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Town Hall, 333 Bay Street, Port Melbourne
Town Hall, 333 Bay Street, Port Melbourne

Meeting – Mon 24 June 2019 @ 7.30pm

MeetingsJune 6, 2019
Our June meeting will feature Family Stories from Port. Three members of the Society will tell their own and their family story about living in Port Melbourne. Jill Dawson’s family could have the longest continuous record of living in Port Melbourne, Jill will tell us the story from its earliest beginning. Marilyn Allport grew up in Heath Street and has…

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Meeting – Mon 27 May 2019 @ 7.30pm

MeetingsMay 8, 2019
Liardet St No 41 Station, Port Melbourne (Fire Services Museum) Our guest speaker, Ian Munro AFSM, MIFireE, MAIES will take a quick walk through 2,000 years of Fire Service history, finishing with a focus on Australia, Melbourne, and Port Melbourne. Ian is a retired Senior Station Officer with 35 years working for the Metropolitan Fire Brigade (MFB). He has also…

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Meeting – Mon 29 April 2019 @ 7.30pm

MeetingsMarch 25, 2019
West Melbourne. The front view of a Dudley Mansion. Our guest speaker at our (post-Easter) April meeting will be David Sornig. David will speak on the topic of theBlue Lake: finding Dudley Flats and the West Melbourne Swamp. The lush wetlands and waterways of West Melbourne have been profoundly transformed over the last 180 years. This talk traces the history of…

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Meeting – Mon 25 March 2019 @ 7.30pm

MeetingsFebruary 25, 2019
Bryan Hegarty will give us a presentation on Growing up in the 50s, 60s & 70s from Middle Park to Port Melbourne. Bryan spent the first 21 years of his life living in Albert Park, the next 20 years in Port Melbourne and now lives in Hoppers Crossing. Over the years he has been involved in local sport including coaching…

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Meeting – Mon 25 February 2019 @ 7.30pm

MeetingsJanuary 28, 2019
Spencer Street Bridge, 1930. State Library of Victoria. Have you ever noticed the Spencer Street Bridge? Arguably nondescript, this dependable 1930 structure has a backstory of political infighting, pioneering technology and an unexpected obstacle pre-dating the bridge by several millennia. Local history librarian Fiona Campbell will lead a visual journey through the design, construction and significance of this enduring bridge. Fiona…

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Meeting – Mon 28 Jan 2019 @ 7.30

MeetingsJanuary 11, 2019
Do you know that you can view some of the most important items in our collection from your home computer whenever it suits you? Come and hear from Glen Cosham, Ray Jelly and Lex Johnson as they show off some of these items and Margaret Bride will explain how you can look up others yourself.  It's like making a visit…

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Meeting – Mon 26 November @ 7.30pm

MeetingsOctober 30, 2018
November once again sees John May test our knowledge of all things trivial with his annual quiz.  Remember, they're only hard questions if you don't know the answers! PMH&PS meet on the fourth Monday of each month, bar December, in the Council Chamber at Port Melbourne Town Hall in Bay Street.  

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Meeting 22 October @ 7.30pm

MeetingsOctober 1, 2018
The War in Port Melbourne 1914 -1918 Janet Bolitho will present to the October meeting on the War in Port Melbourne 1914 - 1918.   Drawing on photographs of familiar Port Melbourne places, she will reflect on some of the themes that have emerged from the research undertaken by several members of the Society, research which has given a much…

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Meeting – Mon 24 September @ 7.30pm

MeetingsAugust 30, 2018
Elizabeth Hore from Friends of St Kilda Cemetery with be our guest for the September meeting.  Elizabeth will be speaking on the Cultural Significance of Cemeteries to our Community, including a history of the growth of cemeteries from the churchyard to the public, their historical, social and architectural significance, examples of significant cemeteries in UK and Europe, and conclude with a…

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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.