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Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photographic collage, Grahame McDonald, Fawthrop Lagoon, 1978
Four-part black and white photographic collage of a panorama of Fawthrop Lagoon, Portland.Front: (no inscriptions) Back: Fawthrop Lagoon, Portland (blue pen, centre). Grahame McDonald, August 1978 (blue pen, signature, lower right).graeme mcdonald, fawthrop lagoon, collage, photography, 1970s, 1978 -
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Sculpture - Bas-relief, Untitled (Early Forestry Industries), n.d
Commissioned by State Bank to produce 5 copper bas-reliefs for 73 Percy Street, Portland. Spoke with Miss Betty Vivian (Member of the Portland Historical Society) re Portland's history. Commonwealth Bank stored objects in Melbourne (c.1991). Negotiations between Portland Historical Society and Commonwealth Bank of Australia led to gift of works to People of Portland. Stored at Council depot c.1998, retrieved for Maritime Discovery Centre display.Copper relief work. View of a man from behind sawing a tree. He is flanked by two tree trunks, and is leaning to his right while pulling a band saw through the tree on the left. Leaning against tree on right is a large axe. Houses are rudimentarily designated by lines in the background visible between the trees.sculpture, bas-relief, copper, industry, forestry, forest -
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Sculpture - Bas-relief, Untitled (Early Pastoral Industries), n.d
Commissioned by State Bank to produce 5 copper bas-reliefs for 73 Percy Street, Portland. Spoke with Miss Betty Vivian (Member of the Portland Historical Society) re Portland's history. Commonwealth Bank stored objects in Melbourne (c.1991). Negotiations between Portland Historical Society and Commonwealth Bank of Australia led to gift of works to People of Portland. Stored at Council depot c.1998, retrieved for Maritime Discovery Centre display.Copper bas-relief depicting a man bent over to shear a sheep. His shirt sleeves are rolled up and he is bent toward the viewer.sculpture, industry, rural, copper, bas-relief, shearing, sheep, shearer -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Painting, Portland Town Hall, c. 1955
Portland Town CouncilPainting of a bluestone building with four columns mounted decoratively on the front of the building. A footpath is in front of the building, with a man and woman walking. A dirt road curves from foreground centre towards and past the building to the left. Two tall pines are behind the building on right. Building bears sign reading "Town Hall 1869". Framed under stippled glass in wooden frame.Front: Town Hall Portland '55 (brown paint, lower let). Travis Webber (brown paint, lower right). Back: Geelong Picture Framers, 211 Moorabool Street, GEELONG. Ph. 97805 (blue ink stamp, lower centre). -
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Painting - Painting on cloth - Tongan Tapa Cloth, n.d
Clircular tapa cloth painted and sewn to a round wooden frame. View of a village painted on front of cloth, depicting a pole and wire fence with palnts at base, and palm trees and bushland in the background. The huts have thatched roofs.Front: Tonga Friendly Islands (lower centre, black dye) -
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Photograph - Photograph - Portland Harbour Trust office extensions, 1953
Port of Portland Authority archivesFront: (no inscriptions) Back: P.H.T./ Print No. 3/2 Neg. No P57/ Date taken 30-11-53/ SUBJECT./ Office Extensions (Ink stamp with blue pen and pencil additions, centre)port of portland archives -
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Print - Print - Play in swing in carnival tent, Gabrie, Sigitas, 1973
Print Council of Australia Members' Print Commission, 1973Image of a carnival enclosure - one continuous tent wall with an open back. No roof. Front entrance is indicated by a partition to one side of the tent, edged in brown, opening in an inverted 'v'. Inside the tent is a swing with a seat and chains aloft in swinging motion. A black rope lies on the ground. Five black poles hold up the tent walls, secured by green cords to black pegs in the ground/ Mounted in dark cream matt and in a wooden frame with glass glazing.Front: 30/60 (lower left) "Play in swing in carny tent" (centre) Sigi Gabrie 73 (lower right) (pencil) Back: Sigi Gabrie "Play - in wing in carny tent" (1973) Silk screen and Litho (top left) (Typed table) -
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Print - Print - Nullarbor 1-1-83, Mary Macqueen, 1983
Print Council of Australia Members' Print Commission, 1983Abstracted views of two houses in the desert. A central road intersects image at a vertical diagonal. Faint outlines of houses and a watertower are scattered throughout the image. A railway crossing sign is positioned lower centre, at beginning of road. Dominant colour is rose, with blue accents and grey shadows. Mounted in grey matt, in wooden frame.Front: Nullarbor (lower left of image) (ink) 35/100 (lower left) Nullarbor 1-1-83 (lower centre) Mary Macqueen 83 (lower right) (pencil) Back: (no inscriptions) -
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Photograph - Photograph - Sir Henry Winneke and Lady Winneke, 24 July 1975, 1975
Port of Portland Authority archivesFront: (no inscriptions) Back: July 24, 1975 (pencil, centre left)port of portland archives, sir henry winneke, lady winneke -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Glenda Simmonds, n.d
Port of Portland Authority archivesFront: (no inscriptions) Back: GLENDA SIMMONDS (blue pen, centre)port of portland archives, glenda simmonds -
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Photograph - Photograph - Opening of Spa at Portland YMCA, 1980s
Glenelg Shire Council recordsBlack and white photograph of 18 women in a spa or sitting on edge of spa with legs dangling in. One man and one women stand behind them. Shows the opening of Portland spa. Athalie Lane (centre) in spa. Unframed.Front: 57/45 (blue pen, lower right) Back: 39 (red pen, lower left)portland spa, ymca -
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Functional object - Seal, Portland Borough, c. 1855
Item from the Borough of Portland (1855-?)Iron seal with rectangular base oval insignia centred in cross-bar designFront: Borough of/Reg/No/Portland (in reverse) circular sealborough of portland, 1800s, seal, administration -
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Photograph - Photograph - Procession during Portland Centenary, 1934
Photographs taken by Esther Winifred Hall (nee Smallpage) - great grand-daughter of Stephen George Henty. Taken in 1934 Centenary celebrations in Portland.Black and white photograph showing street scene, lower edge a moving car, followed by horses with rider, rows of people, two-storey building on left-hand side, row of trees upper left to right-hand edge. Possibly a procession during the 1934 Portland centenary celebrations.Back: (All-over pattern "velox" "20" (centre right)esther winifred hall, photography, henty, portland centenary, 1934 -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Civic Hall, Portland, n.d
Glenelg Shire Council records.Black and white photograph of side of Civic Hall, Portland, taken from front left.Back: Portland Development Committee (centre, blue stamp)portland civic hall -
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Photograph - Photograph - exhaust centre, Portland, n.d
Photo taken by the Portland Development Committee.Black and white photograph of an exhaust centre, with exhausts and mufflers stored on racks and shelving.Back: Portland Development Committee (centre, blue stamp)portland, portland development committee, industry, trade -
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Postcard - Postcard - Botanical Gardens, Portland, n.d
Black and white photograph of Portland Botanical Gardens. Showing an unpaved path edged with rocks in a garden. In the background left in a cottage with two chimneys.Front: THE ROSE SERIES. P. 10757/ COPYRIGHT (typed, lower left) BOTANICAL GARDENS, PORTLAND (typed, lower centre)portland botanic gardens, postcards, travel, tourism -
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Photograph - Photograph - street scene, Portland, n.d
Black and white photograph of a dirt crossroads with factory in background.Back: Portland Development Committee (centre, blue stamp) -
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Photograph - Photograph - The Honorable H.V. MacLeod, MLC JP, c. 1950
Portland Town CouncilRetouched (colour) photograph of a man in a suit, posed in ¾ view, upper torso. He has grey hair, cut short, glasses and is wearing a badge on his left lapel. Framed in decorative paper mache/plaster and wood frame, painted gold, in gold mount.Front: Portland/Town Council (Black and red text, upper centre) The Honorable/H.V. MacLeod MLC JP/Mayor 1946-49 (black and red text, lower centre) Back: (no inscriptions)hv macleod -
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Functional object - Fishing Float, n.d
Wooden handmade fishing float, painted red at top, blue centre, white bottom section. Metal coiled ring at junction of red and blue. Fine wire wrapped around white section, ring at bottom. -
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Photograph - Photograph - Councillor J.L. Wyatt, J.P, Lockwood Studios, Geelong, c. 1924
Records of the Borough of PortlandSepia photograph of a man dressed in a three-piece suit with a pale bow tie and white high-collar shirt. He wears a badge on his left lapel. One-third length portrait, with head tilted up and eye-line to upper left of camera. The man has short hair (wavy) parted on the left, and a full moustache. Framed under glass with grey and tan double matt, in a white wooden frame with plaque attached bottom centre.Front: The Lockwood Studios/-Geelong - (lower right, on photograph) Cr. J. L. Wyatt J.P./1914-15-16-17-22-23-24 (plaque, lower centre)councillor wyatt, jp, official photography, portrait -
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Slide - Slide - Cashmore Airport, Portland, 1980s
Coloured slide. Excavated channel, running top to bottom centre of slide. Excavator working on channel background. Earth works with drain, connecting two sections of channel. Two people standing near drain.portland airport, cashmore airport, air travel, construction, development -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Slide - Slide - Cashmore Airport, Portland, n.d
Coloured slide. Pin light top centre. 'Something' made out of wood and metal, bottom foreground.portland airport, cashmore airport, air travel, construction -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Certificate - Survey certificate, Apr-68
Retrieved from the files of the former MCD Manager at Portland Visitor Information CentreFoolscap size Certificate of Survey for "Lewis", No 165, dated 5th April 1968 entitling "Lewis" to operate within the limits of the Port of Portland until 7th Feb 1969. Embossed with the seal of the Marine Board of Victoria. -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Portland Maritime Discovery Centre, c. 1998
Coloured photograph showing the Portland Maritime Discovery Centre inside. Group of 2 children, man and woman inside whale skeleton, looking at spinal disc.Back: 'D1A'portland maritime discovery museum, sperm whale, skeleton, museum -
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Poster, 1958
Retrieved from the files of the former Maritime Discovery Centre Manager at the Portland Visitor Information Centre. ( Note accompanying suggests it was donated by ex-tugman Ross Martin)Poster promoting investment in the Portland Harbour Trust's £100,000 loanFront: 1958, Top Right, Pencilportland harbour trust, loan, finance, 1958, portland, economic growth, economy -
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Domestic object - Printed Metal Match Box Cover, G & G (A/ASIA) LTD>, c. 1931
Promotional metal matchbox cover for the Club Hotel Portland. Green Border, cream panels centre front, back and side, with gold fancy border. Text & graphics in black.Front: G & G (A/Asia) Ltd. Picture of a face - smiling underneath "This man drinks Richmond Beer" Turn up other way Face is frowning, underneath "This man wishes he had" Back: 1931 Calendar Side Strike the Club Hotel for a good spot ( J.R. Sullivan Prop) Portland -
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Photograph - Photograph - Frederick Schofield Esq., 1881, c. 1881
Portland City CouncilRetouched black and white portrait of a bearded man in three-quarter view. He is wearing a suit and bow tie, and his hair has a central part.Front: F. Schofield Esq., 1881 (engraved on brass panel, lower centre) Back: (no inscriptions) -
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Memorabilia - Sticker, n.d
Formerly Bower Bird Museum, HeywoodRectangular card with removable oval-shaped vinyl sticker in the centre. Sticker has an image of several wind-surfers in Portland off Henty Beach Harbour, Trawler Wharf and Fisherman's Breakwater in Background. Round hole for hanging, top centre . Pink border, pink "Portland', top centre of sticker Dimensions of item (widest point of sticker ) 8.6 x 13Front: Yellow logo 'Australia collectors choice Murray Views' in black Souvenir vinyl stick-ons, black print $1 blue texta -
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Postcard - Postcard - Panorama of Portland Harbour, n.d
Black and white photographic image of a harbour with two long piers running into it and a shorter jetty with a building on it and circular jetty protruding from it. In the foreground are trees, a dirt road to the foreground right and a railway track visible between the trees.Front: THE ROSE SERIES P. 1113/ COPYRIGHT (typed, lower left) PANORAMA OF THE HARBOUR, PORTLAND (typed, lower centre) Back: (no incriptions) -
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Postcard - Postcard - The Harbour, Portland, n.d
Black and white photographic image of a harbour with two long piers running into it and a shorter jetty with a building on it and circular jetty protruding from it. In the foreground are trees, a dirt road with an RACV sign bridging it to the foreground right and a railway track visible between the trees.Front: THE ROSE SERIES P. 10771/ COPYRIGHT (typed, lower left) THE HARBOUR, PORTLAND (typed, lower centre)