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

Malcolm Moore Pty Ltd

Port Melbourne HistorySeptember 15, 2016
Only a fragment of the presence of the massive engineering firm of Malcolm Moore Pty Ltd survives in Bertie St, Port Melbourne. Remnant of the extensive Malcolm Moore factory in Bertie St - note the logo at top right Malcolm Moore set up his firm's manufacturing centre in Williamstown Road, Port Melbourne in 1927. Branches were later opened in every State capital…

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Beacon Cove 1997

Port Melbourne HistorySeptember 8, 2016
Beacon Cove 1997, and not a canal in sight. These photos were not taken with history in mind but with my 2016 eyes I see: * an area I have walked through almost every week since 1992; * what the 2nd stage of Beacon Cove looked like between the end of the site clean up and just after the start of construction; * most…

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My Life in Port

Port Melbourne HistorySeptember 1, 2016
Ted Raven with a model Swallow & Ariell's Uneeda Biscuits van. PMHPS Collection (Cat No 2436.03). As a member of the PMHPS I would like to say I'm 91 years young. Home birth was very common in 1924 when I was born at 36 Princes Street, Port Melbourne. I lived in this house for 22 years until I got married in July…

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Aanensen Family Portrait

People, Port Melbourne HistoryAugust 25, 2016
Aanensen Family Portrait taken in early 1904. Rear (L-R) Alfred Adolf (b 1890), Stanley George (b 1888), Marie Louisa (b 1893) Middle (L-R) Albert Edward (b 1901) (being held), Bernt Andreas (b 1865) (father), Andreas Thomas (b 1903) (being held), Edith Ann (b 1867) (mother); Front (L-R) Aanen Harold (b 1897), Victor Bernt (b 1895), William Ernst (b 1899). The photo predates the birth of…

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The Freedom of Entry to the City of Port Melbourne Navy Parade in Bay Street, 1982. Courtesy of Perc White.

Freedom of Entry to the City

Port Melbourne HistoryAugust 18, 2016
The Freedom of Entry to the City of Port Melbourne Navy Parade in Bay Street, 1982. Courtesy of Perc White. The custom of granting armed forces Freedom of Entry to the City dates from medieval Europe where walled cities could make the movement of armed forces difficult. If the passing troops were deemed untrustworthy, then the city may refuse to provide…

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St Joseph's Church, Port Melbourne

St Joseph’s Catholic Church

Places, Port Melbourne HistoryAugust 11, 2016
St Joseph's Church, Port Melbourne This small bluestone church was built in 1881. It was an important part of our family life for many years. My parents Robert Kilpatrick and Bette Jago were married there in 1943, during World War 2. The photo shows my father wearing his R.A.A.F. uniform and my mother wearing the suit made by her aunt from material…

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A Migrant Story

Port Melbourne HistoryAugust 4, 2016
Postcard showing the Johan van Oldenbarnevelt Station Pier and the ship Johan van Oldenbarnevelt have something in common.  Both were completed in 1930 and both often met during and after the Second World War. During the war, the JvO was used as a troop ship and ferried many Australian and American soldiers from their shores to and from England. It survived the…

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George Samuel Walter Memorial Garden after refurbishment, 29 March 2016.

George Samuel Walter Memorial Garden, 2016

People, Places, Port Melbourne HistoryJuly 28, 2016
At our July meeting we presented the entries to the My Port Melbourne photograph competition, announced the winners and made our selection for the People's Choice Award. Christine Griffith's entry, "George Samuel Walter Memorial Garden, 2016", was judged the overall winner.  In the coming months we'll be presenting several entries on this website but it's only fitting that we start with the…

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Well Represented at the Front

People, Port Melbourne HistoryJuly 21, 2016
'Well Represented at Front.', Port Melbourne Standard 15 May 1915 Our First World War Centenary project has uncovered many incredible stories of Port men volunteering for active service such as this one from The Standard newspaper on 15 May 1915. The first part of the article talks about four cousins, all born in Port Melbourne, who were serving at the Front.…

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Mr Todd

People, Port Melbourne HistoryJuly 5, 2016
One of my favourite words is accrete – the way things gather together to create something bigger – the way the beach grows as sand drifts in a particular direction. And that's what I love about local history. You start with a fragment, and then other fragments emerge and seem magnetically drawn to it. A picture emerges. So it was with one…

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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.