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

Welcoming the Returned Soldiers

Home Front Stories, WWI CentenaryNovember 23, 2018
Some three thousand people gathered along the roads leading from the New Railway Pier (Princes Pier) on the morning of Saturday 23 November 1918 to welcome the first contingent of returned soldiers.1 Barriers along the route restricted the roadway to 12 feet to allow the cars carrying the soldiers to proceed to the city. At the foot of the pier, two strong…

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WWC Band Rotunda

Home Front Stories, WWI CentenaryOctober 27, 2018
WWC Band Rotunda. Photo by David Thompson. At the meeting of the Women's Welcome Committee (WWC) held on Thursday 31 January 1918, Mrs E F Russell reminded the group of an intention raised some time ago to erect a monument on Sinclair Parade to commemorate the memory of fallen soldiers and the work of the committee.  She suggested a band rotunda and…

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Women’s Welcome Committee

Home Front Stories, WWI CentenaryAugust 6, 2015
When Great Britain declared war on Germany in 1914 Australia also found itself at war. No doubt many communities throughout the land began to make plans about how best they could support the war effort. For its part the Port Melbourne council quickly realised that the municipality, by virtue of its role as Melbourne’s port, was uniquely placed to play…

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McCullagh, W

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~MAugust 18, 2014
W McCullagh led a small group of builders who built a kiosk for the Womens Welcome Committee in November 1916 at new Railway Pier (Princes Pier). 1916 'Kiosk at Pier.', Port Melbourne Standard (Vic. : 1914 - 1920), 25 November, p. 2. , viewed 12 Aug 2019, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article91164784

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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.