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

WWII Hospital Ship – MS Oranje

Collection, Port Melbourne HistoryJuly 9, 2021
Hospital ship, MS Oranje, at Port Melbourne, 1940s. Photograph by Roy Liebig. PMHPS Collection. This story was sparked by a couple of images in the PMHPS Collection taken by Roy Liebig in the 1940s. Both images appear later in this story so more on those later. MS Oranje, 1940s. Photo by Roy Liebig. PMHPS Collection. The MS Oranje started life in the…

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Ozone, Hygeia and Weeroona Sts

Places, Port Melbourne HistoryAugust 7, 2020
These three streets in Port Melbourne are named after the Bay excursion paddle steamers that traveled from Station Pier down the Bay to Mornington, Sorrento, Queenscliff and Portarlington from the turn of the 20th century to the Second World War. There are only 8 houses in Ozone St, 8 in Hygeia St and 11 in Weeroona St. The short streets…

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Ship Visit

Port Melbourne HistorySeptember 7, 2017
The amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) spent six days berthed at Station Pier from 28 August to 3 September. The 275m long ship occupied nearly the entire inner east berth. The ship had been on training exercises in the Indo-Pacific region to prepare for any contingency and 'enhance warfighting readinesss'. The visit to Australia included joint training exercises with…

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‘Anger at City Gateway Eyesore’

Port Melbourne HistoryApril 9, 2016
It is not the first time in Port Melbourne's history that the entry to Melbourne from Port Melbourne has been described in these terms. In 1929, the Metropolitan Town Planning Commission report described 'this approach to Melbourne is a drab and shabby one which has been the subject of criticism by visitors as well as by citizens.' Their proposed solution was a…

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Meeting – Mon 28 March 2016, 7.30pm

MeetingsFebruary 22, 2016
Peter Fisher will be our special guest at the March meeting.  Peter has stories to tell us about Sandridge conflicts such as the ‘white-hot competition’ between Town and Railway Piers and the community’s problem with the Melbourne & Hobsons Bay Railway. PMH&PS meet on the fourth Monday of each month except December in the Council Chamber, Upstairs at Port Melbourne Town Hall, 333 Bay St,…

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Acknowledgement of Traditional Custodians

We respectfully acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we meet and work, the Bunurong Boon Wurrung and Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples of the Eastern Kulin Nation and pay respect to their Elders past, present and emerging.