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

Pubs in Port – a snapshot from the nineties

CollectionApril 9, 2015
From the Collection - Ron Laing’s Pub Photos (catalogue no 1287) Ron Laing was born in Scotland in 1920. During the war he was a flying instructor and in 1950 he migrated to Australia where he worked as a forklift driver and a machinist for the Melbourne Harbor Trust. After containers were introduced he worked unloading containers for an importer/exporter company. When…

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Whittle, Albert William (11959)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~WAugust 7, 2014
Place of Birth: London, England Age: 23 years 8 months Enlistment Details: Tuesday, 29 February 1916 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 11959            view online service record Address: Freemason's Tavern, Beach Street Port Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: Frederick C Whittle (father) 'Swan End', London Road Mitcham, London, England Embarkation Details: Date: Monday, 5 June 1916 Ship: HMAT Afric A19 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 3rd Divisional Supply Column - Mechanical Transport Fate: RTA:…

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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.