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Moorabbin Air Museum
Booklet (item) - Saunders-Roe Ltd The Future Of The Flying Boat SR/45,SR/A1,Mooring And Docking Of Flying Boats, Saunders-Roe Ltd The Future Of The Flying Boat
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Waverley RSL Sub Branch
Flag White Ensign from Sunderland Flyingboat
This flag was carried by the Sunderland Aircraft "U" of 288 Squadron in 1942-44 Based NW approach UK Loch ERNE NI ,Bay of Biscay Pembroke dock Mt. Battern & Poole, Iceland Reykjavic, Faroes Vagaar, & Mediterranean Cloth flag with Union Jack in top left corner on with white background showing Cross of St. Georgeflag, ensign, sunderland, 288 squadron -
Waverley RSL Sub Branch
Name Plate Warramunga, Warramunga
Type Improved Tribal Class Destroyer Laid down 10 February 1940 Launched 7 February 1942 by Mrs Forde, wife of the Minister for the Arm Builder Cockatoo Docks and Engineering Co Ltd, Sydney Commissioned 23 November 1942 Displacement 1,970 tons Length 377 feet114.91 m 11,490.96 cm 0.115 km 0.0714 mi 4,524 in Beam 36 feet 6 inches Draught 9 feet (mean) Armament Original 6 x 4.7-inch guns 2 x 4-inch guns Anti-aircraft guns As Modernised 1955 4 x 4.7-inch guns 2 x 4-inch guns 8 x 40mm anti-aircraft guns Torpedo Tubes: 4 x 21-inch torpedo tubes A/S Weapon: Squid triple barrelled depth charge mortarWooden Name Plate from H.M.A.S. Warramunga with the name of the ship in Brass Lettering Was mounted on the Superstructure just aft of the second funnel warramunga -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Cranes on Yarra River docks, Roy Liebig, 1945
The donor's (Karen Bowden) grandfather - Roy Liebig (1897-1968) - took these photos in the 1940s. Karen, as administrtor of his estate, has extracted various photos and sent them to appropriate historical societies.A series of photographs taken by Roy Liebig in the 1940s Hard copy and digital. Cranes on the Yarra River docksmaritime, piers and wharves - station pier, piers and wharves, war - world war ii, roy liebig, karen bowden, yarra river, cranes -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Duke's and Orr's dry dock, Roy Liebig, 1945
The donor's (Karen Bowden) grandfather - Roy Liebig (1897-1968) - took these photos in the 1940s. Karen, as administrtor of his estate, has extracted various photos and sent them to appropriate historical societies.A series of photographs taken by Roy Liebig in the 1940s Hard copy and digital. Duke's and Orr's dry dock with gate at river endmaritime, piers and wharves, war - world war ii, roy liebig, karen bowden, yarra river, duke's & orr's dry dock -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Lindsay Charles' truck delivering oranges to Tom Piper, Port Melbourne, 1960s
Two colour photographs showing Lindsay Charles' truck delivering oranges to the Tom Piper factory in the mid 1960s. The loading dock would be tilted and the side guard rail on the truck lowered so the oranges could roll via gravity onto the conveyor belt and then straight into the factorybusiness and traders, industry - food, tom piper ltd, lindsay charles -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Loading gypsum, Dock No 6, Yarraville, Glen Stuart, 17 May 2003
... Street) Port Melbourne melbourne Loading gypsum, Dock No 6 ...Colour photo of cranes used for loading gypsum on Dock No 6 Yarraville, taken from across Yarra Riverpiers and wharves -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Tom Hills and Tippo Hayes, No 16 Swanson Dock, Tom Hills Archive
Photograph of Tom Hills and Tippo Hayes at No 16 Swanson Dock, circa 1990societies clubs unions and other organisations, piers and wharves - waterside workers, transport - shipping, tom hills, waterside workers federation of australia, tippo hayes -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Album - Projects by Charles Wynn Kiver Allison, Piers, etc, 1920 - 1922
Original photos. Photo album of 48 photos of projects undertaken by Charles Wynn Kiver Allison M.I.E.A.. Namely the New Pier (Princes), Railway Pier, Williamstown, Centre Pier in Victoria Dock, and the Interstate Swinging Basin (near Charles Grimes Bridge) in Yarra River 1920spiers and wharves - miscellaneous, piers and wharves - princes pier, charles wynn kiver allison - miea, victoria dock -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Pamphlet - Beacon Cove to Webb Trail 2016, Pat Grainger, Walks around Vintage Port No.6, Jun 2016
Walks Around Vintage Port No 6. Supported by CoPP. Walk No 6 was originally reserved for Bend on the River: Westgate Park. The Westgate Park walk was not produced so the updated versions the Pub walk in 2001 and 2012 became No 6 however with the introduction of this Beacon Cove to Webb Trail as a new Walk No 6 in 2016, the 2017 version of the Pub walk reverted to No 7.Port Melbourne Historical and Preservation Society publication, "Walks around Vintage Port", No.6 Beacon Cove to Webb Trail 2016 Editionbuilt environment, piers and wharves - webb dock, beacon cove -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Letter - E R Meagher to V Doube re proposed railway along Howe Parade, 1973 - 1983
Correspondence relating to proposed railway along Howe Parade to Webb Dock 1970s-80s 04 & .05 - 2 page letter from E R Meagher to V Doubelocal government - city of port melbourne, piers and wharves - webb dock, state government victoria, v j doube, e r meagher -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Submission from V Doube re proposed railway along Howe Parade, 1973 - 1983
Correspondence relating to proposed railway along Howe Parade to Webb Dock 1973-1983 .06 & .07 - - 2 page submission from V Doubelocal government - city of port melbourne, piers and wharves - webb dock, state government victoria, v j doube -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Aerial view Webb Dock and Beacon Cove site, Port Melbourne, 6 Sep 1997
... Street) Port Melbourne melbourne Aerial view Webb Dock and Beacon ...(.01) Aerial photographic view of Webb Dock - September 1997 (.02) Aerial view of cleared site for future Beacon Cove project - September 1997piers and wharves - webb dock, built environment, beacon cove -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Container ship at No 1 Swanson Dock, Tom Hills Archive
B&W photo of container ship at No 1 Swanson Docksocieties clubs unions and other organisations, piers and wharves - waterside workers, transport - shipping, tom hills, waterside workers federation of australia -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book - Reference, Helen Trinca et al, Waterfront - The Battle that Changed Australia, 2000
Was purchased on eBay as a pair with "Ship to Shore""Waterfront - The Battle that Changed Australia" by journalists Helen TRINCA and Anne DAVIES - 317 pp paperback on the 1998 Patrick conspiracy. Doubleday 2000 illustrated, end notes, indexed, with chronologyPencil, end paper "sale $8"societies clubs unions and other organisations, transport - shipping, piers and wharves - waterside workers, piers and wharves - webb dock, maritime union of australia, mua, anne davies, helen trinca -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Aerial view of Port Melbourne, 1993
Two large colour aerial view photographs of Port Melbourne piers and surrounds: .01 - View from land .02 - View from the bay Abel Tasman is at Station Pierpiers and wharves - station pier, piers and wharves - princes pier, piers and wharves - webb dock, built environment - domestic, transport - shipping, abel tasman, port melbourne primary school, missions to seamen -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Castel Felice, Station Pier, Port Melbourne, 4 Feb 1962
See cat no 3355, 3360, 3354, 3361, 3362Black and white photographs of the Castel Felice docked at Station Pier. Sunday Feb 4 1962transport - shipping, piers and wharves - station pier, castel felice -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Map - Proposed cut and Ferguson Dock, Port Melbourne, Jul 2008
... Proposed cut and Ferguson Dock, Port Melbourne... Street) Port Melbourne melbourne Proposed cut and Ferguson Dock ...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 -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Article - Newspaper cutting, Analysis of proposed dock and cutting, Jul 2008
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 -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Audio - Oral History, Working on the wharves, Vin McNamara, Pat Hawkins, 22 Oct 1989
Interview used in contributions to the book "They Can Carry Me Out"Vin McNamara recalling his early days working on the wharf, the depression, etcDuration 00:50:57workers, piers and wharves - webb dock, depression, mcnamara -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Audio - 3LO interview with Wendy Lowenstein re Under the Hook, Pat Grainger, 1982
Extract from ABC radio 3LO program presented by Elaine Canty, interviewing Wendy Lowenstein re the book "Under the Hook"Duration 00:15:12workers, piers and wharves - webb dock, elaine canty, wendy lowenstein -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Audio - Oral History, Tom HILLS, Trevor Robinson, 4 Jun 1984
Interview used in contribution to the book "They Can Carry me Out" (Originally taken from a Radio Australia program)Tom HILLS discussing his life working on the wharves, Communist politics, standing for Port Melbourne Council and moreDuration side 0:25:26piers and wharves - webb dock, local government - city of port melbourne, politics, tom hills -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Audio - Oral History, Tippo HAYES, Wendy Morris, 22 May 1984
Interview used in contribution to the book "They can Carry me Out"Tippo HAYES discussing his life in Port Melbourne, particularly working on the wharvesDuration side 0:44:53domestic life, piers and wharves - webb dock, workers, tippo hayes -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Shipping using Webb Dock, Williamstown and various River Yarra berths, Ron Laing, 1986 - 1999
... Street) Port Melbourne melbourne Shipping using Webb Dock ...A set of 83 photographs of shipping using Webb Dock, Williamstown, various river berths and movements in the Yarra River 1986-1999transport - shipping, piers and wharves, ron laing, mairangi bay, columbus australia, michigan highway, anro australia, toyofuji 8, columbus america, union rotoma, searoad tamar, antwerpen, contship jork, queensland star, kha bhum, columbus new zealand, city of port melbourne, dock express ii, direct kea, samas spirit, arafura, contship action, searoad mersey, ville de capella, australia bridge, juthia bhum, direct eagle, columbia star, torrons, hakuyou maru, berlin express, tourcoing, rabelis, bass trader, zim brisbane, australian advance, sea venus, morning light, matilda bay, ooclexporter, qiutte, lloydiana, direct kookaburra, nichigon maru, era, golden crux ii, canopus, stolt sincerity, ionikos, iron gippsland, ehjin, eclipse, satucket, irene, paum monarch, torbon spirit, cgm, la perouse, amvella -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Naval vessels at Williamstown, Victoria Dock or anchored in the Bay, Ron Laing, 1985 - 1996
A set of 34colour photographs of various Naval vessels visiting Melbourne and berthed at Williamstown, in Victoria Dock or anchored in the bay, pre 1986 to 1996 inclusiveDetails on back in ink/penciltransport - shipping, piers and wharves, ron laing, hmas sydney, hmas derwent, hmas anzac, hmas success, hmas perth, hmas ovens, hmas otama, uss omaha, uss helena, uss california, uss arkansas, uss truxton, castlemaine, a m vella - pma dredge -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Redevelopment of Port Melbourne seafront, Webb Dock to Lagoon Pier, Ron Laing, 1991 - 2000
... Redevelopment of Port Melbourne seafront, Webb Dock to...Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society Port ...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 115 colour photographs covering the redevelopment of the Port Melbourne sea-front from Webb Dock to the Lagoon Pier in the 1990sbuilt environment, ron laing -
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 - Yarra River, Ron Laing, 1990s
Part of Ron Laing's collection of photographs recording Port Melbourne over a thirteen year period. Donated to the PMH&PS by the photographer. nb Includes photographs of Victoria Dock in the period of time after the commercial shipping had gone but before the start of the proposed high-rises. The Bolte Bridge which caused this closure of Victoria Dock, North and South Wharves is covered in photos 1319.01-.35.A set of 47 colour photogaphs of the Yarra River at various locations from the old Sandridge Railway Bridge westward to the power house at Newportyarra river, built environment, transport - shipping, ron laing -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Extension of Webb Dock, Port Melbourne, Ron Laing, 1990s
... Extension of Webb Dock, Port Melbourne... Street) Port Melbourne melbourne Extension of Webb Dock, Port ...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 eleven colour photographs of the extensionn of Webb Dock development by reclamation of the bay behind Berths 4 and 5 Eastpiers and wharves - webb dock, ron laing -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Webb Dock, Port Melbourne, 2000 - 2001
... Webb Dock, Port Melbourne... Street) Port Melbourne melbourne Webb Dock, Port Melbourne ...Further update photographs from Ron Laing's collection of Port Melbourne locations(3) colour photographs of Webb Dock west and beach front looking from Beacon Cove to Webb Dockpiers and wharves - webb dock