"Ebb and flow of people and places in a pocket of Port Melbourne " Also contains many references throughout the book to PMHPS collection

What it was like to live around the upper reaches of the former Sandridge Lagoon from pre settlement times up until the 1940s. It locates the history of many families who built their dreams on a pocket of reclaimed land in Port Melbourne in the 1880s

"Ebb and flow of people and places in a pocket of Port Melbourne" Soft cover book. Green in colour with images of aerial photo of port Melbourne on front and back covers. On back page "once as it was - Boon Wurrong Foundation"

books history/local history, george beazley, anne chaffey, swallow & ariell, port melbourne town hall, sandridge lagoon, business and traders -milk bar, spring street east, esplanade east, built environment - commercial, built environment - domestic, domestic life, yalukit willam, boon-warrung

Part of Ron Laing's collection of photographs recording Port Melbourne over a thirteen year period. Donated to the PMH&PS by the photographer.

One of a set of 35 colour photogaphs of evening and night shots taken at various locations in Port Melbourne. Corner Graham and Bay streets. Rex hotel

ron laing, hotels, rex hotel, bay street, graham street

Part of Ron Laing's collection of photographs recording Port Melbourne over a thirteen year period. Donated to the PMH&PS by the photographer.

One of a set of 35 colour photogaphs of evening and night shots taken at various locations in Port Melbourne Spirit of Tasmania at dusk

ron laing, spirit of tasmania, shipping

Part of Ron Laing's collection of photographs recording Port Melbourne over a thirteen year period. Donated to the PMH&PS by the photographer.

One of a set of 35 colour photogaphs of evening and night shots taken at various locations in Port Melbourne City skyline

ron laing, built environment

Part of Ron Laing's collection of photographs recording Port Melbourne over a thirteen year period. Donated to the PMH&PS by the photographer.

One of a set of 35 colour photogaphs of evening and night shots taken at various locations in Port Melbourne Albert Street early morning

ron laing, albert street

Part of Ron Laing's collection of photographs recording Port Melbourne over a thirteen year period. Donated to the PMH&PS by the photographer.

One of a set of 35 colour photogaphs of evening and night shots taken at various locations in Port Melbourne Nightime on Albert Street with all parking taken

ron laing, albert street

Part of Ron Laing's collection of photographs recording Port Melbourne over a thirteen year period. Donated to the PMH&PS by the photographer.

One of a set of 35 colour photogaphs of evening and night shots taken at various locations in Port Melbourne Corner shop at Albert and Graham Streets. Looking towards the city

ron laing, built environment - commercial

Part of Ron Laing's collection of photographs recording Port Melbourne over a thirteen year period. Donated to the PMH&PS by the photographer.

One of a set of 35 colour photogaphs of evening and night shots taken at various locations in Port Melbourne Westgate bridge

ron laing, westgate, bridges

Part of Ron Laing's collection of photographs recording Port Melbourne over a thirteen year period. Donated to the PMH&PS by the photographer.

One of a set of 35 colour photogaphs of evening and night shots taken at various locations in Port Melbourne Bay street towards the city

ron laing, bay street, town hall, built environment

Part of Ron Laing's collection of photographs recording Port Melbourne over a thirteen year period. Donated to the PMH&PS by the photographer.

One of a set of 35 colour photogaphs of evening and night shots taken at various locations in Port Melbourne. Bay street at night. Town Hall prominent

ron laing, bay street, built environment, town hall

Part of Ron Laing's collection of photographs recording Port Melbourne over a thirteen year period. Donated to the PMH&PS by the photographer.

One of a set of 35 colour photogaphs of evening and night shots taken at various locations in Port Melbourne Bay Street looking towards the Bay with Town Hall illuminated

ron laing, built environment, town hall

Part of Ron Laing's collection of photographs recording Port Melbourne over a thirteen year period. Donated to the PMH&PS by the photographer.

One of a set of 35 colour photogaphs of evening and night shots taken at various locations in Port Melbourne Webb dock at noght

ron laing, webb dock

Part of Ron Laing's collection of photographs recording Port Melbourne over a thirteen year period. Donated to the PMH&PS by the photographer.

One of a set of 35 colour photogaphs of evening and night shots taken at various locations in Port Melbourne. Westgate bridge at night

ron laing, bridges

Part of Ron Laing's collection of photographs recording Port Melbourne over a thirteen year period. Donated to the PMH&PS by the photographer.

One of a set of 35 colour photogaphs of evening and night shots taken at various locations in Port Melbourne The Abel Tasman departing

ron laing, shippimg

Part of Ron Laing's collection of photographs recording Port Melbourne over a thirteen year period. Donated to the PMH&PS by the photographer.

One of a set of 35 colour photogaphs of evening and night shots taken at various locations in Port Melbourne. Webb Dock cranes

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Part of Ron Laing's collection of photographs recording Port Melbourne over a thirteen year period. Donated to the PMH&PS by the photographer.

One of a set of 35 colour photogaphs of evening and night shots taken at various locations in Port Melbourne Webb Dock illuminated and ship "Columbus"

ron laing

Part of Ron Laing's collection of photographs recording Port Melbourne over a thirteen year period. Donated to the PMH&PS by the photographer.

One of a set of 35 colour photogaphs of evening and night shots taken at various locations in Port Melbourne Sunset behind clouds and docks infrastructure silhouetted

ron laing, sunset, docks infrastrutre

Part of Ron Laing's collection of photographs recording Port Melbourne over a thirteen year period. Donated to the PMH&PS by the photographer.

One of a set of 20 colour photographs 1980s-90s, of various events and subjects. View looking East from Princes Pier in June 1996 showing Port Melbourne residential redevelopment underway

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Part of Ron Laing's collection of photographs recording Port Melbourne over a thirteen year period. Donated to the PMH&PS by the photographer.

One of a set of 20 colour photographs 1980s-90s, of various events and subjects. Wharfies strike during dispute with Patricks on Webb Dock. Shows picket line "greeting" bus load of scab workers

ron laing

Part of Ron Laing's collection of photographs recording Port Melbourne over a thirteen year period. Donated to the PMH&PS by the photographer.

One of a set of 20 colour photographs 1980s-90s, of various events and subjects. Wharfies strike against Patrick company on Webb Dock

ron laing

Part of Ron Laing's collection of photographs recording Port Melbourne over a thirteen year period. Donated to the PMH&PS by the photographer.

One of a set of 20 colour photographs 1980s-90s, of various events and subjects. Fishing from Station Pier . In the background the cargo ship "City of Port Melbourne" is coming into dock.

ron laing

Part of Ron Laing's collection of photographs recording Port Melbourne over a thirteen year period. Donated to the PMH&PS by the photographer.

One of a set of 20 colour photographs 1980s-90s, of various events and subjects . Spectators line the foreshore to watch the departure of the Tall Ships

ron laing

Part of Ron Laing's collection of photographs recording Port Melbourne over a thirteen year period. Donated to the PMH&PS by the photographer.

One of a set of 20 colour photographs 1980s-90s, of various events and subjects. New road and cargo shed at Webb Dock

ron laing

Part of Ron Laing's collection of photographs recording Port Melbourne over a thirteen year period. Donated to the PMH&PS by the photographer.

One of a set of 20 colour photographs 1980s-90s, of various events and subjects. Fishing from Station Pier

ron laing

Part of Ron Laing's collection of photographs recording Port Melbourne over a thirteen year period. Donated to the PMH&PS by the photographer.

One of a set of 20 colour photographs 1980s-90s, of various events and subjects. Wharfies' protest at Patricks dispute (Webb Dock)

ron laing

Part of Ron Laing's collection of photographs recording Port Melbourne over a thirteen year period. Donated to the PMH&PS by the photographer.

One of a set of 20 colour photographs 1980s-90s, of various events and subjects. Williamstown dockyards across the bay

ron laing

Part of Ron Laing's collection of photographs recording Port Melbourne over a thirteen year period. Donated to the PMH&PS by the photographer.

One of a set of 20 colour photographs 1980s-90s, of various events and subjects. the vessel "Mooltan" which brought the photographer to Australia

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Part of Ron Laing's collection of photographs recording Port Melbourne over a thirteen year period. Donated to the PMH&PS by the photographer.

One of a set of 20 colour photographs 1980s-90s, of various events and subjects. Port Melbourne Electrical Dept. replacing poles in Evans Street

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Part of Ron Laing's collection of photographs recording Port Melbourne over a thirteen year period. Donated to the PMH&PS by the photographer.

One of a set of 20 colour photographs 1980s-90s, of various events and subjects. Fire brigade attendance at incident in Graham Street bottle shop

ron laing

Part of Ron Laing's collection of photographs recording Port Melbourne over a thirteen year period. Donated to the PMH&PS by the photographer.

One of a set of 20 colour photographs 1980s-90s, of various events and subjects. Photograph takem from Coles Supermarket carpark showing City skyline and Port Melbourne Town Hall tower in mid distance.

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