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Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Machinery, n.d
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Photograph - Photograph - Dredging Canal, n.d
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Photograph - Photograph - No. 6 Berth Fenders, n.d
Port of Portland Authority ArchivesBack: stamp top right corner 'Feb '82 'port of portland archives -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Portland Harbour Construction, n.d
Port of Portland Authority ArchivesBack: PG 3 /11/11-62 -biroport of portland archives -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Portland Harbour and Silos, n.d
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Photograph - Photograph - Portland Harbour Dredging, n.d
Port of Portland Authority ArchivesFront: (4) top left, blue biro PG 6/271" -62 - blue biroport of portland archives, portland harbour -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Portland Harbour, n.d
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Photograph - Photograph - No. 6 Berth Fenders, Feb-82
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Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Portland Harbour, n.d
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Photograph - Photograph - No. 5 Berth, n.d
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Photograph - Photograph - Portland Harbour, n.d
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Photograph - Photograph - LIMA Crane and piledriver, n.d
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Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Cape Grant Quarry, 30/11/1953
Port of Portland Authority ArchivesBack: Purple PHT stampport of portland archives, cape grant quarry -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Portland Harbour, n.d
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Photograph - Photograph - Port of Portland Harbour, n.d
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Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Cape Grant Quarry, 03/07/1953
Port of Portland Authority ArchivesBack: Purple PHT stampport of portland archives, cape grant quarry -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Painting, A S Murray, The Great Lake, n.d
CEMA Art Collection Previously located in History HouseThe painting depicts a large body of water surrounded by hills and mountains. The work is predominantly grey with the calm grey water of the lake opposed by by the ominous cloudy grey sky. In the foreground is a grassy hill top with several large rocks. The background features a line of distant grey mountains. The work has a gilded ornate frame with no mount and exposed canvas.Front: A. S. Murray Plaque attached to frame: THE GREAT LAKE (TASMANIA) Back: W. HAMER 189 Sturt Street, Ballarat, VICTORIA BUILDINGS OPPOSITE CITY FIRE BRIGADE -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Cape Grant Quarry, 09/01/1959
Port of Portland Authority ArchivesBack: Purple PHT stamp '9 JAN 1959' '9/1/59' -pencil, top leftport of portland archives, cape grant quarry -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Painting, Whalers Point from Harbour Trust Dock, n.d
Port of Portland CollectionView of harbour and jetties from a dock. Dock is in foreground. A white fishing vessel is berthed at a jetty positioned near the dock. In background is a view of the foreshore with buildings. The water is pale blue with darker blue details. The sky is blue with grey wash depicting clouds near horizon line. Mounted in thick cream canvas mount, framed under glass in wooden gold painted frame.Front: Signature - Ramon Horsfield (lower left) (orange paint). Back: (no inscription)port of portland -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Painting, Renee Arendsen, Dead Wood Forest Mallacoota, 1967
CEMA Art Collection Winner of 1968 Portland Art Society Art Prize for the category Oil or similar medium.The painting depicts several tall, dead trees in the foreground with dense living trees in the background. The work has an interesting texture created through the use of clearly defined thick paint strokes. This technique is particularly evident in the foreground where it has been used to create the ground from which the dead trees stand. The work has a painted wooden frame with material mount and non-reflective glass.Front: R. ARENDSEN '67 (black, lower right) Back: RENNEE ARENDSEN "DEAD WOOD FOREST, MALLACOOTA" (1968) (typed) Stamp: KATRINA GALLERIES 485 CENTRE ROAD BENTLEIGH, VIC 97-6715 Yellow Sticker: 1967 Handwriting around back of frame. -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Print, Bushland, n.d
Art collectionThe print depicts two tree trunks in the foreground surrounded by bushland. The two tree trunks are composed of patches of white, grey, yellow, light brown and dark brown. The trees in the background are composed of a single colour. On the lower left side is a plant with light blue foliage. The work has a painted wooden frame with small white mount and glass.Front: Hunter (brown handwritten, lower right, partically covered by the mount) Back: 1972 (lead pencil, upper left) -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Painting, A.S. Murray, Scene on the River Murray, n.d
Art collection Previously located in History HouseThe painting depicts a large body of water surrounded by tree-covered riverbank. Depicted in shades of blue and grey, the water features patches of brown and blue which illustrate the reflections of riverbank trees. In the foreground to the left of the water is a large tree which extends up to cover the top left skyline of the work. Featured in the background is a dense patch of trees completed in shades of blue. To the right of the water is a dense patch of trees completed in shades of brown and black. These trees reach into a purple and blue cloud-filled sky. The work has a gilded ornate frame with cardboard and gold mount and exposed canvas.Front: A.S. Murray Plaque attached to frame: SCENE on the RIVER MURRAY Back: (no inscriptions) -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Print, Ray Woods, Landscape, 1971
UnknownTwo-plate etching and aquatint in the form of two semi-circles. Upper half depicts two flowers hanging from a stem, and an upright stem with small buds in the background. Lower half is an unwiped plate print, showing black line drawings of daisies against a black background. Mounted with brown card and black card. Framed in grey-painted wooden frame.Front: 1/10 (lower left) "Landscape" (centre) Ray Woods 71 (lower right) (pencil) Back: (no inscriptions) -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Cape Grant Quarry, 09/01/1959
Port of Portland Authority ArchivesBack: Purple PHT stamp '9 JAN 1959' '9/1/59 - pencil, top leftport of portland archives, cape grant quarry -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Print, Mary Macqueen, Giraffe II, 1969
Art CollectionThe picture depicts a giraffe's neck sloping from the bottom right corner progressing into a giraffe's head at the top left. The background is plain, except for a yellow streak across the giraffe's neck close to the bottom. It is a front-view of the giraffe. Wood frame, thin white mount and glass.Front: 1/10 Giraffe 11 Mary MacQueen 69 (lower left centre, lead pencil) Back: Mary MacQueen "Giraffe 11" (1969) Litho (Bottom right, rectangle piece of white paper, printed) -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Print, Klaus Zimmer, Symbol der Dreifaltigkeit, 1970
UnknownTrident form, blue and green patterning on a grey base. Below the trident are three circles of gold, with a black horizontal line underneath these. The background is pale blue with darker blue lines providing a textured appearance. Mounted in faun matt and gold frame.Front: Series VI/5 (lower left) Symbol derDreifealtigkeit (lower centre) K. Zimmer 70 (lower right) (pencil) Back: (no inscriptions) -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Print, Visual Diagram of a Clock, 1969
Art CollectionThe painting depicts a white background with a dark circle in the centre. In this dark circle are white-outlined circles and lines, as well as cogs and mechanical parts. These parts vary in shades of grey. The frame is think and black with a white mount and glass.Front: 7/18 Visual Diagram of a Clock William Anderson 69' (Starting from lower left side of clock, progressing to right, lead pencil.) Back: (no inscriptions) -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Print, The Undertaker's Assistant, 1984
Artist comment: These three prints (The Groom, The Undertaker's Assistant, The Organist) are part of a series on forebears of Portland. The drawings are taken from people in a collection of photographs belonging to the Johnson Family of Portland. The "Old Lady" and "The Wedding" are part of the same series. I designed the background to each drawing to suit each character's expression.CEMA Art Collection Part of "A Community View" 150 years in Portland Screenprint Exhibition Part of Angela Gee Residency 1983 and 1984Screenprint of standing male from hips to head. The man wearsr a black suit, white gloves and has a moustache. Work has pink background with leaf and plant forms in green, yellows and blues. No matt. Wooden frame with glass glazing.Front: 1834 1984 Portland Commemorative Print (lower left) (stamp) 1/20 A Gee (lower left) The Undertaker's Assistant (centre) John Cain (lower right) (signature, brown ink) Premier of Victoria (black ink stamp) Back: (no inscriptions) -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Accessory - Councillor Badge - Shire of Portland, n.d
Gold metal councillor badge, Shire of Portland. Round, black background, gold coat of arms, banner beneath, 'PRESIDENT' in blackcouncillor, president, badge -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Medal - Medallion - "Point Danger Social Club, Portland", n.d
Displayed at History HouseGold rimmed medal, gold text on red background behind clear surface (glass?)Front: Point/Danger/Social/Club/Portland (gold on red background) Back: Member/not transferable/256/Perfection Badges/Sydney (Oz) 7921988