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Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Souvenir - Decoration, Town of Portland: Float Decoration, n.d
... Displayed in History House...Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Displayed in History HouseRound board with print of town coat of arms affixed. -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Accessory - Badge - "Sunbeams badge", n.d
... Displayed at History House....Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Displayed at History House.Metal and plastic badge with image of a stylised sunset in yellow with a wattle posy in foreground. Banner at base, bearing word "Sunbeams" in blue.Front: Sunbeams (lower centre) -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Container - Tin, n.d
... Displayed in History House....Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Displayed in History House.Metal tin and lid. Green paint with design of a flying duck above an orange pond, with a pink decorative roundel.Front: (no inscriptions) -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Award - Honour Board - Portland Old Boys Fraternity Honour Board, 1944
... Displayed in History House....Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Displayed in History House.Wooden honour board in arched shape listing names in gold and black paint. -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Administrative record - Menu, Richmond Hotel Dinner Menu, 19/04/1956
... On display at History House...Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...On display at History HouseWhite fronted card with typed text and coloured illustration of Martell Cocnac bottle and Bacchanaalian Scone. -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Accessory - Bottle Corker, n.d
... Displayed in History House....Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Displayed in History House.Wooden bottle corker with hinge. -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - "Opening of the 'New Pier', Portland, Victoria. 13 Feb. 1902, 1902
... Displayed in History House...Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Displayed in History HouseBlack and white photograph of crowd of people next to a pier. Ships in background. Pin trees and horse and buggy in foreground.Back: Opeining new pier C 13.2.1902/The Australian Squadron/off depwater pier, Portland./Pier 3.200 ft long/ 120ft wide./ "Gulf of Siam" loading at pier./Donated by Grace Capmbell (pen)./8 May 1978 (stamp) -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Functional object - Fire Plug, n.d
... Displayed at History House....Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Displayed at History House.Part of wooden fire plug. Base broken, most of white paint missing. FP/16 printed on upper end.Front: FP/16 (black paint) -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Book - Bible, Gaelic, T-Seann Tiomnaidh, 1848
... Displayed at History House....Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Displayed at History House.Gaelic bible bound in black leather-covered boards. Front cover is missing. Spine decorated in 6 gold horizontal line with "BIBLE" printed in gold. Back cover bears a decorative embossed border of bars, roundels and vines.Front: (no inscriptions) Back: [3 pages of inscriptions with names and dates] (pen, last 3 pages of book). -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Book - Book - Church Service, Church Service, c. 1871
... Displayed at History House....Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Displayed at History House.Brown leather-covered binding. Gold lettering on spine. Six raised horizontal ribs on spine, interspersed with four cruciform shapes embossed into leather. Line and cruciform border embossed in black on covers.Front: Edwd Wm Junr to Alfred Edgar Seiretan (?) March 30th, 1871 O.D.H. (handwritten, front page) -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Book - Bible and Prayer Book, George Eyre and Andrew Strahan, London, The Book of Common Prayer, 1821
... Displayed in History House....Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Burgundy leather-bound text with board covers and gilt edged pages. Title on spine in gold lettering. Eight horizontal lines in gold on spine and thin gold line borders on covers. Gold decorative edge on internal leather of covers.religious book -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Container - Chocolate Box, Waratah Cafe Chocolate Box, 1910-1930
... Displayed in History House....Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Displayed in History House.Cream-coloured cardboard box with lid and blue cotton handle. Glued at sides. Gold lettering within a decorative border on front and back. Decorative motif on lid. -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Functional object - Functional Object - Adding Machine, n.d
... Displayed at History House...Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Displayed at History HouseUnknown -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Souvenir - Float, Borough of Portland: Float Decoration, n.d
... Displayed in History House....Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Displayed in History House.Circle of wood with paper printed with Borough of Portland coat of arms affixed. Souvenir floatsouvenir, float, borough of portland -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - HMAS Sydney at Portland, 1970, 1970
... On display at History House....Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...On display at History House.Black and white photograph of a ship next to a stone jetty. The ship is festooned with flags from stern to central radar tower. Many people are on the deck at the prow ship and many more are visible on the jetty in background left. Ship bears the numbers : "P2142" towards the prow. Mounted in cream matt, under glass in white wooden frame. HMAS Sydney at Portland, 6th & 7th April, 1970Front: H.M.A.S. Sydeny at Portland 6th & 7th April, 1970 (typed label, lower centre). Back: (no inscriptions)hmas sydney, 1970, portland harbour -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Book - Book - The Australian Enquiry Book, Pater and Knapton: Melbourne, 1895
... Displayed in History House....Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Unknown -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Booklet, Cookery: A Short Course for Beginners, 1942
... Displayed in History House....Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Grey card-covered booklet.cookery, instructional, domestic, home economics -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Book - Book - Local Government Act 1915 and Other Acts, Local Government Act 1915 and Other Acts, 1915
... Displayed at History House...Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Brown cloth-covered board binding with title in gold lettering on cover. -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Book - Bible, Holy Bible, n.d
... Displayed at History House....Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Blue cloth-covered board binding, gold lettering on front. Red-edged pages. -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Book - Book, Hymn, The Methodist Hymn Book, n.d
... Displayed at History House....Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Black soft stippled leather covered boards. Gold lettering on spine and front cover. Black end papers. -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Book - Holy Bible, n.d
... Displayed at History House....Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Brown leather-covered board binding with embossed patterns on covers and spine. Gilt letering on spine. -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Book - Book - Holy Bible, Holy Bible, n.d
... Displayed in History House....Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Black leather-covered bible with soft boards. Black fly leaves. Red colouring on ends of pages. -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Decorative object - Badge - Christian Community College, Portland, n.d
... Displayed at History House....Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Displayed at History House.Blue and gold badge bearing words "CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE UNITY IN CHRIST PORTLAND" and a logo with a cross shape and swirling lines.Front: (see above) -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Domestic object - Slate Tile, n.d
... Displayed in History House....Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Displayed in History House.Slate tile used to cover lid of George V Monument time capsule (June 1911). -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Container - Desk Set containers, n.d
... Displayed in History House....Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Displayed in History House.Brass, cut glass (clear) ink containers, black lids. Rectangular black base, moulded glass (black). Brass fittings. -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Book - Bible, Holy Bible, 1900
... Displayed in History House....Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Soft leather binding (black).m Gold text on front cover and spine. Black fly leaves. Gilt-edged paper. -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Book, Department of Public Instruction: Cookery, n.d
... Displayed in History House....Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Card pages, bound at top with pink ribbon.cookery, recipes, home economics, department of public instruction -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Book, The Bible - King James, 1799
... Displayed in History House....Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Brown leather-bound bible. Old rag paper pages. Birth date inscriptions on a page in centre of book. (A photocopy is in the Supplementary file.)religious text, religion, bible, king james -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Portland's First Postman - Bill Smith, Portland's First Postman - Bill Smith, n.d
... Displayed at History House...Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Displayed at History HouseBlack and white photograph, showing postman, Bill Smith delivering mail to the shop of Barsby, Seedsman and Florist.Front: Portland's 1st Postman, Bill Smith. Back: Portland's 1st Postman Miss L. Carthew, Portland, Vic. 70 years ago. -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Colonel (RTD) Sydney Patterson, M.C., M.I.D, c. 1950
... On display in History House....Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...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)