Syd Cuffe was the Portland Town Crier from 1983 to 2013. The role of Town Crier was created for Syd Cuffe in 1983 in the lead up to Portland’s 150th anniversary celebrations held in 1984-85. 200 items from Mr. Cuffe’s estate were donated to the Glenelg Shire Cultural Collection. The items relate to his town crying activities and community work across the Shire and further afield.Town crier's bell, brass with wooden handle, brass clappertown crier, portland town crier, syd cuffe, town crying bell

Part of a collection of photographs taken by Zillah Maschmedt in 1934. Zillah was a teacher from South Australia.Negative for black and white photo. Mrs Arabella Maschmedt standing on a wooden walkway beside Salt Creek. Wooden retaining wall along both sides of creek, near opening to sea. Bluestone house on opposite bank.

Syd Cuffe was the Portland Town Crier from 1983 to 2013. The role of Town Crier was created for Syd Cuffe in 1983 in the lead up to Portland’s 150th anniversary celebrations held in 1984-85.  200 items from Mr. Cuffe’s estate were donated to the Glenelg Shire Cultural Collection. The items relate to his town crying activities and community work across the Shire and further afield.Framed certificate, under glass, white, black print, black and pale blue wooden frame, gilded. Presented to Syd Cuffe, by the Shire of Corio, 7th Nov 1992, in recognition of his participation in the National Town Criers Championship.Front: SIGNED BY Mayor, biro, faded Back: White sticker, red print, Framer's details

Syd Cuffe was the Portland Town Crier from 1983 to 2013. The role of Town Crier was created for Syd Cuffe in 1983 in the lead up to Portland’s 150th anniversary celebrations held in 1984-85.  200 items from Mr. Cuffe’s estate were donated to the Glenelg Shire Cultural Collection. The items relate to his town crying activities and community work across the Shire and further afield.Framed certificate, under glass, vellum, Victorian Tidy Towns, Keep Australia Beautiful logos, black wooden frame, wire hanger on back, framer's stamp. Awarded to Syd Cuffe, Certificate of Appreciation, 23 Victorian Tidy Towns Awards, not dated.Back: stamp, black, framer's details

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Port of Portland Authority Archivesport of portland archives

Port of Portland Authority Archivesport of portland archives

Port of Portland Authority Archives

Port of Portland Authority ArchivesBack: 'Mess room' - blue biro

Port of Portland Authority ArchivesFront: 'BLACKNOSE QUARRY FACE 30.4.53'' LOOKING NORTH' Back: Purple PHT stamp

a) Wooden jigsaw puzzle titled 'Old England'. Image of cottage garden, lady in chair, knitting. b) Cardboard box containing a). Red sides, same image as jigsaw on front of box

Framed letter from the Premier of Victoria to K.S. Anderson re Victoria's 150th, includes medallion issued to all Victorians born before JAN. 1901. Beige certificate, black typing, blue coat of arms, signed by John Cain in blue pen, medallion attached to lower right corner. Glass cover, blonde wooden frame, yellow backing paper.victorias 150th anniversary, k s anderson, certificate

Heywood Football club Finalists pennant 1964. Green synthetic, yellow raised print, including names of team members. Wooden stick (broken). Green 'official' ribbon pinned to bottom of pennant with rusty safety pin. Also 2 Anzac Day badges.

Heywood Football Club 2nd 18 Finalists pennant. Green synthetic, gold raised lettering and border, includes names of team members. Wooden stick.

Fishing knife, wooden, floating shaped like a fish, top end of fish removable, to expose metal blade inserted in bottom half of fish.fishing, recreation, sport, knife

Sourced from Casterton Town Hall former shire of GlenelgBlack and white photo. Sedan driving across old wooden bridge over shallow river/creek; side-on viewBack: Photographer's stamp, round, purple

Sourced from Casterton Town Hall former Shire of GlenelgBlack and white photo. Two bridges, side by side. One on left is part of unsealed road, the one on right is a wooden bridge. Kings Bridge Merino-Coleraine Rd.Front: 'Kings Bridge Merino-Coleraine Rd. Traffic detoured over temporary Bridge on Right' - handwritten, pen Back: Photographer's stamp - round, purple

Sourced from Casterton Town Hall (former Shire of Glenelg)Black and white photo. Wooden bridge, photo taken from one end, man leaning on railings, sports car at far end of bridgeBack: Photographer's stamp, - purple, round

Rubber stamp 'PORTLAND SOCIAL AMUSEMENT CLUB Established 1897' Wooden handle

Transparency for black and white photo. Wooden dinghy tied up to jetty at Donovan's Landing, Glenelg River, Nelson, Vic

Coloured photo. Syd Cuffe and 2 other men in Town Crier's regalia, sitting / standing on steps outside a brick multi-storey building. All three are holding wooden trophies. A fourth man is in mayoral regalia. There is a small canon in the middle of the group.Back: black stamp 'Copyrighted Strictly Photographics'

Souvenir thermometer, wooden, with male and female wooden characters sitting on a boat shaped piece of wood; the male playing a guitar. Thermometer attached to palm tree in background. 'PORTLAND VIC' painted in white on stand.

Torch powered compass in wooden box. Bottom section cylindrical for holding batteries. Compass housing on top, wider, clear glass top compass visible inside. Small prism attached to side of compass housing. Box square, hinged lid, metal catch, inside shaped to hold torch. Identifying numbers 6663a, b Measures 21.5cm x Diameter top: 10cm x Bottom: 4cm

Transparency for black and white photo. Bush tracks at Nelson, Vic, wooden bridge, scrub either side, small boy on bridge.

Handmade wooden fishing float, painted white top section, blue bottom section. Coiled wire loop at junction of white and blue sections. Fine wire wrapped around bottom of blue section, ending in loop wire wrapped section painted white.

Syd Cuffe was the Portland Town Crier from 1983 to 2013. The role of Town Crier was created for Syd Cuffe in 1983 in the lead up to Portland’s 150th anniversary celebrations held in 1984-85. 200 items from Mr. Cuffe’s estate were donated to the Glenelg Shire Cultural Collection. The items relate to his town crying activities and community work across the Shire and further afield.Wooden plaque, coloured image of Syd Cuffe on front, gold maker's sticker on back. Black lettering beneath image 'Anacortes Town Criers Special Humanitarian Award presented to Syd Cuffe, August 2001