Centenary Bridge – Port Melbourne Historical and Preservation Society

WWII Hospital Ship – MS Oranje

Collection, Port Melbourne HistoryJuly 9, 2021

Hospital ship, MS Oranje, at Port Melbourne, 1940s. Photograph by Roy Liebig. PMHPS Collection. This story was sparked by a couple of images in the PMHPS Collection taken by Roy Liebig in the 1940s. Both images appear later in this story so more on those later. MS Oranje, 1940s. Photo by Roy Liebig. PMHPS Collection. The MS Oranje started life in the…

‘Anger at City Gateway Eyesore’

Port Melbourne HistoryApril 9, 2016

It is not the first time in Port Melbourne's history that the entry to Melbourne from Port Melbourne has been described in these terms. In 1929, the Metropolitan Town Planning Commission report described 'this approach to Melbourne is a drab and shabby one which has been the subject of criticism by visitors as well as by citizens.' Their proposed solution was a…

Pt Melbourne, 1992 by Brian Cleveland

Brian ClevelandDecember 6, 2015

Pt Melbourne, 1992 by Brian Cleveland View of Beach Street showing the London Hotel, Swallow & Ariel, Harper's Starch Factory and the on;y remaining pylon from the Centenary Bridge.

Port Melbourne, April ’91 by Brian Cleveland

Brian ClevelandDecember 5, 2015

Port Melbourne, April '91 by Brian Cleveland View of Station Pier from the roadway between the piers showing the small brick electrical substation and the foot of the pier and the 'third leg' of Centenary Bridge in the background.

Port Melbourne, June 1991 by Brian Cleveland

Brian ClevelandDecember 3, 2015

Port Melbourne, June 1991 by Brian Cleveland As Centenary Bridge was demolished between March and June 1991, Brian continued to visit and record the process. This sketch show the remnants of Centenary Bridge near Station Pier in June 1991.

Demolition of Centenary Bridge, Port Melbourne, April 1991 by Brian Cleveland

Brian ClevelandDecember 3, 2015

Demolition of Centenary Bridge, Port Melbourne, April 1991 by Brian Cleveland As Centenary Bridge was demolished between March and June 1991, Brian continued to visit and record the process. Centenary Bridge, partly demolished, with Station Pier in the background.

Centenary Bridge (early stage of demolition), Port Melbourne, March 1991 by Brian Cleveland

Brian ClevelandDecember 3, 2015

Centenary Bridge (early stage of demolition), Port Melbourne, March 1991 by Brian Cleveland As Centenary Bridge was demolished between March and June 1991, Brian continued to visit and record the process. Centenary Bridge from in front of the London Hotel. Although Brian notes that it is the early stage of demolition, the bridge looks intact.

Centenary Bridge, Port Melbourne, March 1991 by Brian Cleveland

Brian ClevelandDecember 3, 2015

Centenary Bridge, Port Melbourne, March 1991 by Brian Cleveland In March 1991 Brian recorded many views of Centenary Bridge just as preparations were being made to demolish it. One of the Centenary Bridge staircases.

Centenary Bridge, Port Melbourne, March 1991 by Brian Cleveland

Brian ClevelandDecember 3, 2015

Centenary Bridge, Port Melbourne, March 1991 by Brian Cleveland In March 1991 Brian recorded many views of Centenary Bridge just as preparations were being made to demolish it. A side elevation of one of the Centenary Bridge staircases.

Centenary Bridge, Port Melbourne, March 1991 by Brian Cleveland

Brian ClevelandDecember 3, 2015

Centenary Bridge, Port Melbourne, March 1991 by Brian Cleveland In March 1991 Brian recorded many views of Centenary Bridge just as preparations were being made to demolish it. One of the staircases at Centenary Bridge.

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