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

Smells

Swallow & Ariell viewed from Princes St 1987 PMHPS Collection The National Trust has argued that the smell of Vegemite, produced at Fishermans Bend, warrants recognition as part of the heritage of the place.  This has prompted a post on how many Port stories are associated with smells. The fetid Sandridge Lagoon gave rise to virtually a whole vocabulary of smells…

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Salt on the Windows - 1940s/50s memories of our house 'Irvine' at 42 Beach Street by Janice C MacDonald

Free Publications

The first of the Society's publications that can be downloaded free of charge from the website, Salt on the Windows by Jan MacDonald, has been added to our Shop (see the menu at the top of the page). We'll be adding a few more free publications in the coming weeks.

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A House in Beach Street

IRVINE, a house at 42 Beach Street, was built in 1922 for Eli and Christina Edwards. 'Only best quality material' was used in the construction of the house which was carefully chosen with a clear view of Station Pier, Williamstown and the Port Melbourne Yacht Club. Eli, better known as Dick, was a farrier and a great yachtsman. IRVINE at 42 Beach…

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