Imaginary diary of Bridget Ledwith, sole female survivor of the 'Admella' shipwreck in 1859, as imagined by Bill Collett. White card cover, blue print and depiction of the 'Admella'.

Photocopy of Admella Relief and reward fund certificate presented to Thomas Ward, November 12, 1859, in recognition of his rolein the Portland lifeboat during the wreck of the Admella.

Flyer promoting Ian Mudie's book, 'Wreck of the Admella'. Glossy paper, sepia tones, image of the Admella' on front, description of book and author inside, order form on back.

Green, 3 - ring binder containg Admella Teaching Resource kit including - Cd Disc of all files notes on the Admella story, activities for students reception - year 2, years 3-5, years 6 and 7 and years 8 and 9, plus dvd, 'Wreck of the Admella.' Front cover of binder has poster advertising wreck of Admella, 150th Anniversary in tones of blue, blue and white printing.

Macs Hotel souvenir menu. Reproduction of orgininal Admella room menu (see 5395). Folded cardboard (A4) with image of Admella on front. Menu printed on A4 paper, clipped to inside.Front: 'Souvenir 1859-2009'

Built in 1858 at the Port and Harbour Master's yard in Williamstown Victoria, the Portland Lifeboat was overseen by Harbour Master Charles Ferguson. It is understood to have been constructed from the same moulds used to build the Port Fairy Lifeboat, designed by William White, in 1857. Both boats are similar to the lifeboats designed in England by James Peake and adopted by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) in the UK. The Portland Lifeboat's 9.14 m (30 ft) long hull is double diagonally planked in New Zealand kauri, and many of the planks run from gunwale to gunwale in one piece under the inner keel section. Eucalyptus and oregon were used elsewhere and the local blacksmith made the iron work. The fastenings are copper. There are two flotation or buoyancy tanks at either end, with prominent whaleback style decking. Under the thwarts is a deck with scuppers so that the craft is both buoyant and self draining whenever large waves are taken aboard in rough conditions. The lifeboat was oar-powered with a sailing rig. The original rig was a lug mainsail, but this was replaced with a lug and headsail rig taken from a fishing boat in 1903. The lifeboat was manned by volunteer crews, mostly local fishermen from Portland. They maintained this service until 1915 when the boat was replaced with a new motorised craft. The lifeboat's most outstanding service was to the steamer ADMELLA in 1859 when the ship grounded on a reef off Cape Banks in South Australia, 150 km to the west of Portland. Survivors clung to the rigging in heavy seas for over a week and 89 people lost their lives in the shipwreck. Taken to the scene by the steamer LADY BIRD, the Portland Lifeboat was unable to assist until eight days after the ADMELLA's grounding when the seas abated enough for the lifeboat to manoeuvre close to the ship and rescue the last 19 survivors. Since its retirement in 1915 the lifeboat has been a memorial to those who manned it and those it rescued. For a long period it was on display in the Portland Gardens, first in the open and then under a canopy. In 2008 it was on display inside the Portland Maritime Discovery Centre, still in original condition complete with the rig from 1915. It is one of the oldest vessels of its type in Australia, and the world.Portland LifeboatPhotograph showing the Portland Lifeboatphotography, portland lifeboat, admella

Laminaterd A3 poster promoting Admella 150 festival events in the limestone coast and Discovery coast regions. Posters shades of blue with black and white printing. Admella 150 logo top left corner. Gold sponsors logo's top right.

Digital photograph of William Melrose McDonell / Ladybird Crew, Portland Lifeboat Crew, 2nd attempt at Admella rescue. Head and shoulders photo, short hair, beard and moustache, dark jacket, white shirt, string bow tie. Admella medal on left breast.

Invitation, black print on bluecard, from Portland Bay Press, exhibition titled 'Shipwrecks' Part of Admella 150 Festival.

3 balloons - 1 light blue, 1 dark blue, 1 white. Each with Admella Festival logo printed on it.

Port Fairy Historical SocietyRelic found at the site of the wreck of the 'Admella. Round, copper, filled with compacted shells and sand. Metal ring on one side.

Four page periodical, the 'Portland Echo', produced by Portland Aluminium. Contains articles on various smelter employees, local business, Admella Festival 1990.

Yellow A4 sheet, printed on one side in black. Invitation to launch of new signage at the old Portland Cemetery, as part of Admella 150 festival.admella 150th, anniversary, celebration, portland lifeboat, portland cemetery

Brown glass bottle of Port, produced by Barrett's Winery, Gorae West wines, to coincide with Portland Admella Festival 1990 label shows Portland lifeboat.admella festival, local food and wine, port, souvenir, portland lifeboat, gorae wines

Blue A4 sheet, printed both sides in black, subject. Admella 150 History Forum held at Municipal offices Portland 15th march 2009.

Set of 3 Australian stamps depicting shipwrecks- Admella (50c face value) in presentation and Dunbar ( $2 face value) in presentation folder showing map of Southern Australia.

Admella 150 printed carry bag- blue non-woven bag with white festival logo. Two handles of same fabric as bag, attached to round metal eyelets.souvenir, portland, admella 150th anniversary, portland lifeboat

M J Fawthrop was the daughter of Captain James Fawthrop who was Captain of the Portland Lifeboat at the time of the wrecking of the Admella.Black and white photo, trimmed and mounted on light card. Timber building, wooden slates. Miss Clarke's Ladies' College. A group of young women and girls standing on verandah, mostly behind rail fence, and a few in front of fence, all in period costumeBack: 'Miss Schofield, 3rd from left 3 4 Miss M.J. Fawthrop 4th form left 5' - all handwritten, pencil 'Given to W. Grahame by A. J. Ward. Miss Clarke's Ladies College Portland *1852' - handwritten, black pen 'Lent by A.J. Ward 29 Hurd St Portland' - handwritten, black pen, crossed outladies school, miss clark, seminary, fawthrop, m j fawthrop, school, education, portland

Found on Admella wreck by an Abalone Diver some time ago, perhaps 10 years. Has been in donors shed since.Cream colour ceramic bottle, flat bottom, 2 off.Front: Port Dundas (at base) (unclear, some markings below this but can't make out) Back: -

Buff coloured poster with brown script. From the 1985 150th celebrations in Portland; Poster features images and story of the Admella. Poster attached to white matt board, and has clear plastic cover.

Found on Admella wreck by an Abalone Diver some time ago, perhaps 10 plus years. Store in donors shed since retrieval.Ceramic or clay bottle unlike milk or liquor bottle. Perhaps oil. Tan in colour. Charcoal like powder inside about 1cm deep. No lid, but appears it may have had one.Front: none visible Back: -

Set of 3 Australian stamps depicting shipwrecks- released by Australia. Post in May 2007- Admella (50 Cent face value), Loch Ard ($ face value), and Dunbar ($ face value) stamps are mint condition.

Pale blue-gray A4 size invitation to the launch of Mary Mackillop interpretive brochure. Invitation has image of Mary Mckillop overlaid by black text. Printing on one side only. Part of Admella 150 Festival.

Arthur Dusting was part of the Portland Lifeboat crew. His father John had also been part of the crew and had assisted in the rescue of survivors from the wreck of the Admella.Certificate, printed in green ink, includes imagery of rescue, boatman in life vest and use of rocket equipment. Presented to Arthur Dusting (Grand father of the donor) as a mark of appreciation of his services of 15 years as a boatman with the departmental life boat service at Portland.arthur dusting, portland lifeboat, lifeboat crew, maritime, portland harbour

Small Booklet yellow cardboard cover Pages stapled to cover.

Displayed at History House.James Kean was also part of the Portland Lifeboat crew that helped in the Admella shipwreckIn Grateful Recognition of the Brave Rescue of Lewis S. Lyne at Cape Grant, March 7th, 1899, by James R. Keanjames kean, portland lifeboat, admella