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Town Hall, 333 Bay Street, Port Melbourne
Town Hall, 333 Bay Street, Port Melbourne
Fire at Port Theatre, Bay Street, Port Melbourne Sunday 30 August 2015 - Courtesy MFB Facebook Page

Part of Port’s history up in smoke

Port Melbourne HistorySeptember 3, 2015
3 September 2015 Fire at the former Port Theatre, Bay Street, Port Melbourne Sunday 30 August 2015 - Courtesy MFB Facebook Page Another piece of Port Melbourne’s history may have been claimed by fire. The building that was once the Port Theatre, on the corner of Bay and Liardet Streets, was severely damaged by fire last Sunday. Around 80 fire fighters…

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New Life for Naval Drill Hall

Planning & PreservationJune 15, 2015
Planning is well underway for adapting the Port Melbourne Naval Drill Hall for a Year 9 environment focused program for Albert Park Secondary College. Funding for the project was allocated in the May state budget. The former Naval Drill Hall is on the Victorian Heritage Register, Number H1378 The citation says 'The Port Melbourne Naval Drill Hall was built in 1912 to the design…

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Hodges, William John Thomas (2315)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~HAugust 23, 2014
Place of Birth: Port Melbourne, VIC Age: 26 years 2 months Enlistment Details: Monday, 14 August 1916 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 2315            view online service record Address: 209 Bay Street Port Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: Mary Hodges (mother) 209 Bay Street Port Melbourne, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Friday, 20 October 1916 Ship: HMAT Port Lincoln A17 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 39th Infantry Battalion - 4th Reinforcements Fate: RTA: Sunday, 21…

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Hutchinson, George Willey (6466)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~HAugust 23, 2014
Place of Birth: London, England Age: 22 years 3 months Enlistment Details: Monday, 15 May 1916 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 6466            view online service record Address: 19 Foote Street Albert Park, VIC Next of Kin: Ruth Hutchinson (mother) 95 Bay Street Port Melbourne, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Monday, 2 October 1916 Ship: HMAT Nestor A71 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 7th Infantry Battalion - 21st Reinforcements Fate: Discharged: Sunday, 30 September 1917 Discharged…

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Jensen, Oluf Waldemar Hermann (72)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~JAugust 21, 2014
Place of Birth: Copenhagen, Denmark Age: 26 years 1 month Enlistment Details: Friday, 31 March 1916 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 72            view online service record Address: 435 Bay Street Port Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: James Heron (friend) 251 Douglas Parade Newport, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Saturday, 27 May 1916 Ship: HMAT Ascanius A11 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 10th Machine Gun Company Fate: RTA: Monday, 17 March 1919 Discharged: Saturday, 14 June…

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Maltravers, Charles Jasper Penny (1773)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~MAugust 18, 2014
Place of Birth: Richmond, VIC Age: 29 years 9 months Enlistment Details: Wednesday, 21 April 1915 - Yarrawonga, VIC Service Number: 1773            view online service record Address: Bay Street Port Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: G W Briggs (uncle) Bay Street Port Melbourne, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Friday, 16 July 1915 Ship: HMAT Demosthenes A64 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 22nd Infantry Battalion - 2nd Reinforcements Fate: RTA: Friday, 11 January 1918 Discharged: Monday,…

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Thaxter, Albert (1149)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~TAugust 10, 2014
Place of Birth: Redhill, Surrey, England Age: 33 years Enlistment Details: Saturday, 10 July 1915 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 1149            view online service record Address: 214 Princes Street Port Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: Ada Thaxter (wife) 7 Peckville Street Port Melbourne, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Tuesday, 9 November 1915 Ship: HMAT Beltana A72 Port: Sydney, NSW Unit: 30th Infantry Battalion Fate: KIA: Sunday, 23 June 1918 Place: France Private, 30 Infantry, killed…

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Exhibition Launch

EventsJune 12, 2014
Rev Noel Whale launching the English Church at Sandridge Exhibition, Port Melbourne Town Hall Tonight we launched our exhibition to mark the 160th year of the Holy Trinity church in Port Melbourne.   It was great to have the current Minister, the Rev Noel Whale on hand to talk about the history of the church in Bay Street and what it means…

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Exhibition on Holy Trinity

The English Church at Sandridge

EventsJune 8, 2014
It started with a tent service in 1854 and, since the sale and subsequent re-development of the main church building as apartments, continues the tradition of the Anglican Church in Port Melbourne at the now commissioned parish hall. To celebrate the 160th year of The English Church at Sandridge, the Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society present an exhibition on the…

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Historic Marriage Records Preserved by the PMHPS

CollectionJune 3, 2014
The original Church of England in the Borough of Sandridge was established in a tent on the corner of Bay and Graham Streets in 1854. It was reported in the Church of England Messenger of 1854 that '...a commodious tent, we'll fitted up, has been opened for Divine Service on Sundays and for a school during the week.' To replace the…

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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.