As a member of the Port Melbourne Historical and Preservation Society, donor Arthur ROWAN photographed a series of significant buildings in the Port and South Melbourne area over several years. A selection of nineteen of these was presented to the Port Melbourne Society in 1993.Small print, strong blue cast, mounted on white card, with mounted, typed caption: Royal Australian Navy Drill Hall Former Commonwealth of Australia Drill Hall and Offices 40 Bay Street P.M. Built 1912. 1st occupier Commonwealth Government R.A.N. Present owner: Commonwealth Governement. [Navy left 1992, present occupier Circus Oz]built environment - civic, armed services - navy, arthur rowan, naval drill hall

Seventeen (17) individual photos were joined together by John Kirby to make a compsite image.Aerial Survey of Port Melbourne; December 1945 Large photograph mounted on foam board. Shows aerial view of Port Melbourne showing its extent from the Bay. Panel on right hand side has key to numbered areas on map . PMHPS logo on top left cornerbuilt environment, local government, natural environment, built environment - industrial, religion - roman catholic church (st josephs), gmh, general motors-holden, rotten row, trotting track, j kitchen & sons pty ltd, wool board storage sheds, government aircraft factory, gaf, commonwealth aircraft corporation, cac, north port oval, brookes lemos ltd, port melbourne fire brigade, former port melbourne market, eclipse theatre, presbyterian church, inner beacon, forsters arms hotel, commonwealth government engine works, st josephs church and school, missions to seamen, centenary bridge, royal australian navy drill hall, mail exchange, gasometers, town pier, robert harper & co ltd, royal australian navy, hmas lonsdale, port melbourne yacht club, pmyc

Royal Australian Naval Reserve statutory drills 1926armed services - navy, royal australian naval reserve, h r pollock, f j young