Historical information
First major exhibition from the Council of Port Phillip was held in 1995. The catalogue material on Port Melbourne was written by PMH&PS members. It toured the city and then this reduced version was sent to sister city, Devonport.
Physical description
'Dredging, Draining, Dipping & Shipping: A History of the Foreshore & Lowlying Lands of the City of Port Phillip' Catalogue of the travelling exhibition taken to Devonport 26/4 - 26/5/1990. Black on white with engraving on cover. (Note that this was a reduced version of the exhibition so not all material from the original is included.)
Subjects
- sandridge lagoon,
- engineering - canals and drainage,
- melbourne harbor trust - port of melbourne authority,
- piers and wharves,
- piers and wharves - waterside workers,
- arts and entertainment,
- transport - shipping,
- centenary bridge,
- beacons,
- fishermans bend,
- transport - aviation and aerodrome,
- sport - swimming,
- flood,
- local government - city of port phillip,
- kulin nation,
- caroline frederica liardet,
- swallow & ariell ltd,
- mission to seafarers,
- emerald hill,
- st kilda
