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

Tom Griffin

by David Thompson On Sunday, 8 Nov 1953 Port Melbourne Mayor, Cr E J Purchase with Crs J P Crichton and T G Douglas accompanied by the Port Melbourne Municipal Band attended the grave of the late Cr Tom Griffin at Lancefield. [1] This had become an annual pilgrimage since Griffin's death three years earlier. Advertisement, The Record, 15 August…

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A Triumvirate of Test Cricketers by Terry Keenan

Biographical details on Robert McLeod, Charles McLeod and James Kelly, three members produced by the PMCC who played for Australia. (PDF 1.4 MB) Compiled by Terry Keenan, President PMCC 1990-1993, to accompany a presentation to the Port Melbourne Cricket Club, 28 July 1993. With excerpts from Jack Pollard's Australian Cricket, The Game and the Players, Hodder and Stoughton 1982. Download…

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Memorial to George Sangster

by Margaret Bride Sangster Memorial. Photo: Janet Bolitho. Sangster Reserve occupies the small triangular piece of land behind the Port Melbourne Bowling Club between Princes and Nott Streets. The area includes a children's playground and nearby there is an art deco style electrical substation. Just inside the Nott Street entrance is this monument commemorating the life of George Sangster, once a…

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Crockford, Edward Clifford Howson (Lieutenant)

Place of Birth: Port Melbourne, VIC Age: 23 years 11 months Enlistment Details: Monday, 10 May 1915 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: Lieutenant            view online service record Address: 183 Beaconsfield Parade Albert Park, VIC Next of Kin: Edward Charles Crockford (father) 183 Beaconsfield Parade Albert Park, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Tuesday, 1 August 1916 Ship: HMAT Orsova A67 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 58th Infantry Battalion - 4th Reinforcements Fate: DOW: Sunday, 11…

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Pinkerton, Walter (4755)

Place of Birth: Brisbane, QLD Age: 30 years 8 months Enlistment Details: Monday, 24 January 1916 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 4755            view online service record Address: c/o Port Melbourne Cricket Club Port Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: Lilian Agnes Pinkerton (wife) c/o Port Melbourne Cricket Club Port Melbourne, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Tuesday, 4 April 1916 Ship: HMAT Euripides A14 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 23rd Infantry Battalion - 12th…

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