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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
... Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...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, Thistle Y. Harris, Naturecraft in Australia, 1956
... Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Brown cloth-covered binding with section of dustjacket glued to front cover. Title and author on spine in black lettering. 264pp.outdoors, nature, bush walking, australia -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Book, A Short History of Our Own Times, Vol. 1 of 2 : From the Accession of Queen Victoria to the General Election of 1880, 1881
... Library collection history Queen Victoria 1800s Front: Portland ...Brown cloth-covered binding. Front cover decorated with two black framing patterns and a central gilded roundel with decorative design. Title and author on spine in gold lettering. 493pp.history, queen victoria, 1800s -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Book, The Life of Lord Russell of Killowen, 1902
... Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Maroon coloured cloth covered spine and cardboad covers. Text in gold.lord russell of killowen, political history, social history -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Book, Robt. S. Brain, Government Printer, The Acts of the Parliament of Victoria, 1892
... Cliff Street Portland great-ocean-road social history local ...Light brown leather bound spine and corners. Gold text on spine highlighted by red background. Textured blue/dark brown cloth covered covers.social history, local government, state government -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Book, Norman L Wilkinson et al, The Royal Navy, 1907
... Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Book with blue cloth covered spine and cardboard covers. Text and graphics in gold, brown, dark blue and faun.portland free library, armed forces, the royal navy -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Book, Robert S. Brain, Government Printer Melbourne, Victorian Government Gazette 1, 1894, 1894
... Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Dark green marbled fabric over hard cardboard. Red leather corners and spine. Gold lettering on black band on spine. Gold crown & lettering on spine. 1 January - 30 Aprillocal government, state government, victorian gazette, 1800s, 1894 -
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Book, Winifred M. Hilliard, The People In Between, 1968
... Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Dark red cloth covered book. Gold lettering on spine. 253 Pagesaboriginal, australia, colonisation, culture -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Book, Mrs Beeton's Englishwoman's Cookery Book and Household Guide, 1890
... Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...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 -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Booklet, H. Hearne & Co. Paragon Printers. 208/210 Little Lonsdale St. Melbourne, Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria, 1905
... Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Cream soft cardboard cover. Orange, black printing on cover. Black printing on spine. Catalogue of Exhibits.agriculture, show, society, advertising -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Book, The Sea, 1883
... Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Green/Yellow covered card. Gold lettering, depiction of sea on front cover. Black lettering on gold on spine. 301 pages. -
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Magazine, Sungravure Limited, Woman, 25/07/1955
... Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Front Cover: Blue/Green background woman in red top centre woman with hair swept to one side black long earings, black necklace black lace fan. Back Cover: Advertisement for Bushells Coffee Essence. 48 pages. -
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Book, Virgil et al, Bell's Illustrated Classics: Aeneid and Caesar De Bello Gallico, 1903
... Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Light green cloth-covered board covers and spine. Black text on front cover and spine. Free Library label on inside front cover. Bell's Illustrated Classics: Vergil's Aeneid Book 2 and Caesar De Bello Gallico Book 2poetry, history, ancient rome, caesar, virgil -
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Book, Rose Hartwick Thorpe, Curfew Must Not Ring Tonight, 1867
... Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...The story involves Bessie, a young woman whose lover, Basil Underwood, has been arrested, thrown in prison by the Puritans and sentenced to die that night when the curfew bell rings. Knowing that Oliver Cromwell will be late in arriving, the young woman begs the old sexton to prevent the ringing of the curfew bell. When he refuses, she climbs to the top of the bell tower and heroically risks her life by manually stopping the bell from ringing. Cromwell hears of her deed and is so moved that he issues a pardon for Underwood.Illustrated book with carboard cover. Front cover has a central colour illustration of a church, a bell and a fir tree bough. 28 pp. Gilt edges to pages.The story involves Bessie, a young woman whose lover, Basil Underwood, has been arrested, thrown in prison by the Puritans and sentenced to die that night when the curfew bell rings. Knowing that Oliver Cromwell will be late in arriving, the young woman begs the old sexton to prevent the ringing of the curfew bell. When he refuses, she climbs to the top of the bell tower and heroically risks her life by manually stopping the bell from ringing. Cromwell hears of her deed and is so moved that he issues a pardon for Underwood.poem, narrative, puritans, civil war -
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Book - Collection of reference texts on shells, 1964-2004
... Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Collection of reference texts on seashells. Includes: Dance, Peter S., "Seashells", London: Treasure Press, 1971 (4111.1); "Handy Pocket Guide to Tropical Seashelss of Indonesia, 2004 (4111.2); Dance, Peter S., "Shells", Pymble: Harper Collins, 1992 (4111.3); Linder, Gert, "Seahshells of the world", Sydney: Australia & New Zealand Book Company, 1977 (4111.4); Wilson, B. R. & K. Gillett, "Australian Shells", Sydney: Reed, 1971 (4111.5); Harasewych, M.G., "Shells: Jewels from the Sea", New York: Rizzoli, 1989 (4111.6); "The Golden Stamp Book of Seashells", Wisonsin: Golden Books, 1975 (4111.7); Taylor, John & Jerry G. Walls, "Cowries", Neputune City: T.F.H. Pblications, 1975 (4111.8); Child, John & John Currey, "Shells and the Seashore", Melbourne: Landsdowne Press, 1972 (4111.9); "Sea Shells", London: Orbis Books, 1971 (4111.10); Dance, S. Peter, "Shells and shell collecting", London: Hamlyn, 1972 (4111.11); Clayton, JM, "All colour book of Seashells:, London: Octopus Books, 1974 (4111.12); "Exploring the Secrets of Nature", London: Reader's Digest, 1994 (4111.13); Habe, Tadashige, "Shells of the Western Pacific in colour: Vol I", Osaka: Hoikusha, 1964 (4111.14); Habe, Tadashige, "Shells of the Western Pacific in colour: Vol II", Osaka: Hoikusha, 1964 (4111.15); Dance, Peter S. (ed.), "The Encyclopedia of Shells", Sydney: Australia & New Zealand Book Company, 1977 (4111.16); Hinton, Alan, "Guide to Shells of Papua New Guinea", Port Moseby: Robert Brown and Associates, nd (4111.17); Hinton, Alan, "Guide to Australian Shells", Port Moseby: Robert Brown and Associates, nd (4111.18); "The How and Why wonder book of seashells", New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1972 (4111.19); Child, J., "Australian Golden Stamp Book: Australian Seashells",Sydney: Golden Press, 1971 (4111.20); Hinton, Alan, "Shells of New Guinea and the Central Indo-Pacific", Port Morsby; Milton: Robert Brown and Associates Pty Ltd; The Jacaranda Press, 1975 (4111.21); Coleman, Neville, "Shells in Australia", Sydney: Reed, 1978 (4111.22); Coleman, Neville, "What Shell is That?", Sydney: Ure Smith Press, 1988 (4111.23); Coleman, Neville, "Shells Alive!", Adelaide: Rigby Publishers, 1981 (4111.24); Deas, Walter, "Seashells of Australia", Adelaide: Rigby Ltd, 1974 (4111.25).maritime, marine ecology, sea shells, reference, natural history -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Book, Aeneid - Book 1, 1903
... Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Light green cloth-covered board covers and spine. Black text on front cover and spine. Portland Free Library label on inside front cover.poetry, roman, ancient, aeneid, classical poetry -
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Book, Arthur Erskine's Story: a Tale of the Days of Knox, 1884
... Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...An historical tale set in Scotland at the time of the Reformation in the mid sixteenth century.Dark green cloth-covered board covers and spine. Red borders impressed on cover. Graphics on cover and spine in red and black and gold.An historical tale set in Scotland at the time of the Reformation in the mid sixteenth century.reformation, fiction, scotland -
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Book, The Pilgrim's Way (from Winchester to Canterbury): A Series of Camera Studies, 1948
... Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Light blue cloth-covered spine and covers. Graphics lower right hand front cover, gold. Text on spine, discoloured gold. -
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Book, The Acts of the Parliament of Victoria, 1896
... Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Light brown leather bound spine and corners. Gold on spine hi-lighted by red background textured blue/dark brown cloth covered covers.state government, victorian government, governance, parliament, administration -
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Book, Sarson C. J. Ingham, Duchess Renee: An Episode in the History of the Reformation, n.d
... Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Green cloth-covered book with picture of a poppy on the cover and main title and author's name in gold lettering. Floral end papers. 264 pp. -
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Book, Steevens, With Kitchener to Khartum, 1898
... Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Blue cloth binding over carboard covers, with title in gold on spine. Title in white outlined with black on front cover, with picture of two men in pith helmets seated before tents and camels. Detailed in white. 360 pp.history, war -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Book, The Acts of the Parliament of Victoria, 1897
... Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Light brown leather bound spine and corners. Gold on spine hi-lighted by red background textured blue/dark brown cloth covered covers.victorian government, state government, administration, governance -
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Book, Victorian Government Gazette 1. 1913, 1 January - 30 April, 1913
... Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Dark green grained fabric over hard cardboard, red leather corners and spine. Gold lettering on black band on spine. Gold crown & lettering on spine.victorian government, state government, administration, governance -
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Book, Editor: Benson, Arthur Christopher and Esher, Viscount, The Letters of Queen Victoria Vol. 1, 1908
... Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Red cloth-covered spine and covers. Impressed design on cover and spine. Gold text and graphics on spine.history, queen victoria, royal history, 1900s, 1800s -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Book, Editor: Benson, Arthur Christopher and Esher, Viscount, The Letters of Queen Victoria Vol 2, 1908
... Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Red cloth-covered spine and covers. Impressed design on cover and spine. Gold text and graphics on spine.history, queen victoria, royal history, biography -
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Book, My daily meditation for the circling year, 1914
... Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...My Daily Meditation for the Circling Year by John Henry Jowett is about Jowett's daily meditations on the Word of God. Excerpt: "BRAM began his journey without any knowledge of his ultimate destination. He obeyed a noble impulse without any discernment of its consequences. He took "one step," and he did not "ask to see the distant scene." And that is faith, to do God's will here and now, quietly leaving the results to Him."Maroon cloth binding over carboard covers, with title and author in gold on spine and cover, within framing design. Gold edged pages. 366 pp.My Daily Meditation for the Circling Year by John Henry Jowett is about Jowett's daily meditations on the Word of God. Excerpt: "BRAM began his journey without any knowledge of his ultimate destination. He obeyed a noble impulse without any discernment of its consequences. He took "one step," and he did not "ask to see the distant scene." And that is faith, to do God's will here and now, quietly leaving the results to Him."meditation, religion, christianity -
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Book, The Bible, n.d
... Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Pearson Family Bible. Tan leather bound King James bible, embossed on front & Back covers. Spine also embossed and ridged horizontally. Gold lettering on spine. Gold edges to pages. Two brown satin bookmarks contains family register between Old and New Testamentsreligious text, religion, bible, family bible, pearson family, king james -
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Book, Emma Leslie, Ellerslie House: A Book for Boys, c. 1900
... Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Green cloth binding over carboard covers, with title in gold in top right corner. Depiction of two boys within a roundel on front cover with flowers. Details picked out in red. 121 pp.victorian fiction -
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Sign - Sign - Pelaco Shirt Signs, n.d
... Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Two metal Pelaco Counter-top Signs, from Campbell's Stores, Percy Street. Portland Front Black. with metal border. Printing in red and white. -
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Book, Homeopathy in Practice, n.d
... Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Blue cloth binding over carboard covers, with title and author in gold on spine and cover. 446 pp.medicine, holistic, homeopathy