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Town Hall, 333 Bay Street, Port Melbourne

What’s in a name? Quinn St, Quinn Ave, or Quinn Rd?

People, Places, Port Melbourne HistoryApril 4, 2019
As was the custom of the time, many streets in Port Melbourne were named after prominent citizens, including mayors and councillors. In this tradition you will discover a small roadway, Quinn Road, tucked away in a new housing development, 164 Ingles Street, at the northern boundary of the borough. Other names of roadways amongst this cluster of townhouses include; Velvet,…

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R.F. Julier Reserve

People, Places, Port Melbourne HistoryMarch 7, 2019
When the Housing Commission of Victoria built a new estate at Fishermans Bend, open space was a critical part of the health oriented design. Although the roads were named, the open space reserves were not named at the time. Layout of the Housing Commission estate at Fishermans Bend State Library of Victoria In the seventies, or thereabouts, the…

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Family secrets

People, Places, Port Melbourne HistoryFebruary 20, 2019
Margaret Bride writes: Are there any secrets in your family? Do you even know whether or not there are any? We are all aware that many families have their mythologies, based sometimes on fact, but myths never the less. Families pass on their stories from one generation to the next. Many of us were brought up from a young age…

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Fred Jackson Reserve, Garden City. Photo by David Thompson.

Fred Jackson Reserve

People, Places, Port Melbourne HistoryFebruary 11, 2019
Fred Jackson Reserve, Garden City. Photo by David Thompson. Fred Jackson Reserve is positioned at the head of Centre Avenue in Garden City, bounded by The Bend, Batman Road, Cumberland Road and the Ada Mary a'Beckett Childrens Centre. Frederick Caton Jackson was Town Clerk of Port Melbourne from 1973 to 1988. He was born on 19 February 1931 and died on…

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Allan Whittaker Commemoration 2018

People, Port Melbourne HistoryJanuary 7, 2019
On an overcast but very hot day, people gathered at Princes Pier to remember Allan Whittaker. This year marked the culmination of a community campaign to recognise Whittaker, his life and tragic death. It was a time to hand on the story to the students of Albert Park College Former Supreme Court judge, Frank Vincent addressed his remarks to the…

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Memories of North Port

Port Melbourne HistorySeptember 6, 2018
Mary Guise (nee Foy) writes: The area around North Port Station, on the Evans Street side, was a real hive of activity in the 1950's and 1960's - especially the 1950's. Early on week-day mornings, scores of people, mostly men, would appear from the subway under the railway line (now gone) having caught the Port Melbourne train from the city. They would…

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PMHPS 2018 AGM

Port Melbourne HistoryAugust 30, 2018
On Monday 28 August around 140 members and guests attended the 2018 Port Melbourne Historical and Preservation Society Annual General Meeting at Port Melbourne Town Hall where the Society celebrated its 25th Anniversary. All Photos by John Kirby PMHPS Patron, Liana Thompson PMHPS Patron, Liana Thompson, addresses the 2018 AGM PMHPS President, Sue Leong addresses the 2018 AGM Janet Bolitho pays tribute to PMHPS…

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Anzac Day in Port Melbourne 2018

Port Melbourne HistoryMay 2, 2018
On this warm Anzac morning, the crowd swelled and swelled, almost filling the Beach St roadway between Bay and Nott Street. A bearded Perce White attended the Anzac Service to acknowledge and thank all those who had supported the commemoration over many years. Perce White took on the role of MC of the service when the RSL handed in its commission and…

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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.