Meetings – Page 12 – Port Melbourne Historical and Preservation Society

Meeting – Mon 23 November 2015, 7.30pm

MeetingsOctober 26, 2015

Professor Johnny May will test our knowledge in our annual trivia quiz ably assisted by Jack Bolt. Please bring small prizes to our rooms beforehand or to the meeting on the night, perhaps on a theme of 'sweet indulgence'. Don't bring large or expensive items, it's about the challenge of the trivia. PMH&PS meet on the fourth Monday of each month…

Meeting – Mon 26 October 2015, 7.30pm

MeetingsSeptember 28, 2015

Come along in October to hear Dr Robert La Nauze speak on Engineer to Marvellous Melbourne, William Thwaites. 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, Port Melbourne.

Meeting – Mon 28 September 2015, 7.30pm

MeetingsAugust 20, 2015

Our guest speaker in September will be Graham Patterson who will tell us about History Highlights of the Port Phillip Coast. 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, Port Melbourne.

AGM – Mon 24 August 2015, 7.30pm

MeetingsJuly 22, 2015

The Society's Annual General Meeting will be held in the Auditorium, Upstairs at Port Melbourne Town Hall, 333 Bay St, Port Melbourne at 7.15 pm for a 7.30 pm start on Monday 24 August 2015. The guest speaker will be the Hon Dr Barry Jones AC on Australian History Revisited.

Meeting – Mon 27 July 2015, 7.30pm

MeetingsJune 27, 2015

Photo: National Trust of Australia The guest speaker at our July meeting, Laura James, will talk about Avenues of Honour. 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, Port Melbourne.

Meeting – Mon 22 June 2015, 7.30pm

MeetingsMay 26, 2015

The PMH&PS Pop-Up Museum will be reprised at our June meeting. Every member should be able to bring something. All you need to do is look through your house and choose some item that you are able to bring to the meeting and place on display for the duration of the meeting. The item should have a connection to the history of…

Meeting – Mon 25 May 2015, 7.30pm

MeetingsMay 5, 2015

Gary Brice during his playing days with Port Our special guest will be Gary Brice from the Port Melbourne Football Club Past Players and Officials Association. Gary is a legend of PMFC and was selected as a player and coach for the Club's Team of the Century. PMH&PS meet on the fourth Monday of each month except December in the Council Chamber, Upstairs at…

Meeting – Mon 27 April 2015, 7.30pm

MeetingsMarch 26, 2015

Cerberus c1895 Our special guest will be naval historian, Colin Jones, speaking on the Victorian Colonial Navy. 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, Port Melbourne.

Meeting – Mon 23 March 2015, 7.30pm

MeetingsFebruary 25, 2015

Did someone from your Port Melbourne family serve during WWI? PMHPS are currently undertaking the Port Melbourne First World War Centenary project which aims to list volunteers from Port who enlisted for active service and tell some of the stories of the Home Front in Port during the war. At our March meeting, David Thompson will present an overview of the project and show how…

Meeting – Mon 23 Feb 2015, 7.30pm

MeetingsJanuary 28, 2015

Our special guest at the February meeting will be noted writer and historian Dr Gary Presland. Amongst other works, Gary wrote A Place for a Village which looks at the history of Melbourne from the point of view of nature and considers the ways that urban development has been influenced by the nature of local environments and won the 2009 Victorian Community History…

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