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Town Hall, 333 Bay Street, Port Melbourne
Town Hall, 333 Bay Street, Port Melbourne

Fishermans Bend Migrant Hostel

Places, Port Melbourne HistoryJune 12, 2013
Mike Brady's huge contribution to Australian life has been recognised in the Queens Birthday Honours with an AM. A less well know part of his story is the time his family spent in the migrant hostel in Fishermans Bend after their arrival in Melbourne in the '50s.  The experience of life in the hostel is described in a colourful way by…

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Beacon views

Places, Port Melbourne HistoryJune 4, 2013
Do you remember that a previous post on the beacons mentioned that the off shore beacon used to have a timber walkway connecting it to the shore? These two great images from the City of Port Phillip's collection show this perfectly. view to the shore, Commonwealth Engine Works (left) and the Mission to Seamen (right) The citation says the photos were taken…

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Edwards Park

People, Places, Port Melbourne HistoryMay 22, 2013
The layout of Edwards Park has adapted to a range of activities over time. The radial paths meeting in the centre create a setting that lends itself well to Port's current preoccupation with exercise, health and fitness. A playground for children has been a part of Edwards Park from the beginning. Edwards Park was once part of the tapering Sandridge Lagoon. The…

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Lagoon Tales

Places, Port Melbourne HistoryApril 4, 2013
There are endless stories to tell about the former Sandridge Lagoon and environs. But you've got to begin somewhere. This account by Josephine Liardet, daughter of Wilbraham Liardet, is especially evocative. She recalled that in the early days "The lagoon was covered with wild ducks and in the trees were cockatoos, plovers, pigeons. Hector and Jack used to get up between 3…

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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.