Photographs taken by ex-employee of Kitchen's, Lionel Hayfield (refer catalogue numbers 3411 and 3412) just before the building sold to "The Block" - a Channel 9 TV program. See also cat nos 3846, 3847 and 3848

Back Stairs series of colour photographs taken outside the J Kitchen & Sons Administration Building, Ingles St, Port Melbourne. Details where possible are on the back of the photographs.

industry - manufacturing, built environment - commercial, built environment - industrial, demolitions, j kitchen & sons pty ltd

Atkinson &* Barker's Royal Infants' Preservative was described as 'the best medicine in the world for infants and young children'. Despite its claims the medicine contained opium!

Small round glass bottle with Atkinson & Barker embossed on one side. The glass stopper has a fluted edge

atkinson & barker, built environment - domestic, business and traders - chemists

In 1994, the Mayor, Councillors and Citizens of the City of Port Melbourne awarded Pat GRAINGER 'Citizen of the Year' in recognition of her service to the Port Melbourne Community.

Wooden plaque with City of Port Melbourne logo with name below. An oblong plaque at the top lists the details of the award.

pat grainger, awards and presentations, local government - city of port melbourne

The Marshall Manufacturing Company was established in Port Melbourne in 1888. It employed some 300 workers. By 1900 it was the largest shoe & boot manufacturer in Australia producing 12,000 pieces of footwear weekly. A fire in1901 gutted the building and the company moved to Richmond.

Faded photograph of 3 story building with group of people lining the street in front of the building

industry - manufacturing, marshall & co manufacturers

Postcard owned by Beatrice (Betty) Goddard, who worked in the J.E. Earl office from February 1956 to May 1979, donated to Society

J.E.Earl promotional postcard showing the later enlarged Bay Street building with entrance to rear timber yard late 1920s - full colour, from hand tinted photos (3 copies)

business and traders - timber, j e earl pty ltd, beatrice (betty) goddard

The Swallow and Ariell's, Port Melbourne factory was set up by Thomas SWALLOW in 1854 and produced cakes, biscuits and puddings until it closed in the late 1980's.

Large yellow painted Swallow & Ariell biscuit tin with flowers & leaves in a semi circle on the front.

This tin is not sold with the contents thereof but remains the property of Swallow & Ariell Port Melbourne.

swallow & ariell, built environment - industrial, industry - manufacturing, thomas swallow

The public housing units were demolished in 2023.

Oblong brass plaque commemorating the opening of the Sandridge Estate by The Honourable Ian Cathie ,M.P. The Sandridge Estate was known locally as Barak Beacon.

The units were erected by Ministry of Housing in collaboration with the Council of the City of Port Melbourne.

built environment - public housing, sandridge estae, barak beacon

The 2024 Kosdown calendar celebrates Port Melbourne and pays tribute to Pat GRAINGER and her contribution to the community and the Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society. Historic photographs include Swallow & Ariell's factory, motor racing at Fishermans Bend, and Mitchell's London Family Hotel.

Spiral bound 2024 calendar on a stiff white cardboard stand. The cover has a photo of William STUART on his milk float and horse 'Goatie'..

business & traders - dairies, kosdown press, pat grainger, business and traders - hotels, business & traders - manufacturing, swallow & ariell, mitchell's london family hotel, sport - motor racing, william raeburn stuart, goatie

The hotel was subsequently known as the Molly Bloom and is currently The Exchange.

White oblong auction poster for the sale of the Royal Mail Hotel, 24 Bay Street, Port Melbourne. A photograph of the hotel is surrounded by red & black print with details of the hotel and its previous four years liquor sales.

royal mail hotel, business and traders - hotels, mollybloom, exchange hotel

B & W photograph of group of City of Port Melbourne dignitaries & friends.

Mum third lady from left. Dad dead center Back row Port Melbourne Council Social evening

local government - city of port melbourne, henry melville fennell, jim hall, sydney anderson, herbert edwards, archibald (arch) todd, maude edwards, mrs aanensen, andreas (andy) t aanensen, fred jackson, bill thackray

Australian 70c postage stamp with heading Swallow & Ariell's above a picture of biscuits and a blue swallow. Stamp is stuck on part of an envelope.

swallow & ariell ltd

'Produced in Great Britain for use there and in the Commonwealth, the book contains poetry for young children. It was used at Nott Street Primary School in the mid 1970's.

Beige covered book with green & red writing plus the drawing of a bird.

S S Nott Street

education - primary schools, nott street primary school

'Produced in Great Britain for use there and in the Commonwealth, the book contains poems & rhymes that young children could sing, say and act out. It was used at Nott Street Primary School in the mid 1970's.

Small blue covered book with Title & Author in beige. The picture panel shows a soldier, sailor, clown & Policeman

education - primary schools, nott street primary school

'John and Betty" was produced in 1951 as children's first reading book. It contained simple text illustrated by coloured pictures. It was used at Nott Street Primary School in the mid 1970's.

Orange coloured book with picture of boy & dog in green and girls in pink.

David P/11

education - primary schools, nott street primary school