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

Matchbooks, Boxes and Covers

Collection, Port Melbourne HistoryJanuary 24, 2025
by David Thompson Item 2903 in the PMHPS Collection is a matchbox cover from around 1938 advertising the Freemason's Tavern. Freemason's Tavern matchbox cover, c 1938. PMHPS Collection Cat No 2903. Promotional matchbooks, matchboxes and matchbox covers* have gone out of fashion with less people smoking and the ban on smoking in public places in recent years plus the convenience of…

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Representing Port

Port Melbourne HistorySeptember 29, 2016
On October 22nd, elections will be held for the Port Phillip Council. Port Melbourne will no longer have a dedicated representative and the ward of Sandridge will cease to exist. Instead, three councillors will represent the new Gateway Ward. These arrangements were put in place following a Victorian Electoral Commission review of representation in Port Phillip. The PMHPS argued strongly for…

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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.