The Greater Port Melbourne: Official Souvenir of the 1939 Port Melbourne Centenary Celebrations Committee booklet includes many advertisements from iconic Port Melbourne companies. Many more than I can feature here.
A lot of the ads are just simple text but in others, the Art Deco style of the day with an emphasis on modern industry can be seen in the…
From the Collection
Port Melbourne Centenary Souvenir and commemorative enamelled badges and pins
PMHPS catalogue no 856
Liardet's ARRIVAL
On November 15, 1839, the good ship 'William Metcalfe' anchored in Hobson’s Bay. She carried Mr. and Mrs. Wilbraham Frederick Evelyn Liardet and their family of nine after an eventful voyage of five months…
The mother and father were a little over 40 at…