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Town Hall, 333 Bay Street, Port Melbourne

McCullagh, W

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~MAugust 18, 2014
W McCullagh led a small group of builders who built a kiosk for the Womens Welcome Committee in November 1916 at new Railway Pier (Princes Pier). 1916 'Kiosk at Pier.', Port Melbourne Standard (Vic. : 1914 - 1920), 25 November, p. 2. , viewed 12 Aug 2019, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article91164784

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Whittaker, Allan (468)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~WAugust 7, 2014
Place of Birth: Melbourne, VIC Age: 23 years Enlistment Details: Thursday, 27 August 1914 - Sydney, NSW Service Number: 468            view online service record Address: Westbourne Street Drummoyne, NSW Next of Kin: A Whittaker 43 River Street Yarraville, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Sunday, 18 October 1914 Ship: HMAT Afric A19 Port: Sydney, NSW Unit: 1st Infantry Battalion Fate: RTA: Thursday, 29 July 1915 Discharged: Wednesday, 12 January 1916 Allan Whittaker suffered a gun shot…

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Princes

Port Melbourne HistoryApril 17, 2014
Today's post is prompted by the royal visit to Australia and the approach of Anzac Day. The Prince of Wales, later to become King Edward VIII, visited Melbourne in May 1920 on board the British warship HMS Renown. He came to represent his father King George V to thank Australia for its part in the war. His visit was eagerly anticipated with crowds…

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On the Beach

Port Melbourne HistoryJanuary 17, 2014
For these hot days, a summer photo. This is a favourite picture from the PMH&PS collection.  While charming in itself, there is much to be gleaned from the background. It is taken approximately where the Life Saving Headquarters at Sandridge is today. You can see a house in the immediate background with Princes Pier and the chimney of the Starch Factory…

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Allan Whittaker Commemoration 2013

People, Port Melbourne HistoryNovember 7, 2013
Frank Vincent Port in the twenties - a difficult, suffering place Former Supreme Court Judge Frank Vincent  spoke about Whittaker in the Port Melbourne and wider social and political context of the late 1920s. Here is a transcript of his speech: "Port Melbourne in the twenties was a place of considerable poverty.  It was a place where men were engaged in what…

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Notices

News and NoticesSeptember 26, 2013
Its blowing a gale on the Bay as PMHPS prepares this post. A bit of a change gale is happening in Port's environs. Major Projects Victoria is inviting Expressions of Interest for Princes Pier. Submissions are invited that activate the pier as a high quality place on the waterfront and contribute to the broader revitalisation of Beacon Cove encourage Melburnians, local…

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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.