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Newspaper - Death Notice for Port Melbourne as an independent municipal district, Terry Keenan, 23 Jun 1994
Historical information
Written by Terry Keenan and put into the Herald Sun at the time of the Port Melbourne Council amalgamation with South Melbourne and St Kilda into Port Phillip, 1994
Physical description
Death Notice for Port Melbourne! Inserted by Terry Keenan.
"Born 1860. Died 1994. Aged 134 years. Known affectionately far and wide as 'The Borough' . Died fighting game to the last, succumbed eventually to the marauding barbarians. Deeply mourned by her countless sons and daughters. R.I.P."
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