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

I Was There …

Port Melbourne History, PresentationsAugust 25, 2020
Following the success of the Society's first zoom meeting with presentations on the theme of "I Wish I had Been There" the following presentations on the theme of "I Was There when ..." were made to the Port Melbourne Historical and Preservation Society during the Society's Annual General Meeting on 25 August 2020. Liana Thompson - I was there when…

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AGM – Mon 27 Aug 2018

MeetingsAugust 1, 2018
Our Annual General Meeting will be held Monday 27 August 2018 at Port Melbourne Town Hall, 7.15pm for 7.30pm. We will be celebrating our FIRST TWENTY-FIVE YEARS with a video and exhibition launched by our Patron, Ms Liana Thompson. Doors open 6.30pm for viewing the ground floor exhibition. Following a brief business meeting, historian/author Assoc. Prof. John Lack will speak on Port in a…

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International Womens Day

People, Port Melbourne HistoryMarch 8, 2014
Today's post honours all the women who have shaped and formed Port Melbourne from the indomitable Caroline Liardet onwards. Anna Robieson PMHPS acknowledges the first woman elected to Port Melbourne Council and the first woman mayor, Anna Robieson. She was elected in August 1976 and served until August 1982 and was mayor in 1978-79. Her portrait stands out from the sea of dark…

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PMHPS acknowledges the generous support of the City of Port Phillip.

 

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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.