Regarding trotting history at Port Melbourne Speedway. Includes an extract from "Trove" of the "Record " Emerald Hill covering the opening of the speedway on 24th August 1918. MLA J L MURPHY (president of the club) opened the track in the presence of Port Melbourne Mayor J P CRICHTON and other dignitaries. The club was formed to encourage and support the breeding of trotters and enjoy the sport free from gambling.Four digital images relating to trotting in Port Melbourne. (.03) Image of "Trotting Record" May 11, 1916 showing Pearl KELLY. An article included by John PECK give much information about her life and riding/training career. Also about her husband, the boxer Dick CULLEN. There is nothing to indicate that KELLY had any link, or raced/trained at Port Melbournejames laurence murphy, james peter crichton, sport - trotting, pearl kelly, george gath, 'darkie' gath, will whitbourn, cumming smith and co, john peck, dick cullen

Scrapbook of newspaper clippings kept by Len Greaney regarding West Gate bridge. Now as loose pages (see History of item) the pages came from the "Sun" and the "Herald" newspapers. These pages are related to the building and the opening of the bridge.engineering - bridges, west gate bridge, deaths and funerals, len greaney, john laino, bill snowden, frank piermarini, desmond gibson, fred upsdell, jack grist, jouzof ozeus, george tsehilios

.01 - Sixteen page copy of St Joseph's sacrificial offering programme for the building of Stoke Street School, 1962-65. .03 - Copy of invitation to blessing & opening of St Joseph's Stoke Street School. .04 - Four pages of newspaper clippings regarding building of Stoke Street Schoolreligion - roman catholic church (st josephs), domestic life, st josephs catholic primary school, gerald patrick harper

From opening of "Station Pier - Gateway to a New Life" at the Immigration Museum. Covers: invitation to opening, 2 brochures, booklet of 6 postcards, book.piers and wharves - station pier, museum victoria

Boxing Fit Grand Opening. Coloured flyer in blue and red. Photo on front of two women in red shirts. Advertising the Grand opening of Boxing Fit in Port Melbourne. Reverse has details of courses and photo of a group in a gym.sport, boxing fit, salmon street

Roses Stereoscopic Views image of Duke of York (and Cornwall) and the Duchess departing from Port Melbourne Railway Station in 1901. They had been visiting Melbourne for the opening of the first Australian Parliament at the Exhibition Buildingsroyal visits and occasions, transport - railways, duke of york, duke of cornwall, duchess of york, duchess of conwall, port melbourne railway station

These items were collected by a PMHPS member during 2018-19 and they have been retained as a group of ephemeraVarious ephemera of local interest showing changes in community. Flyer from Fishermans Bend Realty inviting locals to the opening of the new business.fishermans bend, built environment

The theatre was opened in 1924. The "Cinema Record" article describes the opening and later history and includes diagrams, pictures and plans.Article (6 pages) from the 2004 "Cinema Record" regarding Eclipse Theatre Port Melbournearts and entertainment - film/cinema, eclipse picture theatre

Members of PMH&PS worked on the exhibition (research, writing etc) and society loaned items from our collection. Curated by Joan Winter.Invitation to the opening of 'Dredging, Draining, Dipping and Shipping - A History of the foreshore and low-lying lands of the City of Port Phillip', an exhibition by the City of Port Phillip opened by Hon. Frank Crean.celebrations fetes and exhibitions, joan winter - curator

Invitation to opening of exhibition of screen prints by Tom SANDERS 28 November 1987, with illustration of his impression of proposed SCDC 'Bayside Development'celebrations fetes and exhibitions, arts and entertainment - visual arts, tom sanders

From the files of Beris CAMPBELL, Council social worker 1970s to 1990sColour photograph of official opening of the first community driven Port Melbourne Festival by the Mayor Frederick Robert WINDUSS, 20 February 1977, Murphy's Reserve'20th Feb. '77' on reversecelebrations fetes and exhibitions, frederick robert winduss, noni winduss, port melbourne festival, j l murphy reserve

The artist, a member of this Society (self portrait inside cover), did several paintings of Creswick House, one of which was purchased by the owner Isobel Macbeth (also a PMH&PS member), who waved this item for the collection. Ray subsequently moved to France to paint.1997 invitation to the opening of watercolour artist Ray Johnstone's exhibition at Customs Wharf Gallery in Williamstown, in form of a folder of four polstcards, each with a 4 colour reprodction of a painting. One of these is Creswick House at 139 Bridge Street, Port Melbourne.arts and entertainment - visual arts, built environment - domestic, ray johnstone, creswick house, isobel macbeth

Photocopy sheets of PMYC events. First Ashes series 3.3.1995. Presentation night trophies. Opening day 28.02.1998. Early photos; Pile driving 1991, fire services, framing and steel worksport - yachting

Municipality of Sandridge, Reports of the Public Works Committee from August 2nd 1860 to August 2nd 1861, 1st year information on opening page. reports actually continue to 21 September 1865. Wide spined binder with hand written reports on blue lined paper stuck in, red binding on corners of coverlocal government - borough of sandridge, local government - municipal district of sandridge

Copy of "The Record" souvenir edition. Opening of the West Gate Bridge, November 1978built environment - civic, local government - city of port melbourne, west gate bridge, anna louise robieson, noel turnbull

This film was shown at the opening of the pier and at the Piers Festivals 2012 and 2013, and at the Melbourne Open House Weekend July 2012 at which PMHPS took part. We requested a copy.DVD of Princes Pier construction montage compiled by Major Projects Victoria over the years during which the abandoned pier was renovated to produce both public space and a monument to its own history. A stop-action film of the construction process, donated to PMHPS by MPV in 2012 by the Project Manager Andrew McKinleypiers and wharves - princes pier, major projects victoria, andrew mckinley

Thought to be a library opening or launch of some sort.From the Woodruff family archives, Mayoral period, lasercopy of Jack Woodruff as Mayor, with students at Port Melbourne library 1946/1947.families, john william (jack) woodruff

Gina Kowalski launched her Sandridge Gallery at 3 Bay Street on 15 November 1995. It was opened by the Commissioner of the new City of Port Phillip, Des Clarke, and attended by many, including members of the PMH&P SocietySix pages DL size (folded) inviation to the opening of Sandridge Gallery. Horizontal cover features gallery lgo incorporating old borough emblem and motto and full colour reproduction of Liardet\'s painting from 1875 'Shore of Sandridge' (cover folds short to reveal that title, which is on page 5.arts and entertainment - visual arts, business and traders, gina kowalski, sandridge gallery

Brochure regarding the West Gate Bridge (before the opening) 1969engineering - bridges, lower yarra crossing authority

Facsimile of souvenir program of the opening of the new pipe organ at the Graham Street Methodist church - blue, contains Honour Roll for church.religion - wesleyan methodist church, arts and entertainment - music, d daley, mrs r monkhouse, c s trewavis, w g price, miss buchan, lt col langlery

The writer, F R TONKIN , has written a brief history of the Nott Street State School from its opening on 1st July 1874 to the end of March 1969. Due to falling enrolments the school closed in 1992 with the Port Phillip Specialist School relocating there in 1996.Two A4 typed sheets of information relating the history of Nott Street School until July 1969.1.7.1874 Nott St School Built Cost 5375.0.0 education - primary schools, state school 1427 nott street, f r tonkin

Digital video recording of PMHPS meeting held on 24 November 2020. Luke SAVAGE, Honorary School Archivist, Melbourne High School, talks about the origin of the school and state secondary education which both began in 1905 with the opening of the Melbourne Continuation School (renamed Melbourne High School (MHS) in 1912) it was the first of a number of High Schools across Victoria that opened academic secondary education to many Victorians for the first time. Located in the city and co-educational, the school split, with the boys moving to South Yarra and the girls after a peregrination to Albert Park as Mac.Robertson Girls’ High School. Luke also looks at connections between the school and Port Melbourne.luke savage, melbourne high school, education - secondary schools, mac.robertson girls high school