Historical information

The letter on the outside of the sheet is from Jim (?) to Les (Turner). It gives some of his childhood recollections of Port Melbourne Hotels These include the Shamrock which he understood that it was "... a weatherboard Building - very Badly Conducted and when it was burned down it was not rebuilt... I did know that there was a murder there."Inside is hand drawn map of Port Melbourne with the hotels marked in position as well as a Key down the left hand side. The accompanying typed sheet lists the 50 original hotels on the left hand side and the 20 remaining on the right.

Physical description

A large ruled sheet of paper with a letter on the outside & inside a hand drawn map of Port Melbourne with the location of hotels marked. A typed sheet lists the hotels.

Inscriptions & markings

Hotels of Port Melbourne. Originally there were 50. today there are 20.