Historical information
Sent to Miss Ellen Craig by her mother (47 Prospect Hill Road, Camberwell)
Physical description
'Postcard' of the SS Ormiston (4 page), with ship's menu, and letter dated August 19 1928
From the collection of
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Postcard - SS Ormiston, 19 Aug 1928
Other items from this collection
7433 items
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Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation SocietyPhotograph - Port Melbourne Football Club 1901, 1901
Digital copy of photograph of 1901 Port Melbourne Football Team
sport - australian rules football, port melbourne football club, pmfc
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Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation SocietyPhotograph - Port Melbourne Football Club 1897, 1897
Digital copy of photograph of 1897 Port Melbourne Football Team
sport - australian rules football, port melbourne football club, pmfc
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Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation SocietyPhotograph - Port Melbourne Football Club 1896, 1896
Digital copy of a newspaper photograph of 1896 Port Melbourne Football Team
sport - australian rules football, port melbourne football club, pmfc
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Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation SocietyPhotograph - Port Melbourne Football Club 1896, Port Gazette, 1896
Digital copy of Port Gazette newspaper photograph of 1896 Port Melbourne Football Team
sport - australian rules football, port melbourne football club, pmfc
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Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph
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Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Footwear - Child's boot, c.1920
Found in the wall cavity of a house in Princes Street.
Child's leather boot with part of a bootlace made out of string.
built environment - domestic, footwear
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Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Container - Bryant & May matchbox, Bryant & May, c.1940
Found in house in Princes Street, Port Melbourne.
Small oblong metal matchbox. The hinged lid has the raised inscription Bryant & May, London.
Bryant & May London
bryant & may, matchbox
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Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Account of Nash family's voyage to Australia, c.1955
Account of the Nash family's voyage from England to Australia c.1955. One of eleven digital images of the Nash family's migration to Australia & their time at the Fishermens''s Bend Migrant Hostel & their home at 319 Princes Street.
immigration, nash family
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Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - 21st birthday party in Princes Street house, c.1960
Shirley & Stan GRIFFITHS at Muriel's 21st birthday party in Princes Street, Port Melbourne. One of eleven digital images of the Nash family's migration to Australia & their time at the Fishermens''s Bend Migrant Hostel & their home at 319 Princes Street.
immigration, fishermens bend migrant hostel, nash family, princes street, shirley griffiths, stan griffiths
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Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Helen Wolfenden in Princes Street Garden, c.1960
Helen WOLFENDEN lying on the grass in garden in Princes Street, Port Melbourne. One of eleven digital images of the Nash family's migration to Australia & their time at the Fishermens''s Bend Migrant Hostel & their home at 319 Princes Street.
immigration, fishermens bend migrant hostel, nash family, princes street, helen wolfenden
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Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Plan of Nash family hut Fishermens''s Bend Migrant Hostel, c.1955
Hand drawn plan of the Nash family hut Fishermen's Bend Migrant Hostel. One of eleven digital images of the Nash family's migration to Australia & their time at the Fishermens''s Bend Migrant Hostel & their home at 319 Princes Street.
immigration, fishermens bend migrant hostel, nash family, princes street
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Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Car outside Nissan hut Fishermens''s Bend Migrant Hostel, c.1955
Two females sit on the bonnet of a card outside the Nissan hut Fishermen's Bend Migrant Hostel. One of eleven digital images of the Nash family's migration to Australia & their time at the Fishermens''s Bend Migrant Hostel & their home at 319 Princes Street.
immigration, fishermens bend migrant hostel, nash family, princes street
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Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Female & child with fire hose Fishermens''s Bend Migrant Hostel, c.1955
Female & boy with fire hose posing outside Nash family hut Fishermen's Bend Migrant Hostel. One of eleven digital images of the Nash family's migration to Australia & their time at the Fishermens''s Bend Migrant Hostel & their home at 319 Princes Street.
immigration, fishermens bend migrant hostel, nash family, princes street
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Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Garden area outside Nash family hut Fishermens''s Bend Migrant Hostel, c.1955
Girl in garden outside Nash family hut Fishermen's Bend Migrant Hostel. One of eleven digital images of the Nash family's migration to Australia & their time at the Fishermens''s Bend Migrant Hostel & their home at 319 Princes Street.
immigration, fishermens bend migrant hostel, nash family, princes street
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Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Garden outside Nash family hut Fishermens''s Bend Migrant Hostel, c.1955
Girl weeding garden outside Nash family hut Fishermen's Bend Migrant Hostel. One of eleven digital images of the Nash family's migration to Australia & their time at the Fishermens''s Bend Migrant Hostel & their home at 319 Princes Street.
immigration, fishermens bend migrant hostel, nash family, princes street
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Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Laundry Fishermens''s Bend Migrant Hostel, c.1955
Hostel laundry with female figure using the laundry tub. One of eleven digital images of the Nash family's migration to Australia & their time at the Fishermens''s Bend Migrant Hostel & their home at 319 Princes Street.
immigration, fishermens bend migrant hostel, nash family, princes street
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Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Hut interior Fishermens''s Bend Migrant Hostel, c.1955
Hut interior which is one of eleven digital images of the Nash family's migration to Australia & their time at the Fishermens''s Bend Migrant Hostel & their home at 319 Princes Street.
immigration, fishermens bend migrant hostel, nash family, princes street
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Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
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Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Booklet, Pat Grainger, Railway Rockeries -Tales of the Melbourne & Hobsons Bay Railway Reserves, Port Melbourne, 2003
Launched in August 2003 at the Hotel Albion overlooking the Reserves, this project was assisted by the City of Port Phillip Cultural Programs Board through its cultural Development fund, and by the City of Port Phillip Community Grants Scheme
'Railway Rockeries -Tales of the Melbourne & Hobsons Bay Railway Reserves, Port Melbourne', a 16 page booklet produced as the first of an A5 series on Port Melbourne's public places
transport - railways, melbourne & hobsons bay railway company
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Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Functional object - Door mat, Port Melbourne Town Hall, Port Melbourne Historical and Preservation Society Annual Report 2024 'Growing up in Port Melbourne', c. 1990
Door mat used at entrance to Port Melbourne Town Hall: Green and black; PMCC enscripted on centre, punctuated with lattice patterned cut-outs
port melbourne town hall
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Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document, Port Melbourne Historical and Preservation Society Annual Report 2024 'Growing up in Port Melbourne', Aug 2024
The PMHPS 31st Annual Report was presented at the Annual General Meeting held in August,2024
Booklet with a beige background and a 1949 B & W photograph of ten children in a boat at the Presbyterian Kindergarten in Bridge Street, Port Melbourne.
port melbourne historical & preservation society, pmhps
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Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Lagoon Confectioners List and Prices of Manufactured LInes, c.1950
Lagoon Confectioners commenced manufacturing in 1921 at 118 Albert Road, South Melbourne. These included Boiled Sweets, Chocolate Novelties Counted Lines and1/2d Novelties. In 1970 they moved to premises in Graham Street, Port Melbourne.
Small folded pale green pamphlet listing Lagoon Confectioners range of products and prices.
lagoon confectionery pty ltd, industry - manufacturing
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Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Badge - Employees badge Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation, 1950
Donor's mother's employee badge from when she worked at the Commonwealth Aircraft Factory as a Store Woman sometime between the 1950's & the 1960's.
Small round metal badge with gold metallic edging, a silver coloured centre and the number 5135 in red.
commonwealth aircraft factory
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Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Welcome to Beacon Cove specifications Manual for Lot 35 Beacon Cove, Port Melbourne, 1996
Lot 35 is now titled 18 Park Square, Beacon Cove, Port Melbourne
Large white folder with blue, yellow & red pattern & Beacon Cove logo. The title 'Welcome to your Beacon Cove Home is in white on blue.
built environment - domestic, park square, beacon cove, mirvac
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Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Vendors Statement for the sale of Lot 35 Beacon Cove, Port Melbourne, 1996
Lot 35 is now titled 18 Park Square, Beacon Cove, Port Melbourne
Folder with pale green cover and black spiral binding. Folder contains Vendors Statement to the Purchaser of Real Estate pursuant to Section 32 of the Sale of Land Act 1962 for Lot 35 Beacon Cove.
built environment - domestic, department of planning and development, park square, beacon cove, mirvac
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Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Contract of Sale for Lot 35 Beacon Cove, Port Melbourne, 1996
Lot 35 is now titled 18 Park Square, Beacon Cove, Port Melbourne
White folder with black spiral binding & Beacon Cove logo. Folder contains the Contract for Sale of Real Estate for Lot 35 Beacon Cove.
built environment - domestic, department of planning and development, park square, beacon cove, mirvac
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Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation SocietyPhotograph - Watters family photo in St Vincents Gardens c 1927, c 1930. Taken from metal plate for reproduction in newspaper
The Watters family moved from Albert Park to Garden City Port Melbourne circa 1934 buying a Bank House at 128 Williamstown Road (later renumbered to 400). The family consisted of Bob Watters senior and his wife Ellen (nee Oakley), children Patsy (b 1920), Bob Junior (b 1922) and Norma (b1924). The children attended Albert Park Primary, Middle Park Central School and then MacRobertson Girls High School and Melbourne Boys High School.
Watters family in St Vincents Gardens c 1927. Norma and Bob standing mother Ellen and Patsy sitting
bob watters junior, ellen watters, patsy watters, norma watters
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Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation SocietyPhotograph - Robert Cornelius Watters (Bob junior) with cornet in band c 1930, c 1930. Taken from metal plate for reproduction in newspaper
The Watters family moved from Albert Park to Garden City Port Melbourne circa 1934 buying a Bank House at 128 Williamstown Road (later renumbered to 400). The family consisted of Bob Watters senior and his wife Ellen (nee Oakley), children Patsy (b 1920), Bob Junior (b 1922) and Norma (b1924). The children attended Albert Park Primary, Middle Park Central School and then MacRobertson Girls High School and Melbourne Boys High School.
Robert (Bob Junior) Cornelius Watters with cornet in band c 1930
bob watters junior, robert cornelius watters
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Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation SocietyPhotograph - Robert Cornelius Watters in front of Williamstown Road home c 1935
The Watters family moved from Albert Park to Garden City Port Melbourne circa 1934 buying a Bank House at 128 Williamstown Road (later renumbered to 400). The family consisted of Bob Watters senior and his wife Ellen (nee Oakley), children Patsy (b 1920), Bob Junior (b 1922) and Norma (b1924). The children attended Albert Park Primary, Middle Park Central School and then MacRobertson Girls High School and Melbourne Boys High School.
Robert (Bob) Cornelius Watters in front of Williamstown Road home in Melbourne High School uniform 1935
bob watters junior, robert cornelius watters, education - secondary schools
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Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation SocietyPhotograph - Robert Cornelius Watters at the controls of the prized radio in Garden City home c 1937
The Watters family moved from Albert Park to Garden City Port Melbourne circa 1934 buying a Bank House at 128 Williamstown Road (later renumbered to 400). The family consisted of Bob Watters senior and his wife Ellen (nee Oakley), children Patsy (b 1920), Bob Junior (b 1922) and Norma (b1924). The children attended Albert Park Primary, Middle Park Central School and then MacRobertson Girls High School and Melbourne Boys High School.
Robert (Bob) Cornelius Watters at controls of radio at home c 1937
bob watters junior, robert cornelius watters
