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Bertie Street

People, Places, Port Melbourne HistoryApril 10, 2020
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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Allan Whittaker Commemoration 2019

Port Melbourne HistoryNovember 2, 2019
In the welcome shade cast by the now formally named Allan Whittaker gatehouse, people gathered for the annual commemoration of his life on Princes Pier. Kevin Bracken photo Simon Kosmer No one can tell the story of Allan Whittaker and 1928 as Kevin Bracken can. He speaks with the authority of a former Victorian secretary of the Maritime Union of Australia…

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R.F. Julier Reserve

People, Places, Port Melbourne HistoryMarch 7, 2019
When the Housing Commission of Victoria built a new estate at Fishermans Bend, open space was a critical part of the health oriented design. Although the roads were named, the open space reserves were not named at the time. Layout of the Housing Commission estate at Fishermans Bend State Library of Victoria In the seventies, or thereabouts, the…

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Piers Festival on Station Pier

News and NoticesOctober 5, 2018
Piers Festival Saturday 6 October 11.30 to 4.30 The Piers Festival will take place on Station Pier this year in the furthest terminal building The Pier will be open and accessible for those who have missed a wander on the Pier. A bus will be on hand to convey people from the start of the Pier to the terminal building. Lifts service…

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Change in the electorate

News and NoticesJuly 5, 2018
In spite of the Society's protests, the federal electorate of Melbourne Ports has been changed by the Australian Electoral Commission to Macnamara. The names will apply from 13 July. The Society argued that since Melbourne Ports was a Federation seat, the name should be respected as part of Australia's heritage. In addition, Melbourne Ports has ongoing relevance in the life…

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The War in Port – 1917

Port Melbourne HistoryDecember 19, 2017
As we make final preparations for Christmas . . . On the 20th December 1917 men and women in Port Melbourne voted in a referendum on this question "Are you in favour of the proposal of the Commonwealth Government for reinforcing the Australian Imperial forces overseas?" This question, although it does not use the word conscription, came to be known as the…

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VFL Premiers 2017!

News and NoticesSeptember 24, 2017
Port Melbourne are the 2017 VFL premiers after a nail biting Grand Final against Richmond at Etihad Stadium. Port Melbourne supporters were outnumbered ten to one by Tigers but willed the Borough to victory. The final score was Port Melbourne 74, Richmond 70.    

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It’s a Grand Old Flag

News and NoticesSeptember 18, 2017
Port will meet Richmond in the VFL Grand Final after after a 23 point win over traditional rival, Williamstown - also a stand alone club. Port Melbourne will play in its fourth VFL Grand Final under coach Gary Ayres. It won the flag in 2011 and lost in 2008 and 2012.

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Double Bill

MeetingsSeptember 16, 2017
September meeting Launch of Port Talks & guest speaker Jim Sinclair Bulloughs May Jasper has produced three short audio stories (10 minutes each) using voices from the Society's archive. You will hear from former Port residents Tom Hills and Myrtle Richardson about how they managed through the Depression. A 'taster', or trailer if you like, will be presented at the meeting to…

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Theofania 2017

News and NoticesJanuary 11, 2017
A welcome southerly breeze plunged the temperature from the 30s to the pleasant 20s for the annual commemoration of Theofania - the Blessing of the Waters - at Princes Pier on Sunday 8 January. A large crowd gathered on the generous deck at Princes Pier to continue a tradition that has been celebrated at Port Melbourne's piers for 33 years. The retrieval…

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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.