Graham Street Methodist Church – Port Melbourne Historical and Preservation Society

Back-to-Port Melbourne Celebrations 1932

Port Melbourne HistoryMay 5, 2023

by David Thompson After months of meetings, planning and a rearrangement of dates and events, April 30, 1932 marked the first day of the Back-to-Port Melbourne festivities. The Age that morning promoted the event with the inclusion of an illustration of the tent used by the Holy Trinity church in 1853 under the heading Glimpses of Old Melbourne.[1] Glimpses of Old Melbourne,…

Port Melbourne Uniting Church 1864 – 2022

Featured, Places, Port Melbourne HistoryFebruary 9, 2023

Port Melbourne Uniting Church in Bridge St, 9 February 2023 image Janet Bolitho The Rev. John Tansey conducted the final service of he Port Melbourne Uniting Church congregation at 5 pm on Sunday, November 2022. Anne Garrow, a member of the congregation since 1984, gave this overview of the Church's history Before this church was built, this land was…

Church Street

Places, Port Melbourne HistoryDecember 2, 2022

Church St (highlighted), MMBW Map (detail), 1895. State Library of Victoria Church Street is the Z-shaped laneway running from Stokes Street to Nott Street highlighted above on an MMBW map from 1895. St Joseph's Roman Catholic Church, MMBW Map (detail), 1895. State Library of Victoria. The Stokes Street end of Church Street is opposite St Joseph's Roman Catholic Church which was…

The Church at 170 Farrell St

Places, Port Melbourne HistoryAugust 19, 2022

by Margaret Bride 170 Farrell Street, 2022. Photograph by David Thompson. On the west side of Farrell Street is a wooden building with a sign Full Gospel Assembly, although by its neat garden and fence it is clear that it is a private house. What is its story? In 1885 West Sandridge was well developed, the blocks of land had been subdivided…

Final Welcome Home

Home Front Stories, WWI CentenaryFebruary 14, 2020

Programme (photocopy) for the Final Welcome Home in the Graham Street Methodist School Hall on Saturday 14 February 1920. PMHPS Collection. At 8pm on 14 February 1920 the Graham Street Methodists conducted the Final Welcome Home to their Returned Soldiers in the Graham Street Methodist School Hall. Under the chairmanship of the Rev J Trathan, the programme opened with the doxology and…

The End of War – Thanksgiving Services

Home Front Stories, WWI CentenaryNovember 17, 2018

The brief article above appeared in the Standard newspaper on 16 November 1918 and unfortunately there does not appear to be any reports in subsequent editions of the Standard to record the order of service for any of the local churches. There is an article in that same edition of the Standard that gives a hint of what was planned…

Methodist Football Club Honour Board

Home Front Stories, WWI CentenaryFebruary 5, 2016

The honour board for the football club associated with the Graham Street Methodist Church was unveiled in school hall on Saturday 5 February 1916 during a send-off for several members of the church congregation as well as the church football and cricket clubs. Following the send-off the Rev J Trathan invited the audience to gather at the front of the hall.…

Soldier Send-Offs

Home Front Stories, WWI CentenaryFebruary 5, 2016

During the war years it was common for organisations and even groups of friends to organise send-offs for the mates and members who had enlisted for active service. Usually the soldier or soldiers were entertained with songs and recitations and were given a useful gift to take with to the front. Saturday 5 February 1916 saw one such send-off at the…

Barker, Arthur Richard (1503)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~BAugust 29, 2014

Place of Birth: Sprent, TAS Age: 18 years 2 months Enlistment Details: Wednesday, 7 April 1915 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 1503 view online service record Address: 150 Farrell Street Port Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: Arthur William Barker (father) 150 Farrell Street Port Melbourne, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Monday, 28 June 1915 Ship: HMAT Berrima A35 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 22nd Infantry Battalion - 1st Reinforcements Fate: KIA: Wednesday, 24 April…

Bellion, Albert Reginald (1973)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~BAugust 29, 2014

Place of Birth: Port Melbourne, VIC Age: 19 years 6 months Enlistment Details: Monday, 5 July 1915 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 1973 view online service record Address: 284 Rouse Street Port Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: Albert Tasman Bellion (father) 284 Rouse Street Port Melbourne, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Friday, 18 February 1916 Ship: HMAT Ballarat A70 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 27th Infantry Battalion - 3rd Reinforcements Fate: RTA: Saturday, 5…

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