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

Growing up in Port Melbourne – Work

Growing up in PortMay 29, 2024
Of all the accounts of children’s work in the Society’s collection that of Sam Littlepage stands out. This account was sent to his grand-daughter who was doing a school project It is dated 30th June 2000. Stan’s daughter, Judith Theobold, typed up the account from her father’s dictation because his literacy skills were limited. This is not surprising when you read…

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Time and Tide – The presence of J B O Hosking: A photographic exhibition

News and NoticesMay 15, 2019
More than 1600 negatives collected by J B O Hosking, Melbourne Harbour Trust Chief Engineer from 1936 to 1959, have been painstakingly indexed and digitised by Public Record Office Victoria volunteers. The black and white images depict Port of Melbourne facilities and activities including many of those overseen by Mr Hosking himself such as the development of Appleton Dock, operation…

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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.