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

Growing up in Port Melbourne – Schooling

Growing up in PortMay 29, 2024
Although the majority of students did not go to a secondary school the concept of universal secondary education began to be considered. Gradually over the years 1920-1940 the number of students going to a secondary school increased but it was still only a minority until after World War 2. The secondary schools attended by Port Melbourne pupils were usually one…

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Local History Talks at Boyd

News and NoticesSeptember 22, 2015
Southbank Library at Boyd are initiating Sunday School, a series of monthly Local History Talks with a different presenter each month. In October, Goldie Alexander, the music teacher at J H Boyd Domestic College in 1967 will return to Boyd to talk about that first teaching job, her writing and much more. Sunday 18 October from 3pm-4pm at Southbank Library, Boyd Community…

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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.