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The CSIRO in Port Melbourne

Port Melbourne HistoryAugust 14, 2013

This post is a fragment of a huge story. Fishermans Bend has a very strong association with science and innovation and their application to industry and manufacturing. CSIRO, Australia's national science agency, was a very significant presence in Port until the eighties. In 1938, CSIR as it was then known, leased 5.9 hectares of land at Fishermans Bend from the Government. At…

The Corner Shop

Places, Port Melbourne HistoryAugust 8, 2013

Port Phillip Council is inviting contributions to the Seniors Writing Awards - due by 2 September. Successful pieces are included in a publication. Here is a small excerpt from a delightful longer poem from the 2010 competition. It's about a corner shop in the Wimmera but it sounds as though it would also describe some of Port's corner shops "From the…

Maskell and McNab

People, Port Melbourne HistoryAugust 1, 2013

Maskell & McNab Memorial What is a monument to railwaymen doing on the foreshore so far away from trains? The monument commemorates engine driver Frederick William Maskell and fireman James McNab who, along with three passengers, were killed in a rail accident at Windsor in May 1887. Maskell was 46, McNab 21. One hundred and fifty four people were injured. Mr Maskell…

77 Beach Street – a planning issue in 1920

Port Melbourne HistoryJuly 25, 2013

At a time when planning issues are on the minds of Port Melbourne people - (and when have they not been?), PMH&PS was intrigued to find these notes among Swallow & Ariell's archives held at the University of Melbourne. Over a period of time Swallow & Ariell's factory expanded to include neighbouring properties. Christopher Joseph Sarovich, Furrier and Rug Manufacturer conducted…

‘The Food of Great-grandmothers’ 2

Port Melbourne HistoryJuly 17, 2013

Margaret Bride continues on the theme of 'The food of Great-grandmothers' As a further step in debunking the myth about our foremother’s healthy diet I hunted up the reports made by the Port Melbourne Health Inspector to the Central Board of Health in 1887. Let us be grateful for the campaigns that resulted in the regulation of food sales and the…

Biscuits, puddings, cakes and more: Swallow & Ariell in Port Melbourne

Port Melbourne HistoryJuly 17, 2013

This week’s post has got to be about Swallow & Ariell. The Age Epicure devoted this week’s edition to iconic Australian biscuits without mentioning Swallow & Ariell. Swallow & Ariell operated continuously in Port Melbourne from 1858 to 1991. PMHPS feels the need to talk biscuits. The former Swallow & Ariell’s factory buildings, now The Anchorage, continue to add interest and…

‘The Food of Great-grandmothers’

Port Melbourne HistoryJuly 11, 2013

An article in The Age, Epicure of 25 June 2013 prompted this response from member Margaret Bride: In an article on how to eat a healthy diet, I recently read the advice, Don’t eat anything your great-grandmother wouldn’t recognise as food. I think this advice is part of the romantic myth that our grandparents ate a more healthy diet than we…

Fishermans Bend – do the maps

Port Melbourne HistoryJuly 11, 2013

On Sunday 7 July, several members of the Society attended a forum on the Future of Fishermans Bend convened by the Community Alliance of Port Phillip. To follow this discussion into the future, it is probably necessary to become familiar with the acronym FBURA for Fishermans Bend Urban Renewal Area. Background On 5 July 2012, the Minister for Planning rezoned a large area…

Liardet brings news of Separation

Port Melbourne HistoryJuly 3, 2013

On 1 July 1851, the Port Phillip district formally separated from New South Wales to become the colony of Victoria. From the 1840s onwards there was growing discontent in the Port Phillip district. People complained of being in 'the thrall' of New South Wales and that insufficient resources were directed towards the urgent and growing needs of Melbourne and the Port…

Water according to Walter

People, Port Melbourne HistoryJune 28, 2013

George Samuel Walter Memorial Garden Picking up on last week's watery theme, this post turns to Councillor Walter's connection with metropolitan water supply. This week, price increases for water were approved by the Essential Services Commission. The increases were largely attributed to the desalination plant. The Argus of 28 March 1936 contains an article Story Behind the Tap: Our Water Supply cost millions…

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