This tour has been put together by the Port Melbourne Historical and Preservation Society. It looks at the early days of Sandridge, now known as Port Melbourne, and some of the key buildings from this period. http://www.pmhps.org.au/
Estimated Duration: 1hr.
by PMHPSThe founding of Sandridge (which later changed its name to Port Melbourne) began one November day at the place where …
PMHPSLiardet’s ti-tree jetty was replaced ten years later by the Town Pier, around which Sandridge grew. Over a century after …
PMHPSThe depot stored coal from Newcastle that arrived at Town Pier to fuel the ships. Though not built until 1872, …
PMHPSThe city’s 1988 Bicentenary contribution utilizing bluestone from demolished Harper factories.
PMHPSThe two public toilets date from around the WW1 period. The multi-lingual signs, in English, Italian and Greek, were added …
PMHPSThe Maskell McNab Memorial that once stood near Graham railway station, is a tribute to two local railway men who …
PMHPSAcross Beach Street is another eminent factory landmark, which in the 1990s became ‘The Anchorage’. Its unique residential spaces occupy …
PMHPSOn opposite corners are St. Joseph’s hall and church (unusual in that in 1857 this Romanesque style was rarely used …
PMHPSThe Freemasons tavern, later the Sandridge Hotel and now redeveloped, stood next to the original Freemasons Hall of the 1858 …
PMHPSAround the corner at Donaldson and Beach Streets was one of the eleven depots of Melbourne’s world renowned cable tram …
PMHPSThe original Seamen’s Institute building is at Nott and Beach Streets. It replaced a small, timber bethel in 1888 and …
PMHPSWalking down Bay Street, near the corner of Rouse St, you will note the 1912 Naval Drill Hall next to …
PMHPSLike most buildings along Bay Street, many of those toward Graham Street date to the latter half of the 19th …
PMHPSThe colonial law and order complex at Graham Street now serves other purposes, the police station being legal offices and …
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