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Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Album - Renewal Receipt - Fire Insurance, Portland Free Library, 22/04/1942
... archives Portland Free Library administration insurance Back: 'Mr ...Back: 'Mr. Hoggan's money in tin in safe account in folder' - handwritten in pencilglenelg shire council archives, portland free library, administration, insurance -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Painting - Painting (Henty Street Casterton), Untitled, 1995
The watercolour painting depicts a street scene with a grass hill in the background. The street forms the centre of the foreground and features a row of buildings and cars on both sides of the street. Long shadows extend from the buildings and trees with yellow leaves frame both edges of the work. Across the middle of the work green trees are used to separate the street from the hill in the background. The large grass hill features an outlined shape (Scout symbol) on the side and a building surrounded by trees on top. The work is mounted and framed in a brown and gold frame with glass.Front: Mervyn Hill/95 Back: Framing by W.D. & C.M. Davis RMB 1256 Casterton 3311 Phone (055) 75 3290 -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Painting - Painting - [Moonlight Trees], Pro Hart, untitled [Moonlight Trees], 1967
Included in the 1999 "Salvage" Exhibition at CEMA Arts CentreThe painting depicts numerous leaf-less trees in the moonlight. The trees are painted in shades of brown, black and cream with the main focus on those in the centre foreground. The surrounding trees are completed in darker shades and are hazy and out of focus. The glow of the moon is depicted in white which dissipates into the dark blue/green sky. In contrast to this, a burnt orange is used as the background for the trees. The work has a gold and black frame with no mount or glass.Front: 67 PRO HART (black and gold paint, lower corners) Back: PRO HART "UN-NAMED" (1967) Donated by the Artist (typed label) White Sticker: 2 (in a circle) -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Painting, Phillip Petrie, Langley's Bridge, 1990
Depiction of a bridge over a creek edged with trees. On left are the branches of a tree with grey-green leaves. The creek fills the lower centre area of the image, painted in pale blue, grey, highlights of white and darker areas of dark blue. The wooden rail bridge curves in an even arch in centre of image. On right is a bank rising from the creek, with large tree with pale grey-green foliage and a tree with darker olive foliage. The background shows what could be hills and the sky is very pale blue. Mounted in a double matt (white on orange), framed under glass in wooden frame with gold details.Front: Phillip Petrie 90 (lower left) (grey paint). Back: "Langley's Bridge" watercolour. 570 x 420 mm $150.00 -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Artwork, other - Engraving - Portland Bay and township from observatory hill, AH. Fullwood, Portland, n.d
Hand coloured engraving taken from the publication 'Australasia Illustrated' 1884, the image shows Portland Bay and township from observatory hill. Narrow gold and black speckled Matt board around image, then wider cream matt board. Image backed with white matt board - certificate of Authenticity attached top left. (Reproduction)Front: Artists signatue, bottom left, 'Portland' printed centre border beneath engraving. -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Financial record - Passbook - State Savings Bank of Victoria, Portland Free Library, 1922-1924
Front: purple stamp 'Cancelled carried forward to new passbook' 2 purple stamps 'PFL & LI' Back: 2 'cancelled' stamps, 1 PFL&LI' stampglenelg shire council archives, portland free library, administration, finance, savings -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Painting, Julie Kent, Beach Scene, n.d
Hung in CEO's Office 5/9/2003Scene depicting a beach. On the right are sand dunes with grass covering them. On the left is the ocean. The beach runs from foreground left to the upper centre of image, diminishing in size. In centre left of image three standing adult figures and one child stand to the left of a seated figure wearing a red hat. A fishing pole is braced in the sand beside the figure's chair.Front: J Kent (blue paint, lower right) Back: (unknown) -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Administrative record - Tender Letter - Portland Mechanics Institute, 14/07/1911
Back: 'The President Free Library Committee Tender for Mechanics Reserve' - handwritten black inkglenelg shire council archives, portland free library, tender, hazeldine, mechanics institute -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Financial record - Passbook - State Savings Bank of Victoria, 1924-1926
Front: purple stamp 'Cancelled carried forward to new passbook' 2 purple stamps 'PFL & LI' Back: 2 of each of the above stampsglenelg shire council, archives, portland free library, savings, bank -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Financial record - Passbook - State Savings Bank of Victoria, Portland Free Library, 1916-1918
Front: 3 purple stamps: 'Cancelled carried forward to new passbook', purple stamp PFL & LI' Back: purple stamp ' cancelled etc. purple stamp ' PFL & LI' as aboveportland free library, finance, administration, glenelg shire council archives, savings -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Painting - Painting - Acrylic on board, subject a Kelpie, 'WOOF', c. 2014
... Cliff Street Portland great-ocean-road Back: white printed label ...Casterton based artist, member of Artists of the Valley.Painting, acrylic on board. Titled 'Woof'. Image of head and shoulders of a kelpie. White mat board, black wooden frame, wire hanging.Back: white printed label, artist's details in red -
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Drawing, Kenneth Jack, Boatsheds on the Glenelg River, Nelson, Victoria, c. 1963
Drawing, pen and ink, black on ecru background, whit mount, black wooden frame, reflective glass, wire for hanging across width of frame on backFront: 'Kenneth Jack 1963' black ink (signature) 'BOATSHEDS ON GLENELG RIVER, NELSON' hand printed in black ink, bottom left corner -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Painting - Watercolour, Coast North of Portland, n.d
... on back Coast North of Portland Painting Watercolour Kenneth Jack ...Watercolour, view of coastline north of Portland; off-white mount, matte black wooden frame, reflective glass, silver hanging wire on backFront: 'COAST NORTH OF PORTLAND' - hand written, black ink, bottom left hand corner 'K. Jack' (signature) bottom right hand corner Back: Black stamp 'KWD Jack P/L P.O. BOX 1, Doreen, Vic, 3754kenneth jack -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Print - Linocut, Landscape, c. 2015
Linocut, black and white, white mount, blondewood frame, wire for hanging across width of frame at back, reflective glassFront: 'A/P Landscape Darren Beattie 2015' pencil, in border between linocut and mount Back: Black stamp Holland's Picture framing -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Artwork, other - Drawing, Kenneth Jack, Lagoon Near Bridgewater, 28/01/1948
Drawing, pencil, multi-coloured, off-white mount, black frame, reflective glass, hanging wire across width of frame on back.Front: 'Lagoon near Bridgewater' - hand written, black ink Lower Left Hand corner 'K Jack, 28.1.48, hand written, black ink, lower Right Hand corner -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Print - Linocut, DARREN BEATTIE, Lee Breakwater, c. 2015
Linocut, black and white, white mount, blondewood frame, reflective glass, wire for hanging across width of frame, at backFront: 'A/P Lee Breakwater Darren Beattie 2015' pencil in border between linocut and mount Back: Holland's Picture Framing - black stamp, bottom left corner -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Financial record - Cancelled Cheque - Portland Free Library, 09/03/1926
Front: Purple stamp ' Cancelled carried forward to new Pass Book' Back: same as frontportland free library, finance, administration, glenelg shire council archives, cheque -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Print - Lithograph, Kenneth Jack, Lake Surprise, Volcanic Plains No. 1, c. 1961
Lithograph, orange / yellows, white, grey, white double mount, black wooden frame, reflective glass, hanging wire width of frame, on backFront: 'Lake Surprise 4/40 No.1 Vocanic Plains of Victoria Kenneth Jack (signature) - pencil, in border between lithograph and mount Back: Black stamp 'KWD JACK P/L P.O.Box 1 Doreen Vic 3754' - centre back '79' pencil, bottom Left Hand corner -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Financial record - Passbook - State Savings Bank of Victoria, Portland Free Library, 1921-1922
Front: 'Portland Free Library' hand written, black ink, purple stamp 'Cancelled carried forward to new passbook' 2 purple stamps 'PFL & LI' Back: 2 'cancelled ' stamps, 1 PFL&LI stampportland free library, savings, administration, glenelg shire council archives -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Print - Lithograph, Fisherman's Breakwater, c. 1954
Lithograph, black and white, couta boat, crane, Fishermens Breakwater, Portland; off-white mount, matte black wooden frame, reflective glass, silver hanging wire on back.Front: 'K. JACK 54' - part of lithgraph, top left hand corner. 'KENNETH JACK' - embossed lower right hand corner beneath lithograph Back: Black stamp 'KWD Jack P/L P.O. BOX 1, Doreen, Vic, 3754 -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Painting - Watercolour Painting, Kenneth Jack, Portland From Battery Point, n.d
... glass, gold metal hanging wire on back Portland From Battery ...Watercolour, view of Portland from Battery Point, white mount, matt black wooden frame, rflective glass, gold metal hanging wire on backFront: 'Portland from Battery Point' - hand written, in black ink, bottom left hand corner of painting. 'K. Jack (signature) 18.1.48' - hand written in black ink, bottom right hand corner of painting Back: Black stamp centre. 'KWD Jack P/L P.O. BOX 1, Doreen, Vic, 3754 No '27' in pencil bottom left hand corner -
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Print - Lithograph, Portland, c. 1954
... for hanging, on back Portland Print Lithograph Kenneth Jack ...Lithograph, sepia, view of Portland, showing steam train at Portland station; goods shed, Post Office and Customs House at rear. Off-white background, white mount, matte black wooden frame, reflective glass, wire for hanging, on backFront: 'Portland, Victoria' 'Artists Print' 'Kenneth Jack' (signature) Pencil beneath lithograph 'KENNETH JACK 1954' -bottom left hand corner of lithographkenneth jack, portland -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Print, Rod Ewins, (Brain coral), 1977
Print Council of Australia Members' Print Commission, 1977.Screenprint and embossed print. Screenprinted image is in upper 1/2 of print. Two rectangular prints in gold and mauve in abstract pattern. Overlaying these is a royal blue dotted print, framing top and sides of gold and mauve print. Over centres of gold and mauve prints are rectangles of royal blue dots, giving appearance of Benday dots, or mesh screen. The density of this mesh fades gradually from top to bottom. The bottom edge of the screenprints are undulating, meeting the upper edge of the embossing that occupies remaining lower area of the print. The embossing is the same pattern as in the mauve and gold screenprint above. Mounted in pale cream matt. In black painted wodden frame, with glass.Front: A. P. VIII/X (lower left) Ewins 77 (lower right) (pencil) Back: 1978 (upper left, pencil) -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Book, The Pictorial History of England, Vol. 1, BC55-AD1399.1, 1846
Light brown coloured leather-bound spine and cover corners. Paper covered board cover: marbling, greens, red and yellow ochre. History of England, BC.55 to AD1815. Gold texta and graphics on spine.history of england -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Book - Book - H.M. Stanley, The African Explorer, n.d
Brown coloured book, gold and black writing on front and spine, black leaves with entwined letters on back cover. Illustration of H. M. Stanley, in gold, in gold oval, top left front cover. Ilustration of ? Stanley and African men on top of cliff, front cover. Illustration African Villge on spine. 192 pages. Plus 16 page catalogue. -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Book, Life's Contrasts, 1908
Red cloth covered board front, back, spine. Black writing front and spine. Portrait of Author in oval frame on front cover. 339 pages -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Magazine, 150th Victoria Anniversary Souvenir, Sun News Pictorial, 1985
Coloured night view of Sydney Myer Music Bowl with City of Melbourne in background. Back cover coloured night view of Arts Centre Tower with City in background. -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Magazine, Australasian Post, 22/02/1962
Magazine with girl in blue spotted bikini and straw hat on front cover. 48 Pages. Australasian Post. February 1, 1962 1/- Weekly top left. Advertisement for Art Ability tests on back cover. -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Book, R.D. Blackmore, The Remarkable History of Sir Thomas Upmore, Bart, M.P., Formerly Known as 'Tommy Upmore', 1895
... Library stamp. Mrs McCann 48 Tyers St Portland - Handwritten Back... Cliff Street Portland great-ocean-road A novel about an unlikely ...A novel about an unlikely young man who goes on to be a member of Parliament. Social commentary and criticism is weaved in. Blackmore was also the author of LORNA DOONE.Dark green cloth-covered board. Gold lettering on spine. Indented self coloured writing on front cover 4 horizontal indented self coloured stripes on bottom. 440 pages.A novel about an unlikely young man who goes on to be a member of Parliament. Social commentary and criticism is weaved in. Blackmore was also the author of LORNA DOONE.social commentary, novel, politics -
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Book, Mrs Beeton's Englishwoman's Cookery Book and Household Guide, 1890
Brown cloth binding over carboard covers, with title in gold in top left corner. Illustration of a woman in a kitchen on front cover. 191 pp.household management, cookery, mrs beeton, 1800s