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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 -
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Audio - Oral History, John CARROLL, Wendy Morris, 30 May 1984
Interview used in contribution to the book "They can Carry me Out"John CARROLL discussing his life in Port Melbourne during the Depression; housing; two-up games ; moreDuration side 0:21:27depression, domestic life, john carroll -
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Book, Phil Rickard, Light Railways; Australia's Magazine of Industrial and Narrow Guage Railways, 2019
June 2019 issue of Light Railways; Australia's Magazine of Industrial and Narrow Guage Railways. Article - Pathways around Melbourne page 2, page 8 containing details of Port Melbourne.Number 267 ISSN 07278101 June 2019. $7.95 recommended retail price onlytransport - railways, history, industrial and narrow guage railways -
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Book, Janice C Morton MacDonald, A Monkey for a Yacht, Aug 1999
Jan MacDONALD was urged by yachting enthusiasts to write this book after she had written 'Thomas EDWARDS & Family' in 1997. The latter touched on Dick EDWARDS' yachting exploits and in this one she expands on these.Janice Morton MacDONALD's 'A Monkey for a Yacht', self published in 1999. Story of Eli ('Dick') EDWARDS, noted Port Melbourne yachtsman and Rouse Street farrier. 70pp, soft cover, many photos.sport - yachting, sandridge lagoon, janice macdonald nee morton, eli (dick) edwards, port melbourne yacht club, pmyc -
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Book, Ken Linnett, Game for Anything - The Tommy Lahiff Story, Aug 1999
'Game for Anything - The Tommy Lahiff Story' by Ken LINNETT. Paperback 322 pp, illustrated, indexed, Allen & Unwin 1999Signed by author on flyleaf 'Thanks to the Port Melbourne Historical Society - Ken Linnett'sport - australian rules football, sport - cricket, societies clubs unions and other organisations, tommy lahiff, freda lahiff, harry beitzel, john william (jack) woodruff, port melbourne football club, pmfc -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book - Minutes, J Kitchen & Sons, Employees Mutual Benefit Society, Norman Bros Stationers Pty Ltd, c. 1920
Green covered ledger with tan leather spine, containing handwritten minutes of the J Kitchen & sons Employees Mutual Benefit Society meetings from July 31,1926 until July 6 (probably 1956). The last meeting includesthe vote to recommend the winding up of the society.industry, manufacturing, societies clubs unions and other organisations, j kitchen & sons pty ltd, employees mutual benefit society, w s l sear, m v dunn, n l cox -
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Book - Minutes, J Kitchen & Sons, Directors Meetings, c. 1950
Blue coloured ledger, with tan leather spine (labels attached) containing pasted-in typed minutes of meetings of the Directors of J Kitchen & Sons Pty Ltd from 3rd Nov 1958 to 5 October 1978: and then Directors of Unichema till 8 July 1977. Meetings took place at 1 Macquarrie St Sydney until 9th April 1984, and then various Sydney addresses.industry, manufacturing, j kitchen & sons pty ltd, unichema australia pty ltd, administration -
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Document - Cheque book, J Kitchen & Sons, Sands & McDougall Pty Ltd, 28 Jun 1929
Pale khaki covered cheque book issued by the Bank of Australasia. Used by J Kitchen & Sonsindustry - manufacturing, j kitchen & sons pty ltd, the bank of australasia -
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Book - Shareholders Register, J Kitchen & Sons, 1901 - 1956
Large brown canvas covered shareholders ledgers - for J Kitchen & sons - of 501 numbered pages. Each page has the name of the shareholder, purchases and dividends. The first entry is for Dec 11, 1901 and the last June 26, 1956industry, manufacturing, j kitchen & sons pty ltd -
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Document - Forms of Contract, J Kitchen & Sons, The London Oil and Tallow Trades Association, Aug 1955
Green covered book of "Forms of Contract". Black binding along spine. Each form is numbered and headed with name of commodity for which a contract would be needed . Back of each page has "Rules of Arbitration and Appeal"The London Oil and Tallow Trades Association forms of contract 1955. 84 Leadenhall St, London, EC 3industry - manufacturing, j kitchen & sons pty ltd, coconut oil, vegetable oil, australasian tallow, english tallow, american spirits of gum turpentine, gum rosin, wood rosin, china wood oil, hardened oriental fish oil, linseed oil, south american matadero beef tallow, whale oil -
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Book, Graham Patterson, "Coastal guide to nature and History Port Phillip Bay", 2013
"Coastal guide to nature and History Port Phillip Bay" Book with coloured photograph of rock and coastline on cover.natural environment - beaches and foreshore, natural environment, conservation, piers and wharves - railway pier, piers and wharves - station pier, piers and wharves - princes pier, coastal, port phillip bay, centenary bridge, beacons, robert harper & co ltd, liardet family -
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Book, Rosalie Thrup Bray, "32 Gellibrand Road 3207, Life and times 1941-71", Jul 2013
Written and published by the author. First edition.Book "32 Gellibrand Road 3207, Life and times 1941-71". Rosalie BRAY (THRUP). Green cover with photo of 32 Gellibrand Road on coverbuilt environment - domestic, garden city, education, war - world war ii, piers and wharves - princes pier, gellibrand road, fishermans bend, millie mclean, roy mclean, sandra sleeth, rene smith, dave mclean, phyllis moore, joe watson, nancy carroll, violet pope, len pope, june moore, lois moore, sis peat, mrs mills, mary edwards, alf edwards, judy faram, swallow & ariell ltd, robert harper & co ltd, j h boyd domestic college, mrs wood mewton, oranje, ss nairana, daisy thrup, rosalie (rosie) bray nee thrup -
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Book, Terry Keenan, Welcoming the Wounded Anzacs, 5 Aug 2014
Researched by Terry KEENAN, who managed to locate details of this noted but unrecorded group of women."Welcoming the Wounded Anzacs" by Terry KEENAN. 132 page softcover book in blues and aquas. The story of the Women's Welcome Home Committee, World War I. Launched 100 years to the day of the commencement of the "Great War"Signed "for PMHPS" by the authorwar - world war i, societies clubs unions and other organisations, women, armed services, terry keenan, band rotunda, women's welcome home committee, women's welcoming committee, australian women's association -
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Book, Neil Maclean, "Each a new Leviathan - Great Passenger Ships in Melbourne", 2014
"Each a new Leviathan - Great Passenger Ships in Melbourne" 174 page soft cover book about Great Passenger ships which have visited Melbourne. Author Neil Maclean. Includes some brief local history in Introductiontransport - shipping, piers and wharves - station pier, piers and wharves - princes pier, war - world war i, war - world war ii, migrants, neil maclean -
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Book, Charles Wilson, "Unilever 1945-65. Challenge and Response in the Post-War Industrial Revolution.", 1968
"Unilever 1945-65. Challenge and Response in the Post-War Industrial Revolution." Follow up to Volume II of "The History of Unilever" (Cat no. 3410) written by Charles Wilson in 1954, and so covers the next 20 yearsindustry - manufacturing, business and traders - soaps/candles, j kitchen & sons pty ltd, unilever australia (holdings) ltd -
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Book, W J Reader, "Fifty years of Unilever", 1980
"Fifty years of Unilever" History book on Unilever by W J Reader, covering the years 1930 to 1980 worldwide. Many photographs included. Black cover with two photographs of a grocer shop and supermarket.industry - manufacturing, business and traders - soaps/candles, unilever australia (holdings) ltd, j kitchen & sons pty ltd -
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Book, Kristine Bak, "A Lever & Kitchen Album", 1988
"A Lever & Kitchen Album" History of Lever & Kitchen by Kristine Bak from beginnings in 1800s to year of publication, 1988. Pale blue cover with black and white photo of Balmain Works; many black and white photos included.business and traders - soaps/candles, industry - manufacturing, j kitchen & sons pty ltd, lever & kitchen pty ltd, unilever australia (holdings) ltd -
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Book, Brenda Stevens-Chambers, "My Anzac Quest", 2014
Yellow coloured book with photo of soldier and a woman on the front. Titled "My Anzac Quest", "Ginny & Honkie" by Brenda Stevens-Chamberswar - world war i, armed services - army, henry foster midgley, georgina midgley, jonathon midgley -
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Book, Margaret Bride et al, The Borough and Its People, 2013
The Borough and Its People. 1839 -1939 Port Melbourne Book with blue front cover and narrow band of 5 photos 3to 5 cms from top. Back cover similar in layout plus description of book's theme and contents . PMHPS logo and Port Phillip Council logo on back cover.australian aborigines, built environment, armed services, maritime, melbourne and metropolitan board of works, arts and entertainment, piers and wharves, transport, natural environment, transport - aviation and aerodrome, advertising, built environment - commercial, celebrations fetes and exhibitions, religion, industry, engineering, education, families, garden city, sandridge lagoon, politics, sport, margaret bride nee polson, graham bride -
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Book, Dinah Higham, "Dazzle Flash . the Account of an Exile", 1997
Dinah Higham, great-great-granddaughter of James, put this book together after much research by her father (in New Zealand where the family now lives)28 pages in newspaper format originally published Feb 1997. This book gives an account of the life of James Higham, his background and particularly his life in Australia after banishment from England, 1865 to 1875, as a reporter on local papers. .01 is in A4 sizefamilies, publishing, newspapers, james higham, the record, the sandridge reporter and hobsons bay advertiser, the telegraph and st kilda, prahran and south yarra guardian, borough of sandridge -
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Book, Dinah Higham, "Dazzle Flash . the Account of an Exile", 1997
Dinah Higham, great-great-granddaughter of James, put this book together after much research by her father (in New Zealand where the family now lives)28 pages in newspaper format originally published Feb 1997. This book gives an account of the life of James Higham, his background and particularly his life in Australia after banishment from England, 1865 to 1875, as a reporter on local papers. .02 is A3 sizefamilies, publishing, newspapers, james higham, the record, the sandridge reporter and hobsons bay advertiser, the telegraph and st kilda, prahran and south yarra guardian, borough of sandridge -
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Costume - Lodge apron, Bro H W Fletcher, Port Melbourne City Lodge, c. 1900
Belonged to donor's grandfather - Harold Williams - a boatman who took people and stores out to the anchored ships. He lived in Port Melbourne.Black oblong case with handle and metal lock. Contains Lodge apron and small blue constitution book. Side of case is unstitched for 3/4 of its length. Case locked and no key. Case is in a cotton bag with "This is genuine Hollywood handbag" on itBro H W Fletcher Port Melbourne City Lodgecostume, recreation, societies clubs unions and other organisations, bro h w fletcher, masonic, port melbourne city lodge -
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Book, Sands & McDougall Pty Ltd, Sands & McDougall's Directory of Victoria, 1967, Dec 1966
Hard bound dark red book entitled "Sands & McDougall's Directory of Victoria, 1967"advertising, families, local government, business and traders, built environment, sands & mcdougall pty ltd -
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Archive - Vintage Port, Worth Preserving, 1990 - 1991
"Vintage Port - Worth Preserving" Index of research material for the book "They can carry me out". 11 pages in plasticlocal government - city of port melbourne, built environment, families, celebrations fetes and exhibitions, domestic life, industry, recreation, sport, pat grainger, jill dawson, wendy morris, vintage port - worth preserving project 1991 -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Archive - They can carry me out, 1990 - 1991
the book "They can carry me out"local government - city of port melbourne, built environment, families, celebrations fetes and exhibitions, domestic life, industry, recreation, sport, pat grainger, jill dawson, wendy morris, vintage port - worth preserving project 1991 -
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Book, W A D Brodie, "Melbourne the water's edge.", 1978
"Melbourne the water's edge." Dark Blue book with paler blue dust jacket with picture of Gellibrand Light 1976 by W Brodie.built environment, built environment - industrial, piers and wharves, w a d brodie, williamstown, yarra river, maribyrnong river, gellibrand light, duke's and orr's dry dock, rona (polly woodside), st kilda pier, williamstown customs house -
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Book, Sensis Pty Ltd on behalf of Telstra Corporation Ltd, Yellow Pages, 2012
Yellow Pages. Melbourne inner city Northern region A-Z 2013. Telephone directory for businesses; includes advertising information . Covers Port Melbournebusiness and traders, communication, advertising, yellow pages -
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Book, Jim Beggs, "Proud to be a wharfie", 2014
"Proud to be a wharfie" by Jim Beggs. Paperback book of 260 pages second edition 2014"Best wishes Jim Beggs"piers and wharves - waterside workers, state government victoria, commonwealth government, piers and wharves, jim beggs, waterside workers federation, maritime union of australia, mua, missions to seamen, victorian trades hall -
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Book, "Weevils in the Flour - an oral record of the 1930s depresion in Australia", 1978
"Weevils in the Flour - an oral record of the 1930s depresion in Australia" by Wendy Lowenstein - hardcover 464 pages, dustcover, signed copy, first edition. Foreword by Manning Clark"Yours sincerely Wendy Lowenstein November 23, 1978 Melbournedepression, charities and appeals, fishermans bend, sustenance, lowenstein, katharin wendy, tom hills, clark manning, hills dot, port melbourne ladies benevolent society, central unemployed committee -
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Book, Bob Donovan, "A Rearing Stallion - Port Melbourne Colts - The History of the Port Melbourne Colts Football Club", 2015
Written from 2012-15 by "Leader" sports reporter Bob Donovan of Port Melbourne and launched 2015 at Port Melbourne Football Club."A Rearing Stallion - Port Melbourne Colts - The History of the Port Melbourne Colts Football Club" - by Bob DONOVAN. A lavishly produced 164 page paperback book with history and statistics, from 1946 to 2015, covering 57 years of competition. Red and blue cover with white stallion. Illustrated and full colour.Nonesport - australian rules football, societies clubs unions and other organisations, bob donovan, john may, jim penaluna, j l murphy reserve, lagoon reserve, port melbourne colts football club, phil rowlands