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Proud to be a Port girl, Part 2

People, Port Melbourne HistoryJuly 18, 2019
Beverley Stephens (nee Dredge) remembers growing up in Port. She takes up the story after her grandmother and uncle were tragically killed in a house fire as told in Part 1. After the fire, Uncle Bill decided to bring his daughter Val to 82 Evans Street so that the brothers could bring up their children together. Shortly afterwards my eldest…

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Proud to be a Port girl, Part 1

People, Port Melbourne HistoryJune 20, 2019
Beverley Stephens (nee Dredge) remembers growing up in Port Our family came to live at 82 Evans Street when Mum and Dad were struggling through the depression. Around the time I was due, Dad was trying to earn a living selling Jelly Crystals door to door - and anything else he could sell.  They were living at that time in the house three doors…

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Memories of North Port

Port Melbourne HistorySeptember 6, 2018
Mary Guise (nee Foy) writes: The area around North Port Station, on the Evans Street side, was a real hive of activity in the 1950's and 1960's - especially the 1950's. Early on week-day mornings, scores of people, mostly men, would appear from the subway under the railway line (now gone) having caught the Port Melbourne train from the city. They would…

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Mr Webster’s Brother

People, Port Melbourne HistoryJune 29, 2017
Mr Webster's Brother Margaret Bride writes Our house in Evans Street was built by John Webster in 1886. He and his wife Mary lived there until his death in 1916. John Webster was a carpenter, working on the docks and at sea. This is a photo of his younger brother whose name we do not know. He was a friend of Emily Lock’s…

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Morrison, William Henry (4172)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~MAugust 18, 2014
Place of Birth: Sydney, NSW Age: 27 years 3 months Enlistment Details: Monday, 26 July 1915 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 4172            view online service record Address: 51 Evans Street Port Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: Jessie Morrison (mother) 51 Evans Street Port Melbourne, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Tuesday, 7 March 1916 Ship: HMAT Wiltshire A18 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 21st Infantry Battalion - 10th Reinforcements Fate: Died: Sunday, 11 August 1918 Place:…

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Lost Shops of Graham Street

Places, Port Melbourne HistoryJuly 10, 2014
Shirley Videion recalls the shops in Graham Street before the construction of the Graham Street overpass: Graham Street was blessed with milk bars. The two most preferred by our group when walking on a Sunday were McCarthy's next to the double storey house on the corner of Graham Street and Evans Street or McKenzie's on the other side of the Graham Station…

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