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Town Hall, 333 Bay Street, 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…

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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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Meeting – Mon 26 Jan 2015, 7.30pm

MeetingsNovember 28, 2014
Our January 2015 meeting falls on Australia Day and we'll feature gems from the archives as selected by a few volunteers. Suzy Milburn, who spent much of 2014 cataloguing material from the J Kitchen and Son collection, will show some of her favourite items. PMH&PS meet on the fourth Monday of each month except December in the Council Chamber,  Upstairs at Port Melbourne Town…

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Meeting – Mon 24 Nov 2014, 7.30pm

MeetingsOctober 28, 2014
It's November and that means our annual trivia quiz with Professor John May.  We'll keep the formal part of the meeting brief and get onto the fun as soon as we can. PMH&PS meet on the fourth Monday of each month except December in the Council Chamber Upstairs at Port Melbourne Town Hall Bay Street

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Meeting – Mon 27 Oct 2014, 7.30pm

MeetingsSeptember 30, 2014
Meet the team that produced 'Postcards from Port', our new DVD.  Presented as a series of separate stories, 'Postcards' will be launched 23 October at the Heritage Centre on Emerald Hill then will be available there for viewing.  It will also screen at the Emerald Hill Festival on 9 November. PMH&PS meet on the fourth Monday of each month except December …

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Meeting – Mon 22 Sep 2014, 7.30pm

MeetingsAugust 27, 2014
Our guest,  Kevin Mooney will talk about his  role as a founder of the Bradman Foundation and his relationship with Sir Donald Bradman.  He will also be discussing the lessons we can learn from establishing such an enterprise and the great qualities of Sir Donald. PMHPS meet on the fourth Monday of each month except December in the Council Chamber …

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AGM – Mon 25 Aug 2014, 7.30pm

MeetingsJuly 29, 2014
The Annual General Meeting of the PortMelbourne Historical and Preservation Society will be held on Monday 25th August 2014 in the Council Chamber at Port Melbourne Town Hall. Guest speaker will be journalist/author Russell Robinson whose latest book, Khaki Crims and Desperadoes, traces the criminal and military records of some Australian offenders who served in World War I, including some well known gangsters of the time.…

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Meeting – Mon 23 Jun 2014, 7.30pm

MeetingsJune 1, 2014
The 1923 Police Strike will be the subject of Ralph Stavely's presentation at our next meeting on Monday, June 23rd at 7.30 pm. PMHPS meet on the fourth Monday of each month except December in the Council Chamber Upstairs at Port Melbourne Town Hall Bay Street

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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.