'Big Country' magazine, published two-monthly by the Division of Industrial Development Melbourne, to foster decentralisation. Fourteen pages, glossy cover, red headline banner, white print, black and white photos. March April 1974decentralisation; Melbourne; politics

Six page booklet, a short history of the Presbyterian Church at Drik Drik, of the years 1903 - 1953. Blue card cover, black print. Light blue paper, black print.

Fifty-six page book, primary school reader, called 'The Primer'. Cover and front page missing - page 3 is first page. Black and white print and illustrations

Eight page 'Shoreline' magazine, loose leaf, guide to 'the good life' in Portland District, free. Published monthly. Vol. 3 No. 7 November 1983. Black and blue print on cover, black and white photo of Roger and gretta Cameron in period costume, inside pages white with black print.

Two pages, stapled together, from The Australian Women's Weekly, Dec. 15 1965. Contain article about Edgar and Mrs. Leighton, and their carnation farm at 'Avonmore' Portland. Includes several coloured photographs.

Twelve page 'Shoreline' magazine, loose leaf, guide to 'the good life' in Portland District, free. Published monthly. Vol. 1, No. 7, November 1981. Black and purple print on cover, black and white photo of Reg Beavis and his pony cart, inside pages white with black print.

Book, 'Illustrated Bible Geography and Atlas'. red card covers, white banner with red print. Map of Judah and Israel in white on front cover. 32 pages on geography of the Bible; 16 pages of coloured maps, most in biblical times; 8 black and white photos of Jerusalem.religion; atlas; geography; Bible; Judah; Israel;

Book of historic Portland street names, including their origin, location and significance. A street map of Portland is attached to inside of back cover. Semi gloss card covers, grey with red and blue print. Inside pages pale yellow, black print. Map of Portland white with black print.local history, street names, portland, directory

Book, cardboard cover, 100 pages, historical happenings of Casterton and District as told by James P. Kent. Produced by Casterton and District Historical Society.

Forty page booklet, Glossy heavy card covers, front top, photo of Weymouth Beach, bottom Portland lighthouse, back cover photo of star Fleet in Weymouth Bay, pre-Olympic trials 2010. Pages glossy, full colour photographs and text of Weymouth and Portland points of interestolympics, olympic trial

Copy of 'Today', magazine of Historic Buildings Council, winter 1992. Eight pages, white light card, black print, black and white photos, burgundy patterned edge to pages.historic buildings council, magazine, 1992

Four page newsprint 'Songs of Love', with lyrics to songs

Leather bound book, 'The Universal Self-Instructor Illustrated' and Manual of General Reference, original drawings. Brown leather, gold print on cover and spine. Several pressed leaves among pages

Novel, 'The English at the North Pole', by Jules Verne. Hard cover, royal blue, black print and decoration. Gold banner with blue print, front cover and spine. Gold edge on pages

'A Christmas Carol' by Charles Dickens, blue soft cloth cover, black print and decoration, edited by W.H.D. Rouse.A Christmas Carol recounts the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, an elderly miser who is visited by the ghost of his former business partner Jacob Marley and the spirits of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come. After their visits, Scrooge is transformed into a kinder, gentler man

Hard back, red, black print, British History textbook

Book of William Shakespeare's play 'The Merchant of Venice'. The Plain-Text Shakespeare. Red cloth limp cover, black printAntonio, an antisemitic merchant, takes a loan from the Jew Shylock to help his friend to court Portia. Antonio can't repay the loan, and without mercy, Shylock demands a pound of his flesh. The heiress Portia, now the wife of Antonio's friend, dresses as a lawyer and saves Antonio.

A collection of the lays of Ancient Rome by Lord Macaulay, edited by W.M.L. Atchison. Soft cover, tan, black print. Photo of Lord Macaulay page 1

Poem 'Marmion' in six cantos, by Sir walter Scott, limp cloth cover, brown, black print and decoration. Black and white image of Scott, first page

Novel ' The Giant Killer' by A.L.O.E. Hard cover, blue black decoration, gold illustrations and print on front cover and spine. Gold edge on pages. 40 black and white engravingsCautionary tale for the young

Hardback, brown, black print. British History textbook, black and white photos, map of world first pages, British Empire shown in red.

Hardback green, blue print, history of nations bordering Pacific Ocean, black and white maps. Front endpaper, trade and population map, green and whte back endpaper, topographical map of the Pacific, green and whitehistory, pacific, geography

Card pages, bound at top with pink ribbon.cookery, recipes, home economics, department of public instruction

Inaugural Town of Portland Municipal Magazine, published by Portland Town Council. Coloured glossy cover. Photo of harbour, looking towards entrance, 2 yachts in foreground, front cover - photo of Legal and General building, 2 Gawler St on back cover. White pages black print, black and white photos.

Two volumes. Volume 1 & 2 Red leather bound spine and cover corners. Light red textured covers. Red leather label on centre of front cover with gold text. Gold graphics on spine. Hand written contents page. Contents are acts of Parliament of Victoria relating to Local governmentlocal government, victorian history, council

Copy of the last edition of the 'Portland Guardian' 12 pages, 26 March 1964

Twenty page booklet 'A Short History of St Stephen's Church Portland victoria 1834 -1994place of worship, st stephens church anglican, church history

Extract from 'The Weekly Times', 14 June 1930, featuring 'Portland's business streets, harbour and surroundings of the present on the front page, and 'Interesting Pictures of Old Portland in the early (1800) 40's and 50's on the back page. The middle two pages do not relate to Portland

A 64 page booklet. Portland and Surrounding Districts Tourist Guide. Front cover coloured photos of Portland and harbour, contents black and whitetravel, tourism, advertising, portland

72 page booklet (Replica, unabridged) Facsimile narrative of the Shipwreck of the Admella', drawn from authentic statements by rescuers and survivors. Book by Samuel Mossman (printed & published by the committee of the 'Admella' fund, by JH Moulines and Co. Melbourne 1859. )This unabridged facsimile was printed by Wiltshire Publications in Feb 1998admella, shipwrecks, south australia, portland lifeboat, rescue, maritime