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Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Domestic object - Try pot, n.d
Believed donated to City of Portland Collection, stored at city works depot for many years.Cast iron, oval shaped pot, 2 flat sides, 2 round lifting or bracing lugs diagonally opposite each other. Circular opening on the top surrounded by collar. Gaps in collar (to fit spout or perhaps to join another pot).Front: on lip "Bishop London"whaling -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Animal specimen - Whale Bone, n.d
Bequeathed to Lou Florax from the estate of Nancy Leeson, who died in 2013. Nancy had a private museum at Bolwarra. It is unknown if the whaling tools are associated with Portland's whaling industry.Small piece of whale bone -
Bendigo Military Museum
Photograph - KLIMSCH Large Format Camera and Wild OR1 Orthorectification Equipment - Army Survey Regiment, Fortuna, Bendigo, c1986
The main tasks undertaken by technicians operating the KLIMSCH Commodore large format camera were enlargements and reductions of map reproduction material. seen in photo .1P is at the operating console. See item 6189.4P for more information and photos of CPL Whaling operating the KLIMSCH camera. Orthophoto mapping provided the Survey Corps with the capability to produce map products quickly in the event of a crisis. These are four photographs of equipment used by the Army Survey Regiment to produce orthophotomaps. The WILD OR1 orthophoto projector and workstation shown in photos .3P and .4P was introduced in the mid-1980s. It was the second-generation equipment used to orthorectify colour and monochrome film aerial photography, replacing the system introduced in 1973. See items 6124.5P and 6133.4P for more photographs of orthorectification equipment.These four photographs of KLIMSCH large format camera and Wild OR1 orthorectification equipment was taken at the Army Survey Regiment at Fortuna, Bendigo, c1986. The colour photographs are on 35mm negative film and scanned at 96 dpi. They are part of the Army Survey Regiment’s Collection. .1) - Photo, colour, c1986, CPL John Whaling operating the KLIMSCH Camera. .2) - Photo, colour, c1986, large format film developer. .3) - Photo, colour, c1986, WILD OR-1 Orthorectification Workstation operated by CPL Dave Jobe. .4) - Photo, colour, c1986, WILD OR-1 Orthorectification Workstation..1P to .4P – There are no annotations.royal australian survey corps, rasvy, army survey regiment, army svy regt, fortuna, asr -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Furniture - Desk, top part, 1800-1880
Because of the initials JV on the bottom part this portable desk possibly belonged to James Volum (1803-1884) The Volum family originally from Peterhead, Scotland, had a long seafaring history. Several members of the family were mates, ship captains in the whaling industry and the merchant navy. James Volum settled in Geelong with his brothers, Andrew Volum and William Volum. He purchased brewery there (Volum Brewery) and the Barwon paper mill at Fyansford.This set is a rare example of campaign furniture, a type of portable furniture an officer or ship captain would take with him to bring his personal belongings. This type of secretary would have been used by Volum to write in the ship log.Top part of the desk. This part is fitted with a secretary drawer.volum collection, captain, ship, seafaring, campaign furniture, james volum (1803-1884), brewery, paper mill, geelong, peterhead, scotland, fyansford, teak, whaling, merchant navy, mission to seafarers -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Card - Cigarette Card - 'A Right Whale', 1927
No. 11 in a series of 25 cigarette cards from Ogdens Tobacco Company series on whaling production. Full colour depiction of a Right Whale. White border around card. Reverse has information relating to illustration on front. -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Card - Cigarette Card - A "school" of whales, A "school" of whales, 1927
No. 12 in a series of 25 cigarette cards from Ogdens Tobacco Company series on whaling production. Full colour depiction of a school of whales. White border around card. Reverse has information relating to illustration on cover. -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Newspaper - Newspaper - The Portland Observer, The Portland Observer, 19/11/1934
Two page Centenary Souvenir Supplement, to the Portland Observer, 19th Nov. 1934 Articles on Henty family, Captain William Dutton, story of Portland's settlement, whaling, list of chairmen, Portland municipality; black and white photos -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Tool - Whaler's blubber fork, n.d
City of Portland Collection|Kurtze Museum|19/4/2000. Once a whale was killed and its blubber was cut up and hauled aboard the ship for processing, the chunks of flesh were moved around the slippery vessel with long-handled, two-tined blubber forks. These forks were used to pitch the pieces of minced blubber into the hot try-pots to boil it down into oil. The long handles prevented sore backs from too much bending over and protected the men from getting too close to the boiling oil. (taken from Smithsonian Museum)WhalingTwo pronged utensil, painted with glossy black paint. An attempt to repair handle, short stem of handle rivetted onto handle sleeve.whaling, whaling tools -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, McMillan, The cruise of the Cachalot : round the world after sperm whales, 1904
Although fictitious, this account is based on the author's extensive experiences in the whaling industry in both the Antarctic and Arctic.Ill, p.379.fictionAlthough fictitious, this account is based on the author's extensive experiences in the whaling industry in both the Antarctic and Arctic. whaling ships, whaling -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Jonathan Cape, Moby-Dick, or, the white whale, 1935
A nineteenth-century novel in which a young seaman joins the crew of the whaling ship Pequod whose fanatical Captain Ahab is in determined pursuit of the white whale Moby Dick.p.533.fictionA nineteenth-century novel in which a young seaman joins the crew of the whaling ship Pequod whose fanatical Captain Ahab is in determined pursuit of the white whale Moby Dick.american fiction, whaling -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Book, Loney Jack, S S Glenelg, 1985
An account of the short but spectacular career of Benjamin Boyd, and his fleet of trading ships, between 1842 and 1851. Described as Australia most colourful commercial adventurer, his business interests covered banking, shipping, whaling, cattle raisingJack Loneyships, shipping -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Card - Cigarette Card - 'A Sperm Whale', 1927
No. 10 in a series of 25 cigarette cards from Ogdens Tobacco Company series on whaling production. Full colour depiction of sperm whale eating large squid. White border around card. Reverse has information relating to illustration on front. -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Book, Fletcher Meredith, Squires Debra, Barraclough Linda, Gippsland Heritage Journal - issue 29, 2005
Issue 29 of a series of journals which contain articles on various aspects of Gippsland histories. This issue has articles covering Lakes National Park, Whaling Industry at Gabo Island, Alf Maher Anglican minister and photographer historic homestead lyrenatural history, settlers, industrial, ships and shipping -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Tool - Harpoon, 1970s
Used by Cheyenes Beach Whaling Co. Albany W.A. Then into collection of Brendon Kurtze who donated it to City of Portland in the 1990sCylindrical steel pole with detachable head. Head features 4 hinged barbs and slots. -
Orbost & District Historical Society
books, Whale Killers of Twofold Bay, circa 1960
Author, Mary Mitchell was the daughter of Charles Wellings early resident of Eden. Charles took many of the early photos of Eden while his brother, Henry, did the research on the Imlay Bros (very early settlers of Orbost) and early Twofold Bay settlers. Mary Wellings married Roy Mitchell of Lower Towamba. In Eden there are streets and a park named for both families.These books record the history of the whaling industry on the south coast of New South Wales.Two copies of a small thin ten page booklet with blue laminated covers. It has black print and a black photo of a whale tail on the front cover.It was written by Mary Mitchell. The book relates the history of whaling at Twofold Bay on the south coast of New South Wales.2116.1 - has a library sticker on the front cove - bottom left hand cornertwofold-bay whaling mitchell-mary welliings -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Weapon - Harpoon Gun and Harpoon, n.d
Part of the Kurtze Collection purchased by the City of Portland in 1990s from Brendan Kurtze. Theo Frederics said his grandfather used this gun to shoot porpoise. He was a fisherman - Frederickson? Changed name when migrated to Australia from Sweden. Further research with Theo and other family personal conversation with Theo Frederics (Gordon Stokes 1997)Wooden stock, bronze breech, steel barrel. Barrel painted high gloss black, polished bronze sights and name plate running length of barrel. Gun has pivot mount. Harpoon, steel, with hinged flukes.Front: On bronze name plate. 'CHASE OSBORNE & CO WHITEHALL PLACE LONDON WORK BIRMINGHAM GOLD MEDAL AWARDED INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION 1883'. Back: -harpoon, whaling, maritime -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Tool - Whaling Tool, Nil, n.d
City of Portland Collection|Kurtze MuseumThree pronged shape-shaped iron tool, painted with high gloss black paint.whaling, whaling tools, maritime industry -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Weapon - Harpoon, n.d
City of Portland Collection 19/4/2000|Kurtze MuseumIron utensil featuring shaft with V shaped section on one end and solid cone-shaped section on the other end. Painted with glossy black paint.whaling, weapon, harpoon -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Container - Try Pot, n.d
Donated to City of Portland by ? Check minutes of M.H.A.C. Stored at city depot for many years (unaware of its significance). Placed in collection 1990's? Check minutes of M.H.A.C.Cast iron, oval shaped, 2 opposite flat sides, 2 round lifting or bracing lugs and diagonally opposite each other. Circular opening on the top surrounded by collar, Gaps in collar to fit spout and perhaps join to another similarly shaped pot.Front: on collar "Bishop London" Back: -whaling, trypot, maritime industry -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Weapon - Harpoon, c. 1850
City of Portland Collection|Kurtze MuseumIron weapon or tool comprising triangular shaped wedge attached to end of shaft. Painted with glossy black paint.whaling, weapon, harpoon -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Card - Cigarette Card - 'The Try Pots', 1927
No. 9 in a series of 25 cigarette cards from Ogdens Tobacco Company series on whaling production. Full colour depiction of crewmen working at try pots, where the whale blubber was heated to extract the oil. White border round card. Reverse has information relating to illustration on front. -
Parks Victoria - Gabo Island Lightstation
Whale bones
Whale bones found in harbour area. Dr Imlay operated a whaling outpost in Santa Barbara Bay in the early 1800's. John Morris ventured into whaling in 1848. The success of these ventures is not known. Retrieved from the Gabo Island Harbour in 1999, the collection’s two venerable whalebones are reminders of the whaling industry that was associated with Gabo Island prior to construction of the lightstation. Evocative relics of this long ceased activity, they are now also symbolic of today’s concern for protecting and saving whales. The whalebones are the only known artefacts in the collection that illustrate the period when European sealers and whalers intermittently used the island for their activities. The Imlay brothers, who operated from Twofold Bay, Eden NSW, used the island as a base and lookout up until about 1846, and several huts were erected.Whaling was last associated with the island in 1848, when John Morris surreptitiously ventured into this activity while being paid to erect lightstation buildings for the NSW government. Gabo’s historic jetty store, which stands as the oldest structure on the island, was thought to be built by Morris and is possibly associated with the activities that led to his dismissal. The whalebones were recovered from the harbour, close to the location of the store and the site of the former whaling outpost. The bones have first level contributory significance as evidence of the island’s whaling activities, which pre-date the history of the lightstation.1. Whale vertebrae, bleached white. 2. Whale bone, (rib) bleached white. -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Craft - Scrimshaw, Hero 1870, Late 20th Century
Scrimshaw is regarded as early folk art and is associated primarily with whaling that was opened up in the Pacific at the end of the eighteenth century by sailors mainly from American, English and French vessels. As a result, some of the best scrimshaw from Pacific whales can be found in collections in these countries. Even though sailors must have had plenty of spare time between periods of whaling scrimshaw on whale teeth seems a rarity before the 1830s. One reason may have been the high price paid for whale teeth ivory in this period making scrimshaw on teeth popular only after the market was saturated and the price dropped. The earliest identified engraver of whale teeth is the English whaling master Captain J. S. King who was active between 1817 and 1823. There have been six ships called the Hero in the Royal Navy and this ship was the fourth named Hero, it was a screw-propelled 91-gun and second-rate. In the rating system of the British Royal Navy, this term is used to categorise sailing warships, a second-rate was a ship of the line which by the start of the 18th century mounted 90 to 98 guns on three gun decks. Earlier 17th-century second rates had fewer guns and were originally two-deckers or had only partially armed third gun decks. The Hero was launched in 1858 and sold in 1971. On July 1860 the Prince of Wales embarked onboard HMS Hero, Albert Edward Prince of Wales, was the eldest son of Queen Victoria, and the future King Edward VII, at the time he was then nineteen years of age, and on route to Newfoundland, Canada and the United States on his first state tour. He was the first member of the British royal family to visit North America. In 1860 the Queen had intended to pay a visit to Canada however stress prevented her from travelling. The then Prime Minister Lord Palmerston suggested that “Bertie” the prince of Wales could represent the Queen and on July 10th 1860, Bertie boarded HMS Hero for a tour of Canada and the USA. On July 23rd the ship arrived at Terranova. By the second week of August, the HMS Hero had sailed up the St. Lawrence River and anchored at Quebec. The Prince was successful with Canadian society visiting Quebec and Montreal during his stay. He went on to visit the United States following an invitation by President James Buchanan. His American journey was regarded as a great success. President Buchanan wrote to Queen Victoria: "He “Bertie” has faced a very difficult task for a person his age and his behaviour in all this has been that of his age and position. He has shown himself honourable, Frank and affable and he won the respect of the sensible and wise people". The scrimshaw is believed to be a modern reproduction of a typical scrimshaw scene and engraved very crudely onto a synthetic substance. Scrimshaw art carved into non-natural material in the shape of a whale tooth. The line artwork images of a three-masted, fully rigged ship and an anchor are coloured black. Inscription is engraved into tooth.Engraved "Hero 1870"warrnambool, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, scrimshaw, plastic, resin, replica, prince of wales, british navy vessel, whaling, hms hero, reproduction, carving, engraving -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Card - Cigarette Card - "Trying Out', 1927
No. 14 in a series of 25 cigarette cards from Ogdens Tobacco Company series on whaling production. Full colour depiction of crew members 'trying out' (i.e.) cutting the blubber from the whale, prior to extracting the oil from it. White border around cards. Reverse has information relating to illustration on front. -
Bendigo Military Museum
Photograph - Map Production and Technical Services – Army Survey Regiment, Fortuna, Bendigo, July 1986
This is a collection of six photos of personnel and civilians undertaking technical tasks from Technical Services and the Air Survey, Cartographic and Lithographic Squadrons. The photos were taken at the Army Survey Regiment, Fortuna, Bendigo in July 1986. This is a set of six photographs of Army Survey Regiment personnel and civilians undertaking technical activities at Fortuna, Bendigo, in July 1986. The photographs were printed on photographic paper and are part of the Army Survey Regiment’s Collection. The photographs were scanned at 300 dpi. .1) - Photo, black & white, 1986, BARCRO work area WILD U4A Diapositive Camera, SPR Rob Jones. .2) - Photo, black & white, 1986, Aerotriangulation work area, SSGT Greg Buckingham. .3) - Photo, black & white, 1986, Technical Services in Building 16A. L to R: SSGT Andy Wilson, Tony Spurling, Pat Thwaites. .4) - Photo, black & white, 1986, RAAF Charting, L to R: SGT Paul Leskovec, SPR Toni Martin, FLT LT Don Stebbings .5) - Photo, black & white, 1986, Camera Section, CPL John Whaling. .6) - Photo, black & white, 1986, Print Troop, SPR Daryl South..1P – Annotated on back ‘JUL 86 SPR Rob Jones Barcro’ .2P – Annotated on back ‘JUL 86 SSGT Greg Buckingham Aerotrig’ .3P – Annotated on back ‘JUL 86 SSGT Andy Wilson, Mr Tony Spurling, Mr Pat Thwaites. Tech Services’ .4P – Annotated on back ‘JUL 86 SGT Paul Leskovec CSM, SPR Tony Martin, FLT LT Don Stebbings RAAF Charting’ .5P – Annotated on back ‘JUL 86 CPL John ‘Junior’ Whaling Camera Section LITHO’ .6P – Annotated on back ‘JUL 86 SPR Daryl South LITHO SQN’royal australian survey corps, rasvy, army survey regiment, army svy regt, fortuna, asr, air survey, litho, carto -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Book, Time-Life Books, The Whalers, 1979
Illustrations of the time of whalingBlack cover with picture of ship and embossed gilded writingsnon-fictionIllustrations of the time of whalingseafarers, time life books, whaling, whalers -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Weapon - Whaling Harpoons, n.d
Original owner - one of the Henty brothers, bought by Margaret's grandfather, Matthew Edward Mabbitt, lighthouse keeper at a Henty clearing sale about 1900Two matching harpoons with wooden handles. Metal harpoon heads have been re-plated at some stageBack: 'Mcmillan' on back of both harpoon heads - first two letters unclearwhaling, maritime industry, hunting, henty -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Functional object - Bookmark, n.d
Bookmark, baleen, contemporary. Dark grey, round top, narrowing to a point; long strands of the baleen hairs along one sideFront: 'Robert Crushley 7/20/08', engraved top end Back: 20 x 26 x .1baleen, whale products, whaling, bookmark -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Tool - Whale Harpoon, n.d
City of Portland Collection. Original use by Cheyenes Beach Whaling Co. Albany W.A. Garry Tonkin - Albany W.A. transferred ownership to Brendan Kurtze - Portland Vic. Who then donated object to the City of Portland. 1990's?Whale harpoon modern circa 1970's used in Albany W.A. Explosive head type. Distorted in use, steel, 4 hinged barbs and slotted swivel, tip can be screwed off to load explosives.Front: - Back: - -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Painting - Oil painting, John Dollery, The Chase, c. 1980s
This painting shows a historic depiction of Australian whalers in action at sea, and shows the scale of man to whale. Whaling was one of the first industries in early Victoria. John Dollery was born in London in 1933. As a child he loved to draw and was a frequent visitor to the National and Tate Galleries. In 1957 Dollery came to Australia, settling in Queensland in 1965. After receiving a prize in a drawing exhibition, he began painting in oils, and is entirely self-taught. Whilst in Queensland he painted most of his canvases strictly from life and in 1977 he moved to Melbourne where he established himself as a full-time artist. John was very interested in Australia’s history, and most of his work represents this theme. Many of his pieces are in collections both in Australia and overseas. Dollery’s daughter is also an artist and has exhibited both her father's and her own works together in an exhibition 'Now and Then, Father and Daughter'.The painting is a significant work by artist John Dollery. Its subject of whaling shows an early Australian industry and shows the scale of man to whale. The decorative frame is appropriate for the era in which the scene would have taken place.Painting in oil on canvas, in gilt carved timber frame. Seascape, depicting a whale hunt. A spouting whale is behind a whale boat with six whalers aboard. A tall ship with seamen aboard is behind the whale. Two other tall ships and another whale boat are in background. An embossed plaque in bottom centre of lower frame has inscription.. Artist is J. Dollery. Stamped on the sticker “John Dollery / ARTIST / Crown Lot 16 The Esplanade Corinella, Victoria 3984 / Telephone: (056) 78 0644 “ Hand written on sticker “THE CHASE $xxx” Embossed in the wooden frame “30 / ART / Specturm” Signed “J DOLLERY”flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, whales, whaling, industry, whale oil, blubber, john dollery, the chase, corinella, historic art work, australian art work, australian historic artwork