Sourced from Casterton Town Hall (former Shire of Glenelg)Postcard, black and white, white border, view of War Memorial at Casterton. No. 4 in a series by 'Latimers'Front: 'Latimers THE WAR MEMORIAL, CASTERTON VIC. NO.4' Back: 'POSTCARD' 'A real photograph. Produced in Australia Blue biro line , arrowed each end drawn across width of card. 3" written above linecasterton war memorial

Coloured photo. Portland Library; Four men moving furniture around the libraryFront: '98 8 19'portland library

Bakelite ashtray, round, branded 'PORTLAND' in gold.souvenir of portland, domestic item, ashtray

SOURCED FROM CASTERTON TOWN HALL (FORMER SHIRE OF GLENELG)Black and white photo. Island Park Oval, CastertonBack: Black stamp '003826casterton, island park oval, sport, recreation

Copy of debentures issued on 1st April 1896, by Trustees and Committee of Management of the Portland Free Library & Literary Instituteglenelg shire council archives, debentures, debt, finance

Foundation Celebrations 1929Black and white photo with inscription beneath, from newspaper dated 21 NOV 1929. Descendants of Henty family being greeted at foundation celebrations by the Mayor of Portland, Cr. J. L. Wyatt. Stuck to white cardboard.

Hand written supplementary Police Report of Criminal Offence, sheep stealing, Dartmoor police station

Sourced from Casterton Town Hall (former Shire of Glenelg)Black and white photo. Front/side view of Casterton Child Health Centre, from pre-school end.Back: 'Child Health Centre Casterton taken from Pre-School end.' handwritten in green biro

Tea scoop with enamel badge - image of Casterton Town Hall and 'Casterton'casterton, casterton town hall, souvenir of casterton, tea scoop, domestic item, contemporary collecting

SOURCED FROM CASTERTON TOWN HALL (FORMER SHIRE OF GLENELG)Black and white photo. Erosion near Casterton. Car on the banks of riverBack: Round, purple photographer's stampcasterton, glenelg river

State Savings Bank of Victoria Portland passbook issue to Portland Free Library. First entry 16 SEP, last entry 21 August 1916. Light blue card cover, royal blue print and bindingFront: purple stamp 'Cancelled, carried to new passbook' purple PFL&LT stamp Back: same as front, but there are 2 of each stampglenelg shire council archives, portland free library, state savings bank of victoria

SOURCED FROM CASTERTON TOWN HALL (FORMER SHIRE OF GLENELG) Sourced from Casterton Town Hall (Former Shire of Glenelg)Black and white photo, front view of Casterton Town Hall

Child's hand knitted woollen jumper, salmon pink, long sleeves, stocking stitch, moss stitch plaquet at neck, with 5 pearl buttons (no button holes), fastened with press studs. Cuffs, waistband and Peter Pan collar ribbed cream stripes, triangles of cream above waistband and cuffs, moss stitch edge on collar

Sourced from Casterton Town Hall (Former Shire of Glenelg)Black and white photo - front view of Casterton town Hall. Flag flying at half-mast, 3 cars parked in front of Town Hall.Back: Black stamp - 003826

Folding bone tool (knife? pick?)

K.S. Anderson CollectionPhotocopy of newspaper clipping regarding a plaque being mounted on the site of what was the immigration depot. Coloured photograph of Mrs Edgar (one of the donors of the plaque) reading her address prior to unveiling. Identification numbers 6906a, b

Navy fabric hat (poly/cotton). 3 eyelets either side of crown, embroidered print and logo 'Wannon Water' braid ties with toggle adjustment, 'UVPF 50 +wannon water, souvenir, advertising, sun protection

The MS (Merchant Ship) Europa is a cruise ship operated by a German company.Coloured photo postcard showing the MS Europa.tourism, travel, cruise, vessel

SOURCED FROM CASTERTON TOWN HALL (FORMER SHIRE OF GLENELG)Black and white photo. Erosion near CastertonBack: Round purple photographer's stamptourism, erosion, casterton

Set of 5 bone jacks (knucklebones) painted red.

Saddler's tool, bone, curved, rectangular, rounded ends, narrowing at one end. An arrow and word starting 'Se' are stamped on one side

Identification numbers 9202 and 9203 a - h Valentine's snapshots - eight real photographs, Portland No. 1 a0 Julia St. b) Historic Lifeboat of 1854 c) Henty beach d) Bentinck St e) Dutton Beach f) Botanic gardens g) The Harbour h) 'Burswood' the old Henty Home

Hand written supplementary Police Report of Criminal Offence - abandoning a child, Hamilton police station

Subway VIP keyring, subway logo on front of tag, Portland, Horsham and Hamilton phone numbers on backadvertising, contemporary collecting, souvenir

SOURCED FROM CASTERTON TOWN HALL (FORMER SHIRE OF GLENELG) Sourced from Casterton Town Hall (Former Shire of Glenelg)Black and white photo, front and side view of Strathdownie Public Hall - similar view to 7147Back: Black stamp '003555'

Benevolent asylums were places that housed anyone who could not support themselves; these were usually the aged, infirm, disabled and destitute. Benevolent Asylums also served as immigrants' homes, blind asylums, orphanages, lying-in hospitals and lunatic asylums. Benevolent asylums were often associated with hospitals in rural towns; they have evolved into aged care homes and hospitals in larger towns. Portland Benevolent Asylum and Hospital was founded in 1849Cream card ticket, gold edge, two red and blue stripes diagonally, across ticket, black print and script. Charity Ball in aid of the Bazaar Fund on behalf of the Portland Benevolent Asylum and hospital. Single ticket 55.Back: '67' Black ink

K.S. Anderson Collection7 foolscap pages of typing; speech given by K.S. Anderson to 3YB radio; subject 'Operation National Development'.speech, spoken word, radio, k s anderson

The 2000 Summer Olympics was held in Sydney, Australia. The torch relay was the transferral of the Olympic Flame to Sydney, Australia and this was also part of the build up to the Games. The torch travelled to several island nations in Oceania before beginning an extensive journey around Australia. This included many regional areas including across the Glenelg Shire.Unknown

Sourced from Casterton Town Hall (former Shire of Glenelg)Black and white photograph showing erosion in paddock, man in mid-ground, hall and another building under cypress pines in paddocks visible in the background.Back: Round, purple photographer's stamp

Invitation to Heywood Football Club annual dinner Sat 29 Oct 1955, pavilion at recreation reserve. Yellow cardboard, green print.Front: 'Mrs E Bell' - hand written, blue biro