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Six to be Eliminated

Port Melbourne HistoryFebruary 23, 2024
by David Thompson Port Melbourne entered 1924 with six fewer pubs than the previous year! [1] A delicensing authority was established in 1906 leading to the closure of the Belfast Hotel, the Commercial Hotel, the Custom House Hotel, the Fire Brigade Hotel, the Lord Raglan Hotel, the New Great Britain Hotel, the Star Hotel and the Yacht Club Hotel in 1909;…

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Elliott, Thomas George (6998)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~EAugust 26, 2014
Place of Birth: London, England Age: 26 years 7 months Enlistment Details: Monday, 18 September 1916 - Prahran, VIC Service Number: 6998            view online service record Address: All Nations Hotel, cnr Rouse and Nott Streets Port Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: Anna Elliott (wife) 13 Rising Hill Street Barnsbury, London, England Embarkation Details: Date: Thursday, 23 November 1916 Ship: HMAT Hororata A20 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 5th Infantry Battalion -…

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Hurst, Samuel (69152)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~HAugust 23, 2014
Place of Birth: London, England Age: 34 Years 8 months Enlistment Details: Thursday, 22 August 1918 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 69152            view online service record Address: All Nations Hotel, cnr Rouse and Nott Streets Port Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: Mrs Carrigg (friend) All Nations Hotel, Beach Street Port Melbourne, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Thursday, 7 November 1918 Ship: SS Carpentaria Port: Sydney, NSW Unit: 16th (Vic) Reinforcements Fate: RTA: Thursday,…

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Whitton, Alfred James (3377)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~WAugust 7, 2014
Place of Birth: Edinburgh, Scotland Age: 30 years 5 months Enlistment Details: Friday, 12 October 1917 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 3377            view online service record Address: All Nations Hotel, cnr Rouse and Nott Streets Port Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: Alfred J Whitton (father) 38A New Street Edinburgh, Scotland Embarkation Details: Date: Saturday, 22 December 1917 Ship: HMAT Ulysses A38 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 38th Infantry Battalion - 8th…

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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.