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Town Hall, 333 Bay Street, Port Melbourne

Garton Street

People, Places, Port Melbourne HistorySeptember 1, 2023
by David F Radcliffe Garton Street is a quiet cul-de-sac at the northern boundary of Port Melbourne. Gazetted in March 1860, this short street was settled soon after, as Sandridge expanded rapidly under the population pressures of the gold rush. Today it has an eclectic range of dwellings from different eras. There is also a disused factory. The street was…

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Meeting – 26 Sep 2023 @ 7.30pm

MeetingsAugust 30, 2023
Our September meeting will be another of our 'From the Archives' evenings where a few volunteers will present their favourite items from the Society's Collection. We will meet in-person in the Council Chamber upstairs at Port Melbourne Town Hall or via Zoom using the following link. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86966645825?pwd=c1d2dDllRWV6bHBJeTBydjcvQjRFdz09.

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Dogs in Port

Collection, Port Melbourne HistoryAugust 17, 2023
A Random post about dogs from 2013 mentions that the Society holds a Register of Dogs in Port Melbourne from 1892 (Cat No 1730). In fact PMHPS holds six items relating to the registration of dogs covering the period 1882 to 1915 so let's take a closer look at the book that covers the years 1892 to 1901. Dog Register…

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Cyril Letts Reserve

People, Places, Port Melbourne HistoryAugust 4, 2023
by David Thompson Cyril Letts Reserve, 2023. Photograph by David Thompson. The triangle-shaped open space between Edwards Avenue and Howe Parade remained an unidentified reserve until the early 1980s when it was named in honour of former Port Melbourne Councillor and Mayor, Cyril Letts. Record, 28 Sep 1968 Cyril was born in Wedderburn in October 1908 and came to Port Melbourne in…

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AGM – 22 Aug 2023 @ 7.30pm

MeetingsJuly 28, 2023
Our 2023 Annual General Meeting will be held on 22 August commencing at 7.30pm. To give a sense of occasion we invite members to wear some of 'the red  & the blue '.  Our guest speaker will be Phillip Cohen who will speak on the subject of "From Liardet to Winteringham - Frames of Reference". Phillip worked on the Liardet Memorial project…

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William and Christiana Barlow

People, Port Melbourne HistoryJuly 20, 2023
by David F Radcliffe In November 1862, William James Barlow, aged 29, married Christiana Caroline Stivey, aged 18, at Holy Trinity Church in Bay Street. They started married life in a rented four-room wooden house at the very southern end of Station Place. Christiana gave birth to their first child, James, in early 1863. Later that year, the young family…

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The Curious Case of King and Stone Streets with Bartlett Street Thrown in for Good Measure

Places, Port Melbourne HistoryJuly 7, 2023
by David Thompson Melbourne Harbor Trust General Plan, 1893 (detail). State Library of Victoria A General Plan prepared by the Melbourne Harbor Trust dated 1893[1] shows a regular grid of six streets to the west of Williamstown Road. Tarver Street, Plummer Street and a third unnamed street running parallel to Williamstown Road with King Street, Stone Street and another unnamed street running directly off Williamstown…

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Meeting 25 July 2023 at 7.30pm

MeetingsJuly 1, 2023
PMHPS member, Peter Quinlivian, will speak on the subject of 'Alfred Graving Dock in Williamstown'. The meeting will be held upstairs at the Port Melbourne Town Hall (access via stairs or lift) and online, via Zoom using the following link. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86966645825?pwd=c1d2dDllRWV6bHBJeTBydjcvQjRFdz09

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Acknowledgement of Traditional Custodians

We respectfully acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we meet and work, the Bunurong Boon Wurrung and Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples of the Eastern Kulin Nation and pay respect to their Elders past, present and emerging.