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Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Book, WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, A Midsummer Night's Dream, c. 1905
Four Athenians run away to the forest only to have Puck the fairy make both of the boys fall in love with the same girl. The four run through the forest pursuing each other while Puck helps his master play a trick on the fairy queen. In the end, Puck reverses the magic, and the two couples reconcile and marry.Book of play by William Shakespeare (The Warwick Shakespeare) 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'Four Athenians run away to the forest only to have Puck the fairy make both of the boys fall in love with the same girl. The four run through the forest pursuing each other while Puck helps his master play a trick on the fairy queen. In the end, Puck reverses the magic, and the two couples reconcile and marry.shakespeare, novel, literature -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Book - Book - Shakespeare's play, WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, King Henry V, c. 1917
Book of William Shakespeare's play 'King Henry V',, the Junior School Shakespeare. Red cloth limp covers, black print. -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Book, The Life and Death of King John, c. 1898
Book of the William Shakespeare play ' The Life and Death of King John'. Brown hard cover, black and white illustrations taken from the designs of Frank Howard -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Book, WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, The Merchant of Venice, c. 1905
Antonio, an antisemitic merchant, takes a loan from the Jew Shylock to help his friend to court Portia. Antonio can't repay the loan, and without mercy, Shylock demands a pound of his flesh. The heiress Portia, now the wife of Antonio's friend, dresses as a lawyer and saves Antonio.Book of the William Shakespeare play, 'The Merchant of Venice', plus 'The Adventures of Giannetto' and other illustrative pieces. Dark red hard cover, gold print and decorationAntonio, an antisemitic merchant, takes a loan from the Jew Shylock to help his friend to court Portia. Antonio can't repay the loan, and without mercy, Shylock demands a pound of his flesh. The heiress Portia, now the wife of Antonio's friend, dresses as a lawyer and saves Antonio. -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Book, Ivanhoe (Abridged), c. 1914
Ivanhoe is the story of one of the remaining Anglo-Saxon noble families at a time when the nobility in England was overwhelmingly Norman. It follows the Saxon protagonist, Sir Wilfred of Ivanhoe, who is out of favour with his father for Sir Wilfred's allegiance to the Norman king Richard the Lionheart.Novel, 'Ivanhoe' by Sir Walter Scott. Tan hard cover, black print and decorationIvanhoe is the story of one of the remaining Anglo-Saxon noble families at a time when the nobility in England was overwhelmingly Norman. It follows the Saxon protagonist, Sir Wilfred of Ivanhoe, who is out of favour with his father for Sir Wilfred's allegiance to the Norman king Richard the Lionheart. -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Book, WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, A Midsummer Night's Dream, c. 1919
Four Athenians run away to the forest only to have Puck the fairy make both of the boys fall in love with the same girl. The four run through the forest pursuing each other while Puck helps his master play a trick on the fairy queen. In the end, Puck reverses the magic, and the two couples reconcile and marry.Book of play by William Shakespeare (The Junior School Shakespeare) 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' Red cloth soft cover, black printFour Athenians run away to the forest only to have Puck the fairy make both of the boys fall in love with the same girl. The four run through the forest pursuing each other while Puck helps his master play a trick on the fairy queen. In the end, Puck reverses the magic, and the two couples reconcile and marry. -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Book - Book - Percival Keene, c. 1895
Book, hard back, royal blue, gold print -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Book, The White Rose of Deerham, c. 1878
Novel, hard cover, burgundy, black print and decoration -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Book - Book - The Tragedy of William The Third, Bliss, Sands and Co, London, c. 1898
Book of the play ' The tragedy of William the Third' by William Shakespeare. Dark red hard cover, gold print on spine -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Book - Book - Marmion, SIR WALTER SCOTT, c. 1918
Poem 'Marmion' in six cantos, by Sir walter Scott, limp cloth cover, brown, black print and decoration. Black and white image of Scott, first page -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Book, Charlotte Marie Tucker (ALOE), The Giant Killer or The Battle Which All Must Fight, c. 1885
Cautionary tale for the youngNovel ' The Giant Killer' by A.L.O.E. Hard cover, blue black decoration, gold illustrations and print on front cover and spine. Gold edge on pages. 40 black and white engravingsCautionary tale for the young -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Book - Book - Economics for the General Reader, Henry Clay, c. 1946
Hardback, dark red, black print, economics textbook -
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
Book, Before the War, c. 1920
Book, hard cover, dark green, gold lettering on front cover and spine. Explanation of policy pursued towards Germany by Great Britain through the years preceding World War Iworld war i, wwi, history, european history -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Book, The Bible - New Testament, c. 1915
New Testament, red hard cover. Has marked verses. 'the 200 verses marked in this Testament will, under the Holy spirit's teaching, help to make plain God's way of Salvation through Christreligious text, religion -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Print - Print - King's College Bridge & Chapel Cambridge, n.d
Colour print of King's College Bridge and Chapel, Cambridge, significance unknown -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Book, Louis Boussenard - author, The Crusoes of Guyana, c. 1884
Children's book, hard cover, olive green; title and author's name in gold; alternative title and illustrations in black. Back cover has publisher's monogram impressed into it. Spine gold and black print, black illustrationFront: Inside front cover: 'Robert Arthur Henty with love and best wishes from Aunt Edie' handwritten in inkchildrens literature, book -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Book, W. Inglis, Book-Keeping, 1889
Displayed in History House.Black cloth-covered board covers and spine. Impressed lines around edge of covers and text on front cover. Faded gold text on spine.Front: On first page - signature "T Edward C Henry" -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Functional object - Camera - "Kodak Six-20 Box Brownie Model C with leather case", 1946-1957
Displayed at History House.339.1 - Square box camera, black 339.2 - Brown leather case with long strap and two press studs.Front: J.B. (embossed, front of case) Six-20 'Brownie' C/ Made by Kodak (printed on front of camera) -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Clothing - Straw Boater Hat, Special Manufacture London & Melbourne Regd. No. 3124, n.d
Straw boater, natural colour, wide black grosgrain ribbon around crown of hat. Cord round crown attached to two metal clips on edge of brim. Leather headband with 'Self Conforming regd design No. 632799', in gold. Inside crown lined with cotton mesh and silk. Maker's mark on silk. Sticker with '7' attached to leather headband. -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Clothing - Clothing, diver's long johns, n.d
Woollen longjohns, fawn-coloureddiving, divers clothing, long johns, underwear, undergarmets -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Functional object - Diver's Weight, SIEBE GORMAN & CO LTD LONDON, n.d
A weight worn by a diver to help them ascend and descend in the waterDiver's lead breast weight (circular) with bronze fittings and lifting ropemarine technology, diving, gear, weight -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Book, W.P. Mackay, M.A, Grace and Truth, n.d
Leatherette and paper binding in dark green with title in red. 126 pp.Front: To my Grand Daughter/ Jean(?), Malseed presents/ to her for her birthday/ 28 of March 1919/ wishing her many/ happy returns of the .../ Eliza, A, Malseed. (black ink, fronticepiece) Back: (no inscriptions) -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Costume - Diver's Boots, n.d
Port of Portland Archiveport of portland archives -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Article - Magazine clipping, Missions to Seamen, London, Federal Secretary - The Missions to Seamen in Australia, 1960
Newspaper clipping with photographs of Reverend Eldridge-Doyleclaude james eldridge-doyle, bill doyle, reverend c.j. eldridge-doyle, reverend t.p. kerfoot, reverend frank leslie oliver, felicity eldridge-doyle, orcades -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Magazine, Missions to Seamen, London, Flying Angel News, December 1999-February 2000, December 1999
In 2000, the Mission to Seamen became the Mission to Seafarers. The Flying Angel flag also evolved and the Bible was removed.The article on the evolution of the flag salong with the name is historically important.Magazinemission to seamen, mission to seafarers, flying angel flag -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Book - Hymn Book, Ira Sankey (compiler of Hymns), New Hymns and Solos, c.1900
Ira Sankey Book of HymnsThis is a book with a grey-green cover (perhaps originally blue) with gold and black printing and an ornamental pattern of leaves and flowers on the front cover. The cover is soiled and faded. The pages contain printed text and the music of 136 hymns. The back page is torn and some pages are loose. The pages are bound with staples. non-fiction Ira Sankey Book of Hymnssankey hymns, ira sankey, warrnambool history, sankey hymn book -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Book, David Blair, The History of Australasia, 1878
A history of Australasia written in late 18oo'sThe book has black leather covers which are heavily embossed with an Australian Coat of Arms and featuring gold printing, scroll work and patterns. The title of the book is on the spine which also has gold patterns. The cover is torn at the top left hand corner. The inside cover is water damaged. The gilt edged pages contain printed text, black and white and tinted illustrations and coloured maps. There is a narrow ribbon book mark , a pressed leaf and a cut out card flower inserted in the pages.non-fictionA history of Australasia written in late 18oo'saustralasian history, alice gamble, a history of australasia 1870, warrnambool -
Clunes Museum
Book, FRANCIS GAY, A THOUGHT FOR EACH DAY IN 1940, CIRCA 1940
A THOUGHT FOR EACH DAY IN 1940local history, book, almanacs, hudson, laura -
The Celtic Club
Book, Maurice O'Sullivan, Twenty years A-growing, 1950
O'Sullivan's memoir of growing up on Great Blasket, a sparsely inhabited Gaelic-speaking island off the Atlantic coast of Ireland.Maps, p.298.non-fictionO'Sullivan's memoir of growing up on Great Blasket, a sparsely inhabited Gaelic-speaking island off the Atlantic coast of Ireland.ireland - blasket islands, ireland - biography - maurice o'sullivan