Fisher Folk of Fishermans Bend by Allan MEIERS was published by PMHPS in 2006. The book was launched by CoPP Mayor, Janet BOLITHO on 24 Oct 2006 at Port Melbourne Town Hall with an exhibition to accompany the launch that ran until Monday 14 November 2006. Ann SMALLPAGE took photos of the launch (Cat No 2205.01 - .29) and David THOMPSON took photos of the Exhibition (Cat No 5157.01 - .33). Colour digital photograph of the Prest Family panel on display at the Fisher Folk of Fishermans Bend Exhibition at Port Melbourne Town Hall, Oct-Nov 2006.fisher folk of fishermans bend, pmhps, port melbourne historical & preservation society, celebrations fetes and exhibitions, david thompson, prest family, families, fishermans bend

B&W photo of Win WOODRUFF nee PREST outside W.C. Cone & Co. in Railway Crescent c 1989, at time of demolition. This was the site of a former Prest homebuilt environment, business and traders, w c cone & co, winifred mary woodruff nee prest, woodruff family, prest family

A slightly cropped version of this photo appeared in The Sun News-Pictorial, pg 16, Monday 16 September 1946. The caption, in part, reads "Here the Mayor of Port Melbourne (Cr. J. Woodruff), second from right, is watching the Mayoress (Mrs Woodruff) sending down the first jack. Mrs. and Mr. T. J. Prest, parents of the Mayoress are on left; the Mayor is between two members of the bowling club committee." The newspaper version of the photo is a bad reproduction (on Trove) but appears to have cropped out the man on the extreme left so a strict reading of the caption indicates that the man on the left holding his hat and coat is T J PREST. However, the order of the wording "Mrs. and Mr. T. J. Prest" is curious. Usual convention would reverse this order so it is possible to read the caption as Mrs PREST is on the left of Mr PREST and therefore they are the people either side of their daughter, Mrs WOODRUFF. Also Thomas John PREST wore glasses (see Cat No 5298) as does the man to Mrs WOODRUFF's left while the other man, holding his hat and coat, is not wearing glasses. Digital copy of a B&W photograph of the Mayoress, Win WOODRUFF sending down the first jack of the season at Port Melbourne Bowling Club, Saturday, 14 September 1946. The Mayor, Cr Jack WOODRUFF is second from right with his arms folded.winifred mary woodruff nee prest, woodruff family, sport - lawn bowls, john william (jack) woodruff, prest family, ada mary prest nee carns, henry thomas prest, port melbourne bowling club

Digital copy of a B&W photograph of Tom and Ada PREST with a unidentified young child.thomas john prest, ada mary prest nee carns, prest family

Tom and Ada PREST had two sons, John and Leo and three daughters Constance, Winifred and Ruth.Digital copy of a colour photograph of Ada PREST with her daughters.ada mary prest nee carns, prest family

Digital copy of two B&W photographs of Tom PREST. One in Flinders Street near the station and one wearing a straw boater, light jacket and dark bowtie.thomas john prest, prest family

Image of title page of Sunday School book "From Jest to Earnest". Handwritten on frontispiece is - Fishermens Bend Mission Sunday School 1st Class Girls. 1st prize awarded to Matilda Prest for attendance, conduct and lessons. 29.05.1901awards and presentations, religion - baptist church, prest family

From the Woodruff family archives, Mayoral period, lasercopy of Win Woodruff as Mayoress, with the first ball of the 1947 series.winifred mary woodruff nee prest, families, woodruff family