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Town Hall, 333 Bay Street, Port Melbourne
Town Hall, 333 Bay Street, Port Melbourne
Photo courtesy Dennis O’Hoy via Multicultural Arts Victoria. Photo statement by Michele Wong ‘My grandfather Fee Lan, his brother Que and nephew Jan O’Hoy’, 1902.

Recalling the Journey II

News and NoticesAugust 2, 2018
Photo courtesy Dennis O’Hoy via Multicultural Arts Victoria. Photo statement by Michele Wong ‘My grandfather Fee Lan, his brother Que and nephew Jan O’Hoy’, 1902. RECALLING THE JOURNEY II is a rich collection of mini biographies that reflect the experience of migration from 28 angles. On a broad level, these stories, seamlessly, reveal aspects of significant historic events such as: the 1922…

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Meeting – Mon 24 April 2017, 7.30pm

MeetingsMarch 27, 2017
Our April guest will be John Hoskins.  John, as a young boy, lived in Howe Parade for a short time and the view of the ships at Station and Princes Piers sparked a lifelong interest in all things maritime.  John will speak about life in mid-1960s Port as a 10 year-old. PMH&PS meet on the fourth Monday of each month except…

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‘Anger at City Gateway Eyesore’

Port Melbourne HistoryApril 9, 2016
It is not the first time in Port Melbourne's history that the entry to Melbourne from Port Melbourne has been described in these terms. In 1929, the Metropolitan Town Planning Commission report described 'this approach to Melbourne is a drab and shabby one which has been the subject of criticism by visitors as well as by citizens.' Their proposed solution was a…

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Meeting – Mon 28 March 2016, 7.30pm

MeetingsFebruary 22, 2016
Peter Fisher will be our special guest at the March meeting.  Peter has stories to tell us about Sandridge conflicts such as the ‘white-hot competition’ between Town and Railway Piers and the community’s problem with the Melbourne & Hobsons Bay Railway. PMH&PS meet on the fourth Monday of each month except December in the Council Chamber, Upstairs at Port Melbourne Town Hall, 333 Bay St,…

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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.