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Souvenir - Boxed Set of 6 Glasses - Portland, Victoria, c. 1985
Boxed set of 6 City of Portland old fashioned stud glasses. Gold rim, round top, gold City of Portland logo, dimples on bottom of glass. In cardboard box, fold in lid, maker's details -
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Souvenir - Salt and Pepper Shakers - Portland, Victoria, n.d
Souvenir salt and pepper shakers, mushroom shaped, wooden, painted. Salt shaker - white stalk, with green grass at base, black 'S', top blue with white spots, 'Portland' written in gold paint. Pepper shaker - white stalk, with green grass at base, black 'P', top red with white spots, 'Portland' written in gold paint.Back: Base of pepper shaker has a black stamp 'Japan' -
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Souvenir - Spoon - Portland, Victoria, n.d
Souvenir silver-plated jam spoon with round enamelled badge with Portland Town Council logo -
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Souvenir - Mug - Saint Mary McKillop, Victoria, c. 2010
White fine bone china mug in box. Coloured illustration of St. Mary McKillop in oval frame on one side, short history of her life, in black print on the other.Front: In frame 'Commemorating the Canonisation of St Mary MacKillop 17th October 2010' Back: On base 'Decorated for the Sisters of St Joseph. UNIQUE POTTERY AUSTRALIA, PH 61-3-9555-6362' black print, around black and white depiction of St Mary MacKillop. -
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Administrative record - Book - Formularies and Lectures of the Ancient Orders of Foresters Friendly Society, n.d
The Ancient Order of Foresters, which originated in England in the mid 1700s, established its first branch (Court) in Victoria in 1849. Foresters was set up as a non-profit organisation, the founding principles of the Society being to provide financial and social benefits as well as support to members and their families in times of unemployment, sickness, death, disability and old age. The Society is now known as the Foresters Friendly Society and in July 1999 was incorporated as a public company limited by shares and guarantee.Emerald green hardback booklet, embossed, 'C.R.' in gold, front cover. A slip of paper pinned to page 5, containing the quarterly password for use from 1st Feb 1909 to 30th April 1909Front: Jany 1882 JR-CR' hand written, ink, inside front cover. Also white label, 'Key for the solution of the Quarterly and Travelling passwords' -
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Administrative record - Book - Proceedings and Ritual of the Ancient Order of Foresters Friendly Society, Exchange Press Pty Ltd, c. 1939
The Ancient Order of Foresters, which originated in England in the mid 1700s, established its first branch (Court) in Victoria in 1849. Foresters was set up as a non-profit organisation, the founding principles of the Society being to provide financial and social benefits as well as support to members and their families in times of unemployment, sickness, death, disability and old age. The Society is now known as the Foresters Friendly Society and in July 1999 was incorporated as a public company limited by shares and guarantee.Small brown booklet cardboard cover, title in black print, front cover. -
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Booklet - Booklet - Historic Portland Street Names Victoria, c. 1972
Sixteen page booklet, grey card cover, red and blue print, Historic Portland street Names, their location, origin and significance. Yellow pages, black print, street map affixed to inside back cover -
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Booklet, A. Massola, Curator of Anthropology National Museum of Victoria, Melbourne, A History of Lake Condah Aboriginal Reserve, 1963
Booklet, light grey card covers with burgundy print. 20 pages, black print, black and white photos of Lake Condah Mission. -
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Book, Portland, Victoria Australia, c. 1984
Portland promotional book, produced for 150th celebrations. Cardboard covers; coloured photo images of Portland and surrounds on front cover; coloured photo image of harbour looking towards the opening between Lee Breakwater and K.S. Anderson Wharf, at sunrise. -
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Book, Glenelg Shire, 150 Years in the Making, 2014
a) Book, Glenelg Shire, 150 Years in the Making. Produced by Glenelg Shire Council, launched July 2014. Card cover, views of early Portland front and back covers, sepia tones, Glenelg Shire logo on front. Black print, black and white and coloured photographs. Signed on the fly-leaf by the then premier of Victoria, Denis Napthine. 'Congrats to Glenelg Shire 150 years in the Making. Well done, Denis Napthine PREMIER July 2014' b) Envelope for the booklocal history, history of the glenelg shire, victoria, denis napthine -
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Book, WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, Macbeth, c. 1946
Three witches tell the Scottish general Macbeth that he will be King of Scotland. Encouraged by his wife, Macbeth kills the king, becomes the new king, and kills more people out of paranoia. Civil war erupts to overthrow Macbeth, resulting in more death.Book of William Shakespeare's play, 'MacBeth', edited by A.W. Verity. Red hard cover, black print.Three witches tell the Scottish general Macbeth that he will be King of Scotland. Encouraged by his wife, Macbeth kills the king, becomes the new king, and kills more people out of paranoia. Civil war erupts to overthrow Macbeth, resulting in more death. -
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Book, WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, A Midsummer Night's Dream, c. 1919
Four Athenians run away to the forest only to have Puck the fairy make both of the boys fall in love with the same girl. The four run through the forest pursuing each other while Puck helps his master play a trick on the fairy queen. In the end, Puck reverses the magic, and the two couples reconcile and marry.Book of play by William Shakespeare (The Junior School Shakespeare) 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' Red cloth soft cover, black printFour Athenians run away to the forest only to have Puck the fairy make both of the boys fall in love with the same girl. The four run through the forest pursuing each other while Puck helps his master play a trick on the fairy queen. In the end, Puck reverses the magic, and the two couples reconcile and marry. -
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Book - Book - Marmion, SIR WALTER SCOTT, c. 1918
Poem 'Marmion' in six cantos, by Sir walter Scott, limp cloth cover, brown, black print and decoration. Black and white image of Scott, first page -
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Book, A First Book of British History, c. 1921
Hardcover, red, black print and decoration. British History textbook, black and white photos and illustrationshistory, british, european -
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Book, HENRY WORDSWORTH LONGFELLOW, The Falcon of Ser Federigo & King Robert of Sicily, c. 1919
Two poems by Longfellow, edited by Ethel G Skeat. Soft cover, tan, black printpoetry, poem -
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Book, J.W. MARRIOTT, Exercises in Thinking and Expressing, c. 1941
From the Foreword: ' This little book is not intended to be a work on formal logic. The author's purpose was to attempt to teach some of the rudiments of right thinking, to suggest an attitude of mind which weighs before it accepts, to show the need for fearless sincerity.Hard back, red, black print, English expression and thinking textbookFrom the Foreword: ' This little book is not intended to be a work on formal logic. The author's purpose was to attempt to teach some of the rudiments of right thinking, to suggest an attitude of mind which weighs before it accepts, to show the need for fearless sincerity. -
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Book, Department of Public Instruction: Cookery, n.d
Card pages, bound at top with pink ribbon.cookery, recipes, home economics, department of public instruction -
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Book, Victorian Government Gazette 2, 1868 (1 July - 31 December), 1869
Dark green marbled fabric over hard cardboard. Red leather spine and corners. Gold lettering on black band on spine. Gold crown and lettering on spine.local government, local courts, victoria -
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Book, Borough of Portland - Acts of Council, 1864
Two volumes. Volume 1 & 2 Red leather bound spine and cover corners. Light red textured covers. Red leather label on centre of front cover with gold text. Gold graphics on spine. Hand written contents page. Contents are acts of Parliament of Victoria relating to Local governmentlocal government, victorian history, council -
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Book, The Bible, c. 1953
Bible, Old and New Testaments, blue binding, Freemasons insignia on front cover, in gold, Holy Bible on spine -
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Book - Booklet, A Short History of St Stephen's Church, Portland Victoria, c. 1994
Twenty page booklet 'A Short History of St Stephen's Church Portland victoria 1834 -1994place of worship, st stephens church anglican, church history -
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Newspaper - Newspaper - City of Portland, Victoria, Mar-88
Newspaper 'City of Portland' - a local government focus special feature -
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Book, Victorian Government Gazette 2. 1909, 1 May - 31 August, 1909
Dark green grained fabric over hard cardboard, red leather spine & corners. Gold lettering on black band on spine. Gold crown & lettering on spine.government administration, gazette, victoria -
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Administrative record - Folder - Portland Harbour Trust Commissioners, Victoria, n.d
Port of Portland CollectionFolder. Green cloth covered. Wooden covers, columned loose leaf pages with indexing tabs. Records of Portland Harbour Trust Commissioners, inscribed stock, loans, assets, investments from 1952. Portland Harbour Trust operations -
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Document - Motor spirit consumer's licence Victoria 1948-9, c. 1948
Motor spirit consumer's licence for the State of Victoria, enabling the owner of the vehicle, a Dodge car, mentioned on the licence *Lewis Robert Kiel) to obtain ration tickets for fuel for his car.Front: 'L.R. Kiel' - handwritten, biro Back: 18 stamps endorsing that ration tickets for fuel had been obtained, from June 1948 to Nov. 1949 inclusive -
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Souvenir - Spoon - Found in Portland Bay, Victoria, n.d
Passed on by gentleman in local pub some 20 years ago because donor's mum collected spoons. Was told it was found in Portland BayTablespoon. Encrusted -
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Financial record - Financial record - Rate notice Portland Town Council, 23 Short St Portland, Victoria, 23/03/1964
a) Rate notice issued by Portland Town Council for 23 Short St Portland, to Mrs Dawn R Barclay b) Receipt for above, dated 14 Apr 1964 c) Town of Portland envelope, containing a) and b) -
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Photograph - Photograph - David Milner, Tugmaster, Portland, Victoria, n.d
UnknownBack: 'Dave Milner Tugmaster (lower centre, pen) -
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Programme - Program - CEMA Theatre Group, Portland Victoria, The Wizard of Oz, c. 1989
20 page program for 'The Wizard of Oz', produced and performed by CEMA Theatre Group. Cream card covers, black print and sketches of Lion, Tinman, Scarecrow and Dorothy on front cover, Reynolds Holden advertising on back cover. Contents black and white, including photos. -
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Programme - Souvenir Program - 1981 Portland, Victoria, c. 1981
1981 Portland 'Back-to' Souvenir Program. Glossy card covers, coloured image 'landing of the Hentys' (Photo courtesy of RACV) on front cover; aerial photo of the harbour (photo courtesy of Portland Harbour Trust) on back cover