In September 1947 thousands attended pre Night Trotting Trials at the Port Melbourne. Speedway that was specially revived for that purpose after laying idle since 1941. After the first Night Trotting meeting at the Melbourne Showgrounds in November 1947, the Speedway closed once again

The copy of a newspaper photograph shows two competing jockeys and their horses at the Port Melbourne Speedway, Fishermens Bend.

port melbourne speedway, sport - horse racing

Beacon Cove Neighbourhood Association is a successor organisation of the Swallow Street & Beacon Cove Residents Association.

Box 3 contains historical records of the Beacon Cove Neighbourhood Association (BCNA) including meeting notes, Princes Pier & MIRVAC.

beacon cove neighbourhood association, bcna, swallow street & beacon cove residents association, mirvac, princes pier

Beacon Cove Neighbourhood Association is a successor organisation of the Swallow Street & Beacon Cove Residents Association.

Box 2 contains historical records of the Beacon Cove Neighbourhood Association (BCNA) including correspondence between City of Port Phillip, Port of Melbourne Corporation, Princes Pier & MIRVAC.

beacon cove neighbourhood association, bcna, swallow street & beacon cove residents association, local government - city of port phillip, port of melbourne corporation, mirvac

Memoir written by Ed Whiting about "The Flat", Bay St and Litle Bay St, during the 1930s.

social activities, engineering - roads streets lanes and footpaths, domestic life, built environment, edwin whiting, violet wood, thelma trembeth, lionel wood, micky clezishen, alf wood, leo 'doc' wood

Beacon Cove Neighbourhood Association is a successor organisation of the Swallow Street & Beacon Cove Residents Association.

Box1 contains historical records of the Beacon Cove Neighbourhood Association (BCNA) including minutes of Annual General Meetings, newsletters, budgets, correspondence, Princes Pier restoration, Sandridge Beach master plan & Station Pier crane restoration.

beacon cove neighbourhood association, bcna, swallow street & beacon cove residents association, princes pier, station station, sandridge beach

Found in the wall cavity of a house in Princes Street.

Child's leather boot with part of a bootlace made out of string.

built environment - domestic, footwear

Found in house in Princes Street, Port Melbourne.

Small oblong metal matchbox. The hinged lid has the raised inscription Bryant & May, London.

Bryant & May London

bryant & may, matchbox

Account of the Nash family's voyage from England to Australia c.1955. One of eleven digital images of the Nash family's migration to Australia & their time at the Fishermens''s Bend Migrant Hostel & their home at 319 Princes Street.

immigration, nash family

Shirley & Stan GRIFFITHS at Muriel's 21st birthday party in Princes Street, Port Melbourne. One of eleven digital images of the Nash family's migration to Australia & their time at the Fishermens''s Bend Migrant Hostel & their home at 319 Princes Street.

immigration, fishermens bend migrant hostel, nash family, princes street, shirley griffiths, stan griffiths

Helen WOLFENDEN lying on the grass in garden in Princes Street, Port Melbourne. One of eleven digital images of the Nash family's migration to Australia & their time at the Fishermens''s Bend Migrant Hostel & their home at 319 Princes Street.

immigration, fishermens bend migrant hostel, nash family, princes street, helen wolfenden

Hand drawn plan of the Nash family hut Fishermen's Bend Migrant Hostel. One of eleven digital images of the Nash family's migration to Australia & their time at the Fishermens''s Bend Migrant Hostel & their home at 319 Princes Street.

immigration, fishermens bend migrant hostel, nash family, princes street

Two females sit on the bonnet of a card outside the Nissan hut Fishermen's Bend Migrant Hostel. One of eleven digital images of the Nash family's migration to Australia & their time at the Fishermens''s Bend Migrant Hostel & their home at 319 Princes Street.

immigration, fishermens bend migrant hostel, nash family, princes street

Female & boy with fire hose posing outside Nash family hut Fishermen's Bend Migrant Hostel. One of eleven digital images of the Nash family's migration to Australia & their time at the Fishermens''s Bend Migrant Hostel & their home at 319 Princes Street.

immigration, fishermens bend migrant hostel, nash family, princes street

Girl in garden outside Nash family hut Fishermen's Bend Migrant Hostel. One of eleven digital images of the Nash family's migration to Australia & their time at the Fishermens''s Bend Migrant Hostel & their home at 319 Princes Street.

immigration, fishermens bend migrant hostel, nash family, princes street

Girl weeding garden outside Nash family hut Fishermen's Bend Migrant Hostel. One of eleven digital images of the Nash family's migration to Australia & their time at the Fishermens''s Bend Migrant Hostel & their home at 319 Princes Street.

immigration, fishermens bend migrant hostel, nash family, princes street

Hostel laundry with female figure using the laundry tub. One of eleven digital images of the Nash family's migration to Australia & their time at the Fishermens''s Bend Migrant Hostel & their home at 319 Princes Street.

immigration, fishermens bend migrant hostel, nash family, princes street

Hut interior which is one of eleven digital images of the Nash family's migration to Australia & their time at the Fishermens''s Bend Migrant Hostel & their home at 319 Princes Street.

immigration, fishermens bend migrant hostel, nash family, princes street

Launched in August 2003 at the Hotel Albion overlooking the Reserves, this project was assisted by the City of Port Phillip Cultural Programs Board through its cultural Development fund, and by the City of Port Phillip Community Grants Scheme

'Railway Rockeries -Tales of the Melbourne & Hobsons Bay Railway Reserves, Port Melbourne', a 16 page booklet produced as the first of an A5 series on Port Melbourne's public places

transport - railways, melbourne & hobsons bay railway company

Door mat used at entrance to Port Melbourne Town Hall: Green and black; PMCC enscripted on centre, punctuated with lattice patterned cut-outs

port melbourne town hall

The PMHPS 31st Annual Report was presented at the Annual General Meeting held in August,2024

Booklet with a beige background and a 1949 B & W photograph of ten children in a boat at the Presbyterian Kindergarten in Bridge Street, Port Melbourne.

port melbourne historical & preservation society, pmhps

Lagoon Confectioners commenced manufacturing in 1921 at 118 Albert Road, South Melbourne. These included Boiled Sweets, Chocolate Novelties Counted Lines and1/2d Novelties. In 1970 they moved to premises in Graham Street, Port Melbourne.

Small folded pale green pamphlet listing Lagoon Confectioners range of products and prices.

lagoon confectionery pty ltd, industry - manufacturing

Donor's mother's employee badge from when she worked at the Commonwealth Aircraft Factory as a Store Woman sometime between the 1950's & the 1960's.

Small round metal badge with gold metallic edging, a silver coloured centre and the number 5135 in red.

commonwealth aircraft factory

Lot 35 is now titled 18 Park Square, Beacon Cove, Port Melbourne

Large white folder with blue, yellow & red pattern & Beacon Cove logo. The title 'Welcome to your Beacon Cove Home is in white on blue.

built environment - domestic, park square, beacon cove, mirvac