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

Herrick, Wilfred Rupert (3132)

Enlistments, ~HAugust 23, 2014
Place of Birth: Port Melbourne, VIC Age: 19 years 1 month Enlistment Details: Wednesday, 7 July 1915 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 3132          view online service record Address: 315 Princes Street Port Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: M M Herrick (father) 315 Princes Street Port Melbourne, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Thursday, 18 November 1915 Ship: HMAT Wiltshire A18 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 21st Infantry Battalion - 7th Reinforcements Fate: RTA: Thursday, 8 May…

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Lost Shops of Graham Street

Places, Port Melbourne HistoryJuly 10, 2014
Shirley Videion recalls the shops in Graham Street before the construction of the Graham Street overpass: Graham Street was blessed with milk bars. The two most preferred by our group when walking on a Sunday were McCarthy's next to the double storey house on the corner of Graham Street and Evans Street or McKenzie's on the other side of the Graham Station…

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Princes

Port Melbourne HistoryApril 17, 2014
Today's post is prompted by the royal visit to Australia and the approach of Anzac Day. The Prince of Wales, later to become King Edward VIII, visited Melbourne in May 1920 on board the British warship HMS Renown. He came to represent his father King George V to thank Australia for its part in the war. His visit was eagerly anticipated with crowds…

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