by David Thompson
O'Brien's Terrace, Bay Street, 2024. Photograph by David Thompson.
O’Brien’s Terrace, an impressive row of five double-storey shops and dwellings, stands on the west side of Bay Street. The date inscribed on the façade of the building under the pediment indicates it was built in 1886. But who was O’Brien?
The Port Melbourne Conservation Study from July 1979…
Place of Birth: Glasgow, Scotland
Age: 40 years
Enlistment Details: Monday, 22 March 1915 - Broadmeadows, VIC
Service Number: 3181 view online service record
Address:
Ship Hotel, Bay Street
Port Melbourne, VIC
Next of Kin:
Sarah Harman
Ship Hotel, Bay Street
Port Melbourne, VIC
Embarkation Details:
Date: Saturday, 16 October 1915
Ship: HMAT Port Lincoln A17
Port: Melbourne, VIC
Unit: 12th Infantry Battalion - 10th Reinforcements
Fate:
RTA: Saturday, 24 August…