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Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionBook, Jon Cleary, A Flight of Chariots, c. 1964
A Flight of Chariots is a 1963 novel written by Australian author Jon Cleary about two friends who fly planes during the Berlin Airlift and Korean War then become involved in the space programBook, hardcover, dark blue cover, gold print on spinefictionA Flight of Chariots is a 1963 novel written by Australian author Jon Cleary about two friends who fly planes during the Berlin Airlift and Korean War then become involved in the space programfiction, australia, adventure -
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Book, George Alfred Henty, Dorothy's Double, 1894
Dorothy Hawtrey's life is turned topsy turvy by a rogue enemy who cultivates a poor girl who resembles Dorothy and uses her to impersonate Dorothy. The tale expands to the California gold fields where the double and her captor are eventually discovered. The double turns out to be a long lost sister, the rogue is killed, and all ends well.Dark brown leather bound spine and cover corners. Green cloth-covered board covers. Gold text on spine.fictionDorothy Hawtrey's life is turned topsy turvy by a rogue enemy who cultivates a poor girl who resembles Dorothy and uses her to impersonate Dorothy. The tale expands to the California gold fields where the double and her captor are eventually discovered. The double turns out to be a long lost sister, the rogue is killed, and all ends well.fiction, historical fiction, thriller -
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Book, WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, Macbeth, c. 1946
Three witches tell the Scottish general Macbeth that he will be King of Scotland. Encouraged by his wife, Macbeth kills the king, becomes the new king, and kills more people out of paranoia. Civil war erupts to overthrow Macbeth, resulting in more death.Book of William Shakespeare's play, 'MacBeth', edited by A.W. Verity. Red hard cover, black print.Three witches tell the Scottish general Macbeth that he will be King of Scotland. Encouraged by his wife, Macbeth kills the king, becomes the new king, and kills more people out of paranoia. Civil war erupts to overthrow Macbeth, resulting in more death. -
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Book, Before the War, c. 1920
... Cliff Street Portland great-ocean-road World War I WWI history ...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 -
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Book - Book - Letters written by Sir John Monash during WW1, F.M.Cutlack, War Letters of General Monash, c. 1934
Book, hardcover, black, gold print on spine. Collection of letters written by Sir John Monash to his wife and daughter, during WW1. Includes black and white photos -
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Functional object - Phone and Speaker System, Alfred Graham & Co London, n.d
Found by an abalone diver at wreck of the Corio. Alfred Graham & Co was a British company which was founded in the 1880s. They developed a niche market for ship's phones. They had gone out of business by the end of the Second World War so this object would be pre-1945.Metal speaker system unit - circular, instructions for use inscribed on front.Front: 'Press plunger to call distant station Speak close into mouthpiece Lift right hand tube to ear Patent Navy Phone Alfred Graham & Co, London' - all capital letterscommunication, marine, ships phone -
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Certificate - Certificate - 50th anniversary of the end of the second World War, c. 1995
Certificate awarded to Dawn Turner on the 50th anniversary of the end of the second World War. Parchment style card, yellow rising sun border. 'Australia Remembers' logo, Commonwealth of Australia coat of arms, black script, hand written 'Dawn Turner' signed by PM, Minister for Veteran Affairs and Federal Member. -
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Photograph - Photograph - Marine Discovery Centre Portland, Victoria, c. 2000
Coloured photograph: Portland Harbour, and Whalers' Bluff, from the World War II memorial watertower lookout. -
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Medal - Freedom Medallion, c. 1995
Round brass medallion. Obverse has an inner circle in which a returned soldier is depicted greeting a woman and two children. The boy is wearing the soldier's slouch hat. The outer circle contains the words 'AUSTRALIA REMEMBERS 1945-1995'. The reverse has an inner circle with the Australian coat of arms and an outer circle with the words 'FREEDOM MEDALLION'.medal, world war ii, wwii, commemoration -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionPhotograph - Photograph - Colonel (RTD) Sydney Patterson, M.C., M.I.D, c. 1950
On display in History House.Black and white photograph of man in military uniform, with peaked hat. Badges are pinned to hat and left lapel. ¾ turn to right. Below image is text stating man's identity and positions.Front: Colonel (RTD) Sydney Patterson M.C., M.I.D., War Service World War 1. Served from 1914-1919 New Guinea (Naval Force) 1914. Egypt, France, Belgium 1915-1919, 20th Batalion A.I.F.M.I.D. 1916, M.C. 1917. Commissioned on the Field. Twice wounded. World War 2. Served from 1939-1945 Australia (Darwin) New Guinea, New Britain, etc. Captain 1939, Adj. No. 7 Aust Int. Training Centre, 1941. G.S.O. 3 (O) G. Branch A.H.Q. 1942. Major R.A.E. (Docks) 1942. L.L. Colonel R.A.E. C.R.E 3rd Aust. Dock Group. CIVIC SERVICE Councillor, Portland 1931-1940 (Resigned for War Service) 1945-1957. Mayor of Portland 1935, 1938, 1939-40, 1949-50, 1953-54. Harbour Trust Commissioner, appointed March 1950 (1950-1957). Back: Mr. Stevenson (pencil, centre) -
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Certificate - Certificate - Exemption from Service in the Defence Force, Herbert Vivian, 11/06/1942
Exemptions from serving in the military were made during World War II to protect certain occupations. See this article from the Australian War Museum: https://www.awm.gov.au/articles/encyclopedia/homefront/reserved_occupations#:~:text=In%20March%201942%20the%20list,for%20any%20change%20of%20employment.Certificate of Exemption from Service in the defence force. Granted to Herbert L. Vivian, as he was employed in a reserved occupation, as a fireman. Printed form, details typed in.world war ii, second world war, exemption certificate, reserved occupation, vivian family records -
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Drawing - Drawing, botanical, Collin Elwyn Woolcock, Ixiolaena leptolepis (Plover Daisy), Mallee & Wimmera. Minuria leptophylla (Minnie Daisy), 1985
Part of "Woolcock Gallery Collection". Exhibited CEMA 1989.Framed ink drawing of cuttings and flower details of two plants. Five drawings include one cutting of multiple stemmed plant with long leaves and one flower per stem, one cutting of multiple stemmed plant with long narrow leaves and one flower (daisy-like) per stem and three flower details. Mounted in a double matt (white on dark grey) under glass in a silver painted frame.Front: CEW/85 (signature, lower left in image) (ink) Ixiolaena leptolepis (Plover Daisy) Mallee & Wimmera Minuria leptophylla (Minnie Daisy) (lower left) (pencil) Back: 32 (upper left) (pen)collin woolcock, botanical, woolcock collection, cema -
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Letter - Letter - from Veteran Affairs regarding K. S. Anderson memorial, 21/12/1988
K.S. Anderson CollectionLetter from Dept. Veterans Affairs Office of Australian War Graves to A. Anderson re memorial to the late K.S. Anderson. Typed, white Dept. Veteran Affairs letterhead paper.k s anderson, death memorial, veteran affairs -
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Functional object - Horvex Light Meter and Box, 1960s
Metrawatt of Germany made the Horvex line of meters, of which there are three major versions. The original came out just before the war. The Horvex 2 is from the mid-50s, and this Horvex 3 showed up around 1960.a) 'Horvex 3' light or exposure meter made in Germany. Cream bakelite enclosing metal meter. 'Horvex 3 ' on front panel b) Brown leather case for the 'Horvex 3 ' embossed on front loops for strap on backphotography, light meter, exposure, german, 1960 -
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Photograph - Photograph - Soldiers unloading bread, The European War, British bakery at the front, 1914-1918
Coloured photograph - several soldiers unloading bread from portable ovensFront: 'THE EUROPEAN WAR. BRITISH BAKERY AT THE FRONT -
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Souvenir - Souvenir Wooden Bowl, c. 1958
The Edina was one of the longest serving steam vessels anywhere in the world. Built on the Clyde by Barclay, Curle & Co. she was an iron hull single screw steamer of 322 tons with three masts. In 1855 Edina was requisitioned by the Admiralty from her owners the Leith, Hull & Hamburg Steam Packet Co. to carry stores and horses to the Black Sea during the Crimean War. After return to her owners Edina traded around the UK and Mediterranean before being purchased and used as a blockade runner during the American Civil War carrying cotton from the Confederate states in 1861. Edina arrived in Melbourne under sail in March 1863 and was purchased by Stephen Henty for use from ports in western Victoria and later carried gold prospectors across the Tasman to New Zealand. After a refit in 1870 she was used in the coastal trade along the Queensland coast for Howard Smith until returning to Victoria and the Melbourne-Geelong trade as a cargo-passenger vessel. She was taken out of service in 1938 but was later renamed Dinah and used as a lighter until 1958 when she was broken up and her remains used as land-fill.Small round shallow wooden bowl, 9 cm diameter with small brass plate attached wit two small brass tacks to the inner rim. Inscription 'MADE FROM THE WOOD OF S.S. EDINA''MADE FROM THE WOOD OF S.S. EDINA'souvenir, ss edina, shipwreck -
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Document - Invitation - Opening of Gallipoli Gallery, Australian War Memorial, Canberra 1984, c. 1984
Identification numbers 6977 a,b Invitation to K.S. Anderson to opening of Gallipoli Gallery, Australian War Memorial, Canberra, 29 August 1984, together with a covering letter from the Office of the Director of the Australian War Memorial.k s anderson -
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Postcard - Postcard - Casterton War Memorial, c. 1960
Sourced from Casterton Town Hall (former Shire of Glenelg)Postcard, black and white, white border, view of War Memorial at Casterton. No. 4 in a series by 'Latimers'Front: 'Latimers THE WAR MEMORIAL, CASTERTON VIC. NO.4' Back: 'POSTCARD' 'A real photograph. Produced in Australia Blue biro line , arrowed each end drawn across width of card. 3" written above linecasterton war memorial -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)Watches, pocket watch, c1900
A pocket watch is a watch that is made to be carried in a pocket, as opposed to a wristwatch, which is strapped to the wrist.. They were the most common type of watch from their development in the 16th century until wristwatches became popular after World War I The first stem-wind and stem-set pocket watches were sold during the Great Exhibition in London in 1851 and the first owners of these new kinds of watches were Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Stem-wind, stem-set movements are the most common type of watch-movement found in both vintage and modern pocket watches.In 1857 the American Watch Company in Waltham, Massachusetts introduced the Waltham Model 57, the first to use interchangeable parts which cut the cost of manufacture and repair. Most Model 57 pocket watches were in a coin silver. Watch manufacture was becoming streamlined; the Japy family of Schaffhausen, Switzerland, led the way in this, and soon afterwards the newborn American watch industry developed much new machinery, so that by 1865 the American Watch Company (afterwards known as Waltham) could turn out more than 50,000 reliable watches each year.This silver plated pocket watch with an open glass face has black roman numerals on a white dial , gold hour hands and a blue second hand. The winding stem is at 12 o’clock and has a metal ring for attachment to a chain. Back: of case ; a shield inside 2 circleswatches, brighton, cheltenham, moorabbin, bentleigh, early settlers, pioneers -
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Administrative record - Ledger - Prescription Book, November 1943 - April 1945, 1943
Suttons Chemist, PortlandFront: n/asuttons chemist, prescriptions, ledger, record, 1940s, world war ii -
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Photograph - Photograph - Anzac Day floral display at Portland War Memorial, Portland Victoria, n.d
Black and white photo. Anzac Day floral display at Portland War Memorial, looking towards the sea. Cannon on right, memorial on left, group of ?girl guides standing facing the memorial. -
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Document - Ration Ticket, c. 1949
... Cliff Street Portland great-ocean-road World War two WWII ...WWII Victoria motor spirit 2 gallon ration ticket, valid until 31st July, 1949.world war two -
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Document - Ration card, c. 1947
a) Clothing ration card, issued by Commonwealth of Australia to J. Martin of Buln Buln East (near Warragul) Buff coloured card, black print, for the year 1947 b) Clothing ration card, issued by Commonwealth of Australia to L.R. Kiel, Buln Buln East. Buff coloured card, red print, for the year 1948wwii, world war ii, rationing, commonwealth -
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Accessory - Badge - Australia Remembers, c. 1995
Issued as fundraiser for, and to commemorate, the 50 years anniversary of the end of World War II.Enamelled metal badge. Round with scroll on bottom, with '1945-1995' in gold on green. Photo of family in centre, sepia, green border with gold 'AUSTRALIA REMEMBERS'.wwii, world war ii, commemoration, accessory, badge, lapel pin -
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Functional object - Fishing Rod, n.d
Post World War 2 fishing rod, mde from metal armoured tank aerial, with wooden handle and fitted with an 'Alvy' brand bakelite reel -
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Functional object - Fishing Rod, n.d
Post World War 2 fishing rod made from metal armoured tank aerial, with wooden handle and fitted with an 'Alpha' brand bakelite open face fishing reel -
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Document - Ration Ticket, 1939-1945
WWII Commonwealth liquid fuel 1 gallon ration tickets.Back: (on both tickets) 'Fred. E. Hodgkinson' IH 2203' - purple penwwii, world war ii, ration, rationing, fuel, commonwealth -
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Administrative record - Application for Ration Ticket, 1939-1945
World War II Commonwealth application for fuel ration tickets.wwii, world war ii, rationing, fuel, commonwealth -
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Certificate - Certificate of Discharge, c. 1919
... Cliff Street Portland great-ocean-road World War I Australian ...Certificate of Discharge issued to Arthur John Thomas ,Australian Imperial Expeditionary Force, 22 Sept 1919. Bright light card form, printed in black. Details hand written in black inkworld war i, australian imperial force, discharge -
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Photograph - Photograph - Anzac Day, Portland, n.d
Black and white photo. Portland's War Memorial on Anzac Day. Looking towards bay, Soldier's Memorial on left, cannon on right, several people standing in between. Onlookers, including people in uniform, in Cliff St., backs to seaFront: 'PORTLAND' - handwritten in pencil Back: '196' in pencilcommemoration, anzac day, memorial, soldiers, veterans
