Port of Portland collection. Dive suit purchased in 1952 by the Portland Harbour Trust for the purposes of constructions and demolitions of timber and steel structures at the Port. |leant to Frank Ziegler, Dive shop.| Exhibited -|Suit worn to the ball at Sea-Bath on 13 September 1997 and wrist torn. The suit was manufactured by British company, Siebe, Gorman and Company Limited which traded until 1998. The Siebe Gorman (diving apparatus) company has traded as: A. Siebe (1819-1870); Siebe & Gorman (1870-1879); Siebe Gorman & Co (1880-1904); Siebe Gorman & Co. Ltd (1905-1998). The company was established as Siebe & Gorman in 1870 at the address of 5 Denmark Street, Soho. Siebe & Gorman traded at this address until 1876 at which time they moved to larger premises at Westminster Bridge Road in Lambeth. In 1881 the company changed the name to Siebe Gorman & Co. In 1905 the company was reformed as Siebe Gorman & Co Limited by the Vickers Family.This diving suit helmet was used during the construction of Portland Harbour. It is also an example of the equipment used by pearl divers in Australian waters before the development of the wet-suit, mask, fins and self contained underwater breathing apparatus (SCUBA).Front: Siebe Gorman-Davis type 6 (on stud). Back: (no inscriptions)port of portland archives, diving, sving suit, port of portland, portland harbour trust, frank ziegler, portland

Port of Portland CollectionTubular in shape, forward end handle, fitting for attaching blades at one end and fittings for attaching hose at the other. Pneumatically operated. 3 blades, one fitted to saw, chrome steel and alloy fittings.Front: WRIGHT SAW POWER SAW AND TOOL CORP USAport of portland, tool, saw, harbour

Kewriosity was a local newsletter combining Kew Council and community news. It was published between November 1983 and June 1994, replacing an earlier Kewriosity [broad] Sheet (1979-84). In producing Kewriosity, Council aimed to provide a range of interesting and informative articles covering its deliberations and decision making, together with items of general interest and importance to the Kew community and information not generally available through daily media outlets.non-fictionKew playgroups are great! [Highbury Grove; Woodlands Avenue] / p1. A gentle reminder about Kew's By-laws - Don't smoke your neighbour out / p1. Dates for December / p2. [Community] Notices / p2. Christmas services / p2. Commentary - The year that was / Cr Joe Ormando, Mayor of Kew p3. Good gardening - Trees: friends or foes? / Peter Davies p3. Profile - Cr James McKenzie / p4. Family Carols in Petrie Square / G Petrie p4. Would you like to be part of Kewriosity [Editorial committee] / p4. In Brief [Post Office complex classified; Don't forget to put your bottles out; Images of Kew; Kew Full Day-care Centre; School Holiday Program] / p5. Children's Services update [ Kew Children's Services Consultative Committee] / Krista Bell p5. Kew Community House [Courses for 1987; VCE (TOP) ; Pamphlet; Christmas Greetings; Christmas Beak-up] / p6. Overmantle returns to Villa Alba after 90 years / p6. Memories of a motor mechanic [Eric Buzza; Williams Motors; 1st Kew Scouts] / p7. Fine music all the way [3MBS] / p7. What's what in the playground? [Hays Paddock; Willsmere Park; Hyde Park; Eglinton Reserve] / p8. Having fun underwater [Kew Skindiving Club] / p8. Australia's fastest growing sport [East Kew Bowling Club] / G Petrie p8. Keeping you informed [Citizens Advice Bureau] / p8. Kew Citizens' Band [European] Tour Appeal / p8. publications -- city of kew (vic.), kewriosity, council newsletters, community newsletters