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Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Lease, Port Melbourne Bowling Club, 1939
Lease document between Port Melbourne City Council and Port Melbourne Bowling Club regarding new clubrooms.local government - city of port melbourne, sport - lawn bowls, william howe, henry melville fennell, james peter crichton, sydney sims anderson, george alexander rogers, michael thomas woodruff, thomas griffin, t page, mayors, town clerks, port melbourne bowling club -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Workers in main drain excavation, Princes Street, Port Melbourne, 1933
Thought to be MMBW works on the main Princes Street pipeline. The 'original', which appears to be a framed, sepia original, is actually screened, so has appeared in a publication at some point. It belonged to Beryl nee BROWN, whose father 'Gus' BROWN is one of the workers. Lasercopy from photo loaned for copying and later donated (item 799.01), then digitally restored (item 799.02), of workers in main drain excavation, Princes Street, 1933.sydney "gus" brown, mmbw, engineering - canals and drainage, princes street, melbourne and metropolitan board of works -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Workers in main drain excavation, Princes Street, Port Melbourne, 1933
Given to member Jan MacDonald by Beryl nee BROWN , whose father is one of the workers in the photo. Appears to be an original photo but an enlargement reveals it's a half- tone , so could have been copied from a publication. 'Gus' BROWN appears in third row from front 1933 photograph of construction workers in the excavation for the main drain in Princes Street. Sepia, mounted on cardboard 'frame'. Appears to be an original but is actually a halftone.Top left on back, in ink 'Kelly'engineering - board of works, engineering - canals and drainage, hotels, built environment, sydney 'gus' brown, swallow & ariell ltd -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Photograph (digitally restored), Workers in main drain excavation, Princes Street, Port Melbourne, Appro Images, 1933
Digitally restored print of 1933 photograph of construction workers in the excavation for the main drain in Princes Street (799.01).engineering - board of works, engineering - canals and drainage, hotels, built environment, sydney 'gus' brown, swallow & ariell ltd -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book, Weston Bate et al, Liardet's Water-colours of Early Melbourne, 1972
Purchased by member Peter Libbis from Pig's Wings Bookstore, who had it sent down from Sydney for usWeston Bate's 'Liardet's Water-colours of Early Melbourne' 101 pp with reproductions of fourty Liardet paintings. MUP 1972arts and entertainment, melbourne, hotels, built environment, natural environment, liardet family, emerald hill, wilbraham frederick evelyn liardet, wfe liardet, weston bate, susan adams, st kilda -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Executive of Port Melbourne Bowling Club, 1920
Copy of photograph, Executive of Port Melbourne Bowling Club, 1919-1920. Presented to E.H. WALE President, 1918-1920sport - lawn bowls, p w gardiner, w campbell, sydney sims anderson, r r mckean, w t hart, arthur hester, e h wale, k stranaghan, william thomas may, port melbourne bowling club -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Newspaper - Newspaper, The Record, "The Record", 19 Dec 1964
... Government - City of Port Melbourne Publishing Newspapers Sydney Sims ...Copy of "The Record" 19th December 1964. Contains details on the funeral of Syd ANDERSON, former Town Clerklocal government - city of port melbourne, publishing, newspapers, sydney sims anderson, the record, town clerks, deaths and funerals -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Booklet - Metropolitan Fire Brigades Board, 1915 - 1934
Approximately 80 foolscap pages plus red covered booklet entitled "Metropolitan Fire Brigades Board"* All refer to fire related issues in Port Melbourne between 1915 and 1934 - Fire Brigades Acts, Appliances, Fire Reports, invitations and assorted lettersfire and fire services, sydney sims anderson, metropolitan fire brigade, metropolitan fire brigades board -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Archive - File, Sydney Sims ANDERSON when studying for a Municipal Clerk's course, 1919
Collection of approx 20 foolscap pages and a quarto book used by Sydney ANDERSON (Town Clerk) 1919/20 when studying for a Municipal Clerk's course, including book-keeping, study notes, examination papers and model answers.education - other, sydney sims anderson, town clerks -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Electoral Roll, Town of Port Melbourne, Voters' Roll for the Town of Port Melbourne, 1911
... Government - Town of Port Melbourne Sydney Sims ANDERSON Arthur ...Voters' Roll 1911 - A.V. HEATH, Town Clerk - pages 2 to 59, voter No 26 to 2725. Pages 1,28,37,38,45,46,53 are missing. Probably used by Syd Anderson as scrap paper as the backs of many pages are written on. local government - town of port melbourne, sydney sims anderson, arthur victor heath, town clerks -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Film - CD, "Waterside", c. 1998
The history and development of the Waterside Workers Federation. Wharfies. Tom Hill. recorded in Melbourne and Sydneysocieties clubs unions and other organisations, piers and wharves - waterside workers, wharfies, waterside workers federation, tom hills -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Vehicle - Model Port Melbourne Bus, 1939 Leyland Tiger T58, Trux (Top Gear) Holdings Ltd
Miniature replica TRMX 1939 Leyland Tiger T58 model single decker. M&MTB Port Melbourne bus, green and yellow No 17. Packaging (black) intact (new)transport - motor vehicles, sydney bus & truck museum, melbourne & metropolitan tramways board, mmtb -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Beach Street, Sandridge, William S Paterson, 1920s
Photographed in 1872 by William PATERSON as one of a series for the Melbourne Exhibition of 1873; original mount hanging in Engineering Department at Port Melbourne Town Hall at 19-9-1994 but now in Port Phillip,City Collection. This set of original prints belonged to Town Clerk Syd ANDERSON, then to his daughter-in-law Phyllis ANDERSON (donor). Accompanied by list of captions, both hand written and typed (the latter a partial listing).View of Beach Street from gate at Port Melbourne railway station entrance (corner of Railway Place and Princes Street). Shows Urquhart London Hotel, shops later replaced by Swallow & Ariell, carriages, sugar works chimney, etc 1872"P Anderson" on back, ink. On face of photo someone has in the 1990s added a numeral in ink 9hile with the donor. This has been retouched out on our digital copies.transport - horse, transport - railways, london family hotel, beach street, sydney sims anderson, town clerks, business and traders - hotels -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Lagoon from the Sugar Works, Sandridge, William S Paterson, 1872
Photographed in 1872 by William PATERSON as one of a series for the Melbourne Exhibition of 1873; original mount hanging in Engineering Department at Port Melbourne Town Hall at 19-9-1994 but now in Port Phillip,City Collection. This set of original prints belonged to Town Clerk Syd ANDERSON, then to his daughter-in-law Phyllis ANDERSON (donor). Accompanied by list of captions, both hand written and typed (the latter a partial listing).Portion of lagoon photographed from Sugar Works, showing Rouse and Graham Street footbridges, Dow Street, Emerald Hill (view toward northeast). 1872"P Anderson" on back, ink. On face of photo someone has in the 1990s added a numeral in ink 9hile with the donor. This has been retouched out on our digital copies.sandridge lagoon, victorian sugar works, sydney sims anderson, town clerks, business and traders - hotels -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Bay Street from the Sugar Works, Sandridge, c. 1872
One of a series assembled for the Melbourne Exhibition of 1873, original mount hanging in Engineering Department at Port Melbourne Town Hall at 19-9-1994. This set of prints belonged to Town Clerk Syd ANDERSON, then to his daughter-in-law Phyllis ANDERSON (donor). Accompanied by list of captions, both hand written and typed (the latter a partial listing).View of Bay Street from Sugar Works c 1872 showing Seisman's Royal Mail, Lambs and Royal Hotels, earliest Swallow & Ariell building and Rouse Street and Bay Street shops including carpenter's."P Anderson" on back, ink. On face of photo someone has in the 1990s added a numeral in ink. This has been retouched out on our digital copies.swallow & ariell ltd, sydney sims anderson, town clerks, bay street, rouse street, nott street, business and traders - hotels, business & traders - manufacturing -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Bay Street south, Sandridge, 1870s
One of a series assembled for the Melbourne Exhibition of 1873, original mount hanging in Engineering Department at Port Melbourne Town Hall at 19-9-1994. This set of prints belonged to Town Clerk Syd ANDERSON, then to his daughter-in-law Phyllis ANDERSON (donor). Accompanied by list of captions, both hand written and typed (the latter a partial listing).Empty market site from roof across Liardet Street, showing Bay Street south, Post Office, Town and Railways piers, Wesley Methodist Church. 1870s"P. Anderson" ink, on back.market reserve, religion - wesleyan methodist church, sydney sims anderson, town clerks, bay street, liardet street -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Sandridge from Emerald Hill 1871, c. 1871
One of a series assembled for the Melbourne Exhibition of 1873, original mount hanging in Engineering Department at Port Melbourne Town Hall at 19-9-1994. This set of prints belonged to Town Clerk Syd ANDERSON, then to his daughter-in-law Phyllis ANDERSON (donor). Accompanied by list of captions, both hand written and typed (the latter a partial listing).Sandridge across empty land and lagoon, as seen from Nelson Place, Emerald Hill. Fountain Inn visible. c1871"P. Anderson" ink, on back.sandridge lagoon, emerald hill, sydney sims anderson, town clerks, business and traders - hotels -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - North Sandridge, 1870s
One of a set of prints given by Syd Anderson (Town Clerk 1920-59) to his daughter-in-law Phyllis (donor). Photos in the set were exhibited in 1873 at the Melbourne Exhibition.North Sandridge/North Port station in the 1870s with footpath across railway reserve, Station Place in background. Hotel appears to be Lord Raglan Family Hotel"P. Anderson" ink, on back.transport - railways, built environment, sydney sims anderson, town clerks, station street, station place -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Sandridge Beach, 1871
Photographed in 1872 by William PATERSON as one of a series for the Melbourne Exhibition of 1873; original mount hanging in Engineering Department at Port Melbourne Town Hall at 19-9-1994 but now in Port Phillip,City Collection. This set of original prints belonged to Town Clerk Syd ANDERSON, then to his daughter-in-law Phyllis ANDERSON (donor). Accompanied by list of captions, both hand written and typed (the latter a partial listing).View of Beach and piers from Sugar Works, c1871, showing Railway and Town Piers and two jetties in between (caption refers to Donaldson's Jetty), Pier Hotel, gates and some of the yard of the Victorian Sugar Works, and site where Morley's Coal Depot will soon be built, its timber stable and workshop occupied at the time by Carl SEISMAN, mail contractor and owner of the Royal Mail Hotel next door (unseen). The first curved roofed shed can be seen at Town Pier; this remained until demolition in the 1950s. The Post Office Boat House is also visible just before the first small jetty (which is at the place where Alfred LINGHAM's Marine Hotel - the first in the area, 1840 - had its jetty). In the extreme distance Watson's Baths are just visible."P. Anderson" ink, on back.:"7" ink, on face, upper left.piers and wharves - town pier, piers and wharves - railway pier, piers and wharves - donaldson's jetty, sydney sims anderson, town clerks, carl frederick julius seismann, bay street, business and traders - hotels -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Station Hotel, Sandridge, Roger Gould?, 1871
Photographed in 1872 by William PATERSON as one of a series for the Melbourne Exhibition of 1873; original mount hanging in Engineering Department at Port Melbourne Town Hall at 19-9-1994 but now in Port Phillip,City Collection. This set of original prints belonged to Town Clerk Syd ANDERSON, then to his daughter-in-law Phyllis ANDERSON (donor). Accompanied by list of captions, both hand written and typed (the latter a partial listing). Glossy print, copy of photo c1871 of early Station Hotel from the footbridge over the railway line, prior to extension of Bridge Street over the railway. Shows Presbyterian Church, carriages, a number of people, geese on the Railway Reserve.religion - presbyterian church, costume, transport - horse, parks and gardens, sydney sims anderson, town clerks, bridge street, railway reserve, business and traders - hotels -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph, Bay & Rouse Streets, Sandridge, c. 1871
Photographed in 1872 by William PATERSON as one of a series for the Melbourne Exhibition of 1873; original mount hanging in Engineering Department at Port Melbourne Town Hall at 19-9-1994 but now in Port Phillip,City Collection. This set of original prints belonged to Town Clerk Syd ANDERSON, then to his daughter-in-law Phyllis ANDERSON (donor). Accompanied by list of captions, both hand written and typed (the latter a partial listing). COPYRIGHT Port Phillip City Collection pm0340 View northwest from the Victorian Sugar Works c1872, showing back of Post Office/Mail Exchange, Bay and Rouse Streets, Wesleyan Methodist and Presbyterian churches, police precinst, Exchange, Victoria and Ship Inn hotels, various traders etc, and corner of residence of Frederick POOLMAN, Manager of the Sugar Works."P. Anderson" ink, on back:"9" ballpoint, on upper left face of photoreligion - wesleyan methodist church, industry - manufacturing, built environment - civic, built environment - commercial, sydney sims anderson, town clerks, robert harper & co ltd, post office, mail exchange, david thomas, business and traders - hotels -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Bay Street, Sandridge, 1870s
Photographed in 1872 by William PATERSON as one of a series for the Melbourne Exhibition of 1873; original mount hanging in Engineering Department at Port Melbourne Town Hall at 19-9-1994 but now in Port Phillip,City Collection. This set of original prints belonged to Town Clerk Syd ANDERSON, then to his daughter-in-law Phyllis ANDERSON (donor). Accompanied by list of captions, both hand written and typed (the latter a partial listing).View southeast in Bay Street from roof of building on north west corner of Bay and Liardet Streets c1871. Includes hotel identified in caption as "Foundry" on opposite corner (if captions were written in the 1920s the Port Theatre had already been constructed at this site, but there once was a 'Foundry' Hotel on that corner*); ginger beer/lemonade factory (Dawborns?) and pawnbroker; Graham Family Hotel can be seen in the distance at far left; also Holy Trinity (iron, with tower), Victorian Sugar Works, Post Office/Mail Exchange. Pre 1873 * '...try Hotel' visible?"P. Anderson" ink, on back:"11" in ballpoint on upper left face of photoindustry - manufacturing, business and traders - pawnbrokers, sydney sims anderson, town clerks, bay street, liardet street, foundry hotel, business and traders - hotels -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - List, Syd ANDERSON's 1870s photographs, 1920 - 1950
List of captions accompanying a series assembled for the Melbourne Exhibition of 1873, original mount hanging in Engineering Department at Port Melbourne Town Hall at 19-9-1994. This set of prints belonged to Town Clerk Syd ANDERSON, then to his daughter-in-law Phyllis ANDERSON (donor). Written description of Syd ANDERSON's collection of 1870s photos (13.01 to 13.11). This description typewritten.industry - manufacturing, sydney sims anderson, bay street, liardet street, business and traders - hotels -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - List, Syd ANDERSON's 1870s photographs, 1920 - 1950
List of captions accompanying a series assembled for the Melbourne Exhibition of 1873, original mount hanging in Engineering Department at Port Melbourne Town Hall at 19-9-1994. This set of prints belonged to Town Clerk Syd Anderson, then to his daughter-in-law Phyllis Anderson (donor). Written description of Syd ANDERSON's collection of 1870s photos (13.01 to 13.11). This description handwritten.industry - manufacturing, sydney sims anderson, town clerks, bay street, liardet street, business and traders - hotels -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Sketch, 1870s photographs for Paris Exhibition, 1920 - 1950
Sketch of the layout of Port Melbourne photos presented at a Paris Exhibition, original mount hanging in Port Melbourne Town Hall hallway. Written description of Syd Anderson's collection of 1870s photos (13.01 to 13.11). This sketch of the position of the original photographs on the board for the Paris Exhibition - located in Town Hall hallwaybuilt environment - civic, celebrations fetes and exhibitions, sydney sims anderson, paris exhition -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Plaque - City of Port Melbourne Library, 1938
Preserved when Library was demolished in 1989Bronze plaque from 1938 Municipal Library (Market site, Liardet Street). Lists Councillors, Engineer, Fennell - Tree illustration with children reading, is signed "Anderson". Four bolts protruding at back.built environment - civic, town clerks, city engineers, william howe, james peter crichton, herbert charles edwards, thomas griffin, henry carr southward, joseph bertie, michael thomas woodruff, george alexander rogers, sydney sims anderson, henry melville fennell, fred cook, port melbourne library -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Newspaper - Scrapbook, newspaper cuttings relating to Port Melbourne, Jul 1921
A scrapbook of news cuttings relating to Port Melbourne, kept by Town Clerk Syd Anderson from 4-7-1921 to 30-5-1936, 1948*, 1973-74* # from The Argus, Age, Sun, Herald, Record, Star, Punch newspapers. Cuttings include Public Notices and news stories. (*Later enclosed but not pasted on pages)local government, natural environment, maritime, transport - railways, sydney sims anderson, town clerks -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - S W Newman & Co truck, Dow Street, Port Melbourne, 1960s
S W Newman & Co truck loaded with 44 gallon drums. Outside Army and Navy Hotel at 95 Dow St. Black and white photoindustry - manufacturing, hotels, s w newman & co, army & navy hotel, sydney william newman, business and traders - engineering -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Holden car in back lane, rear S W Newman & Co factory, Dow Street, Port Melbourne, 1960s
Holden car in back lane. At rear is S W Newman & Co factory in Dow St. Black and white digital photo.industry - manufacturing, s w newman & co, sydney william newman, business and traders - engineering -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - S W Newman & Co truck, Dow Street, Port Melbourne, Nov 1973
S W Newman & Co truck outside factory in Dow St. Colour digital photo.industry - manufacturing, s w newman & co, sydney william newman, business and traders - engineering