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

Bertie Street

Portrait of Mayor Joe Bertie Bertie St is named after Joseph Bertie but he was always known as Joe. Bertie's family originally came from Teglio in Italy near the border of Switzerland. Bertie was born in Bendigo in 1885. His father was killed in a mining accident there. Bertie had been working as a stevedore in Port Melbourne for seven years…

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