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Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation SocietyPhotograph - Tanker filling station at BP Oil Depot, Port Melbourne, 1970s
Black and white photograph of the road tanker filling station at B P Oil Depot, Port Melbourne (originally COR Oil Co)built environment - industrial, commonwealth oil refineries, cor, bp australia -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation SocietyPhotograph - Aftermath, Gasworks explosion, Pickles Street, William Swift, 1920
Black and white photo by W. Swift, showing aftermath of the 1920 Gasworks explosion. Crowds in Pickles Street.utilities - gas, built environment - industrial, gasworks, william swift, disaster - explosion -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation SocietyPhotograph - Graham Street towards Albert Park, June 1973
Taken from the corner of Seisman Place looking towards Albert Park, the photograph was taken before the demolition of the gasometer shown on the on right. The original Albert Park High School can be seen behind the Pickles Street sign.B & W photograph of Graham Street, Port Melbourne looking towards Pickles Street.built environment - demolition, built environment - industrial, transport - roads, education - secondary schools, gasometer -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation SocietyPhotograph - Elevated view to Gasometers & Albert Park High School, June 1973
Taken from a vantage point- possibly Holy Trinity Manse -the typical 197'0's Port Melbourne roof lines are the foreground with the still erected gasometers and original Albert Park High School can be seen in the distance.B & W photograph taken before the gasometers were removed & Albert Park High School rebuilt as Albert Park College.June 1973built environment - demolition, built environment - industrial, education - secondary schools, gasometer -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation SocietyPhotograph - Lagoon Reserve Port Melbourne, 19 Aug 1975
Port Melbourne cub scouts watch as a kite is flown. In the middle background is the Starch Factory and on the right the Graham Hotel.B & W photograph of Lagoon Reserve with Cubs kite flyingJune 1973built environment - industrial, business and traders - hotels, harpers starch factory, built environment - recreational facilities, lagoon reserve -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation SocietyPhotograph - Cubs at Lagoon Reserve Port Melbourne, 19 Aug 1975
Port Melbourne cub scouts on lagoon Reserve. On the right hand rear of the photograph can be seen still standing Gasometer. B & W photograph of Lagoon Reserve with Cubs learning kite flying.June 1973built environment - industrial, gasometer, built environment - recreational facilities, lagoon reserve -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation SocietyPhotograph - Open Air Campaigners, Garden City Reserve, c.1970
An Open Air Campaigner entertains a group of children at Garden City reserve. Behind him, the inland ship navigation Beacon is on the left and the BO building to the right. This building was used for several years in the 1980's as the location for the Port Melbourne Library.B & W photograph of Garden City Reserve with Open Air Campaigner.built environment - industrial, built environment - recreational facilities, beacon, open air campaigners, port melbourne free library -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Swallow & Ariell and Stokes Street, Port Melbourne, Swallow and Ariell, 1973
Shot in 1973 with particular interest in architectureStokes St South West, Swallow and Ariell. Rotunda in distance. 1973 Identified and dated on back in inkbuilt environment - commercial, built environment - industrial, stokes street, band rotunda -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation SocietyPhotograph - Aerial view of Fisherman's Bend circa 1940, circa1940
From the collection of Terry KEENAN. The 9 hole golf course known as the Sandridge Golf Club was part of Victorian Golf Clubs until it moved to Cheltenham in 1927. Trotting 'Speedway' located at top right of photograph.Black and white photograph of Fishermans Bend, Port Melbourne, c. 1940 showing General Motors Holden in the foreground. The original home of the Victoria Golf Club is shown on the left beside the Yarra River winding towards the city & North & South Wharves. built environment, fishermans bend, built environment - industrial, general motors-holden, victoria golf club, sport - golf, sport - horse racing -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Sign, Vintage Port Worth Preserving, c.. 1984
Sign believed to have been made c.1984 as part of the campaign against amalgamation. Large oblong sign with 'Vintage Port' in white and "Worth Preserving' in red on a blue background. Top left has an image of a red topped shipping beacon. The sign has eyelet holes an each corner & in the centre to enable it to be hung. The reverse side has copies of two panoramic views from the late 1900's which were added at a later date & show the view from Station Pier to the city & the reverse.built environment - industrial, built environment - domestic, centenary bridge, commonwealth government engine works, beacon, piers and wharves - princes pier, piers and wharves - station pier, amalgamation -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book, Moore Golden Jubilee, 1971
The book celebrates Malcolm Moore's contributions to the field of mechanical engineering and the building of material handling equipment.White covered book with blue & white Malcolm Moore logo inside a gold laurel wreath with 50 entwined in the bottom of the wreath. Malcolm Moore Industries Limited in black at the bottom of the front cover. malcolm moore pty ltd, built environment - industrial, business & traders - manufacturing -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book, A Distant Time & Place, 2020
The author of a Distant Time and Place , Frank VINCENT, was born & grew up for some of his youth in Port Melbourne. White covered book with bale hook & gavel in brown on the cover. frank vincent, families, industrial disputes -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation SocietyPhotograph - Outside Staircase Administration Building, J Kitchen & Sons, Port Melbourne, 2014 - 2015
Photographs taken by ex-employee of Kitchen's, Lionel Hayfield (refer catalogue numbers 3411 and 3412) just before the building sold to "The Block" - a Channel 9 TV program. See also cat nos 3846, 3847 and 3848Back Stairs series of colour photographs taken outside the J Kitchen & Sons Administration Building, Ingles St, Port Melbourne. Details where possible are on the back of the photographs. industry - manufacturing, built environment - commercial, built environment - industrial, demolitions, j kitchen & sons pty ltd -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation SocietyDocument, MM Crane Factory - Plan View, 18 Feb 2020
Blue printed plan view of Malcolm Moore Crane Factory with lettered index of areas within the factory from 1979 some with names listed including Norm (presumably Norm Robinson).built environment - industrial, industry, engineering, malcolm moore pty ltd, norm robinson -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book, Enchanted Beneath the Bluff, May 2023
A Port Melbourne suffragette is mentioned in the text.A4 size book with white cover ' Enchanted Beneath the Bluff, Agnes & Geraldine's Pursuit of Elwood's Elusive Black Diamonds' and drawing of Elwood foreshore with a Poppet Head.elwood, built environment - industrial, isaac hermann, heather arnold -
Fair Work Commission- Sir Richard Kirby ArchivesLetter
Letter by Mary Gaudron to Sir Moore informing him of her annual leave to Europe. Typed letter. Letter by M. Gaudron to Sir Moore informing him of her annual leave to Europe. Letter signed by M. Gaudronsir john moore, mary gaudron, australian industrial relations commission -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Map - City of Port Melbourne, 29 Nov 1938
Printed map of City of Port Melbourne - Fishermens Bend area and down to Williamstown Road (Kitchens etc). 1938Red pencil marks through existing Lorimer St (refer 306)built environment - industrial, health - general health, fishermans bend, j kitchen & sons pty ltd -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Historic Buildings Council hearings into the Swallow & Ariell complex, Oct 1992
Compiled by Ms. Pat GRAINGER and left at Port Melbourne Library, but recovered in August 1995.Red ring binder containing all the submissions to the Historic Buildings Council hearings in the Swallow & Ariell complex held on 17-3-1993built environment - industrial, swallow & ariell ltd -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Two houses in Rouse Street, Port Melbourne belonging to Thomas SWALLOW and T H ARIELL, Derham's three storey house in Rouse Street, c. 1872
ARIELL's house (and partnership) was taken over after his death by Frederick DERHAM. Appears to be 1872 and photographed from original Swallow home across the street. Used for Council display purposes and still mounted with caption together with photo of POOLMAN's house.(no.683). Houses demolished 1950sPhotographic copy of a photo of two houses in Rouse Street belonging to Thomas SWALLOW and T.H. ARIELL c1872. Labelled 'Derham's three storey house in Rouse Street' as part of a display prepared by Council."No 18" on back in blue pen. Velcro addedbuilt environment - industrial, built environment - domestic, thomas harris ariell, frederick thomas derham, thomas swallow -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Sketch, Sugar mill after the fire, Australian Sketcher, 1875
B&W photograph of sketch - Sugar mill after the fire. Australian Sketcher, 12 July 1875fire and fire services, built environment - industrial, victorian sugar works -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation SocietyPhotograph - Sketch, Fire at the Victoria Sugar Co, Australian Sketcher, 1875
Photographic copy of sketch: Fire at the Victoria Sugar Co. Australian Sketcher 12 July 1875 (digital image on database)'B2' and '13' on backfire and fire services, built environment - industrial, victoria sugar co -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation SocietyPhotograph - House built for Frederick Poolman, Manager, Victorian Sugar Mills, Rouse Street, Port Melbourne, View of Poolman's house, Rouse Street, 1960s
Poolman's house became the manager's house for Harper's when that company took over the area of the former sugar mill. It was demolished late 1970s. Used for Council display purposes and still mounted with caption together with photo of Swallow and Ariell houses.(no.679)Photographic copy of a photo of blue stone two-storey house built for the Manager of the Victorian Sugar MIlls, Frederick POOLMAN. Labelled 'View of Poolman's house, Rouse Street' as part of a display prepared by Council.'131' in blue ink; 'Poolmans house?' in blue inkbuilt environment - industrial, built environment - domestic, frederick poolman, victorian sugar works, colonial sugar refineries -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - The Lagoon, Port Melbourne, 1920s
Photographic copy of postcard: 'The Lagoon, Port Melbourne''40' on backsandridge lagoon, built environment - industrial -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Album - Album, Building works at J Kitchen & Sons Pty Ltd, Port Melbourne, 1953 - 1954
.01 Brown imitation leather photograph album recording building at J KItchen & Sons from 13.01.1953 to 06.09.1954 (approx 100 pages) in black and white photos. Photos are labelled on the back and on the page opposite, sometimes with a building plan as well. .02 - Handwritten index of photos completed by PMHPS member Phil King 14.05.2013industry, manufacturing, built environment - industrial, j kitchen & sons pty ltd -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Contract, Supply of garbage drays, W A Pentland, 1930s - 1940s
Photocopy contract to supply four garbage drays. W A Pentlandbuilt environment - industrial, w a pentland, sue pentland -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation SocietyPhotograph - J Kitchen & Sons perimeter survey, Williamstown Road and Normanby Road, Dec 2013
As the former j Kitchen & Sons site was being cleared, Lionel Layfield, who had worked at the site for many years undertook several pictorial perimeter surveys. These photos were taken in Dec 2013.Series 1 of colour photographs taken by Lionel Layfield as he walked around the perimeter of the J Kitchen & Sons Pty Ltd factory site during the early demolition of most of the buildings. .01-.08 - corner of Williamstown Road and Normanby Road to Ingles Streetindustry - manufacturing, built environment - industrial, business and traders - soaps/candles, demolitions, j kitchen & sons pty ltd, symex holdings ltd, north port oval, port melbourne cricket and football oval -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation SocietyPhotograph - J Kitchen & Sons perimeter survey, Munro Street, Dec 2013
As the former j Kitchen & Sons site was being cleared, Lionel Layfield, who had worked at the site for many years undertook several pictorial perimeter surveys. These photos were taken in Dec 2013.Series 1 of colour photographs taken by Lionel Layfield as he walked around the perimeter of the J Kitchen & Sons Pty Ltd factory site during the early demolition of most of the buildings. .09-.15 - from Munro St entrance by the weighbridgeindustry - manufacturing, built environment - industrial, business and traders - soaps/candles, demolitions, j kitchen & sons pty ltd, symex holdings ltd, north port oval, port melbourne cricket and football oval -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation SocietyPhotograph - J Kitchen & Sons perimeter survey, Ingles Street, Dec 2013
As the former j Kitchen & Sons site was being cleared, Lionel Layfield, who had worked at the site for many years undertook several pictorial perimeter surveys. These photos were taken in Dec 2013.Series 1 of colour photographs taken by Lionel Layfield as he walked around the perimeter of the J Kitchen & Sons Pty Ltd factory site during the early demolition of most of the buildings. .16-.30- from Munro St along Ingles Street to Woodruff Streetindustry - manufacturing, built environment - industrial, business and traders - soaps/candles, demolitions, j kitchen & sons pty ltd, symex holdings ltd, north port oval, port melbourne cricket and football oval -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation SocietyPhotograph - J Kitchen & Sons perimeter survey, Woodruff Street, Dec 2013
As the former j Kitchen & Sons site was being cleared, Lionel Layfield, who had worked at the site for many years undertook several pictorial perimeter surveys. These photos were taken in Dec 2013.Series 1 of colour photographs taken by Lionel Layfield as he walked around the perimeter of the J Kitchen & Sons Pty Ltd factory site during the early demolition of most of the buildings. .31-.36 - looking into the factory site from Woodruff Streetindustry - manufacturing, built environment - industrial, business and traders - soaps/candles, j kitchen & sons pty ltd, symex holdings ltd, north port oval, port melbourne cricket and football oval -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation SocietyPhotograph - J Kitchen & Sons perimeter survey, Boundary Street, Dec 2013
As the former j Kitchen & Sons site was being cleared, Lionel Layfield, who had worked at the site for many years undertook several pictorial perimeter surveys. These photos were taken in Dec 2013.Series 1 of colour photographs taken by Lionel Layfield as he walked around the perimeter of the J Kitchen & Sons Pty Ltd factory site during the early demolition of most of the buildings. .37-.45 - along Boundary Street past White Street to Normanby Roadindustry - manufacturing, built environment - industrial, business and traders - soaps/candles, j kitchen & sons pty ltd, symex holdings ltd, north port oval, port melbourne cricket and football oval
