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

Lyons Street

by David F Radcliffe Lyons Street runs parallel to Bay Street, from Liardet Street over Bridge Street and Spring Street East before curving, parallel to Crockford Street, to intersect with Raglan Street. However, this was not always the case. The existence and evolution of Lyons Street reflect the physical geography and the development of Sandridge/Port Melbourne. Lyons Street, Port Melbourne…

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A Builder’s Signature?

Decorative Eaves on Workers’ Cottages A constant delight of Port Melbourne is the avenues of workers cottages built during the real estate boom of the late Victorian era. Yet there is much more to these small wooden homes with their pretty iron lacework than first meets the eye. If you look up at the eaves between the main roof structure…

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Thaxter, Albert (1149)

Place of Birth: Redhill, Surrey, England Age: 33 years Enlistment Details: Saturday, 10 July 1915 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 1149            view online service record Address: 214 Princes Street Port Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: Ada Thaxter (wife) 7 Peckville Street Port Melbourne, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Tuesday, 9 November 1915 Ship: HMAT Beltana A72 Port: Sydney, NSW Unit: 30th Infantry Battalion Fate: KIA: Sunday, 23 June 1918 Place: France Private, 30 Infantry, killed…

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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.