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

R.F. Julier Reserve

People, Places, Port Melbourne HistoryMarch 7, 2019
When the Housing Commission of Victoria built a new estate at Fishermans Bend, open space was a critical part of the health oriented design. Although the roads were named, the open space reserves were not named at the time. Layout of the Housing Commission estate at Fishermans Bend State Library of Victoria In the seventies, or thereabouts, the…

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Meeting – Mon 27 February 2017, 7.30pm

MeetingsFebruary 22, 2017
Cr Perce White, Mayor of Port Melbourne 1982 Perce White, Society foundation member and long term Port Melbourne Councillor will be guest speaker at our February meeting. Perce served on Council from 1972 until amalgamation in 1994 with six terms as Mayor. He will talk about growing up in Port and about a variety of events which happened during his time on…

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Loss of a tree

Port Melbourne HistoryOctober 9, 2015
Tasmanian blue gum on Liardet Street, December 2007 Not a trace remains of the huge Tasmanian bluegum that was such a presence on Liardet Street for many years. Tasmanian bluegums are not indigenous to this area, of course. Perhaps the tree was planted in the eighties when there was renewed interest in Australian trees. Earlier this year, I spoke with the arborist who…

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