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

Opening day of season, Port Melbourne Bowling Club, 11.10.1906sport - lawn bowls, port melbourne bowling club

Photo of opening day of Port Melbourne Bowling Club, taken from Bowling Club green with members assembled in front of club rooms, Wednesday 02-10-1895.sport - lawn bowls, port melbourne bowling club

Photo of members of Port Melbourne Bowling Club assembled in front of club rooms for opening of the 1929 season; taken from bowling green. Syd and Mabel ANDERSON are at centre, 3rd and 4th rowssport - lawn bowls, sydney sims anderson, mabel anderson, town clerks, port melbourne bowling club

Opening day photo taken outside Bowling Clubhouse of a group of approximately 125 people dressed in winter clothes; includes children.Recd from Pt Melb Library 16/7/73sport - lawn bowls, sydney sims anderson, town clerks, port melbourne bowling club

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

Invoice from Melbourne Water Supply to Nott Street 'Ornamental Reserve' for supply of 47,000 gallons of water from 12 December 1884 to 13 March 1885 (relative to Bowling Club)Ledger folio 7/870 Regn folio 250sport - lawn bowls, parks and gardens, port melbourne bowling club

Payment advice for water from Melbourne Water Supply approved by public works committee, examined by finance committee, passed for payment by Sandridge Councilsport - lawn bowls, parks and gardens, port melbourne bowling club, henry norval edwards, michael tarver quinn, local government - borough of sandridge

Receipt from Melbourne Water Supply for supply of 47,000 gallons of water to ornamental reserve, Nott Street, Port Melbourne 1880ssport - lawn bowls, parks and gardens, port melbourne bowling club, henry norval edwards, michael tarver quinn, local government - borough of sandridge

Program belonged to William HEGARTY of 91 Cruikshank Street,and has been kept by his daughter, Barbara GARDINER, since his death in August 1985Program of Port Melbourne Bowling Club for Centenary year 1982-83sport - lawn bowls, port melbourne bowling club, william (bill) hegarty

Collected by Fred WINDUSSPort Melbourne Bowling Club badge, design in navy blue, red, gold and aquamarine appears to be Yarra and West Gate Bridge; irregular shapesocieties clubs unions and other organisations, sport - lawn bowls, frederick robert winduss, port melbourne bowling club

Collected by Fred WINDUSSPort Melbourne Bowling Club tie clasp, design in navy blue, red, gold and aquamarine appears to be Yarra and West Gate Bridge; irregular shapesocieties clubs unions and other organisations, sport - lawn bowls, frederick robert winduss, port melbourne bowling club

From the collection of the late Fred WindussFour aluminium coasters from the collection of the late Fred WINDUSS - two gold plated and two silver plated, with Port Melbourne Bowling Club insignia; mounted on blue felt in a black card pouch. Impression of Yarra River with West Gate Bridge in foreground and City in background, edge of a bowl on right handsport - lawn bowls, frederick robert winduss, port melbourne bowling club

Ron STRANKS speaks about 'the great bottle heist' to establish a junior cricket club. Helen BARRY spaeks about "tennis - a game for all comers" Craig MORRIS on the evolution of "Bowls in the Borough" Duration 01:19:12 (including meeting preliminaries)sport - lawn bowls, sport - cricket, sport - tennis, helen barry, ron stranks, craig morris, port melbourne bowling club

Lease document between Port Melbourne City Council and Port Melbourne Bowling Club regarding new clubrooms.local government - city of port melbourne, sport - lawn bowls, william howe, henry melville fennell, james peter crichton, sydney sims anderson, george alexander rogers, michael thomas woodruff, thomas griffin, t page, mayors, town clerks, port melbourne bowling club

Bowling Club Licence October 10, 1888. Page from the Register of Applications for Licenses, Melbourne, Colony of Victoria . Small page attached to it January 21 1952, where William HOWE confirms its authenticity in the presence of a JP, William L SMITHsport - lawn bowls, societies clubs unions and other organisations, william howe, port melbourne bowling and tennis club, port melbourne bowling club, william l smith

Copy of photograph, Executive of Port Melbourne Bowling Club, 1919-1920. Presented to E.H. WALE President, 1918-1920sport - lawn bowls, p w gardiner, w campbell, sydney sims anderson, r r mckean, w t hart, arthur hester, e h wale, k stranaghan, william thomas may, port melbourne bowling club

Port Melbourne Bowling Club blazer c1947, navy blue with 'RBVA Port Melb' embroidered on pocket in white, under ribbon striped in red and dark greyport melbourne bowling club, sport - lawn bowls

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

No final copy of this catalogue exists, but this draft indicates the level of loans from over a dozen local sporting organisations plushistorical collections and researchon past events and organisations. Rare trophies, pennants and medals (including a Brownlow medal for Peter BEDFORD)required security precautions.Six page draft of catalogue for 2001 "Back to Port" 2 day exhibition "Sportstuff". Held at the Liardet Street Freemason's Hall during Port Melbourne Community Festival, in conjunction with all Port Melbourne sporting clubsAlteration to document are written in inkross street rovers, watson's baths, sport - cricket, sport - baseball, sport - lawn bowls, sport - football, lifesaving, sport - shooting, sport - soccer, sport - tennis, sport - trugo, sailing, sport - quoits, sport - cycling, sport - basketball, sport - boxing, sport - golf, sport - gymnastics, sport - athletics, port melbourne cricket ground, j l murphy reserve, railway united football club, victorian sunday football league, port melbourne colts football club, peggy howard nee antonio, bill payne, john may, john kosinduss, fred coy, jimmy james, ken linnett, tony bogdanoff, tommy lahiff, tony cannatelli, graeme anderson, ted freyer, charles mcleod, james kelly, robert mcleod, reginald earle, william (bill) tilley, j kitchen & sons pty ltd, eli 'dick' edwards, ron bedford, peter bedford, jim penaluna, david holt, bill earle, percy may, jimmy drew, chris raeburn, clyde holding, william (bill) hegarty, walter charles pont, frank gomez, tony stewart, john w stewart, ron stranks, wilbraham frederick evelyn liardet, edward c crockford, town clerks, sydney sims anderson, sea bathing, north port oval

Four page quotation including cloth sample swatches and two illustrations, for supply of new or reconditioned billiard table to Mr. J HARRISON of Port Melbourne Bowling Club 28 July 1939sport - billiards, sport - lawn bowls, societies clubs unions and other organisations, port melbourne bowling club, alcock thomson & taylor, j harrison

Quotation for wrought iron window grilles for Port Melbourne Bowling Club, 1939sport - lawn bowls, societies clubs unions and other organisations, port melbourne bowling club, sydney sims anderson

Drawing accompanying quotation for wrought iron window grills for Port Melbourne Bowling Club, 1939sport - lawn bowls, societies clubs unions and other organisations, port melbourne bowling club, sydney sims anderson

Part of Ron LAING's collection of photographs recording Port Melbourne over a thirteen year period. Donated to the PMH&PS by the photographer.From a set of colour photographs of Sporting Clubs in Port Melbourne: Port Melbourne Bowling Clubsport - lawn bowls, societies clubs unions and other organisations, ron laing, port melbourne bowling club