Register of visitors to the Port Melbourne Free library at the Town Hall. 01 - covers period 26.07.1893 - 0.06. 1894. port melbourne library, local government - town of port melbourne, port melbourne town hall, port melbourne free library

Black and white photocopies, A4 laminated .01 - Mrs Mary McDONOUGH and Mr Michael McDONOUGH of 151 Heath Street, standing beside wire gate .02 - Group aboard a steamer at Station Pier Port Melbourne on 14 August 1934. Mr Michael McDONOUGH is identified .03 Death notice for Mr Michael McDONOUGH aged 83. From "The Record" 21/4/1951 which noted that he had been the Hall Keeper at Port Melbourne Town Hall for 38 years.local government - city of port melbourne, local government - town of port melbourne, port melbourne town hall, michael mcdonough, mary mcdonough, heath street, hall keeper

EC CROCKFORD's scrapbook from time he became acting Town Clerk (1892) until he left to serve South Melbourne (1909).Scrapbook kept by Port Melbourne Town Clerk EC CROCKFORD, 1890s: notebook with marbled board covers, 38 ruled pp, some empty. Back of book used upside down. Pasted with clippings related to municipal operation, and ads for contracts (in back). Insert: note on rateslocal government - town of port melbourne, engineering department - town of port melbourne, transport - railways, transport - tramways, engineering - roads streets lanes and footpaths, engineering - canals and drainage, amalgamation, piers and wharves - station pier, business and traders, sport - lawn bowls, health - general health, law, nightsoil, piers and wharves - railway pier, statistics, edward c crockford, town clerks, municipal elections

Copy of photo of draught horse harnessed to a lawn-mower with wooden grass-cutter. Horse standing on grass with trees behind, then Station Street with two-storey terrace houses, one inscribed 'Derwent SC House'. Near Corner Station and Raglan"Caption: And this, Sonny Boy, is how they used to turn grass into lawn in the old days: A horse drawn lawn mower used by the old Port Melbourne Town Council". Inscribed in pencil in one corner "Raglan St ?".parks and gardens, local government - town of port melbourne, transport - horse

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, business & traders - dairies, 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

Black and White portrait photo of Alexander ROGERS. Mayor of Town of Port Melbourne 1908/09 President of Port Melbourne Football Club 1909/11local government - town of port melbourne, sport - australian rules football, port melbourne football club, pmfc, alexander rogers

Mayor 1905/06, 1916/17, 1926/27 and 1937/38Black and white portrait photo of William HOWE, a Councillor for the Town of Port Melbourne 1900-08 and for the City of Port Melbourne 1912-46.local government - city of port melbourne, local government - town of port melbourne, william howe, mayors

Portrait photo of George Samuel Walter. Councillor Town (and City) of Port Melbourne 1897- 1937. Mayor Town of Port Melbourne 1901-02local government - town of port melbourne, local government - city of port melbourne, george samuel walter, mayors

Town of Port Melbourne Council Rough Minute Book 13/6/1904 to 4/9/1906. Written and typed. Green cover Other rough minute books from period catalogued in series 3685 to 3693, also 1107local government - town of port melbourne, built environment, edward c crockford, town clerks

Town of Port Melbourne Council Rough Minute Book 11/09/1906 to 12/05/1908. Written and typed and printed. Green cover Other rough minute books from period catalogued in series 3685 to 3693, also 1107local government - town of port melbourne, built environment, edward c crockford, town clerks

Town of Port Melbourne Council Rough Minute Book 11/07/1911 to 1914. Various committeesWritten and typed and printed. Green cover with tan spine Other rough minute books from period catalogued in series 3685 to 3693, also 1107local government - town of port melbourne, built environment, arthur victor heath, town clerks

Rough Minute Book . Town of Port Melbourne 18/12/1894 to 17/10/1896. Written and printed. Red/blue marbled cover Other rough minute books from period catalogued in series 3685 to 3693, also 1107local government - town of port melbourne, built environment, edward c crockford, town clerks

Rough Minute Book . Town of Port Melbourne 18/4/1893 to 28/12/1893. Written and printed. Green cover, red spine Other rough minute books from period catalogued in series 3685 to 3693, also 1107local government - town of port melbourne, built environment

Rough Minute Book . Town of Port Melbourne October 1896 to October 1897. Written and printed. Red. blue, black white marbled cover, dark red spine. Heading is on white label on front cover. Includes deputation of cowkeepers May 1897 Other rough minute books from period catalogued in series 3685 to 3693, also 1107local government - town of port melbourne, built environment, livestock, edward c crockford, town clerks, cowkeepers

One of two Port Melbourne municipal record books giving details of stone metal contracts and measurements 1909-1924 in columns headed dept/Breaker's name/Sub account/Dat/Balance after deducting sub. A remarks column sometimes shows where stone was used. Title 'Measurement Book' is on spine. The pages in Vol. 1 are printed at the top 'Town of Port Melbourne - Account of Metal Measurements"Label 'Stone Breakers' on front coverengineering - roads streets lanes and footpaths, local government - town of port melbourne

One of two Port Melbourne municipal record books giving details of stone metal contracts and measurements 1909-1924 in columns headed dept/Breaker's name/Sub account/Dat/Balance after deducting sub. A remarks column sometimes shows where stone was used. Title 'Measurement Book' is on spine.Title 'Measurement Book' is on spine.engineering - roads streets lanes and footpaths, local government - town of port melbourne, local government - city of port melbourne

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

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

W H Ashman - Electrical EngineerMinutes of Electric Lighting Committee from 05 Mar 1912 - 08 Feb 1916, following Port Melbourne Council's decision of 23 Jan 1912 to consider an electric light and power scheme for the town.local government - town of port melbourne, melbourne harbor trust - port of melbourne authority, joseph hayes morris, james peter crichton, w h ashman, owen sinclair, george samuel walter, william howe, arthur leaverack page, richard henry gill, thomas smith, robert harper & co ltd, albert tucker

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

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

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

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

Sanitary Inspector's Reports to Port Melbourne Council May to August 1900. This volume details work of Assistant Sanitary Inspector appointed for three months; includes property to property inspections, notices served, follow-up actionlocal government - town of port melbourne, environmental issues, health - general health, business and traders, industry - noxious, nightsoil, built environment, j harrop - sanitary inspector, dr sandford - acting medical officer, john g turner - assistant sanitary inspector

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

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

The item belonged to Syd ANDERSON and was later acquired by his friend Isobel MACBETH and donated to the Society.Leather bound, unused memo pad and pencil embossed for presentation to local returned servicemen by the Port Melbourne CouncilPresented by the Port Melbourne Town Council to Local members of the A.I.E.F.armed services, war - world war i, local government - town of port melbourne, sydney sims anderson, isobel macbeth

Town of Port Melbourne Council rough minute book from 21 February 1899-1901. Written and typed. Blue and Maroon cover in poor condition Other rough minute books from period catalogued in series 3685 to 3693local government - town of port melbourne, built environment, edward c crockford, town clerks

Second in a series on Port Melbourne public spaces. A City of Port Phillip cultural development fund project."Port Melbourne Town Hall - A short history of the buildings and the people who used them" By Susan REIDY 2003. 16 pages plus dusty pink cover, with Town Hall drawing in deep redlocal government - borough of sandridge, local government - borough of port melbourne, local government - town of port melbourne, local government - city of port melbourne, architecture, built environment - civic, susan reidy, port melbourne town hall