Bay and Rouse Streets Est. 1860. First owner Victorian Governmentbuilt environment - civic, arthur rowan -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Horse-drawn lawn-mower, Port Melbourne, 1920
Copy of photo of draught horse harnessed to a lawn-mower with wooden grass-cutter. Horse standing on grass with trees behind, then Station Street with two-storey terrace houses, one inscribed 'Derwent SC House'. Near Corner Station and Raglan"Caption: And this, Sonny Boy, is how they used to turn grass into lawn in the old days: A horse drawn lawn mower used by the old Port Melbourne Town Council". Inscribed in pencil in one corner "Raglan St ?".parks and gardens, local government - town of port melbourne, transport - horse -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - WFE Liardet, 1800s
Taken in old ageCopy of photo of W.F.E. Liardetliardet family, wilbraham frederick evelyn liardet, wfe liardet -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Caroline Liardet, 1800s
Taken in old age; a copy of only photo in library's collectionCopy photo of W.F.E. Liardet's wife Carolineliardet family, caroline frederica liardet -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Earle family portrait
Black and white photocopies of the Earle family (not related to Earl hardware) Family portrait, boy in wicker chair is William Earle; Older woman is Margaret Diaper; younger woman with child on lap is Ellen Kate Earle. One of the twins is Reg Earle, the other twin died of summer diarrhoea; young girl on right is Ivy. No other names known.built environment, engineering - roads streets lanes and footpaths, local government - city of port melbourne, walter reynold earle, william (bill) earle, reg 'ox' earle, ellen kate earle, ivy earle, lawrence earle, doris earle, lorna earle, ray earle, margaret heriot diaper -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Demolition of Swallow & Ariell Beach Street end and development of Anchorage apartments, Port Melbourne, Ron Laing, 1994 - 1996
Part of Ron Laing's collection of photographs recording Port Melbourne over a thirteen year period. Donated to the PMH&PS by the photographer.A set of 38 colour photographs covering the demolition of the old Swallow & Ariell biscuit factories at the Beach Street end of the site, and development of the Anchorage apartment buildingsbuilt environment - domestic, ron laing -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Rebuilding the old starch factory, Port Melbourne, Ron Laing, 1997 - 2000
Part of Ron Laing's collection of photographs recording Port Melbourne over a thirteen year period. Donated to the PMH&PS by the photographer.A set of 42 colour photographs covering the rebuilding of the old Starch Factory, and South area of 'Lonsdale' development from Graham Street, and the cleaning of the soil on the Port Melbourne area of Gasworks sitebuilt environment, environment, industry, ron laing -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation SocietyPhotograph - Civic structures, Port Melbourne, Ron LAING, Ron Laing, 1986 - 1999
Part of Ron Laing's collection of photographs recording Port Melbourne over a thirteen year period. Donated to the PMH&PS by the photographer.A set of 37 colour photographs of Port Melbourne civic stuctures, 1990s, including the Town Hall, Liardet Community Centre, Freemasons' Hall, RSL Club (Excelsior Hall), old fire station, 1910 Post Office, 1860 Post Office and Naval Drill Hall, Metropolitan Fire Station, Police quarters, Police Station and Court House, Nott Street State School, Graham Street State School, St Joseph's Primary School and Rotunda in Beach Streetbuilt environment - civic, ron laing, nott street state school, graham street state school, port melbourne primary school, port melbourne town hall, liardet community centre, excelsior hall, freemasons hall, fire station, post office, naval drill hall, police station, st josephs catholic primary school, band rotunda -
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Photograph - Domestic and business structures, Port Melbourne, Ron Laing, 1986 - 1999
Part of Ron Laing's collection of photographs recording Port Melbourne over a thirteen year period. Donated to the PMH&PS by the photographer.A set of colour photographs of Port Melbourne domestic and business structures, c1999, including new house at 31 Ross, former Masonic Hall at 18 Stokes St (1858), New houses on old J&R Garage site, Graham and Clarke St, new housing project on Walsh Transport Depot in Albert Street, building cnr Stokes and Graham, house cnr Graham and Albert, west side; only surviving milk bar within a radius of 100m from cnr Graham and Albert; ex-butcher shop/ex-chicken shop, 400 Graham Streetbuilt environment - domestic, built environment - commercial, business and traders, ron laing -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Interior, Sugar Shed, corner Rouse and Johnston Streets, Port Melbourne, Elizabeth Rodda, Elizabeth Rodda, May 1999
Donated to the society after Elisabeth won 2nd prize in photographic competition involving the shedFour photographs (digital laserprints) of interior of old tin sugar shed at Rouse and Johnson Streets, taken by Elisabeth Rodda prior to demolitionbuilt environment - industrial, industry, demolitions -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Various reserves, Port Melbourne, Ron Laing, 1986 - 1999
Part of Ron Laing's collection of photographs recording Port Melbourne over a thirteen year period. Donated to the PMH&PS by the photographer.A set of 42 colour photographs of the various reserves including Garden City Reserve, West Gate Park and ibis, Boulevard and site from Webb Dock, new Evans Street gardens on the old railway sidings, and panorama looking east from Webb Dock. 1990sbuilt environment, natural environment, parks and gardens, ron laing -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Light rail line extenion over Beach Street, Port Melbourne, Ron Laing, c. 1996
Part of Ron Laing's collection of photographs recording Port Melbourne over a thirteen year period. Donated to the PMH&PS by the photographer.Colour photographs of the extension of the light rail line over the new Beach Street at the old train stationtransport - tramways, built environment - domestic, beacon cove, ron laing -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Various Port Melbourne locations, Jun 1985
Part of Ron LAING's collection of photographs recording Port Melbourne over a thirteen year period. Donated to the PMH&PS by the photographer.Ron LAING photographs .01 - photo taken from a vessel at Station Pier, June 1985. Showing the Port Melbourne foreshore before the old yacht club fire and the building of the high rises. .02 & .03 - photos taken on the corner of Albert and Poolman Streets comparing the scene ten years apart .04 - photo of the Port Melbourne foreshore after demolition of Centenary Bridge, but before the coming of the high rises.built environment - civic, natural environment - beaches and foreshore, piers and wharves - station pier, port melbourne yacht club, pmyc -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Becton housing development, Gasworks, corner Graham and Pickles Streets, Ron Laing, 2000
Part of Ron Laing's collection of photographs recording Port Melbourne over a thirteen year period. Donated to the PMH&PS by the photographer.A set of 14 colour photographs covering the construction of the Becton housing development on the old Port Melbourne Gasworks site, corner Graham and Pickles Streets 2000built environment, ron laing -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Plan - Town Hall, Sandridge, 1860s
... of Town Hall, old and new. June 19th (pencil drawing)... Ireland:Witness Henry Bates:Reverse side: Plans of Town Hall, old and new ...Photos of Longitudinal, traverse, side and back elevation drawings for original Town Hall, Sandridge (No. 2); a record of appearance of .01 before treatment by conservators William Ireland:Witness Henry Bates:Reverse side: Plans of Town Hall, old and new. June 19th (pencil drawing)port melbourne town hall, built environment - civic -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Letter - John postlethwaite to J Kitchen & Sons re old Velvet Soap packaging, 5 Jul 1973
Hand written letter to J Kitchen and Sons Pty Ltd date 5/7/1973 from John Postlethwaite regarding old Velvet Soap packaging.industry - manufacturing, business and traders - soaps/candles, advertising, domestic life, j kitchen & sons pty ltd, velvet soap -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Poster - Invitation to Port Melbourne residents to attend a public meeting to inaugurate PMHPS, 4 Aug 1993
Large black and white poster inviting Port Melbourne residents old and new to a public meeting to inaugurate the Port Melbourne Historical and Preservation Society.amalgamation, societies clubs unions and other organisations, post office, port melbourne historical & preservation society, pmhps, liardet community centre -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Newspaper - Newspaper clipping, Sale of J Kitchen & Sons site, Port Melbourne, The Age, The Age, 1 Feb 2013
Article form "The Age" -Business page 12, placed on Port Focus blog 01.02.2013 entitled "Fishermens Bend 2. Symex sells"; refers to sale of the old J Kitchen & Sons factoy site at Woodruff and Ingles St, Port Melbourneindustry - manufacturing, business and traders - soaps/candles, built environment - industrial, j kitchen & sons pty ltd, symex holdings ltd -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation SocietyPhotograph - Aerial view of West Gate Bridge under construction, 1960 - 1979
Colour aerial (faded) photograph of West Gate Bridge under construction with two land spans incomplete. "Rotten Row" (disused old piers) in the foreground. Aircraft factory and other industry in foreground."Master Copy . Not to be removed from Marketing department " lightly stamped on photo. and on reartransport, engineering, engineering - bridges, fishermans bend, industry, west gate bridge, rotten row, williamstown, yarra river -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Port Melbourne's changing waterfront, Ron Laing, 1999
Part of Ron Laing's collection of photographs recording Port Melbourne over a thirteen year period. Donated to the PMH&PS by the photographer.A set of 34 colour photographs of Port Melbourne's changing waterfront, covering the old and new harbor control tower on Fishermens Bend, restoration of the outer beacon, reconstruction of the west wing of Station Pier, demolition of the concrete 'steps' breakwater at Port Melbourne, reconstruction of the foreshore - Sandridge Beach to Beacon Roadbuilt environment, natural environment, demolitions, piers and wharves, ron laing -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Port Melbourne light rail terminus, 2002
Further updates from Ron Laing's photograph collection of Port Melbourne.(4) colour photographs of the Port Melbourne tram terminus showing its location in relation to the old Port Melbourne railway station, now a medical centre.transport - tramways, ron laing -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Spirit of Tasmania I & II with the old Spirit of Tasmania, Station Pier, Port Melbourne, Aug 2002
From the last set of photographs donated to the Society by Ron LaingSet of 5 colour photographs of the two new 'Spirit of Tasmania I & II' at Station Pier on August 2002 together with the old 'Spirit of Tasmania'transport - shipping, piers and wharves - station pier, spirit of tasmania -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - ID Apartments, early stages of construction, Rouse Street, Port Melbourne, Janet Bolitho, 2003
Five colour photographs of early stages of the 'I D' apartments on the old distillery site in Rouse Streetbuilt environment - domestic, sheridan property, udl, joshua brothers distillery, pickles street, id apartments, rouse street -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Methodist Church, Farrell Street during conversion to residence, Jan 2002
Two (2) colour photographs of the old Methodist church at Farrell Street West, later ? church. Showing the early stages of re-building as a private residence in Jan. 2002.religion - primitive methodist church, farrell street west -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation SocietyDocument - Papers, Handwritten notes recording Nott Street School Old Boys who served in WWI, Port families, 1917 - 1920
Information from these notes is entered into 1931.03, temporary Honor Roll, but not into the larger (.01) Roll of Honor Book - apparently an unfinished project. This material was hidden within the large wooden Honor Board now in the foyer of Port Melbourne Town Hall.Nott Street Old Boys Honour (Honor) Roll: Several dozen notes handwritten on various slips of paper and sent by families of boys who served in WWI, to the school for inclusion into 1931.01 and .03. Some give details of medals, deaths etc. Among these are .05 - a letter from Miss HOPKINS and tickets for .06- State School benefit and .07 - "A Picture Show" and a scribbled order of service.war - world war i, education - primary schools, nott street state school, eleanor hopkins -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - E J Tobin sign, former engineering works, 49 Nott Street, Port Melbourne, Pat Grainger, 1998
Ted Tobin was an engineer, inventor, model maker who lived in Heath Street and maintained a workshop at 49 Nott Street. His creations were displayed at the Library from time to time.Colour, panoramic photograph of the old E.J. Tobin sign on the roller door of his former engineering works at 49 Nott Street (Ted Tobin passed away c1994 but the sign is still visible in 2002)built environment - commercial, e j (ted) tobin -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Former cable tram deport, Beach Street, Port Melbourne, Peter Libbis, 16 Nov 1998
One of six photos of old cable tram depot in Beach Street, taken prior to demolitiontransport - tramways, built environment - civic -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Former cable tram deport, Beach Street, Port Melbourne, Peter Libbis, 16 Nov 1998
One of six photos of old cable tram depot in Beach Street, taken prior to demolitiontransport - tramways, built environment - civic -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Former cable tram deport, Beach Street, Port Melbourne, Peter Libbis, 16 Nov 1998
One of six photos of old cable tram depot in Beach Street, taken prior to demolitiontransport - tramways, built environment - civic -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Former cable tram deport, Beach Street, Port Melbourne, Peter Libbis, 16 Nov 1998
One of six photos of old cable tram depot in Beach Street, taken prior to demolitiontransport - tramways, built environment - civic
