Harry Montague Marks was born at Pall Mall Bendigo on the 1st October 1855. At age 18 he worked for Goldsborough & Co in Melbourne learning land, wool and banking business. He returned to Bendigo aged 22 to open an auctioneers business which operated on the corner of Williamson and Hargraves Streets. Councillor Marks was elected to the seat of Darling in May 1893 and remained serving until 1902. He served as Mayor once only from 1896-97. It was noted in the Bendigo Advertiser on July 3rd 1897 that Mayor Marks appeared in new robes .. made to council order by Messrs Henderson and Goodisson who dealt in highly fashionable goods in the Beehive. (fn https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/page/9088966). It is not know if these robes are still in existence. Harry Marks married Mary Leech in 1881and together they had four sons and one daughter. Harry Marks died in February 1916 aged 60. After his death Mary Marks became the senior partner in the firm HM Marks and Sons auctioneers. Mary died in 1919.Oval black and white silver gelatin print mounted on card. Studio portrait of Mayor Marks. Photograph mounted on card. Front facing seated portrait wearing mayoral robes and chain, clutching a rolled document. Original rectangular shaped photograph has been trimmed to fit into oval frame.Bartlett Bros. lower left on photograph.councillor h m marks, mayor marks, mayoress marks

significant as a work of art by local Pyrenees artist, locally significant to the Central Highlands Region of Victoria as a representation of local landscape and/or culture Bush scene with trees in oil paintSigned: Alma Knight (lower right)

significant as a work of art by local Pyrenees artist, locally significant to the Central Highlands Region of Victoria as a representation of local landscape and/or culture signed: H GOOSSENS (lower right)

significant as a work of art by local Pyrenees artist, locally significant to the Central Highlands Region of Victoria as a representation of local landscape and/or culture acrylic painting of landscapeSigned: Melville R (lower right)

significant as a work of art by local Pyrenees artist, locally significant to the Central Highlands Region of Victoria as a representation of local landscape and/or culture Landscape painting of Beaufort Townshipsigned: H FEATHERSTON (lower right)

significant as a work of art by local Pyrenees artist, locally significant to the Central Highlands Region of Victoria as a representation of local landscape and/or culture painting of a rockSigned: Melville R (lower right)

significant to the Pyrenees Shire and Lexton communitypainting of landscape with stones in foreground signed lower right: Sonia B

significant to the Pyrenees Shire and Lexton communitypainting of trees in landscape signed lower right: DRIDAN 18

Saunders Waterford - water coloursigned: M Chapple (lower left)

Tilly Aston wearing both of the Coronation Medals for Distinguished Citizenry that she was awarded in 1935 and 1937. This photograph was possibly taken at the same time as the profile image used by John Balmain for his portrait of her. She wears a brocaded black top, with a pin in the lapel and a necklace holding a single bead.B/W photograph of woman wearing medalsGainsborough ... embossed on lower right cornertilly aston, medals, gainsborough studio

CEMA Art Collection. Part of "A Community View" 150 years in Portland Screenprint Exhibition. Part of Angela Gee Residency 1983 and 1984.Laminated screenprint of: a sheep transport boat; sheep truck; abattoir; sheep and protestors. The background is blue, green and silver, and features large silos. The text "Are we falling off the sheep's back?" is at the top of the work, as well as a simple map of the "Persian Gulf" with "Kuwait" marked.Front: RBR 28 (lower right image, printed) 30/50 (lower right) (pencil) Back: 35

CEMA Art Collection part of "A Community View" 150 years in Portland Screen print Exhibition Part of Angela Gee Residency 1983 and 1984Laminated screenprint of a group of people on Portland's foreshore. People are dressed in late 1800's dress and are watching the rotunda. The work is a photographic screenprint and colour has been added to areas of the photo. In particular, green for the grass, red for the rotunda, blues for the ocean and sky, and various colours for some of the clothing.Front: 34/8 Rotunda (lower left) Lucia Natale 84' (lower right) (pencil) Back: 28

Black and white photographic image of a harbour with two long piers running into it and a shorter jetty with a building on it and circular jetty protruding from it. In the foreground are trees, a dirt road with an RACV sign bridging it to the foreground right and a railway track visible between the trees.Front: THE ROSE SERIES P. 10771/ COPYRIGHT (typed, lower left) THE HARBOUR, PORTLAND (typed, lower centre)

This work is by a local contemporary artist with a national and international reputation for figurative and portrait works. This lithograph comes from a series of still life by Wegner from the early 80's; a subject matter in which he has not returned to. Wegner is well known for his drawings and enjoys the immediate and directness of the process. He sees the drawn image as an experience of observation, with the content revealing the process of its making. Lithographic print - still life in black and white. Details several kitchen/household items: spoon, tea pot, egg holder, cup and saucer, bowl, chop sticks and mandarin.Lower far left: 'A/P'; Low centre: 'Mandarin on Kitchen Table'; Lower far right: 'PW 83'wegner, lithograph, still life, black and white, utensils, table, fruit, print

ScreenprintSigned in lower right under printed image. Edition 49/85 lower left under printed image.

LithographSigned 'Chadwick 69' in lower right corner of print. Edition 19/150, lower left corner of print.

Etching and drypointSigned 'DW '04' lower right corner of print. Edition 11/25, numbered in lower left corner.

significant as a work of art by local Pyrenees artist, locally significant to the Central Highlands Region of Victoria as a representation of local landscape and/or culture painting of a historic scene with coach signed: R J READ 1996 (lower right) Inscribed: 6am Coach Buangor to Ballaarat (lower left)

John Neeson is a Postwar & Contemporary painter who was born in 1948. Numerous key galleries and museums such as Hill Smith Gallery have featured John Neeson's work in the past.Abstract composition in two panels. Left panel shows areas of three shades of grey. Right panel shows areas of grey, red and yellow. The centre image connects both panels with a triangular shape with red patterning, giving an appearance of flame and embers. Mounted in grey matt. In grey wooden frame with glass.Front: 1/25 (lower left) 73 (centre) John Neeson (lower right) (pencil) Back: (no inscriptions)

Displayed at History HouseBronze medallion with a relief depiction of a lion in profile, facing right, standing in front of a woman in Grecian robes, wearing a plumed helmet with a lion on it, and holding a trident in her right hand and a laurel wreath in her left hand. On left is a leaping dolphin.Front: E. CKP (lower right) He died for freedom and Honour (around edge) 10 (lower left) Stephen/George jarrett (centre right) Back: M (Lower centre)jarrett, death penny, world war i, wwi