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Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph
Part of a collection presented by Miss Edith Elms via Chrisy Northcote.Westernport Bay at low tide showing line of low mangroves 1/3 from bottom. Brown foreground, low line of sand dunes in background.local history, photography, photographs, seascapes, westernport, coloured photograph, san remo -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph
Part of a collection presented by Miss Edith Elms via Chrisy Northcote.Long paddocks foreground with fence posts and San Remo Township from Delomere, Panorama Drive. Phillip Island in background.local history, photography, photographs, san remo, sepia photograph, landscapes, westernport -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, 1940
Part of a collection donated by Miss Edith Elms via Chrisy NorthcoteOld San Remo Jetty from Westernport at low tide. San Remo in background. Built 1940local history, photography, photographs, jetties, san remo, sepia photograph, san remo development, westernport -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph
Part of a collection donated by Miss Edith Elms via Chrisy Northcote. Children's identity unknown.Three young children standing on grass with two tricycles holding two white dogs. Trees in background at middle sited on right.Boys tricycles and petslocal history, photography, photographs, family history, social activities, sepia photograph, family groups, san remo -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, c 1900
Rural scene in San Remo area. Cows grazing with cart horses in background. Beautiful trees, large gathering of people of all ages in their Sunday-best clothing, hats and umbrellas as protection from the sun. Butter churns in foreground. Anderson property - "Netherwood"Picnic gathering beneath large trees - rural setting at Anderson' home "Netherwood"local history, photography, photographs, slides, film, picnic gathering, sepia photograph, miss elms, san remo, anderson property netherwood -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Sketch, 1890
The Cape Paterson shaft at Kilcunda Mine. A landscape - sea and cliffs in the background. A small shed with chimney beside poppet head. Track winding down to three miners. Wooden sheds, all with chimneys. In Foreground a picket fence on cliff on right of picture. A small tree stump on left.The Kilcunda MineCape Paterson Shaft - Kilcundalocal history, photography, photographs, slides, film, kilcunda mine, black & white, pen and ink sketch, miss elms san remo, james stirling -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, c 1900
... and seated. Nestled into ferns and bush background. Local History ...A repeat of photograph of large group of children and teachers this time without hats. Group standing and seated. Nestled into ferns and bush background.Sunday School Picniclocal history, photography, photographs, slides, film, sunday school picnic, black & white photograph, miss elms san remo -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, circa 1900
Photo 1: Old car in centre of photo on beach. House in background. Photo 2: Cars and people gathered at Punt. Photo 3: People sitting on beach. Punt on right of photo - sailboat along side Jetty on left. Car waiting for Punt. Photo 4: Car boarding Punt. 6 figures of family alongside.Cars boarding and leaving the San Remo/Newhaven Punt.local history, photography, photographs, slides, film, san remo punt, sepia photograph, miss elms san remo -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, circa 1900
The first Punt under construction at Newhaven. Charlie Newman and wife with unknown man with bandaged arm. Across the water is view of San Remo township. Overhanging ??Close-up of Punt in San Remo waters. Background view of San Remo township.local history, photography, photographs, slides, film, the first punt, san remo punt, black & white photograph, miss elms san remo -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, circa 1900
... in background. Local History PHOTOGRAPHY Photographs Slides Film Jetties ...Backs of two figures seated on beach. To left of them a sedan car and several people. Behind car water and pier. Between pier and punt on extreme right an anchored masted sailing boat. One car already on punt. View of San Remo in background.Beach, Jetty and Punt. View of hills in backgroundlocal history, photography, photographs, slides, film, jetties, punt san remo, black & white photograph, miss elms san remo -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, circa 1900
... into Westernport. Phillip Island foreshore in background. Local History ...From left of picture showing the San Remo and Piers Hotels. A horse hitched to part fence on side of road. Bushes between hotels and foreshore. The Genesta, Jetty, Coal Jetty and Jetty leading to what could be baths jutting out into Westernport. Phillip Island foreshore in background.Sea shore looking across to Phillip Island. Large photograph extensive white - grey sky. Road and hotels in front of beach.local history, photography, photographs, slides, film, sea shore san remo, hotels, black & white photograph, miss elms san remo -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, circa 1900
... . Phillip Island foreshore across Westernport in background. Local ...Foreground track leading down to two jetties and shed of San Remo Harbour. Near shed a covered wagon. Coal boat at end of jetty. Large shrubbery on left of picture. Phillip Island foreshore across Westernport in background.Track leading to passenger and coal jetties, Phillip IslandPhillip Island from San Remo Harbourlocal history, photography, photographs, slides, film, san remo harbour, jetties, black & white photograph, miss elms san remo -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, circa 1900
... . Trees and shrubs in background. Local History PHOTOGRAPHY ...8 dark grey ponies all bridled with three young children in attendance. Oldest girl in hat and riding gear. Second younger girl and young curly-headed boy. Trees and shrubs in background.Three children with eight Shetland ponieslocal history, photography, photographs, slides, film, shetland heights san remo, shetland ponies, black & white photograph, miss elms san remo -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, approx 1865
Samuel and Thomas Anderson seated upright on grass in parkland area under trees. The old homestead, "Netherwood", is in background fenced from side to side. "Netherwood" is comprised of two rambling gabled buildings. One brother with axe.Samuel and Thomas Anderson at Netherwood about 1865local history, photography, photographs, slides, film, netherwood, buildings--historical, black & white photograph, miss elms san remo -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Drawing, Warrock Homestead, c. 1986
Drawing, pen and ink, black on ecru background. Off white mount, black wooden frame, reflective glass. hanging wire across width of frame, on back.kenneth jack -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - RAAF plane, n.d
Port of Portland archives. In 1970 Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip made a trip to Portland. Crowds of up to 30,000 gathered to try to catch a glimpse of them.royal visit, queen elizabeth ii, 1970 -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Painting, C Dell, The Francis Henty Homeward Bound, 1856
Art Collection Previously located in History HouseThe painting depicts a large sailing ship with orange masts and is almost in full sail. To the left of the ship are two other sailing ships. To the right are several sailing ships and white cliffs with a port. In the foreground is a rough green ocean with several seagulls in midflight. The background is a blue sky with numerous dark clouds. The work has a heavy gilded ornate frame and exposed canvas.Front: C DELL 1856 Back: Sticker of the Conservation Centre -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Painting, A S Murray, Tasmanian Coast Scene, n.d
CEMA Art Collection Previously located in History HouseThe painting depicts a large body of water with a shore line in the foreground on the left. Depicted in shades of grey, the calm water features a patch of white in the centre. In the background to the right, is a distant view of a small patch of land covered in trees. Behind the land is an out of focus view of mountains in the distance. The top half of the work features a grey cloudy sky. The work has a gilded ornate frame with cardboard and gold mounts and glass.Front: A.S. Murray Label attached to glass front: Presented to Council in 1984 by A.S. Murray Dunrobin Back: W. Hamer 189 Sturt Street Ballarat VICTORIA BUILDINGS, OPPOSITE CITY FIRE BRIGADE -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Painting, Greenmount, n.d
CEMA Art Collection Previously located in History HouseThe painting depicts a double storey bluestone building with a pair of red doors on both storeys. The top storey has a small balcony with black railing. To the right of the building is a single storey wooden building with two water tanks out the front. To the left of the building is a yellow wall and the edge of a tall Norfolk Pine. In the foreground is a grass area with clumps of tall grass. The background is a blue and grey sky. The work has a gold and black frame and exposed canvas.Front: DEB Back: (No inscriptions) -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Painting, Thomas Clark, Muntham, c. 1865
The landscape painting depicts rolling green hills with a valley through the centre. Scattered throughout the painting are numerous trees and cattle. The foreground is a darker green which creates a shadow effect. Within the foreground are more detailed trees, tree stumps and birds. The background is a cloudy sky in shades of blue, pink, purple and orange. Work has a heavy gilded ornate frame.Front: (No inscriptions) Back: (Not available) -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Painting, DEB, Ettrick, n.d
CEMA Art Collection Previously located in History HouseThe painting depicts four buildings within a bush setting. Within the foreground is a body of water with various plants lining it's banks. The midsection of the painting is defined by a wooden fence which extends across the centre of the work. In the background are two sets of two houses. The houses are surrounded by various trees and both sets of houses have roads which extend down to the fenceline. The top half of the work is a yellow and blue sky. The work has a black and gold frame and exposed canvas.Front: DEB Back: (No inscriptions) -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Print, Will Longstaff, Menin Gate at Midnight, 1927
CEMA Art Collection Previously located in History HouseThe print depicts a natural landscape with a large classical style building (Menin Gate, Belgium) to the left. In the foreground are hundreds of ghostly figures of soldiers. The background appears to be a distant view of a town with several lights visible. The work is completed in various shades of blue and green. Mounted with brown card the work is framed in a black and gold frame, and has an exposed canvas.Front: Lower Right: Will LONGSTAFF 1927 Brass embossed plate:MENIN GATE AT MIDNIGHT BY WILL LONGSTAFF, PRESENTED TO THE COMMONWEALTH GOVERNMENT OF AUSTRALIA, BY LORD WOOLAVINGTON. COPYRIGHT RESERVED Back: (No inscriptions) -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Print - Print (reproduction), Will Longstaff, The Immortal Shrine, n.d
CEMA Art collection Previously located in History HouseThe print depicts a night view of a city street. In the foreground are ghosly figures completing a military march along a wide street. On the left side is a large white Remembrance Shrine with three flags hanging on individual flagpoles. In the background are numerous multi-storey buildings with a row of light streetlights in front. The work is completed in various shades of blue and mounted with brown card. Framed with a gold and black frame, the work has an exposed canvas.Front: Brass embossed plate: THE IMMORTAL SHRINE BY WILL LONGSTAFF COPYRIGHT REGISTERED Back: (No inscriptions) -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Artwork, other - Painting, Neville Touzeau, Eclipse 3, 1972
UnknownAbstract composition of 24 circles, evenly spaced across image. In orange, yellow, brown, green, blue and white, with each alternate circle taking on aspects of the colours beside it. Set in dark blue background. Mounted in dark green matt. In wooden frame with glass glazing.Front: (no inscriptions) Back: "Eclipse 3" Neville Touzeau $40 '72 Touzeau 276 (lower right)(blue pen) Touzeau (black felt pen) Flight IV 50 Touzeau (blue pen, scribbled out in blue felt pen) -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Painting, A.S. Murray, A Rocky Gorge, n.d
CEMA Art collection Previously located in History HouseThe painting portrays a gorge from the perspective of being in the gorge and looking towards the shore. In the foreground is a small body of water with large brown rocks to the right. Yellow sand extends from the rocks around to the left of the water. The sand stretches from the water's edge to the large cliffs in the background that form the borders of the gorge. The work is mounted and framed in an ornate gilded frame with glass.Front: A.S.Murray (signature lower left) A ROCKY GORGE by A.S.MURRAY (sticker - lower centre on glass) Back: 3132 (small yellow sticker) -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Painting, A.S. Murray, Scene on the River Glenelg, c. 1894
Art Collection Previously located in History HouseThe painting depicts a large body of water surrounded by hills. The body of water extends from the front right corner through to the centre of the work. Predominately depicted in shades of brown, the body of water has a white centre with three birds (swans) sitting on the surface. In the foreground to the left of the water is a riverbank with a large brown tree. The background consists of a large blue/grey hillside and brown cloudless sky. The work has a gilded ornate frame with a gold mount and exposed canvas.Front: A.S. Murray Back: W.HAMER, 189 Sturt Street, Ballarat, VICTORIA BUILDINGS, OPPOSITE CITY FIRE BRIGADErevier glenelg, swans -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Painting, Travis Webber, Greenmount, c. 1955
CEMA Art Collection Previously located in History HouseThe painting depicts a large stone building with two smaller buildings in the foreground. Within the foreground is a small patch of dirt and grass with a side view of a small building to the right and a front and side view of a small stone building to the left. In the background is the large building which features two chimmneys. To the left of the building is a leafless tree and pale blue sky. The work has a gold and green frame with glass.Front: "GREENMOUNT" (brown, lower left) TRAVIS WEBBER (brown, lower right) 23 (white sticker attached to glass Back: (No inscriptions) -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Painting, untitled [Portland Port], n.d
Art Collection Previously located in History HouseThe painting depicts the Portland Port from an aerial perspective. The perspective is taken from the ocean looking down across the Port and into the town of Portland. Within the foreground is the ocean beyond the Main Breakwater, the Main Breakwater and the Port. Within the Port nine large ships are docked and another is being brought into the Port by two tugboats. The background features a distant view of the town of Portland and the landscape beyond the township. The work has a white wooden frame and glass.Front: TROMPF (white paint, bottom right corner) Back: (no inscriptions) -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Print, Robert Grieve, Grampians Waterfall, 1961
CEMA Art Collection Winner of 1962 Portland Art Society Art Prize for the category Drawing or Print.The print is an abstract depiction of a waterfall in shades of brown, black, blue, green and cream. The brown, blue and cream are used to create the background while the black and green provide the work with texture through the use of line. The work has a simple wooden frame with white mount and glass.Front: Robert Grieve Grampians Waterfall 9/18 61 (bottom of work, lead pencil) Back: 1962 (top left, lead pencil)cema, portland artists society, local history, portland, grampians -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Painting, Jessie Shevill, The Lonely House, 1894
CEMA Art Collection Previously located in History HouseThe painting depicts a house set amongst trees with a small body of water in front. Within the water is a small wooden boat, and to the right of the house stands a person. In the background is a green hill with with buildings set in the foothills. The hill and trees of the foreground are set against an orange sky. The work has a gilded ornate frame with no mounts and exposed canvas.Front: Jessie Shevill 1894 Plaque attached to frame: The Lonely House Back: (no inscriptions)