St Josephs School – Port Melbourne Historical and Preservation Society

Back-to-Port Melbourne Celebrations 1932

Port Melbourne HistoryMay 5, 2023

by David Thompson After months of meetings, planning and a rearrangement of dates and events, April 30, 1932 marked the first day of the Back-to-Port Melbourne festivities. The Age that morning promoted the event with the inclusion of an illustration of the tent used by the Holy Trinity church in 1853 under the heading Glimpses of Old Melbourne.[1] Glimpses of Old Melbourne,…

School Sports & Physical Training Display – 7 December 1918

Home Front Stories, WWI CentenaryDecember 7, 2018

Just because the war had ended didn't mean that the work of the local patriotic organisations was finished. In all probability, preparations for the Combined Schools Sports and Demonstration advertised in the Port Melbourne Standard newspaper on 30 November 1918 would have been well advanced before the Armistice was signed but even so there was good reason to hold the event…

Edwards, John Andrew (1334)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~EAugust 26, 2014

Place of Birth: Port Melbourne, VIC Age: 23 years 4 months Enlistment Details: Tuesday, 29 September 1914 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 1334 view online service record Address: 38 Studley Street Abbotsford, VIC Next of Kin: Mary Ann Edwards (mother) 38 Studley Street Abbotsford, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Monday, 1 February 1915 Ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray A46 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 7th Infantry Battalion - 2nd Reinforcements Fate: RTA: Monday, 5 July…

Elliott, William Henry (2257)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~EAugust 26, 2014

Place of Birth: Port Melbourne, VIC Age: 25 years 10 months Enlistment Details: Thursday, 13 May 1915 - Broadmeadows, VIC Service Number: 2257 view online service record Address: 5 Anderson Street Clifton Hill, VIC Next of Kin: Catherine O'Donnell (sister) 5 Anderson Street Clifton Hill, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Thursday, 17 June 1915 Ship: HMAT Wandilla A62 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 14th Infantry Battalion - 6th Reinforcements Fate: KIA: Sunday, 8 August…

Freame, Edmund (1342) aka Tom

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~FAugust 25, 2014

Place of Birth: Port Melbourne, VIC Age: 21 years 10 months Enlistment Details: Monday, 26 October 1914 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 1342 view online service record Address: 233 Rouse Street Port Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: Edmund Freame (father) 233 Rouse Street Port Melbourne, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Tuesday, 2 February 1915 Ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray A46 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 5th Infantry Battalion - 2nd Reinforcements Fate: KIA: Thursday, 20…

Lynch, Philip John (155)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~LAugust 19, 2014

Place of Birth: South Melbourne, VIC Age: 22 years 8 months Enlistment Details: Tuesday, 22 February 1916 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 155 view online service record Address: 4 Clay Street Port Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: James Lynch (father) 4 Clay Street Port Melbourne, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Saturday, 27 May 1916 Ship: HMAT Ascanius A11 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 39th Infantry Battalion Fate: KIA: Thursday, 4 October 1917 Place: Belgium Awards: MM Brother: David…

Power, Michael John (6064)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~PAugust 15, 2014

Place of Birth: Carlton, VIC Age: 24 years 10 months Enlistment Details: Friday, 11 February 1916 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 6064 view online service record Address: 21 Ross Street Port Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: James Power (father) 21 Ross Street Port Melbourne, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Friday, 28 July 1916 Ship: HMAT Themistocles A32 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 7th Infantry Battalion - 19th Reinforcements Fate: KIA: Tuesday, 2 January 1917 Place:…

Ryan, Charles (4767)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~RAugust 12, 2014

Place of Birth: Port Melbourne, VIC Age: 36 years 5 months Enlistment Details: Saturday, 4 March 1916 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 4767 view online service record Address: 21 Bridge Street Port Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: Bridget Ryan (wife) 21 Bridge Street Port Melbourne, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Tuesday, 4 April 1916 Ship: HMAT Euripides A14 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 24th Infantry Battalion - 12th Reinforcements Fate: KIA: Sunday, 1 September…

Thompson, John Thomas (3486)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~TAugust 10, 2014

Place of Birth: Port Melbourne, VIC Age: 26 years 9 months Enlistment Details: Monday, 5 July 1915 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 3486 view online service record Address: 203 Albert Street Port Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: Mrs E Thomas (mother) 203 Albert Street Port Melbourne, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Monday, 11 October 1915 Ship: HMAT Nestor A71 Port: Adelaide, SA Unit: 8th Infantry Battalion - 11th Reinforcements Fate: KIA: Thursday, 4…

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