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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Port Melbourne

 
By Dean Barton-Ancliffe, September 29, 2026
Naval Heritage Statue
1 ► Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Port Melbourne — Answering the Call - Naval Heritage Foundation —
On Beach Street (Victoria Route 33) at Dow Street, on the left when traveling west on Beach Street.
Answering the Call This Statue was erected by The Naval Heritage Foundation of Australia Inc in Honour and Remembrance of all Naval Men and Women who answered the call of their country in war and peace Created from . . . — — Map (db m315277) WM
2 ► Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Port Melbourne — Centenary Bridge Pillar — Port Melbourne —
On Waterfront Place at Beach Street, on the left when traveling west on Waterfront Place.
This reinforced concrete pillar is the only remnant of Centenary Bridge and remains on its original site at the St Kilda end of the now demolished bridge. The 305 metre bridge was a continuation of Beach Street, stretching over the four railway . . . — — Map (db m315030) HM
3 ► Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Port Melbourne — Destination — History of Station Pier —
On Waterfront Place 0.1 kilometers west of Beach Street, on the left when traveling west.
(Plaque) Celebrating the History of Station Pier, and the Development of Beacon Cove. 'Destinaton' Sponsored by The Department of Infrastructure Office of Major Projects The Mirvac Group Artists Anthony Russo Mark . . . — — Map (db m314969) HM
4 ► Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Port Melbourne — Great War Drinking Fountain Memorial Port Melbourne —
On Beach Street 0.1 kilometers west of Bay Street, on the left when traveling west.
Erected By the Municipality and Citizens of Port Melbourne. In Memory of those who fell in the Great War 1914 - 1918. “For King and Country" — — Map (db m315040) WM
5 ► Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Port Melbourne — The Liardet Memorial —
On Beach Street at Nott Street, on the left when traveling west on Beach Street.
Wilbraham Frederick Evelyn Liardet was acknowledged as the first European settler and Founder of Port Melbourne, (Sandridge) arriving in 1839 with his family. The family camped on what was known as Liardet's Beach later to become Sandridge, . . . — — Map (db m315035) HM
6 ► Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Port Melbourne — 9 — Neptune — The coldest planet — Solar System Trail —
On Beach Street (Victoria Route 33) 0.1 kilometers east of Dow Street, on the left when traveling west.
Neptune is the most distant gas giant and like Uranus has an atmosphere of hydrogen with some helium and methane. Neptune is the coldest of all the planets and has more methane than Uranus giving it a bluer colour. Whirling through Neptune's . . . — — Map (db m315279) HM
7 ► Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Port Melbourne — 3 — Port Melbourne Foreshore — Yalukut Willam - The River People of Port Phillip —
On Beach Street (Victoria Route 33) at Bay Street ( Route 30), on the left when traveling west on Beach Street.
Port Melbourne is part of the estate of the Yalukut Willam clan of the Boon Wurrung. The Yalukut Willam used fire-stick farming to manage and encourage the growth of the myrnong, a starchy plan that was widely cultivated, making it an important part . . . — — Map (db m315053) HM
8 ► Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Port Melbourne — The Sandridge Hotel —
On Beach Street at Stokes Street, on the left when traveling east on Beach Street.
The Sandridge Hotel, formally known as the Freemasons' Tavern, was one of the original hotels built along' the foreshore. The first licence was granted to Henry Glynn c1859. The tavern was of brick construction with a slate roof. Henry Glynn was . . . — — Map (db m315034) HM
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9 ► Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Port Melbourne — Sandridge Town Pier —
On Beach Street (Route 33) at Bay Street ( Route 30), on the left when traveling west on Beach Street.
Sandridge Town Pier stood for a century at this site after replacing Captain Wilbrahim Liardet's original 6-tree jetty in 1849. Bristling with masts during the hectic gold rush days, it was soon joined by the 1854 Railway Pier (now Station Pier). A . . . — — Map (db m315054) HM
10 ► Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Port Melbourne — Station Pier - Cranes and Cargo —
On Waterfront Place 0.1 kilometers west of Beach Street, on the left when traveling north.
(Upper Marker) Towering Wharf Cranes In 1949, two cranes were installed at the seaward end of Station Pier to load and unload visiting ships. The crane in front of you is a reconstruction of one of them. The straight-jib . . . — — Map (db m315027) HM
11 ► Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Port Melbourne — Station Pier - Milestones —
On Waterfront Place 0.1 kilometers west of Beach Street, on the left when traveling north.
Station Pier's Historic Milestones 1861 - The first English cricket team to tour Australia arrived here. 1862 - The exhumed remains of explorers Bourke and Wills arrived from Adelaide. 1895 Good Friday - The great . . . — — Map (db m314971) HM
12 ► Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Port Melbourne — War Memorial Port Melbourne —
On Beach Road 0.1 kilometers west of Bay Street, on the left when traveling west.
To the Fallen We Will Remember Them World War Two 1939 - 1945 Korea 1950 - 1953 Malaya 1950 - 1960 Vietnam 1962 - 1975 Borneo 1963 - 1966 Iraq: The First Gulf War 1990 - 1991 Afghanistan 2001 - 2021 Iraq. The Second Gulf War . . . — — Map (db m315038) HM
13 ► Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Port Melbourne — Welcome to Port Melbourne —
On Waterfront Place 0.1 kilometers west of Beach Street, on the left when traveling north.
The earliest inhabitants of the area now known as the City of Port Phillip are the Yalukut Weelam, one of the five clans of the Boon Wurrung, members of the Kulin nation. They originally inhabited the swampy areas below Nerre Nerre Minnim (now South . . . — — Map (db m315029) HM
14 ► Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Port Melbourne — Windsor Train Disaster of 1887 —
On Beach Street 0.1 kilometers east of Waterfront Place, on the left when traveling west.
This Memorial is Erected by Public Subscription In Honor of the late Frederick William Maskell and James McNab the former Engine Driver, Aged 46 years and the Latter Fireman, Aged 21 Years Who lost their lives through their . . . — — Map (db m315031) HM
15 ► Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Port Melbourne — World War I Rotunda Memorial Port Melbourne —
On Beach Street at Stokes Street, on the left when traveling west on Beach Street.
. . . — — Map (db m315032) WM
 
 
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Nov. 10, 2026