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Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionClothing - Apron - Blacksmith, 1900s
... Glenelg Shire... Glenelg Shire Brown leather apron. Leather neck strap with metal ...A leather apron would have been worn as a protective garment by blacksmiths. It would have helped to them from sparks and other hazards whilst they were working. Early businesses in Portland included a blacksmith. This would have been vital to the town and its development. Although the provenance of the apron is unknown it is possible that this belonged to a Portland blacksmith.Brown leather apron. Leather neck strap with metal. Metal buckle to the side. Rope pieces have been added where the original leather straps have broken off. Bottom right corner has a triangular shaped rip which has been mended and sewn back together. The leather is fairly brittle with marks and stains on it.blacksmith, leather, leather working, protective clothing, portland, glenelg shire -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionFunctional object - Bottle - demijohn, Early 1900s
... Portland Glenelg Shire... business in Portland and the Glenelg Shire. This would have been ...This kind of container would have been used in the early 1900s for carrying liquids. Sometimes wines and beers would be fermented in them. This objects is part of the history fo small business in Portland and the Glenelg Shire. This would have been used for the purchasing of liquids from grocery stores or for home fermentation of wines.Large glazed stoneware bottle with cork stopper. The bottom of the bottle up to the shoulder is a light cream colour. From the shoulder upwards the colour is a darker camel colour. Around the next of the bottle there is a sturdy piece of string and a cork stopper in the top.container, demijohn, liquid, portland glenelg shire, ] -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionBooklet, Tillotsons (Bolton) Ltd, Fortunes From Eggs, 1919
... Glenelg Shire... Glenelg Shire Chicken A non-fiction book with information about ...A non-fiction book with information about rare breeds of poultry and how to care for and farm poultry128 page booklet. The front cover is brown card with a coloured imaged of a white cockerel on the front. The bird stands in front of some greenery. It is a white bird with red comb. To the bottom left of the image is the work ' poultry' and underneath the image on the cover are the words ' White Leghorn Cockerel'. The bottom right of the front cover has a circle of damage where something may have been spilled. Inside the book the text is printed in black lettering. There are some black and white images and in the middle of the booklet are a number of colour illustrations. non-fictionA non-fiction book with information about rare breeds of poultry and how to care for and farm poultryfarming, birds, poultry, agriculture, hobby farminh, portland, glenelg shire, chicken -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionFunctional object - Veterinary Syringe - needle, 1900s
... Glenelg Shire... drugs and medicines to animals. The Glenelg Shire has a strong ...This syringe would have been used by a vet to administer drugs and medicines to animals.The Glenelg Shire has a strong farming industry and community. Vets were and still are invaluable to the community. This was donated by a worker at Portland Veterinary ClinicMetal needle for use with a syringeSTAINLESS rural, agriculture, farming, portland, glenelg shire -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionFunctional object - Veterinary Syringe - needle, 1900s
... Glenelg Shire... drugs and medicines to animals. The Glenelg Shire has a strong ...This syringe would have been used by a vet to administer drugs and medicines to animals.The Glenelg Shire has a strong farming industry and community. Vets were and still are invaluable to the community. This was donated by a worker at Portland Veterinary ClinicMetal needle for use with a syringeSTAINLESS rural, agriculture, farming, portland, glenelg shire -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionFunctional object - Veterinary Syringe - needle, 1900s
... Glenelg Shire... drugs and medicines to animals. The Glenelg Shire has a strong ...This syringe would have been used by a vet to administer drugs and medicines to animals.The Glenelg Shire has a strong farming industry and community. Vets were and still are invaluable to the community. This was donated by a worker at Portland Veterinary ClinicMetal needle for use with a syringeSTAINLESS rural, agriculture, farming, portland, glenelg shire -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionFunctional object - Torch, Ever Ready, mid 1900s
... Glenelg Shire.... Light Torch Lighting Portland Glenelg Shire Lid light: FY ...In the 1890s, American Ever-Ready Company founder Conrad Hubert invented the electric flash light which worked with his dry cell batteries . The first Ever Ready flash light was patented in 1898. The first portable flashlights were hand-made from crude paper and fibre tubes, with a bulb and a rough brass reflector. Because batteries were weak and bulbs primitive, flashlights of the era produced only a brief flash of light- thus the name. This torch is named a Bullseye because of the glass lens at the top.This torch helps to interpret the development of lighting. The collection of whale oil lamps as well as gas and electric lighting. Silver coloured metal torch. It has a body and a lid/top. The body is hip flask shaped. On the side of the body is a silver coloured metal button which can be slid up and down. On both the front and back of the body and the top centre are tow small raised circles. The top, which can be removed has a glass dome on it. The inside of the body has a small piece of contact metal where the slide button on the outside turn the torch on and off. In the centre at the top there is the light bulb. The base of the body can also be removed. The base has the makers mark EVER READY stamped on it.Lid light: FY (within a diamond shape) / PATENT 40092 Base: EVER READYlight, torch, lighting, portland, glenelg shire -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionBook, Hydrographer of the Navy, The Antarctic Pilot, 1974
... Glenelg Shire... were built there is the 1940s and 50s. The Glenelg Shire ...A reference book detailing the coast and islands of AntarcticaNavy blue hardback book. Gold lettering on the front cover and spine. There is a splash of dirt on the bottom lefthand corner of the front cover. The top of the spine is slightly ripped. It describes the coasts of Antarctica and surrounding islands.non-fictionA reference book detailing the coast and islands of Antarcticanaval, navigation, maritime, nautical, antarctica, portland, glenelg, glenelg shire, vessel, research -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionFunctional object - Tobacco Cutter, McMillan, 1900-1940
... Glenelg Shire... Glenelg Shire Cigarette Pipe McMillan A timber and cast iron ...This type of tobacco cutter was used to cut plugs of tobacco suitable for pipes. It was an important piece of equipment for smokers until ready made cigarettes became more widely available.Tobacco cutters were regularly in use before pre-made cigarettes became more readily available.A timber and cast iron guillotine style tobacco cutter. A rectangular timber base on which sites a cast iron stand and cutter. The cutter has a timber board (striking plate)for cutting the tobacco on. The wooden base has evidence of non-active bora. The striking plate for cutting seems to have the name of a manufacturer on it.McMillansmoking, tobacco, mcmillan, portland, glenelg shire, cigarette, pipe -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionFunctional object - Primus Stove
... Glenelg Shire.... Cooking Stove Camping Portland Glenelg Shire On the top ...Primus stove used for camping or outdoor activities.Cast iron stove. Round metal base with three legs at equal distances around it. In the centre of the base and legs is a cylinder with an open top. It has a fluted rim. Inside there is an inner cylinder with the word 'TOP' on it. The three legs and a circular metal ring attached. To one side of the base is a metal tube with a circular know for turning. On the opposite side is another cylindrical cannister which looks to have been used for fuel. On the top of the objects is a circular trivet top for cooking on.On the top of the base plate - No 810 Underneath the base plate a list of patentscooking, stove, camping, portland, glenelg shire -
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Functional object - Foot Warmer, Hecla Electrics Pty Ltd, c. 1920
... Glenelg Shire Council... Glenelg Shire Council Electrical Foot Warmer Heating Hecla ...From Museum Victoria: Made in about 1927 by Hecla Electrics Pty Ltd and sold under the model name 'Foot Warma'. The foot warmer was made from the late 1920s until the 1950s and did not change substantially in design during this time. The Hecla brand name and logo was registered in 1918 by Clarence Marriott. It was inspired by the recent eruption of Iceland's volcano Mt Heckla. Clarence and his father James were metal workers who had made Australia's first carbon filament electric radiators in 1899, and also built an early steam car. As electricity use exploded in the 1920s and 1930s, 'Hecla' became a household name in Melbourne. They made a wide range of appliances for the home, and supplied commercial appliances to cafés, hospitals and offices. In 1927, the company shifted from small premises in the city to a bigger, electric-powered factory in South Yarra. Hecla had no retail stores of its own - instead it sold products through wholesalers and retailers, including the State Electricity Commission (SEC). The company promoted its goods through advertisements in home magazines and displays in shop windows, home shows and the 1935 All-Electricity Exhibition. A popular advertising slogan in the 1930s was 'Hecla household helps make happy healthy housewives!'. Hecla ceased manufacturing in Melbourne in the 1980s.Documentation of how people lived and is an example of early domestic electrical appliances. From Museum Victoria: Hecla Electrics Pty Ltd were a significant Melbourne manufacturing company, who became a household name in the 1920s making small electric appliances such as heaters and kettles. They also made a variety of other electrical appliances for domestic, commercial and military use. The company manufactured electric appliances in Melbourne from about 1922 until the 1980s, although Clarence Marriott, who formed the company, had begun making radiators with his father James in 1899. The company had a reputation for quality products. The company also played an important role within the Australian domestic and commercial appliance industry, both as a leading innovator and through its role in training skilled staff, many of whom went on to work for competitors such as Kambrook, Electrolux and Sunbeam. This electric coffee percolator represents the typical small domestic appliance that the Hecla company was famous for. Along with other items in the Hecla Collection, it highlights the diversity of electric appliances that the company made. This object also highlights the legacy of high quality design and metal construction work that Clarence and James established for the company, stemming from their early work as talented art metal workers. It also represents the first major period of the take-up of electricity use in the home. This take-up began in the 1920s and 1930s with the use of small appliances, and by the 1950s electricity had become commonplace in the home, and large appliances such as refrigerators and stoves became standard.Square metal object. The top surface is heavy cast iron and patterned with floral motifs. In the centre is a circle with the words ' Hecla Foot Warma' inside. Under the top is a black metal base with two feet at either end which extend the length of the base. The back foot is higher than the front foot. There is a circular disk from which extends the electrical cord. The cord is brown and white checks. At the end of the cord is a plug on which is printed 250V AMP S.2 EARTH 5. The plug is brown and made from Bakelite. On the base is a rectangular label which has words printed - HECLA Australia.Top: HECLA/-FOOT-/WARMA Base: Volts / 230/250 / WATTS / 80 / HECLA / Australia / CAT. NO. F26domestic, city of portland, glenelg shire council, electrical, foot warmer, heating, hecla, manufacture -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionPrint, Carmel Wallace, Aboriginal Woman, 1983-1984
... Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection.... Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection Portland 150th ...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 an Aboriginal woman with a white and orange background. The Aboriginal woman appears to be seated and is wearing a full-length dress. She is positioned on the lower left side of the work and portrayed in orange and black. Behind her the background has been left blank. The top and right side of the work has an orange background with white wavy lines.Front: (no inscriptions) Back: 47glenelg shire council cultural collection, portland, 150th anniversary, female artist, female artists, women, gunditjmara -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionPainting, Elizabeth King, On the Edge, 2004
... Glenelg Shire Cultural Collection.... Gunditjmara First NAtions Nyamat Mirring Glenelg Shire Cultural ...Exhibited by the artist at the Wood, Wine & Roses Festival, Heywood, 2004.Aunty Betty King was a Kerrup Jmara Elder from Portland. She was the great grand-daughter of King Billy of Yigar. Aunty Betty cared deeply about Nyamat Mirring and Country. A staunch activist and long-time advisor to the Friends of the Earth, Aunty Betty King and Sandra Onus worked together to fight against the logging of native forest in the Cobboboonnee taking part in protests and meetings.Acrylic paint on canvas depicting birds and fish, water lilies and other vegetation, and stylised designs associated with early settlement of Aboriginal people in the Portland/Glenelg wetland area. Black painted border with white dot pathways, a circle of white dots in each of the four corners. Centre area in blues and greens featuring two birds, painted in black with red and ochre bandings.Front: nilgunditjmara, first nations, nyamat mirring, glenelg shire cultural collection, portland, female artist, female artists, heywood -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionTool - Cobblers Shoe Last, Early 1900s
... Glenelg Shire... leather makers and workers in the Glenelg Shire region. This would ...These tools were used by cobblers to steady the shoes whilst they were working on them.There were several significant leather makers and workers in the Glenelg Shire region. This would have been an important industry in the early days of European settlement. This demonstrates the development of the show making and leatherworking industryCast iron object. Two prongs with shoe shaped ends of differing sizes. Noneportland, industry, cobbler, shoe making, leatherwork, glenelg shire -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionFunctional object - Box of Matches - Bryant & May, Bryant & May, 1940s
... Glenelg Shire... Manufacure Industry 1940s Domestic Portland Glenelg Shire Melbourne ...The Bryant & May factory was located in Richmond, Melbourne and was a typical red-brick Victorian factory. It manufactured matches throughout the 20th century but had adopted the brand name - Redheads - by 1946.Bryant & May was a significant Quaker owned business which was founded in the mid 1800s in the UK. They spread to various countries including Australia where they produced the Crown Safety Matches during the early 1900s through to the 1940s when they took the brand name Red Heads. The factory in Richmond is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register. Rectangular carboard box. Wrapped in light brown paper. The top of the box has a coloured label fixed onto it. The label is mainly navy blue and red with white text. The label has the words ' Bryant & May's Safety Matches' printed on it. There is a picture of a crown in the centre in an oval. The box is unopened. There are several smaller boxes of matches inside. On the opposite side to the label there is text written in a black marker pen.Top: Bryant & May's / Crown / Made in Australia / Safety Matches / 1/3 Under: From / Leighton & Margaret Buzzard / 4.2.88 Side: Strike One Side / 1940saustralian manufacure, industry, 1940s, domestic, portland, glenelg shire, melbourne, richmond, bryant & may -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionLeisure object - The Great Australian Game - Trapping Rabbits, Sheldon Drug Company, Early 1900s
... Glenelg Shire Council... Toys Children Advertising Sheldon Sheldon Drug Rabbits Glenelg ...The Great Australian Rabbit Trapping Game A small match box sized game, the type that some would remember from their own childhood, except a plastic variety. This one was produced by the Sheldon Drug Company and inside the box, apart from the game mechanism, is an advertisement for a medicinal product sold by the company. The Sheldon Drug Company was established in 1904 and based in Sydney. The company manufactured products including cosmetics, soaps and other ointment-type items.Red cardboard box containing a game. The game is called 'Trapping Rabbits'. Lid of box has instructions for playing the game. Inside the box is a small metal oblong container with a narrow metal entry way. There are also two jumping bean 'rabbits'. Inside the box is also an advertisement for Dr. Sheldon's Digestive Tabules. The game was obtainable from Sheldon Drug Company Ltd. Sydney. Underside of box has ad for 'Dr. Sheldon's Magnetic Liniment'. Front - The Great Australian Game / Trapping Rabbits Back - Dr Sheldon's Magnetic Linimentleisure, game, games, toys, children, advertising, sheldon, sheldon drug, rabbits, glenelg shire council, portland -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionLeisure object - Playing Cards - Old King Cole, n.d
... Glenelg Shire Collection... Portland Glenelg Shire Collection Nursery Rhyme Children Front ...Early 1900s play card game based on the Nursery Rhyme - Old King Cole.Set of playing cards in a white and red carboard box. The box is white in colour with red text and an image in red of the head of a king. He has a beard and is wearing a crown. 50 playing cards plus 1 with game rules. Top half of box detachedFront - Old King Cole / Playing Cardsgame, games, toys, cards, playing cards, leisure time, portland, glenelg shire collection, nursery rhyme, children -
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Photograph, n.d
... Sourced from Casterton Town Hall (former Shire of Glenelg)...Black and white photo. 7 Shire of Glenelg Councillors...Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Sourced from Casterton Town Hall (former Shire of Glenelg)Black and white photo. 7 Shire of Glenelg Councillors planting a tree.Back: Purple photographer's stamp -
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Photograph - Photograph - Syd Cuffe, Town Crier, 19/11/1985
... and Sir Brian Murray, leaving Glenelg Shire Offices, after...Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Coloured photo of Mayor of Portland, Cr Robert Halliday and Sir Brian Murray, leaving Glenelg Shire Offices, after the presentation of the City of Portland's Citizenship award to Syd Cuffe. -
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Award - Card Case - Syd Cuffe, Town Crier, c. 1997
... . 'Sydney J. Cuffe, Town Crier, Glenelg Shire'...Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Brass business card case, inscribed '1997 Ontario Provincial Town Crier Championship, Ingersoll, ONT,' Business cards. 'Sydney J. Cuffe, Town Crier, Glenelg Shire' -
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Award - Card Case - Syd Cuffe, Town Crier, 1997
... : 'Sydney J Cuffe, Town Crier, Glenelg Shire'...Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Brass business card case, inscribed '1997 Ontario Provincial Town Crier Championship Ingersoll, ONT.' Business cards: 'Sydney J Cuffe, Town Crier, Glenelg Shire' -
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Photograph - Photograph - Maritime Discovery Centre Gift Shop, c. 1998
... board about Great South West, map of Glenelg Shire on right....Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Coloured photograph: inside Maritime Discovery Center, gift shop on left, young man standing in front of the information board about Great South West, map of Glenelg Shire on right. -
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Domestic object - Domestic Object - Champagne Flutes, c. 1996
... Boxed set of 2 glass champagne flutes with original Glenelg...Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Boxed set of 2 glass champagne flutes with original Glenelg Shire logo embossed on each flute in white. Dark blue box, clear front, box divided in two internally. -
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Medal - Medal - Australians Town Criers 13th National Championship, n.d
... CRIERS 13TH NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP. SYD CUFFE GLENELG SHIRE...Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Medal, round brass 'wreath' border/ front and back. Front has enamelled shield, blue background, Australian flag, map of Australia and kangaroo. Inscription on back. Not dated. Attached to green and yellow striped ribbonFront: 'ANCIENT & HONOURABLE GUILD O FAUSTRALIAN TOWN CRIERS 13TH NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP. SYD CUFFE GLENELG SHIRE COUNCIL VIC. -
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Photograph - Photograph - Casterton, Victoria, c. 1963
... Sourced from Casterton Town Hall (Former Shire of Glenelg)... Hall. Three Shire of Glenelg West Riding Councillors, sitting...Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Sourced from Casterton Town Hall (Former Shire of Glenelg)Black and white photo. Council chambers, Casterton Town Hall. Three Shire of Glenelg West Riding Councillors, sitting behind a desk. Honour board on wall behind them, with Shire of Glenelg Past Presidents, 1863 - 1963Back: Black stamp '004144 -
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Photograph, J.T. Somerville, Photographer, Casterton, n.d
... Sourced from Casterton Town Hall (former Shire of Glenelg)...Black and white photo. Seven Shire of Glenelg Councillors...Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Sourced from Casterton Town Hall (former Shire of Glenelg)Black and white photo. Seven Shire of Glenelg Councillors planting a tree in a rural setting.Back: Round, purple, photographer's stamp. -
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Functional object - Hole Punch, n.d
... Heavy duty metal 'Velos' hole punch used at Glenelg Shire...Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Heavy duty metal 'Velos' hole punch used at Glenelg Shire Council ( and most likely former Town /City Council) Metric, so most likely made after early 1970'sFront: Heavy Duty Velos Trade Mark Perforator Made in England NO 4376 Back: RP. 102/10 -
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Photograph - Photograph - Tree Planting, n.d
... Sourced from Casterton Town Hall (Former Shire of Glenelg)...Black and white photo. Five Shire of Glenelg Councillors...Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Sourced from Casterton Town Hall (Former Shire of Glenelg)Black and white photo. Five Shire of Glenelg Councillors, planting tree in memory of Dame Mary GilmoreBack: 'Crs. J. Little, - Waltham, J. Clarke, D. Mitchell, N. McLeod Secretary planting Dame Mary Gilmore Tree', handwritten in blue biro. Round, purple, photographer's stamp. -
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Souvenir - Envelope - First Day Cover, Jun-04
... cancelled 16 June 2004, at Portland. Glenelg Shire logo, bottom...Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Envelope, 1st Day Cover, first use of the whale post mark in 2004. Photo of whale breaching, on left, 50 cent stamp cancelled 16 June 2004, at Portland. Glenelg Shire logo, bottom right.first day cover, stationery, souvenir, shale, portland -
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Administrative record - Videotape - Portland promotional video 1989, Powerhouse Productions, Portland - Victoria's Birth Place, 1989
... Glenelg Shire Council...Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Glenelg Shire CouncilFront: Side - 'Client' Portland Tourism Authority Title: "Portland Promotional Video" Date: 1989. Duration 15 mins
