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Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionDomestic object - Mug, 1859
William Rosevear was born around 1848 and in 1869, he married Margaret Morrison. He was a bootmaker at Condah for forty years. William enjoyed cricket and football and was a longtime goal umpire for the Condah football team.China mug with handle. White with hand-painted floral arrangement on each side, gold line on rim and base and touches on handle.Front: William Rosevear 1859 (gold copperplate, on side)rosevear, western district families, domestic item -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionPhotograph - Photograph - Artillery on Parade in Portland, 1875
Displayed in History House.Black and white photograph depicting a double line of men in military uniform standing to attention with rifles. Wooden house in background centre.Front: (no inscription) Back: 3/(blue pen, upper left) N.T. (blue pen, upper centre left) History House/Donated by : Norma Trangmar/July 1994 (typed label, centre)military, artillery, parade, event -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionBook - Bible, Gaelic, T-Seann Tiomnaidh, 1848
Displayed at History House.Gaelic bible bound in black leather-covered boards. Front cover is missing. Spine decorated in 6 gold horizontal line with "BIBLE" printed in gold. Back cover bears a decorative embossed border of bars, roundels and vines.Front: (no inscriptions) Back: [3 pages of inscriptions with names and dates] (pen, last 3 pages of book). -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Letter - Letter - Ancient Order of Foresters, 19/11/1908
Letter of apology for non attendance at a meeting. Lined paper, hand written, black ink, signed W. N Beauglehole -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionBook - Book - Church Service, Church Service, c. 1871
Displayed at History House.Brown leather-covered binding. Gold lettering on spine. Six raised horizontal ribs on spine, interspersed with four cruciform shapes embossed into leather. Line and cruciform border embossed in black on covers.Front: Edwd Wm Junr to Alfred Edgar Seiretan (?) March 30th, 1871 O.D.H. (handwritten, front page) -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Letter - Letter of Apology-Ancient Order of Foresters Meeting 1909, 01/04/1909
Hand written letter of apology for non-attendance at Ancient Order of Foresters Meeting 1909 meeting April 1st 1909. Signed by WH Beauglehole. Lined Notepaper. -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Letter - Letter - Phillip Theisinger Ancient Order of Foresters, 19/11/1908
Hand written letter of apology for non-attendance at a meeting 19 Nov 1908. Signed by Phillip Theisinger. Lined note paper -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Letter - Letter - Edwin Adams Ancient Order of Foresters, 19/11/1908
Letter of apology for non-attendance at meeting. hand written black pen on white, lined paper. From Edwin Adams, to Chief Ranger of Court Prosperity 3195 -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Letter - Letter - William Cathels Ancient Order of Foresters, 19/11/1908
Letter of apology for non-attendance at a meeting. Hand written black pen on white lined paper. from William Cathels to the chief anger, Court Prosperity AOF -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Letter - Letter - Ancient Order of Foresters, n.d
Letter of apology for non-attendance at a meeting. Hand written, black pen on white lined paper, from Henry Day, sec. to Chief Ranger, Officers and Brethren -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionContainer - T. Gaunt & Co. box, c. 1900
Part of Graham Collection, donated by the family of Misses Mary and Edith Maude Graham, of 4 Blair Street, Portland. Displayed in History House. Box used to store sashes (3770.1 and 3770.2)Cardboard box in two parts, with metal-casing on corners. Box lid has a line drawing of glasses with a diagram, above proprietor's name and business details.Front: Miss Welshman/Convent of Sacred Heart/Burke Rd/East Malvern (ink, cover) T. Gaunt & Co., Prop. Ltd.,/Ophthalmic Opticians, Watchmakers and Jewellers,/Cnr Royal Arcade and Bourke Street,/MELBOURNE./ SIGHT TESTED GRATIS (printed cover) -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionMedal - Silver Medal - James Kean for saving life, Admella Shipwreck, 1859
Displayed in History House and Maritime Discovery Centre.Admella shipwreckSilver Medal awarded to James Kean by Victorian Colonists for Heroic Exertions, in saving life.. from the wreck of the Admella Silver Medal with detailed relief designs on both sides. Broken silver loop on top. Inverse: Detailed scene of a manned rowboat being launched to rescue a foundering ship. On horizon line are two ships with smoke stacks. A large banner and anchor design in the sky bears the words "Hope to the Last". Obverse: Laurel wreath and a braid motif encircle the central text. At top of design is a depiction of an eye and eyebrow with stylised rays radiating in semi-circle.Front: Inverse: The Admella Steamer wrecked on her passage from Adelaide to Melbourne of Cape Northumberland/ 6 August 1859 (around edge) Back: Obverse: Awarded to/James Kean/by the Victorian Colonists/for/heroic exertions,/in saving life/(under divine providence)/from the/wreck of the Admella.admella, portland lifeboat -
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Book - Bible and Prayer Book, George Eyre and Andrew Strahan, London, The Book of Common Prayer, 1821
Burgundy leather-bound text with board covers and gilt edged pages. Title on spine in gold lettering. Eight horizontal lines in gold on spine and thin gold line borders on covers. Gold decorative edge on internal leather of covers.religious book -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Functional object - Fishing Floats, n.d
Two similar wooden pencil fishing floats. Top section painted orange, the rest of the float has been lacquered. Two brass loops for fishing line - one at bottom of float, the other at junction of orange and lacquered sections.fishing, travel, fishing float, recreation, sport -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Souvenir - Ingot - Alcoa, 2006
Collected by Anne Grant at Alcoa Portland Aluminium's 20th Anniversary Celebrations.Small cast aluminium ingot in white satin-lined black case. Encased within white card sleeve. Souvenir aluminium ingot from Alcoa Portland Aluminium 20th Anniversary celebrationsFront: PORTLAND/ALUMINIUM (gold, inside lid)alcoa, celebration, 20th anniversary -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Functional object - Sinkers, n.d
Eight various sized handmade lead fishing sinkers a - e teardrop shaped, flat one side, curved the other f - torpedo shaped g - round h - thimble shaped Some have metal hooks for threading on fishing line, others have hole drill through them -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionBook - Prayer Book - Society for Promotion of Christian Knowledge Prayer Book, 1869
Black leather bound board covers. Embossed title and oval logo for publisher on front cover. Orange sketch of altar (?) on back fly leaf, recto. Embossed line borders on both covers. -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionBook - Book - Bible, Oxford University Press, Oxford, Common Prayer, 1849
Black leather-covered board. Spine has gold lettering and 7 raised horizontal lines. Black line border on both covers. -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionBook - Hymn Book - Hymns: Ancient and Modern, WM Clowes & Sons, Ltd, Hymns: Ancient and Modern, n.d
Black cloth-covered board covers with embossed title and cross inside rectangular border on front cover. Cross, line and fleur-de-lis pattern embossed on back cover. -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Newspaper - Newspaper Article - Ancient Order of Foresters, n.d
A newspaper article re domestic dispute between Mr and Mrs Harvey Crawford. Article has been mounted on a piece of lined notepapermr and mrs harvey crawford -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Book, British and Foreign Bible Society, New Testament and Psalms, 1880s
religion; the bible;Black leather bound bible with extended edges to entirely cover bible at sides. Gilt words on front cover. Embossed double-line borders on covers, and embossed line and flower design on spine. Gilt edged pages. Some passages highlighted in blue pencil throughout book.religion; the bible; -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionBook - Book, Hymn - Hymns with Appendix, Hymns with Appendix, n.d
Black leather-covered volume with red-edged pages. Gold text on front cover. Simple double-line embossed border on both covers. -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Domestic object - Whale Bone Brushes, n.d
Boxed pair of whale bone brushes, each marked 'Japan, bristle & whalebone', in blue satin lined, blue cardboard box. Brushes are oval shaped, bristles yellow. -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Souvenir - Train Tickets, 24/04/1966
Two train tickets Heywood to Mt. Gambier line. Australian Railway Historical Society (S.A Division) special train. Cardboard. a. Top half fawn, bottom half blue/green. Under 16 years 2nd class. 'No.0027' printed top and bottom one side, both sides stamped in red 'S E' printed top and bottom, either side of a vertical red line. b. Top half grey, bottom half blue. Adult 2nd class. 'No. 0168' printed top and bottom one side. Letters 'S.Q?.E.' stamped in red both sides. -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Letter - Letter - John Rankin to Ancient Order of Foresters, 19/11/1908
Hand written letter of apology for non-attendance at a meeting 19 Nov 1908. Signed by John Rankin. Lined notepaper -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Administrative record - List - Ancient Order of Foresters, n.d
Small piece of lined paper, torn edges. A list of 4 items, written in pencil -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Book, The British Empire with its World Setting, c. 1916
history; British Empire; world historyHardback, red with black print and line drawing world map, front cover, British Empire in solid black. Junior geography textbook with black and white mapshistory; British Empire; world history -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Aerial Survey Railway Record Print – 1952, 03/05/1952
Victorian Railways aerial survey record print of the railway line between Heywood and Rennick (S.A. border) Black and white, white vertical strip on image.Back: 'Heywood - Rennick 21081- 19372 235m 70c Heywood' - all black ink. Purple VR aerial survey stamp. '3 May 1952' - black stamp -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Aerial Photo railway line between Heywood and Rennick, 03/05/1952
Victorian Railways aerial survey record print of the railway line between Heywood and Rennick (S.A. border) Black and white, white vertical strip on imageBack: 'Heywood - Rennick 21219 - 19500 247m 72c Heywood' - all black ink. Purple VR aerial survey stamp. '3 May 1952' - black stamp -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Aerial Survey Railway Record Print – 1952, 03/05/1952
Victorian Railways aerial survey record print of the railway line between Heywood and Rennick (S.A. border) Black and white, white vertical strip on imageFront: Annotations in red and black ink made at a later date Back: 'Heywood - Rennick 21085 - 19376 236m 9c Heywood' - all black ink. Purple VR aerial survey stamp. '3 May 1952' - black stamp
