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Town Hall, 333 Bay Street, Port Melbourne

Anzac Day in Port Melbourne 2023

Port Melbourne HistoryApril 28, 2023
It was warm, almost too warm for the time of year, as crowds gathered for the annual Anzac commemoration service. Beach St was closed to traffic. The crowd stretched from Nott St to Bay St and from the Beach St footpath to the blue stone wall. The crowd at the Anzac Commemoration Service photo Roger Tall The scene was…

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Anzac Day in Port Melbourne 2022

Port Melbourne HistoryApril 29, 2022
On a mild, still morning, crowds gathered in Beach Street to find the scene set - the white crosses neatly laid row upon row and Beach Street closed to traffic. MC Dale Allchin acknowledged the passing of Bunna Walsh in March and the role that he and fellow citizens, including Perce White, had played in keeping the Anzac commemoration…

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Anzac Day in Port Melbourne 2021

Port Melbourne HistoryApril 30, 2021
The sun was shining as people gathered in Beach Street. The crosses had been laid out, as if by magic, but actually by Ken Jackson, son of the late veteran Geoff Jackson. Beach St shoreward of the memorial was fenced off to enable registration via QR Code. No traffic - neither truck, car nor bicycle - was permitted to pass…

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Anzac Day in Port Melbourne 2019

Port Melbourne HistoryApril 26, 2019
With MC Dale Allchin's firm hand on proceedings, the event started promptly at 9.45 am. He reminded the ever growing crowd that Anzac Day is not a celebration, it's a commemoration. Even though the crowd filled the width of Beach St and the length from Bay St to Nott St, a podium and a new sound system meant that all…

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Anzac Day in Port Melbourne 2018

Port Melbourne HistoryMay 2, 2018
On this warm Anzac morning, the crowd swelled and swelled, almost filling the Beach St roadway between Bay and Nott Street. A bearded Perce White attended the Anzac Service to acknowledge and thank all those who had supported the commemoration over many years. Perce White took on the role of MC of the service when the RSL handed in its commission and…

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Anzac Day in Port Melbourne 2017

Port Melbourne HistoryApril 18, 2017
The crowd grows year on year, the perspective of the speakers image Bernadene Voss The Port Melbourne Anzac  Day Commemorative Service took place at the Beach Street Memorial next to the Port Melbourne Yacht Club at 9.45am on Tuesday 25 April. Guest speakers included Mayor of the City of Port Phillip, Councillor Bernadene Voss The Hon Michael Danby MHR, Federal Member for Melbourne Ports The…

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