Nayda Kelly will be guest speaker at our June meeting where we will learn about "A Day on the Bay: The Port Philip Bay Excursion Paddle Steamers 1870 - 1940".
Nayda has sent us the following bio
Past Port Melbourne resident – I grew up in Ross Street, attended Nott Street School, followed by Middle Park Central and MacRobertson Girls’…
by David Radcliffe
In the late 19th century, life for many in “Marvellous Melbourne” was often tenuous. Living conditions were fairly basic and the economic depression that lingered from the 1890s until the First World War meant there was no guarantee of having a roof over your head or food on the table. It was not uncommon for children to die prematurely,…
These three streets in Port Melbourne are named after the Bay excursion paddle steamers that traveled from Station Pier down the Bay to Mornington, Sorrento, Queenscliff and Portarlington from the turn of the 20th century to the Second World War.
There are only 8 houses in Ozone St, 8 in Hygeia St and 11 in Weeroona St. The short streets…