Meetings – Port Melbourne Historical and Preservation Society

Meeting – 22 Oct 2024 @ 7.30pm

Meetings, Next MeetingSeptember 26, 2024

Special guest at our October meeting will be Ron Bedford, a volunteer with the Port Melbourne Football Club (PMFC). Ron will tell us about the 150th anniversary of PMFC which was celebrated during 2024. At the recent PMFC Awards Night, Ron and fellow volunteer Jenny Tserkezidis were jointly presented the inaugural President's Award for exceptional service to the Port Melbourne…

Meeting – 24 Sep 2024 @ 7.30pm

MeetingsSeptember 6, 2024

Our September meeting will be held on Tuesday 24 September 2024. Angus Wallace will speak on the Archeaology and Design of 237 York Street, South Melbourne including some found objects that members will find interesting. PMHPS meets in-person upstairs at Port Melbourne Town Hall and via Zoom using the following link. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86966645825?pwd=c1d2dDllRWV6bHBJeTBydjcvQjRFdz09. If you experience trouble logging into the meeting please try:…

AGM – 27 Aug 2024 at 7.30pm

MeetingsJuly 25, 2024

The Annual General Meeting of the Port Melbourne Historical and Preservation Society will be held in person on Tuesday 27 August 2024, 7.30pm at Port Melbourne Town Hall. A brief meeting, including the election of the Executive and Office Bearers, will be followed with a presentation by Richard Olive "Port Gets Dumped Upon - The Story of Melbourne's Sewer Mains"…

Meeting – 23 July 2024 @ 7.30 pm

MeetingsJuly 4, 2024

Our July meeting will be Member Film Night. Rug up and come along. It's sure to be a lot of fun. Bring your own munchies if you like although tea and coffee (and biscuits) will be available before the start of the meeting and during a short intermission between the business meeting and the film programme. PMHPS meets in-person…

Meeting – 25 June 2024 @ 7.30pm

MeetingsMay 29, 2024

Nayda Kelly will be guest speaker at our June meeting where we will learn about "A Day on the Bay: The Port Philip Bay Excursion Paddle Steamers 1870 - 1940". Nayda has sent us the following bio Past Port Melbourne resident – I grew up in Ross Street, attended Nott Street School, followed by Middle Park Central and MacRobertson Girls’…

Meeting Tuesday, 28 May @ 7.30pm

MeetingsApril 26, 2024

Victor Perton (left) and Eddie Micallef (centre) at Fisherman's Bend Polling Centre, Victorian Election 2022 It's sure to be an interesting evening at the Society's May meeting when Victor Perton and Eddie Micallef pair up to talk about "The John Cain/Joan Kirner Years" and "The Jeff Kennett Years". Victor Perton served as a Liberal Party member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly…

Meeting Tuesday, 23 April @ 7.30pm

MeetingsMarch 28, 2024

Dale Allchin will be guest speaker at our April 23 meeting. His topic will be "A History of the Anzac Service in Port Melbourne". Dale Allchin, as MC, listens to Lt Col Sandeep Sunny Jadhav at the Port Melbourne Anzac Service in 2021. PMHPS will meet at 7.30pm on 23 April, in person upstairs at Port Melbourne Town Hall. Or…

Meeting Tuesday, 26 March @ 7.30pm

MeetingsFebruary 28, 2024

David F Radcliffe will launch his latest book, Making it Here at our March meeting. Making It Here is about the lives of four immigrant engineers, Otto Schumacher, Alfred Harman, Albert Longoni and Fred David, who played major roles in the development of manufacturing in Port Melbourne, including Fishermans Bend, during the first half of the 20th century. Two founded…

Meeting Tuesday 27 February @ 7.30pm

MeetingsJanuary 29, 2024

Our February meeting will be a SURPRISE! following the late withdrawal of our scheduled speaker, Nayda Kelly, due to unforeseen circumstances. We're cooking up a great programme drawing on the wealth of resources in the Society. Expect some trivia and a few movies! PMHPS will meet at 7.30pm on 27 February, in person upstairs at Port Melbourne Town Hall. Or …

Meeting Tuesday 23 January @ 7.30pm

MeetingsJanuary 2, 2024

Our first meeting for 2024 will be another of our 'From the Archives' evenings where volunteers will present items from the Society's Collection. We will meet in-person in the Council Chamber upstairs at Port Melbourne Town Hall or via Zoom using the following link. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86966645825?pwd=c1d2dDllRWV6bHBJeTBydjcvQjRFdz09.

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