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CoPP | PPLS | EXHIBITING | Working in Port Melbourne: From Sherbet Bombs to Airplanes Heritage | until Wednesday 24 June 2026

[Edited extract from public address]

Learn about Port Melbourne’s rich industrial history at the Port Phillip Heritage Centre!

Throughout the 20th century, Port Melbourne’s industries employed not just locals, but residents across all of Melbourne. From wartime to the manufacturing boom that followed in 1945, Port has been a hub for workers across the city.

Come and see this Port Phillip Library Service (PPLS) exhibition to learn more about the variety of different trades and factories, life as a worker in Port, and much more!

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Port Phillip Library Service (PPLS)
City of Port Phillip
Address: 99a Carlisle Street, St Kilda, VIC 3182 Australia
Telephone: 03 9209 6655

City of Port Phillip Council respectfully acknowledges the Traditional Owners of this land, the people of the Kulin Nations. ​We pay our respect to their Elders, past and present. We acknowledge and uphold their continuing relationship to this land.