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

Growing up in Port Melbourne – Work

Growing up in PortMay 29, 2024
Of all the accounts of children’s work in the Society’s collection that of Sam Littlepage stands out. This account was sent to his grand-daughter who was doing a school project It is dated 30th June 2000. Stan’s daughter, Judith Theobold, typed up the account from her father’s dictation because his literacy skills were limited. This is not surprising when you read…

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Chainmaking – A Woman’s Occupation

People, Port Melbourne HistoryMay 10, 2024
by Robyn Watters Gertrude Brown (nee Duncan), Moorabbin, Victoria, c. 1964-68. As a child I had a horrified fascination of a piece of metal lodged under one of my grandmother’s fingernails.  I was told it was from an industrial accident when she was a jeweller’s assistant. Years later when I investigated this claim, the electoral rolls for my grandmother Gertrude Duncan in…

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Buckingham Reserve

Places, Port Melbourne HistoryMay 3, 2024
by David Thompson Buckingham Reserve [highlighted]. City of Port Melbourne map (detail), Amended June 1983. PMHPS Collection. Cat No 704.02. Buckingham Reserve is near the western edge of Garden City. It is named for former Councillor and Mayor Theodore Thomas Buckingham. Tom Buckingham was elected to Port Melbourne Council on 21 January 1961 and served until 1986. He was Mayor on…

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Meeting Tuesday, 28 May @ 7.30pm

MeetingsApril 26, 2024
Victor Perton (left) and Eddie Micallef (centre) at Fisherman's Bend Polling Centre, Victorian Election 2022 It's sure to be an interesting evening at the Society's May meeting when Victor Perton and Eddie Micallef pair up to talk about "The John Cain/Joan Kirner Years" and "The Jeff Kennett Years". Victor Perton served as a Liberal Party member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly…

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Lyons Street

Places, Port Melbourne HistoryApril 5, 2024
by David F Radcliffe Lyons Street runs parallel to Bay Street, from Liardet Street over Bridge Street and Spring Street East before curving, parallel to Crockford Street, to intersect with Raglan Street. However, this was not always the case. The existence and evolution of Lyons Street reflect the physical geography and the development of Sandridge/Port Melbourne. Lyons Street, Port Melbourne…

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Meeting Tuesday, 23 April @ 7.30pm

MeetingsMarch 28, 2024
Dale Allchin will be guest speaker at our April 23 meeting. His topic will be "A History of the Anzac Service in Port Melbourne". Dale Allchin, as MC, listens to Lt Col Sandeep Sunny Jadhav at the Port Melbourne Anzac Service in 2021. PMHPS will meet at 7.30pm on 23 April, in person upstairs at Port Melbourne Town Hall. Or…

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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.