Commissioned by Port Melbourne Council during 1980's amalgamation battle; first published 1983, reprinted 1987..Dark green, hard cover with dark green jacket: A History of Port Melbourne by Nancy U'REN and Noel TURNBULL. Second (1987) edition. Two collection copies signed by authors, and one reference copy (167.03).Signed by the authors on collection copieslocal government, industry, families, sandridge lagoon, fishermans bend, transport - railways, transport - shipping, piers and wharves, fire and fire services, amalgamation, built environment, noel turnbull, nancy u'ren nee morris, business and traders - hotels

Commissioned by Port Melbourne Council during 1980's amalgamation battle; first published 1983, reprinted 1987..Dark green, hard cover with dark green jacket: A History of Port Melbourne by Nancy U'REN and Noel TURNBULL. Second (1987) edition. Two collection copies signed by authors, and one reference copy (167.03).Signed by the authors on collection copieslocal government, industry, families, sandridge lagoon, fishermans bend, transport - railways, transport - shipping, piers and wharves, fire and fire services, amalgamation, built environment, noel turnbull, nancy u'ren nee morris, business and traders - hotels

Commissioned by Port Melbourne Council during 1980's amalgamation battle; first published 1983.Dark green, hard cover with dark green jacket: 'A History of Port Melbourne' by Nancy U'REN and Noel TURNBULL. Second (1987) edition. Reference copy.local government, industry, families, sandridge lagoon, fishermans bend, transport - railways, transport - shipping, piers and wharves, fire and fire services, amalgamation, built environment, noel turnbull, nancy u'ren nee morris, business and traders - hotels

Commissioned by Port Melbourne Council during 1980's amalgamation battle; first published 1983. Dark green, hard cover with dark green jacket: 'A History of Port Melbourne' by Nancy U'REN and Noel TURNBULL. Second (1987) edition. Signed copy.Signed "With best wishes Nancy U'ren, Noel Turnbull, Fred Jackson, Perce White Mayor 19/10/1983"perce mcguire white, fred jackson, perce white, local government, industry, families, sandridge lagoon, fishermans bend, transport - railways, transport - shipping, piers and wharves, fire and fire services, amalgamation, built environment, noel turnbull, nancy u'ren nee morris, business and traders - hotels

Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works Plan No. 323,330, 335, 336 Segments shown: As Plan No. Large scale plan of lagoon fill area (40'=1")engineering - board of works, sandridge lagoon, transport - tramways, engineering - canals and drainage, built environment, gasworks, business and traders - hotels

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, sydney sims anderson, town clerks, business and traders - hotels, victoria sugar works

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

In 1990 City Librarian Wendy MORRIS commissioned Pat GRAINGER to co-ordinate a State and Council funded oral history project, the final product of which was this book. It was printed in time for the 1992 Port Melbourne Festival."They Can Carry Me Out" - Memories of Port Melbourne Blue, perfect-bound paperback book with white title and black line conversion of photo of fishing boats in the Lagoon. 96 pp, published January 1992fishermans bend, education - primary schools, piers and wharves - station pier, piers and wharves - waterside workers, education - kindergartens, celebrations fetes and exhibitions, transport - aviation and aerodrome, transport - ferries, transport - shipping, garden city, mission to seafarers, transport - railways, transport - horse, built environment - civic, built environment - domestic, built environment - commercial, built environment - industrial, town planning - proposals shelved - bayside, religion, arts and entertainment, livestock, sandridge lagoon, migrants, built environment - public housing, centenary bridge, local government - city of port melbourne, royal visits and occasions, police, sport - australian rules football, societies clubs unions and other organisations, natural environment, business and traders, war - world war ii, deaths and funerals, flood, domestic life, gasworks, health - general health, excelsior hall, public action campaigns, ada mary a'beckett kindergarten, wendy morris, pat grainger, g borer & co, johnny allsorts pawnbroker, mckenzies milkbar, galatos chocolates, j e earl pty ltd, faram brothers hardware, jack porritt, liardet family, porritts boot shop, phyllis anderson, norman barry, david beazley, leonard george 'dugga' beazley, florence beazley, george beazley, brenda bedford, lettie bradley nee walsh, margaret bride nee polson, anne callaghan, beris campbell, tony cannatelli, john carroll, john cass, margaret couch nee smith, brian couldrey, delva crawford nee rees, 'buffie' rees, joan curtis, elvir dragovic, james edward earl, linda edman, jessie edwards, lisa edwards, trevor emmett, judy faram, doug faram, george faram, richard faram, thomas faram, allen faram, a g warren, james murdock, margaret mclean, minnie mclean, m b muir, susie fox, william gleeson, sylvia gleeson, arnold goetz, lilian 'lil' goss nee johnson, gladys gott nee mccabe, stan gravias, george henry (harry) gray, len greaney, charles hall, bertha harvey nee carey, r graham carey, mac hatfield, f patricia (pat) hawkins, tippo hayes, tom hills, bradley hinge, lloyd holmes, norah howard nee mallet, voula hronakis, lorna johnson, diane keating nee bradley, alison kelly, june kirby, bob knell, tommy lahiff, nicole lalande, bill lane, kathleen lane nee moore, j s lang, ron laing, beverley lewis, andy libbis, peter libbis, emily lock, may lowe nee irving, wendy lowenstein, micael lucas, ted mccarthy, laura mcgill nee irving, vin mcnamara, elsie median nee mccabe, maree menzel, marie mills, marlene mitchell nee sharp, david moloney, ari pipilikas, ada polson nee bellion, les profitt, ted rohan, elizabeth saunders, vanessa savvaidis, prudence sheil, chutathip silpiphat, voula skourakis, flo stark, ted tobin, thelma todd, barbara villani, erica wilson, harry bocquet, nott street state school, port melbourne library, port melbourne temperance hall, swallow & ariell ltd, business and traders - hotels, vintage port - worth preserving project

In 1990 City Librarian Wendy MORRIS commissioned Pat GRAINGER to co-ordinate a State and Council funded oral history project, the final product of which was a book printed in time for the 1992 Port Melbourne Festival. Having been sold out for two years, it was reprinted with funds from the City of Port Phillip Cultural Development fund just in time to be launched at the 2002 Festival launch held at Beacon Cove on a Yarra Tram, 22 March 2002.2002 reprint of "They Can Carry Me Out" - Memories of Port Melbourne Blue, perfect-bound paperback book with white title and black line conversion of photo of fishing boats in the Lagoon. 96 pp, reprinted March 2002fishermans bend, education - primary schools, piers and wharves - station pier, piers and wharves - waterside workers, education - kindergartens, celebrations fetes and exhibitions, transport - aviation and aerodrome, transport - ferries, transport - shipping, garden city, mission to seafarers, transport - railways, transport - horse, built environment - civic, built environment - domestic, built environment - commercial, built environment - industrial, town planning - proposals shelved - bayside, religion, arts and entertainment, livestock, sandridge lagoon, migrants, built environment - public housing, centenary bridge, local government - city of port melbourne, royal visits and occasions, police, sport - australian rules football, societies clubs unions and other organisations, natural environment, business and traders, war - world war ii, deaths and funerals, flood, domestic life, gasworks, health - general health, excelsior hall, public action campaigns, ada mary a'beckett kindergarten, wendy morris, pat grainger, g borer & co, johnny allsorts pawnbroker, mckenzies milkbar, galatos chocolates, j e earl pty ltd, faram brothers hardware, jack porritt, liardet family, porritts boot shop, phyllis anderson, norman barry, david beazley, leonard george 'dugga' beazley, florence beazley, george beazley, brenda bedford, lettie bradley nee walsh, margaret bride nee polson, anne callaghan, beris campbell, tony cannatelli, john carroll, john cass, margaret couch nee smith, brian couldrey, delva crawford nee rees, 'buffie' rees, joan curtis, elvir dragovic, james edward earl, linda edman, jessie edwards, lisa edwards, trevor emmett, judy faram, doug faram, george faram, richard faram, thomas faram, allen faram, a g warren, james murdock, margaret mclean, minnie mclean, m b muir, susie fox, william gleeson, sylvia gleeson, arnold goetz, lilian 'lil' goss nee johnson, gladys gott nee mccabe, stan gravias, george henry (harry) gray, len greaney, charles hall, bertha harvey nee carey, r graham carey, mac hatfield, f patricia (pat) hawkins, tippo hayes, tom hills, bradley hinge, lloyd holmes, norah howard nee mallet, voula hronakis, lorna johnson, diane keating nee bradley, alison kelly, june kirby, bob knell, tommy lahiff, nicole lalande, bill lane, kathleen lane nee moore, j s lang, ron laing, beverley lewis, andy libbis, peter libbis, emily lock, may lowe nee irving, wendy lowenstein, micael lucas, ted mccarthy, laura mcgill nee irving, vin mcnamara, elsie median nee mccabe, maree menzel, marie mills, marlene mitchell nee sharp, david moloney, ari pipilikas, ada polson nee bellion, les profitt, ted rohan, elizabeth saunders, vanessa savvaidis, prudence sheil, chutathip silpiphat, voula skourakis, flo stark, ted tobin, thelma todd, barbara villani, erica wilson, harry bocquet, nott street state school, port melbourne library, port melbourne temperance hall, swallow & ariell ltd, business and traders - hotels, vintage port - worth preserving project

Surveyor Charles CLAY's reports to Council March 1877 to June 1882, handwritten. 176pp volume bound in maroon linen with red spine; sticker on front: MINUTE BOOK; 'Surveyor's Reports' hand printedThree names/addresses noted on first page. Two printed Agendas 1881 and 1882 pasted in front.local government - borough of sandridge, engineering - roads streets lanes and footpaths, port melbourne town hall, transport - tramways, engineering - canals and drainage, celebrations fetes and exhibitions, business and traders, fishermans bend, fire and fire services, flood, engineering - bridges, utilities, health - general health, built environment - domestic, industry - manufacturing, livestock, transport - railways, charles clay, sandridge lagoon, business and traders - hotels

Peter LIBBIS obtained these copies from the MMBW when he researched his family history in the 1980s. He has annotated them, colour in hotels etc. Donated to Society in 1997.One of a group of 19 photocopies of various 20th century MMBW plans, annotated/coloured in to indicate residences of Libbis family and local hotels, by Peter LIBBIS in family and hotel research - Harper's and lagoon, 1950s?business and traders - hotels, built environment - domestic, transport - railways, melbourne and metropolitan board of works, libbis family

Poor copy photograph of view over Lagoon from Sugar Works c1871, showing houses in Dow Street and the two footbridges at Rouse and Graham Streets. In the background is Emerald Hill. Original print at item 13..B2, 36 on backbuilt environment - domestic, sandridge lagoon, business and traders - hotels

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

Donor was researching property on the corner of Stokes and Graham St, as old timers claim it was "the Nelson Hotel" although there is no record of such in licensing records. Particular building is at upper left of this image.Large photocopy of an aerial photo. 1946 view from Swallow & Ariell to the infilled lagoon and HMAS Barracks. Poor quality image but shows St Joseph's Catholic Church; Holy Trinity; Edwards Park; Lady Forster Kindergarten; Methodist Church on Graham St (no longer there), Bay St. ; three storey Derham houses built environment - industrial, industry - food, swallow & ariell ltd, religion - anglican (holy trinity), religion - wesleyan methodist church, religion - roman catholic church (st josephs), nelson hotel, frederick thomas derham, built environment - domestic, business and traders - hotels

Researched, written and designed by Pat GRAINGER and PMHPS members"Historic Port Melbourne - a then and now calendar 2020" Produced by PMHPS. Black and white photo on cover of wagons loaded with a shipment from Swallow & Ariell 1915 PMHPS logo at bottom left corner.state savings bank of victoria, morley's coal depot, pier hotel, starbucks coffee, gasometer, hmas lonsdale, the bethel, turnbull furniture warehouse, tjngari, built environment, swallow & ariell ltd, henry davenport, perce mcguire white, perce white, ronald 'bunna' walsh, religion - anglican (holy trinity), joshua brothers distillery, fox and hay, mission to seafarers, fishermans bend, spider web nightclub, business and traders, theresa clay, johnny allsorts pawnbroker, sandridge lagoon, john bichard grut, maskell & mcnab memorial

Researched, written and designed by member Pat GRAINGER as a fundraiser for PMH&PS. Production volume: 700 copiesHistoric Port Melbourne - The Sandridge Years' calendar for 2006 - Men on Sandridge Beach on cover, sepia on ivory All following years calendars also recorded against cat no 1864transport - shipping, piers and wharves - railway pier, sandridge lagoon, industry - manufacturing, port melbourne town hall, swallow & ariell ltd, johann meiers, ps golden crown, james murdoch, mennie maclean, margaret maclean, london family hotel, victoria sugar works

Researched, written and designed by member Pat GRAINGER as a fundraiser for PMH&PS. Production volume: 675 copiesHistoric Port Melbourne - Our Eventful past. Cover photo is a political rally at hotel Clare Castle. All following years calendars also recorded against cat no 1864built environment, piers and wharves, transport - railways, celebrations fetes and exhibitions, religion - anglican (holy trinity), natural environment, sandridge lagoon, local government, fire and fire services, armed services - navy, port melbourne historical & preservation society, pmhps, west gate bridge, melbourne & hobsons bay railway, great white fleet, local government - borough of port melbourne, victoria sugar works

Researched, written and designed by member Pat GRAINGER as a fundraiser for PMH&PS. 2013 PMHPS calendar ; Historic Port Melbourne - Pens, pencils, photography, paint. Cover shows sugar works Sandridge; plus writing, painting and drawing instruments. All following years calendars also recorded against cat no 1864piers and wharves - station pier, built environment, transport, sandridge lagoon, port melbourne historical & preservation society, pmhps, port melbourne town hall, local government - borough of sandridge, local government - town of port melbourne, station hotel, faram brothers hardware, charles stoley, ps weeroona, guernsey house, brian cleveland, gleeson family, peter grut, ps hygeia, business and traders - hotels

Lasercopy from badly damaged, mounted photograph of Prince Alfred Hotel football team early 1950s, taken outside rooms at Lagoon Reservesport - australian rules football, billy bragg, harold 'dags' brown, teddy colbert, ron (?) dond, jimmy 'wizzle' mcnair, v johnson, carroll, laurie 'spud' fraser, jack dobson, alfie tucker, g mangan, l parrish, milton burton, lagoon reserve, business and traders - hotels

Produced by PMH&PS as a promotional/fundraising item. 500 printed, then errors discovered. Recalled, de-stapled, reprinted (8 pp), collated and redistributed. Sold in Bay Street from Town Hall, Library, newsagent, Sandridge Gallery, Emerald Hill Bookstore, Sweet Port and Yorkville Kangaroo1997 calendar produced by PMH&PS, printed sepia on ivory, 16pp; cover photo 'Gem' at Railway Pier from foreshore. Revised printing with April and May correctedsocieties clubs unions and other organisations, built environment, piers and wharves - railway pier, sandridge lagoon, beacons, arts and entertainment - film/cinema, pat grainger, faram brothers hardware, ps gem, business and traders - hotels

Reports to Council hand entered by Town Surveyor and ATS, with marginal notes on actions taken by Council.Book of reports of Port Melbourne Town Surveyor 1901-1911: 475 pp volume bound in dark green with maroon spine and corners. Gold stamped on spine 'Minute Book' but added leather label below reads 'Surveyors Report Book'. Some inserts (glued in)Stamped inside cover and on some pages, 'Town of Port Melbourne Surveyors Office'sandridge lagoon, local government - town of port melbourne, fishermans bend, flood, fire and fire services, port melbourne town hall, transport - horse, transport - tramways, parks and gardens, engineering - roads streets lanes and footpaths, excelsior hall, societies clubs unions and other organisations, built environment, industry - manufacturing, engineering - canals and drainage, crimes and misdemeanours, transport - ferries, south melbourne, arthur victor heath, george beazley, h v champion, business and traders - hotels

98 pages of clippings kept by Port Melbourne Town Clerk E.C. CROCKFORD; sequential to item 162. (This also has his bowling scores in back). NB Crockford supposed to have moved to South Melbourne in November, 1909, but this book kept up to 28-07-1910, apparently still in Crockford's handwriting.Notationslocal government - town of port melbourne, engineering - board of works, melbourne harbor trust - port of melbourne authority, sandridge lagoon, livestock, piers and wharves - miscellaneous, amalgamation, royal visits and occasions, law, sport - lawn bowls, transport - tramways, health - general health, flood, transport - horse, transport - railways, environmental issues, fishermans bend, engineering - canals and drainage, built environment - domestic, celebrations fetes and exhibitions, town planning - proposals shelved, natural environment, edward c crockford, town clerks, pumping station, waste disposal, sand carters, business and traders - hotels, business and traders - dairies