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Town Hall, 333 Bay Street, Port Melbourne

Meeting Tuesday, 26 March @ 7.30pm

David F Radcliffe will launch his latest book, Making it Here at our March meeting. Making It Here is about the lives of four immigrant engineers, Otto Schumacher, Alfred Harman, Albert Longoni and Fred David, who played major roles in the development of manufacturing in Port Melbourne, including Fishermans Bend, during the first half of the 20th century. Two founded…

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Meeting Tuesday 27 February @ 7.30pm

Our February meeting will be a SURPRISE! following the late withdrawal of our scheduled speaker, Nayda Kelly, due to unforeseen circumstances. We're cooking up a great programme drawing on the wealth of resources in the Society. Expect some trivia and a few movies! PMHPS will meet at 7.30pm on 27 February, in person upstairs at Port Melbourne Town Hall. Or …

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Meeting Tuesday 23 January @ 7.30pm

Our first meeting for 2024 will be another of our 'From the Archives' evenings where volunteers will present 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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Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year

Well, the programme of monthly meetings has concluded for the year 2023 with the only remaining events, the Artisan Christmas Market in Bay Street on Saturday 2 December (11am - 4pm) and our Picnic in the Park at Edwards Park on Sunday 10 December (12pm - 3pm), weather permitting. BYO EVERYTHING! We wish all our members, supporters and guests a…

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Meeting – Tue 28 Nov @ 7.30pm

John May will put us through our paces at our annual Trivial Quiz. Remember! The questions are only hard if you don't know the answer. That being said, Johnny has assured us he has made the questions easier this year. He's been very disappointed with the team scores in recent years. Seriously though, it is a lot of fun and…

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Meeting 24 October @ 7.30pm

Janet Bolitho and Margaret Bride will present "Port Melbourne Characters: Decade by Decade". The meeting will be held in person upstairs at Port Melbourne Town Hall and online via Zoom at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86966645825?pwd=c1d2dDllRWV6bHBJeTBydjcvQjRFdz09.

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Meeting – 26 Sep 2023 @ 7.30pm

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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AGM – 22 Aug 2023 @ 7.30pm

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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Meeting 25 July 2023 at 7.30pm

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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Meeting 27 June 2023 at 7.30pm

Dr Norm Darwin, President of the President of Automotive Historians Australia will be guest speaker at our June meeting commencing at 7.30pm on 27 June. Dr Darwin will talk on the "Automotive History of Fishermans Bend". Standard Motors, Bertie St, 1952. RMIT University Design Archives Biography In 1969 Norm began working at GM-Holden Engineering, progressing to become the company’s Sourcing Co-ordinator…

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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.