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Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Peter Griffin at microscope, Grimwade Castings, Port Melbourne, 1950s
B&W photo of Peter Griffin at microscope, Grimwade Castings c 1950industry - manufacturing - foundries, peter griffin, grimwade castings pty ltd -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book - Port Melbourne Council, financial ledger, 1950s - 1960s
Ledger recording monthly balances, some pages headed "Unadjusted Overpayments". 1960 -63. Format includes names (personal or company) and addresses; monthly balances and adjustments (next column). Unclear as to direction of payments (assume to Council) and reason for overpayments. Variation in balances is wide - one penny to over 100 pounds.local government - city of port melbourne -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Railway reserve, looking from Bridge Street, Port Melbourne towards the city, 1950s
B&W photo of the railway reserve, looking from Bridge St towards the city. North Port Station is in the centre, Albion Hotel and Dunlop on the left. A large plantation of elm trees is on the left. CoPP image.transport - railways, parks and gardens, north port railway station, dunlop, albion hotel, railway reserve -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Card - Lagoon Confectionery, Spearmint, 1940s - 1950s
Bought by David ThompsonPoint of Sale card for Lagoon Confectionery. Spearmint.business and traders - confectioners, lagoon confectionery -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - City of Port Melbourne, Application for firewood, 1940s - 1950s
Application for firewood by pensioners. City of Port Melbourne. Requires residential details, length of residence, number of people at residence (and their employment status) other than pensioner. Used approximately 1940s and 50slocal government - city of port melbourne, john may -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Programme - Wedding Hymns, St Andrews Mariners Church, 1950s
Wedding Hymn Program, St Andrews Mariners Church (Seamen's Mission)religion - anglican (holy trinity), missions to seamen, rev john coffey -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Streamers, Sold to travellers to throw from departing ships, 1950s - 1970s
Donated by Gleeson family who worked at the Station Pier Kiosk. See also 3205.01/.0215 blue streamers (in rolls) sold to departing travellers to throw from ship.piers and wharves - station pier, business and traders - kiosk -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Badge - Port Melbourne Stars, LUWE, 1950s
Port Melbourne Stars badge with SAFL (perhaps the Sunday Amateur Football League) on a crest with red and blue stripes and a star in the middle. Probably a membership badge from about 1959 as it has a round removable piece with '59' on it.sport - australian rules football, societies clubs unions and other organisations, port melbourne stars, sunday amateur football league -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - COR railway tanker, Douglas Smallpage, 1950s
B&W photos of various locations in Port Melbourne COR railway tankerSeveral have descriptions of locations in pencil on rear of photosbusiness and traders, transport - railways, commonwealth oil refineries, cor -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - COR Depot from Beacon Road, Port Melbourne, Douglas Smallpage, 1950s
B&W photos of various locations in Port Melbourne COR depot from Beacon RdSeveral have descriptions of locations in pencil on rear of photosbusiness and traders, commonwealth oil refineries, cor -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Sticker, "Port Melbourne" with 1940s/50s style illustration of Station Pier, De Neefe Signs, 1950s
Unused transfer sticker 'Port Melbourne' featuring 1940s or 50s style illustration of Station Pier, four colourpiers and wharves - station pier -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Bill and Marlene HEGARTY, 1950s
Photo of Bill and Marlene HEGARTYtransport - motor vehicles, william (bill) hegarty, marlene mcpherson nee hegarty -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Barbara HEGARTY behind her father, Bill HEGARTY's, holden on country road, 1950s
Photo of Barbara (Hegarty) GARDINER behind Bill HEGARTY's Holden on country roadtransport - motor vehicles, barbara gardiner nee hegarty, william (bill) hegarty -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Barbara GARDINER with her father, Bill HEGARTY's, holden in suburban street, 1950s
Photo of pregnant Barbara GARDINER with father Bill HEGARTY's Holden in suburban streettransport - motor vehicles, barbara gardiner nee hegarty, william (bill) hegarty -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Bill HEGARTY's Holden in Cruikshank Street, Port Melbourne, 1950s
Photo of Bill HEGARTY's Holden in Cruikshank Streettransport - motor vehicles, william (bill) hegarty -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Financial record - Invoice, Thirst Aid kiosk, Station Pier, Port Melbourne, 1950s
Various receipts and invoices from the Thirst Aid kiosk located on the western wing of Station Pier, 1953 to 1957 (Ref 1612)business and traders - kiosk, piers and wharves - station pier, melbourne harbor trust - port of melbourne authority, thirst aid kiosk, edward j (ted) rohan, kraft -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book - Collins Melbourne Street Directory, 1950s
From Glen Stuart - used by his father, William Raeburn Stuart.Collins Melbourne Street Directory c1950stransport - roads, william raeburn stuart -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Graham Soccer Club, Douglas Smallpage, 1950s
From the Smallpage family collection, donated by Ann SmallpageSmall photograph of Graham Soccer Club 1933. The club had no uniforms or footy boots. Mr BINGHAM from Bingham and Co, Normandy Road gave them their soccer ball. More information on letter with photosport - soccer, graham soccer club, doug smallpage, bennett, maurice winchcombe, billy bright, archie dobinson, ron smallpage, arthur ashworth, theo sterck, dave sterck, harry ashworth, keith smallpage, ken smallpage, jack mears -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Refrigeration plant, Woodruff's Superior Dairy, corner Bridge and Derham Streets, Port Melbourne, 1950s
From the Woodruff family archives, images of Woodruff's Superior Dairy at Bridge and Derham Sts. lasercopy of close up photo of refrigeration plant (holding vats and pasteuriser in background)Details in pencilindustry, business and traders - dairies, woodruff's superior dairies -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Container - Milk bottle, Spain Bros Dairy, 1940s - 1950s
Was purchased on behalf of the Society by Peter Libbis from the Ballarat Bottle Fair, Southern Indoor Tennis Centre, Sebastopol, Victoria, 15 April 2001Broad neck Imperial pint milk Bottle (Spain Bros. Dairy) with wadImprint: Spain Bros. Fernleigh Dairy' 'phone MX4080, MX 2909' 'One imperial pint'business and traders - dairies, spain brothers -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Two interior views of Woodruff's Superior Dairy, corner Bridge and Derham Streets, Port Melbourne, 1950s
From the Woodruff family archives, images of Woodruff's Superior Dairy at Bridge and Derham Sts. A4 lasercopy of 2 interior views a) holding vats and pasteuriser, b) refrigeration plantDetails typed on labelsindustry, business and traders - dairies, woodruff's superior dairies -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Two interior views of Woodruff's Superior Dairy, corner Bridge and Derham Streets, Port Melbourne, 1950s
From the Woodruff family archives, images of Woodruff's Superior Dairy at Bridge and Derham Sts. A4 lasercopy of 2 interior views a) Bottle washing machine, b) Bottling machineDetails typed on labelsindustry, business and traders - dairies, woodruff's superior dairies -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - View over Port Melbourne from rooftop in Bay Street, Jack GOULD, C. 1950s
From a box of photographs in Nancy U'REN's papers used during research for her thesis, The Early Growth and Development of Sandridge (1976) and/or her book with Noel TURNBULL, A History of Port Melbourne (1983). Black and white photograph showing the view over Holy Trinity towards the starch factory from a rooftop near J E Earl's in Bay Street.bay street, religion - anglican (holy trinity), harpers starch factory, j e earl pty ltd, nancy u'ren nee morris -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - A E Wearne & Son Coachbuilders, Port Melbourne, Jack GOULD, C. 1950s
From a box of photographs in Nancy U'REN's papers used during research for her thesis, The Early Growth and Development of Sandridge (1976) and/or her book with Noel TURNBULL, A History of Port Melbourne (1983). Jack GOULD probably created this from an earlier photograph.Black and white photograph of the premises of A E Wearne & Son, Coachbuilders.a e wearne & son, nancy u'ren nee morris -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Flong, J E Earl 'Bought of' receipt, Riall Bros, Printers, c. 1950s
Temporary negative mould made to cast a metal stereotype used for printing.A Flong created by Riall Bros Printers for a 'Bought of' receipt for J E Earl Port Melbourne. Includes an ad for L W Shaw & Co Estate and Insurance Agents1 of this made to Sampleriall brothers pty ltd, business and traders - printers, j e earl pty ltd -
Essendon Football Club
Caricature of John Coleman, 1950s
Rogers was a well-known caricaturistColoured caricature by "Rogers" of John Coleman jumping up holding the ball; it is on a red and black double mounting board in a black aluminium framejohn coleman, rogers, caricatures -
Ithacan Historical Society
Photograph, Bill Florence's Sandwich Bar, c1940 - 1950s
Bill Florence (Florias) is standing behind the counter of his Quality Lunch Service located at 3 Manchester Lane off Collins Street which he ran from 1937 - 1970. This is an example of the type of businesses, mainly food related, which Ithacan Greeks owned and ran in Melbourne's CBD from the early 1900s through to the early 1970s. They ranged from restaurants, cafes, milk bars, fruit shops and fruit barrows, flower shops, as well as fruit stalls in the Queen Victoria Market. A black and white photograph of a man dressed in a white dust coat standing behind a counter in a small sandwich bar. Behind him are the cash register and various food items and on the wall are printed cards listing the sandwiches and other snacks available. The prices are in the old imperial currency of pounds shillings and pence. -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Sign, Gainsborough House, Station Street, Port Melbourne, Sign on Gainsborough House,1857, 1950s - 1970s
Close up on sign - one of two photographs of 184 Station Street, so-called 'Gainsborough House', mounted together in white card with captions. Houses built by Stevedore Jules Commans late 19th century (erroneous '1857' sign added sometime in the 20th century)built environment - domestic, jules commans -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Sign, Gainsborough House, Station Street, Port Melbourne, Sign on Gainsborough House,1857, 1950s - 1970s
Full view of house - one of two photographs of 184 Station Street, so-called 'Gainsborough House', mounted together in white card with captions. Houses built by Stevedore Jules Commans late 19th century (erroneous '1857' sign added sometime in the 20th century)built environment - domestic, jules commans -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Williamstown 'Short Road' ferry (punt) crossing the Yarra River, 1950s
copied from a photograph held by the City of Port PhillipLaser copy of photograph of the Williamstown 'Short Road' ferry (punt) crossing the Yarra River from Newport to Port Melbourne's Williamstown Road.transport - ferries