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 …
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.
Well, the programme of monthly meetings has concluded for the year 2023 with the only remaining events, the Artisan Christmas Market in Bay Street on Saturday 2 December (11am - 4pm) and our Picnic in the Park at Edwards Park on Sunday 10 December (12pm - 3pm), weather permitting. BYO EVERYTHING!
We wish all our members, supporters and guests a…
John May will put us through our paces at our annual Trivial Quiz. Remember! The questions are only hard if you don't know the answer. That being said, Johnny has assured us he has made the questions easier this year. He's been very disappointed with the team scores in recent years.
Seriously though, it is a lot of fun and…
Janet Bolitho and Margaret Bride will present "Port Melbourne Characters: Decade by Decade".
The meeting will be held in person upstairs at Port Melbourne Town Hall and online via Zoom at
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86966645825?pwd=c1d2dDllRWV6bHBJeTBydjcvQjRFdz09.
Our September meeting will be another of our 'From the Archives' evenings where a few volunteers will present their favourite 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.
Our 2023 Annual General Meeting will be held on 22 August commencing at 7.30pm.
To give a sense of occasion we invite members to wear some of 'the red & the blue '.
Our guest speaker will be Phillip Cohen who will speak on the subject of "From Liardet to Winteringham - Frames of Reference". Phillip worked on the Liardet Memorial project…
PMHPS member, Peter Quinlivian, will speak on the subject of 'Alfred Graving Dock in Williamstown'.
The meeting will be held upstairs at the Port Melbourne Town Hall (access via stairs or lift) and online, via Zoom using the following link.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86966645825?pwd=c1d2dDllRWV6bHBJeTBydjcvQjRFdz09
Dr Norm Darwin, President of the President of Automotive Historians Australia will be guest speaker at our June meeting commencing at 7.30pm on 27 June.
Dr Darwin will talk on the "Automotive History of Fishermans Bend".
Standard Motors, Bertie St, 1952. RMIT University Design Archives
Biography
In 1969 Norm began working at GM-Holden Engineering, progressing to become the company’s Sourcing Co-ordinator…
Between the Yarra River and Port Phillip Bay is where the story of Melbourne began. Our first Port. The first point of contact for our city’s first arrivals. A place of sailors and labourers, industry and innovation. And now, the site of Melbourne’s first innovation hub.
At the heart of this multi-purpose precinct stands a new purpose-built, multi-level, vertical campus.…