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The Lemnos Gallipoli Memorial

EventsAugust 10, 2015
The relationship between Australia and Greece has deep roots in the island of Lemnos. A hundred years ago, a piper welcomed the first Anzac nurses ashore onto that island. Conditions were harsh and chaotic at first -  ‘too awful for words’. Over time conditions improved and survival rates were impressive. The dedication of the 130 nurses who served on Lemnos, the men they…

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Meeting – Mon 27 July 2015, 7.30pm

MeetingsJune 27, 2015
Photo: National Trust of Australia The guest speaker at our July meeting, Laura James, will talk about Avenues of Honour. PMH&PS meet on the fourth Monday of each month except December in the Council Chamber,  Upstairs at Port Melbourne Town Hall, 333 Bay St, Port Melbourne.    

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Port Melbourne First World War Centenary

Events, News and NoticesMarch 12, 2015
Did someone from your Port Melbourne family serve during WWI? The Port Melbourne WWI Centenary project aims to list volunteers from Port who enlisted for active service and tell some of the stories of the Home Front in Port during the war. David Thompson will present an overview of the project where you can learn how you can contribute with your own family history and…

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Meeting – Mon 23 March 2015, 7.30pm

MeetingsFebruary 25, 2015
Did someone from your Port Melbourne family serve during WWI? PMHPS are currently undertaking the Port Melbourne First World War Centenary project which aims to list volunteers from Port who enlisted for active service and tell some of the stories of the Home Front in Port during the war. At our March meeting, David Thompson will present an overview of the project and show how…

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19 October 2014 – First Convoy Embarkations Commemoration

News and Notices, Port Melbourne HistoryOctober 5, 2014
One hundred years ago, thousands of Victorians embarked from Port Melbourne bound for the battlefields of World War One. By the end of October 1914,  17 troopships had left Victorian shores carrying almost 8,000 troops as well as nurses, technicians, horses, supplies and weaponry. This was Victoria’s First Convoy. To mark the centenary of this historic departure, the State Government of…

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AGM – Mon 25 Aug 2014, 7.30pm

MeetingsJuly 29, 2014
The Annual General Meeting of the PortMelbourne Historical and Preservation Society will be held on Monday 25th August 2014 in the Council Chamber at Port Melbourne Town Hall. Guest speaker will be journalist/author Russell Robinson whose latest book, Khaki Crims and Desperadoes, traces the criminal and military records of some Australian offenders who served in World War I, including some well known gangsters of the time.…

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Lambis Englezos (right) at Fromelles in 2009.

Meeting – Mon 28 Apr 2014, 7.30pm

MeetingsMarch 26, 2014
Lambis Englezos (right) at Fromelles in 2009. Private Collection On 19 July 1916 during World War I at Fromelles, a small village in France, many Australian and British allied troops perished; the bodies of many were never recovered. In 2009, thanks to the research of Lambis Englezos AM the remains of 250 soldiers who fell at Fromelles were eventually recovered. Lambis Englezos…

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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.