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

Growing up in Port Melbourne – Family

Aftereffects of World War 1 on Family Life: The long term human aftereffects of World War 1 have been little spoken of and only recently been the subject of research. Men who had spent extended time fighting in the trenches in Belgium and France rarely spoke about the horrors they experienced but the effects on their lives and the…

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Growing up in Port Melbourne – Community

A community is built up through shared experiences, during these twenty years there were various experiences that led to Port Melbourne becoming the close knit community that people often describe. There were also places where people gathered in good times and bad, particularly the pubs and churches. There were still many small corner pubs, although it was never true that there was a…

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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.