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Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Plan - Heath Street, Bridge Street and Spring Street, Sandridge, 16 Mar 1868
Plan of Heath, Bridge, North and South Spring Streets 1868 showing Bay St, Raglan St,Spring St, and Nott St, labelled. Spring St North, Spring St South, Bridge St and Heath St unlabelled; and transverse sections of the streets with measurements.Signed "Peter Mackey, Nicholas Mackey 16/5/68" Other names have been crossed out with pencil.built environment - civic, engineering department - borough of sandridge, engineering - roads streets lanes and footpaths, heath street, bridge street, borough of sandridge -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Plan, The Township of Sandridge, 30 Mar 1859
Plan of the township of Sandridge.Lithographed at the Public Lands Office, Melbourne, March 30th 1859engineering - roads streets lanes and footpaths, municipal district of sandridge -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Plan, Department of Lands and Survey, The Township of Sandridge, 25 Nov 1860
Plan of the township of Sandridge lithographed at the department of Lands and Survey, Melbourne 5th November, 1860. Identical to 1859 version except for added rail line through Sandridge and onto Town Pierengineering - roads streets lanes and footpaths, municipal district of sandridge -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Plan - Market site and Council Depot, City of Port Melbourne, City Engineer, City of Port Melbourne Site plan of Market Properties and Council Depot, 1938 - 1939
City of Port Melbourne Site plan of Market Properties and Council Depot. Site plan also shows the library and old Fire Station. Made approximately 1938 to 1939. Pencil markings show later use of the site when the market property was used as part of the council depot.red pen "686"built environment - civic, built environment - commercial, engineering department - city of port melbourne -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Map, John Millar, "Design for Ship Canal or 'tidal harbor' and docks for the Port of Melbourne", 21 Sep 1860
COPYRIGHT STATE OF VICTORIA Hydrographic map. "Design for Ship Canal or 'tidal harbor' and docks for the Port of Melbourne". Shows proposed extension of the city westward. Signed 21.09.1860, lithographed 21.12.1860 and reproduced 1986transport - shipping, piers and wharves, engineering - canals and drainage, town planning -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Article - Newspaper clipping, Meeting, Sandridge Borough Council, "EPA Work", 5 Mar 1878
Report (photocopy) on Sandridge Borough Council meeting on Tuesday, March 5th 1878, in the Record, March 8th 1878. Highlighted is reference to the making of a footpath on Ross St, of interest to ratepayers, in particular a Mr Kennett (perhaps Caleb?)local government - borough of sandridge, engineering department - borough of sandridge, engineering - roads streets lanes and footpaths, caleb (?) kennett, borough of sandridge -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book, Robert La Nauze, Engineer to marvellous Melbourne - The Life and Times of William Thwaites, 2011
Engineer to marvellous melbourne - The Life and Times of William Thwaites Second edition by Robert D LA NAUZE (signed). Paperback produced by Melbourne Water to tell the story of the extraordinary young engineer who oversaw the sewering of Melbourne in the 1880s and 90s. Chrome yellow with sepia photo of aquaduct project 1890sSigned by author on title page. Archival PMHPS Stamp 1st page, also donor name in inkengineering - board of works, built environment - civic, william thwaites, george thwaites snr, elizabeth thwaites, george thwaites jnr, melbourne and metropolitan board of works, mmbw, all england eleven hotel, robert d la nauze -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Plan - MMBW, Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works (MMBW), 1894 - 1895
Located on State Library Victoria (SLV) website by member Ray JelleyMelbourne Metropolitan Board of Works (MMBW) waste water (sewer) plans from 1894-95. Plan numbers 322, 331, 335, 564, 565, 575. Area bounded by Liardet St, East Esplanade, Foote St, Johns(t)on St and Hobsons Bay. Includes Gas works and Distillery.engineering - board of works, sewerage, mmbw, melbourne and metropolitan board of works -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - CD-ROM, Clipping, E C CROCKFORD, Town Clerk, 1900 - 1910
Digital scan of two books of newspaper clippings (cat no 162 & 251) collected by Town clerk, E C CROCKFORDmelbourne harbor trust - port of melbourne authority, sandridge lagoon, livestock, piers and wharves, amalgamation, local government - town of port melbourne, law, town planning - proposals shelved, celebrations fetes and exhibitions, built environment - domestic, business and traders - hotels, engineering - canals and drainage, fishermans bend, transport, flood, business and traders, health - general health, transport - tramways, sport - lawn bowls, edward c crockford, town clerks -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Map, City of Port Melbourne. Parishes of melbourne South. Doutta Galla, c. 1930
City of Port Melbourne. Parishes of Melbourne South. Doutta Galla Copy of map circa 1930, showing Port Melbourne, Station and Town piers. Map is black on white paper with numbered red dots on most residential blocks. 1876 written in ballpoint on bottom - possibly date of first edition, before later additions.built environment, engineering department - city of port melbourne -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Map - MHT General Plan showing Harbour improvements recommended Sir John Coode, Thomas Kell Lith, 1800s
Black and white map "Melbourne Harbour Trust, General Plan showing Harbour improvements, as recommended by Sir John Coode in his report of 17th February 1879" Showing proposed Coode canal and Sandridge, Hobson's Bay, North Williamstown, Footscray, the City, Emerald Hill and also the buildings of "Kitchen and Son" . (copy of original)industry, manufacturing, engineering department, borough of sandridge, engineering - canals and drainage, melbourne harbor trust - port of melbourne authority, j kitchen & sons pty ltd, sir john coode -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Aerial view of Port Melbourne, overlaid, Charter Keck, Cramer, Nov 2006
Black and White aerial photo with red map overlay, labelled "Port Melbourne 1946 overlaid" in gold/brown metal frame . Shows Yarra River, Coode Canal and Hobson's Bay.built environment - industrial, engineering - canals and drainage, coode island, yarra river, melbourne harbor trust - port of melbourne authority -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Audio - PMHPS Meeting, Sewering Melbourne, Ann Miller, "It began at the All England Eleven", 26 May 2003
Recording of the PMHPS meeting 26.05.2003 at Cricketer's Arms Hotel. Speaker was Ann Miller on the subject "Sewering Melbourne", "It began at the All England Eleven" . Recording duration 47:22engineering - canals and drainage, ann miller, all england eleven hotel, business and traders - hotels -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book - Correspondence, A V HEATH, Town Surveyor, Port Melbourne, Arthur Victor Heath, Town Surveyor, 1890 - 1894
One of two books containing tracing paper copies of letters handwritten by Town Surveyor A.V. HEATH: from approximately 1 Nov 1890 to 3 March 1894 (date of commencement is approximate because pages are missing). Also contains certificates of survey.engineering - roads streets lanes and footpaths, local government - town of port melbourne, local government - borough of port melbourne, engineering - other, arthur victor heath -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book - Correspondence, A V HEATH, Town Surveyor, Port Melbourne, Arthur Victor Heath, Town Surveyor, 1894 - 1898
One of two books containing tracing paper copies of letters handwritten by Town Surveyor A.V. HEATH: from 29 January 1896 to 16 February 1898.engineering - roads streets lanes and footpaths, local government - town of port melbourne, local government - borough of port melbourne, engineering - other, arthur victor heath -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book - Reports, Sandridge Municipality Reports - Health Committee, 1861 - 1865
Henry Charles CURTIS, Health OfficerHealth Committee reports for period 1 Jan 1861 to 30 June 1865, held in large binder. Eleven pages only, plus three pages of notes for Central Board of Health, including by-law 23, bound in.Reports signed by Mayorshealth - general health, built environment - domestic, engineering - canals and drainage, livestock, victorian sugar works, frederick poolman, henry charles curtis, business and traders - butchers -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book - Minutes, Port Melbourne Council, Officers of the Town Clerk's office and Councillors, Sanitary Committee appointed 11 March 1890, 1890 - 1893
Minutes of Port Melbourne's first Sanitary Committee appointed by Council on 11.03.1890 in response to a health statute. Dealt with cases of infectious disease and all sanitary matters between 1890 and 1893, meeting frequentlylocal government - town of port melbourne, local government - borough of port melbourne, health - general health, engineering - canals and drainage, health - hospitals, james john bartlett, henry norval edwards, john charles hill, john finlay malcolmson, james ker beck plummer, william henry prohasky, michael tarver quinn, william richardson, edward clark, town clerks, phillip melville salmon, william richardson tarver, edward c crockford -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book, Officers of the Town Clerk's office and Councillors, Minute book - Finance, Legislative and Sanitary Committee of Port Melbourne council commencing 16 January 1894, ending 21 Dec 97, 1894 - 1897
Minutes of Port Melbourne's Finance, Legislative and Sanitary Committee meetings considering estimates, setting rates, receiving reports form Health Officer, dealing with legislative and sanitary matters usually raised by the Town Clerk 1894-1897local government - town of port melbourne, local government - borough of port melbourne, health - general health, engineering - canals and drainage, health - hospitals, law, alexander joseph bain, john charles hill, john finlay malcolmson, james ker beck plummer, frederick poolman, michael tarver quinn, george washington robbins jnr, george cuscaden, william richardson tarver, edward c crockford, henry norval edwards -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book - Port Melbourne Council, Officers of the Town Clerk's office and Councillors, Finance, Legislative and Sanitary Committee and Committee of Whole Council, 1898 - 1902
Minutes of Port Melbourne's Finance, Legislative and Sanitary Committee meetings considering estimates, setting rates, receiving reports form Health and other officers, dealing with legislative and sanitary matters usually raised by the Town Clerk 1898-1902. It also records some meetings of the Committee of Whole Council.local government - town of port melbourne, local government - borough of port melbourne, health - general health, engineering - canals and drainage, health - hospitals, law, alexander joseph bain, james arthur boyd, john charles hill, david clark armstrong, arthur hester, james ker beck plummer, john o'brien, michael tarver quinn, george washington robbins jnr, george samuel walter, william watson, william richardson tarver, edward c crockford, henry norval edwards -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book - Port Melbourne Council, J Harrop, Sanitary Inspector, Sanitary Inspectors Report Book, 1900 - 1905
Sanitary Inspector's Reports to Port Melbourne Council 1900-1905, detailing infectious diseases reported, nuisances, smells, smoke, drain sewerage leaks, illegal dumping of manure and other refuse, animals found wandering, inspections of premises, tips, piggeries, factories, fumigating, laying baits, carrying out orders of Health Officer.local government - town of port melbourne, environmental issues, health - general health, business and traders, industry - noxious, nightsoil, engineering - canals and drainage, built environment, livestock, j harrop - sanitary inspector, dr sandford - acting medical officer -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book - Port Melbourne Council, J Mounsey, Sanitary Inspector, Sanitary Inspectors Report Book, 1923 - 1929
Sanitary Inspector's Reports to Port Melbourne Council 1905-1912. Detailing sampling food for tests, Pure Food Act, Test weights and measures incuding those of wood merchants (Coal and Firewood Act), Prosecutions, water supply problems.local government - town of port melbourne, local government - city of port melbourne, environmental issues, health - general health, business and traders, industry, nightsoil, built environment, livestock, engineering - canals and drainage, james mounsey - sanitary inspector -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book - Port Melbourne Council, Sanitary Inspectors Report Book, J Mounsey, Sanitary Inspector, 1923 - 1936
Sanitary Inspector's Reports to Port Melbourne Council 1923-1936. Detailing conditions to be formulated for storage of large tanks of petrol on Fishermen's Bend; conditions for stevedore awaiting pick-up; regulations re boarding housepiers and wharves - waterside workers, local government - city of port melbourne, environmental issues, health - general health, business and traders, industry - noxious, nightsoil, built environment, livestock, engineering - canals and drainage, james mounsey - sanitary inspector -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book - Port Melbourne Council, Sanitary Inspectors Report Book, J Mounsey, Sanitary Inspector, 1929 - 1936
James MOUNSEY - Council InspectorSanitary Inspector's Reports to Port Melbourne Council 1929-1936. Detailing duties re traffic, fire, building regulations, installation and use of petrol pumps, food labelling, street hoardings, crowd behaviour. Notes wireless aerials cause damage to chimneys when attached by wire p.88transport - motor vehicles, local government - city of port melbourne, environmental issues, health - general health, business and traders, industry, nightsoil, built environment, fishermans bend, livestock, engineering - canals and drainage, james mounsey -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book - Port Melbourne Council, Sanitary Inspectors Report Book, J L Cousland, Inspector et al, 1944 - 1955
Sanitary Inspector's Reports to Port Melbourne Council 1944-1955. Detailing testing and immunisation programmes, mass x-ray, vaccination for smallpox, cleansing station opened, poor conditions in emergency housing areas, Lands Dept neglect of Crown land, rubbish dumped in air raid shelters, advice sought re football and cricket played on streets, wood for pensionersLabel on spine illegible; 'Inspectors reports' inside covertransport - motor vehicles, local government - city of port melbourne, environmental issues, health - general health, business and traders, industry, nightsoil, built environment, fishermans bend, livestock, engineering - canals and drainage, james llewellyn cousland, b e w aitken, harley grover, dr merrilees, mr hepburn -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book - Borough of Sandridge, Officers of the Council, Asphalt Pavement Accounts, 1877 - 1960
Asphalt Pavement Accounts book 1877- 1960. 'Borough of Sandridge' printed at top of pages. Columns record person liable for cost, location, measurement, cost of pavement and when paid. Path construction plan 1959 attached. Loose items are copies of notices sent to owner c1960s.'Asphalt Pavements Accounts' is embossed on the spine. The title given on the cover includes the words 'important records'engineering - roads streets lanes and footpaths, local government - town of port melbourne, local government - city of port melbourne, local government - borough of port melbourne, arthur victor heath, town clerks -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Aerial view of West Gate Bridge, Oct 1990
Cut from the 1990 City of Melbourne Strategy PlanPage from 1990 City of Melbourne Strategy Plan with aerial photograph of West Gate Bridge and Fishermen's Bendtown planning, engineering - bridges -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book, Lurking in Lanes, 1998
'Lurking in Lanes: a back fence history of the Lanes and Little Streets of Port Phillip', exhibition curated by the City of Port Phillip 1998'Lurking in Lanes: a back fence history of the Lanes and Little Streets of Port Phillip', a catalogue accompanying the exhibition curated by the City of Port Phillip 30pp, 1998engineering - roads streets lanes and footpaths, built environment - civic, domestic life, business and traders, built environment - domestic, glen cosham, janice c morton macdonald, glen stuart -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Archive - File, Safer Routes to Shops in Port Melbourne, 2000 - 2001
This project involved community representatives in the identification of unsafe points on the route between Wintringham Hostel and Bay Street, in particular for elderly and disabled people. The intention of the project was to improve coordination between departments of Council viz. Health & Safety with Infrastructure. The lack of coordination that was a legacy of contracting-out was evident throughout the project.File of documents, reports, correspondence, photos relating to the project "Safer Routes to Shops in Port Melbourne" (between Wintringham Hostel and Bay Street) 2000-2001engineering - roads streets lanes and footpaths, matt rodda, jim hillis, perce mcguire white, perce white -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Graham Street overpass nearing completion, Port Melbourne, Douglas Smallpage, 1970
B&W photograph - Graham Street overpass nearing completion, viewed from south. Opened early 1971engineering - bridges, centenary bridge -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Graham Street overpass nearing completion, Port Melbourne, Douglas Smallpage, 1970
B&W photograph - Graham Street overpass nearing completion, viewed from north. Opened early 1971engineering - bridges, centenary bridge