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Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Animal specimen - Rib bone, whale, n.d
Whale's rib bonewhale, bone, natural history, marine -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - view of Pivot from Battery Point, Portland, n.d
Glenelg Shire Council RecordsView of Pivot from Battery Pointbattery point, portland, pivot -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Book, Durning - Lawrence, Sir Edwin B.T, Bacon is Shakespeare, 1910
Donated to the Portland Free Library by Sir Edwin Durning-Lawrence in October 1910.Red cloth-covered cardboard covers and spine. Gold text on front cover and spine. Portland Free Library label on inside cover.Front: Label inside front cover. 'Presented to the Committee of the Portland Free Library by Sir E. Durning-Lawrence - October 1910...' -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Accessory - Sash, 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.Plain gold sash, silk, 6 cm red fringe on each short end. 2 remains of red ribbon attached to one long side, each piece a similar distance from endsancient order of foresters, friendly society, societies -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Pier and Battery Point, Portland, n.d
View of the pier and Battery Point, Portlandlocal history, portland, photography, harbour, battery point -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Functional object - Stamps, May-07
Five Australian stamps issued by Australia postin May 2007 of 50 cents value, showing the wreck of the Admella in roaring seas, and a lifeboat coming to the rescue. Includes date of wreck (6/8/1859) and number of lives lost (89). All are used stamps.stamps, admella -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Slide - Slide - Construction Portland/Cashmore airport, c. 1980
Coloured slide. Red semi-trailer with "Hoare Bros' painted on side. -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Souvenir - Teaspoon, n.d
Silver coloured metal, teaspoon, boxed. Rectangular badge on the spoon showing a white sailing ship on sea green background. 'Portland Vic' - in black, above ship., 'Australia' beneath. Australian Collectors Choice - brand.Back: 'Sonic Australia'souvenir, portland, teaspoon -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Document - Calendar - Sibley Motors Heywood, 1989, 1989
Promotional calendar - Sibley Motors Heywood, 1989. Sepia images of farming equipment with small colour images of modern equivalents.calendar, heywood, sibley motors, 1989 -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Furniture - Cabinet, 1930-1950
Tall white wooden cabinet with wood-framed glass double doors. -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Artwork, other - Cigarette Card, 1927
No. 18 in a series of cigarette cards from Ogdens Tobacco Company series on whaling production. Full colour depiction of crew member manning a harpoon-gun mounted on deck of whaling ship. White border around card. Reverse has information relating to illustration on front.cigarette cards, tobacco, harpoon -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Animal specimen - Petrified whale bone, n.d
2 pieces of petrified whale bone.whale, whale bone, marine -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Document - Letter, Patience Whitmore, 1853
From an ABC article about and exhibition containing the letter from Patience Whitmore: The hardships and tragedies often faced by new arrivals are also detailed in this exhibition, especially in a letter written by Patience Whitmore who arrived in 1853... Widowed before she left Britain, she made the trip to Australia with her second husband and children, although two of those children and her second husband died on the way out. She married for a third time after arriving, and that husband also passed away fairly early on, with Patience following not long after. The remaining children were sent off to an orphanage. Even though that sounds like a terrible life, apparently, compared with the life she might've had back in Britain, Patience considered herself to be very lucky, which gives you some insight into what life in Britain must've been like at the time.Letter written by Patience Whitmore in 1853.emigration, 1853, patience whitmore, letter -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - contact sheet of 12 local Portland prints, 1970s
Sheet of 12 contact prints of rephotographed photographs: (a) Pioneers of Portland (b) The Thistle - story of (c) St. Stephens C of E (d) Portland from Observatory Hill (e) Julia Street (f) Gaol - Plans (g) Annie Clark's ladies school (h) View from Cape Bridgewater (i) Maretimo (j) Cape Bridgewater (k) Julia Street (l) Tasmanian InnFront: 3 x 5 each print Back: 3.5 x 5.5 -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Burswood , Portland, n.d
Photograph of 'Burswood' which was the home of the Henty family in Portlandportland local history, burswood, hentys -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Functional object - Paddle, n.d
Wooden paddlemaritime, marine, boat, paddle -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Administrative record - Ticket, n.d
Victorian Railways cloakroom ticket, green and buff, heavy card, black print. No. 0135 Terang.victorian railways, ticket, terang -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Portland Harbour, n.d
View of Portland Harbourportland, harbour, social history -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Functional object - Decanter, n.d
Found at ship wreck site off Neve Valley by Abalone Diver some 10-15 years ago.Glass decanter with stopper. Neck of decanter broken and one side broken. Base of stopper broken. Scratched and stained inside and out. Pattern on base and sides of decanter.Front: Noneshipwreck, diving, decanter -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Functional object - Try Pot, n.d
A try pot is a large pot used to remove and render the oil from blubber obtained from whales. The blubber would be placed into these pots and melted down for further use. Early on in the history of whaling, vessels had no means to process blubber at sea and had to bring it into port for processing.Indian pot, circular, painted flat black 2 handles located opposite each other. Wire loop between handles (perhaps not original) 5 circular 'ribs' cast in sides of pot. Believed to be used for drying whale blubber.Nonewhaling, industry, trypot -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Whaler's Point and lighthouse, Portland, n.d
View of Whaler's Point and the lighthouse, Portlandwhalers point, portland lighthouse -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Medal, n.d
This medal was struck to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the State of Victoria.a) Victoria 150th medal, gold coloured, 150th logo on one side and 'IN RECOGNITION OF AN HONOURED CITIZEN OF VICTORIA' on the other. In small clear plastic pouch. b) Letter accompanying a) from Premier of Victoria c) Certificate accompanying a) and b). a), b) & c) presented to Victorians born before Jan 1st 1901medal, numismatics, 150 victoria, celebration -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Functional object - Anchor, n.d
See report B. Jarrett Maritime History Advisory Committee.meIron anchor with no stock.Nonemaritime, anchor -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - men and a wooden plough, Portland, n.d
UnknownReproduction of original photograph depicting four men standing in doorway of a woolshed. Man in centre is standing on a pile of sacking, a man in front of him is leaning against a barrel and two men are standing to the left and the right of a wooden plough.Front: (no inscriptions) Back: First Plough in Portland, First Wool, First Cooper, First Blacksmith, First Bales of Wool (black type on label)plough, industry, rural, farming, wool bales -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Functional object - Plate and Whistle, 1950s
Mr Merv Weckert worked the Marion for 30 years and was given the plate upon his departure.Metal plate from Marion crane with air horn attached.Front: Machine number/ 9539/ MARION POWER SHOVEL CO./ MARION OHIO U.S.A. Back: (no inscriptions) -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Functional object - Brick, n.d
Brickbricks, industry, trade, building -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Julia Street, Portland, n.d
View of Julia Street, Portlandjulia street, landscape photography, streetscape -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Accessory - Sticker - Glenelg Shire Council, Glenelg Shire Council sticker, 1995
In use by Council 1995 - March 2006Sticker with Glenelg Shire Council logo and contact details printed on itFront: GSC logo Back: (no inscriptions)glenelg shire council, local government, sticker -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Domestic object - Dish, n.d
Found at ship wreck site off Neve Valley by abalone diver in the early 1990s6 sided glass dish. Clear glass with pattern on sides and base. No major chips out of glass. Calcium deposits on one side.Front: - Back: -shipwreck, glass dish, diver -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Percival Hodge Esq. Mayor, Town of Portland 1950-51, 1950s
Portland Town CouncilFramed black and white photograph of Percival Hodge, wearing dard 3-piece suit, white shirt, dark check tie.Front: Bottom centre: PERCIVAL HODGE, Esq. Mayor, Town of Portland 195--51 Back: Top left: Yellow sticker numbered 3503percival hodge, mayor, portland, civic, local government