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Town Hall, 333 Bay Street, Port Melbourne

Pat Grainger 1930 – 2023

People, Port Melbourne HistoryMarch 24, 2023
Pat Grainger neé Herman was born in Spokane, WA in north-west USA in 1930. After attaining a BA in fine art and music theory from Whitman College in Walla Walla, WA she moved to Los Angeles, CA to study and practice commercial art. In LA, Pat worked with Art Director Les Mason and they married in 1956. In the early…

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Secretary News!

News and NoticesDecember 15, 2016
In a letter to members, President, Sue Leong, has informed us that after over twenty years of service, Pat Grainger has decided to step down from the role of secretary to the Society.  Thankfully Pat will continue to do her many non-secretarial tasks and will regularly meet with our Executive Committee in an advisory capacity. Emma Teasdale is going to take on…

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Congratulations Pat!

News and NoticesJune 13, 2016
Pat Grainger OAM in the Society rooms at Port Melbourne Town Hall. We are delighted to inform Members that Ms Patricia Grainger has received a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the 2016 Queen’s Birthday Honours for service to history preservation. Pat was a founding member of our Society in 1993; held the role of Treasurer for five years…

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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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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.