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Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Group of Firemen, Portland Victoria, n.d
Black and white photo of 13 firemen posing as a group. All wearing shirts with 'PORTLAND' across the front. Man centre front holding nozzle from fire hoseBack: '9 - 5' - handwritten, pencil -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph, n.d
Black and white photo mounted on grey card. Photo taken from middle of intersection of Percy and Julia St's. St. Stephens Anglican Church in centre, fire station, 'Annesley' and Dr. Grier's house in Julia St, west: Plume garage, other shops in Percy St. south.Back: 'B. Vivian' - pencil -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Document - Menu - Henty Hotel, Portland Victoria, 09/05/1957
Dinner menu, Hotel Henty, 9th May 1957. Glossy white card, decorated to resemble an old scroll; menu typed on 'scroll'. Top left corner, coloured illustration of 2 men in front of an open fire, dressed in period costumeBack: Hand written signatures of guests - blue biro -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Administrative record - Insurance Policy and Envelope - Sun Insurance, Jul-33
a. Sun Insurance Office fire policy for a 'Thurmer' piano. Insured Mrs. Ellen Greta Vivian, sum insured £50, premium £-6:4d; period of insurance - 1 July 1933 to 1 July 1934 b. Envelope for Insurance Policy, from Sun Insurance Office Ltd, addressed to H. Day Esq. Portland. Franked Melbourne 10.30 pm 9 July 1933Front: 'Piano' -handwritten in pencilinsurance documents, vivian family documents, piano insurance, sun insurance -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Cannon Firing, Portland Victoria, 19/11/1984
Coloured photo. Firing of the cannon, Battery Point, Portland's 150th Anniversary celebrationscannon, portland battery, portland 150th anniversary -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Administrative record - House Insurance Policy - Herbert Leslie Vivian, 19/02/1949
... Sun Insurance Office Limited Fire Insurance Policy, house... Insurance Office Limited Fire Insurance Policy, house and contents ...Sun Insurance Office Limited Fire Insurance Policy, house and contents, Otway St. Portland. Insured Herbert Leslie Vivian, sum insured: £200.0.0 Premium £-19.10, from 7/3/1949 to 7/3/1950. Printed form. Replacing policy No. F.13994861, due 7/3/1949, for £100.0.0vivian family records, house insurance, otway street portland, herbert l vivian -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Legal record - Insurance Policy - Ellen Vivian, Otway Street, Portland, n.d
Sun Insurance Office Limited Fire Policy, in the name of Mrs. Ellen Greta Vivian, on building at Otway St. Portland, in the sum of £400; premium £2.10.4. Period of insurance 18/11/29 to 18/11/30. Printed form, details typed in. Policy originally in the name of Herbert Leslie Vivian, transfer to Ellen Greta Vivian, typed on to side of policy, dated 18th April, 1935. His name crossed out in red pen, hers written in red pen.vivian family records, house insurance, sun insurance, otway street, portland -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Document - Insurance Policy, 04/01/1932
Identifying numbers 8313 a, b a. The Manchester Assurance Company, Fire Policy, for two buildings in Percy St. Portland. Insured Herbert Leslie Vivian, sum insured: No.1 - £30, No. 2 - £20, stock in trade: £135. Premium £-.18.11, 4/3/1931 to 4/3/1932. Printed form, details typed in. b. Envelope for a. brown, company envelope, hand addressed to 'H.L. Vivian Esq., Percy St. Portland'hl vivian saddler -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Souvenir - Carmel Wallace's 'Illuminated by Fire' project performance in Melbourne, July 2011, Carmel Wallace, Artist; photo: Grant Wallace, ILLUMINATED BY FIRE, 2011
Printed flyer, Carmel Wallace's 'Illuminated by Fire' project performance in Melbourne, July 2011. Photo of replica New Zealander on Yarra river at night, with fireworks exploding. Reverse has history of project, and sponsors' logos. -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Financial record - Receipt - renewal of insurance for Portland Free Library and Museum, 14/01/1921
Renewal receipt, National Fire and Marine Insurance Company of New Zealand Limited Accident Department, Portland Agency, to committee of the Portland Free Public Library and Museum. Printed form, white paper, blue company details, completed in purple type. workers' compensation policy A/23814portland free library and museum, insurance -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Personal Effects, vesta case silver, c1900
A Vesta case is a small, portable box / safe to carry matches that came into use around the 1830s and was produced extensively between 1890 and 1920. During this period, almost everyone carried strike-anywhere matches, so they could light stoves, lanterns and other devices. Early matches were unreliable and prone to ignite from rubbing on one another or spontaneously. Accordingly, most people carried a match safe / box to house their matches. Wealthy people had match safes made of gold or silver, while common folk had ones made of tin or brass.C 1900 A small silver vesta case, with a roughened strike plate, to hold matches for lighting fires, lamps, cigarettes or pipes. The tin case has been embossed with a bird and floral design on the front and back Embossed with bird and floral design on the front and back .jewellery, personal effects, craftwork, vesta case, lights, candles, safety matches, moorabbin, brighton, bentleigh, cheltenham, early settlers, pioneers -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Fire Engine, 1970s
Photographic print of a rephotographed photograph. Image shows timber building with open door, "FIRE ENGINE', painted above door. Fire cart in front of building.Front: 'Fire Station' - green ink Back: 'Fire station between parsonage and Church of England' - blue birofire station, fire engine -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Functional object - Folder - Royal Insurance Company Fire, n.d
Folder/ cover for documents, heavy mushroom-coloured card. 'ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY FIRE' in gold print, inside red shield, with gold border and red and gold crown. Inside cover of folder has information about fire insurance. agent's name: John Maddock -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Clothing - Shoulder Flash, n.d
Woven shoulder flash, red with embroidered 'COLERAINE URBAN FIRE BRIGADE', dark blue. Back of shoulder flash, black fabric.'COLERAINE URBAN FIRE BRIGADE' -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Clothing - Shoulder Flash - Casterton Urban Fire Brigade, n.d
Casterton Fire Brigade was established in 1898.Woven shoulder flash, red with dark blue embroidered 'CASTERTON URBAN FIRE BRIGADE'. Back of shoulder flash, black fabric.casterton, mens uniform, mens clothing, fire brigade, cfa -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Slide - Slide - Cashmore Airport, Portland, 1980s
Coloured slide. Grader working near an area of fire.portland airport, cashmore airport, construction, engineering -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Dam at Chetwynd, n.d
Sourced from Casterton Town Hall (former Shire of Glenelg)Coloured photograph. Fire prevention dam at Chetwynd. -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Sheet of 12 contact prints - Various historic Portland buildings and Landmarks, c. 1970
Sheet of 12 contact prints of rephotographed photographs. Identifying numbers 5711 a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j, k, l Measurements unframed (a, d, e, g, h, k, l)5 x 3.24.6 x 3 (b, c, f, i, j) Framed (d, g, h, k)5.3 x 3.65 x 3.5 (b, c, f, i, j) (a) All Saints Catholic Church (b) 'Blainslie' (c) Railway Line and Dutton's beach, towards Whalers Bluff (d) Lighthouse, Observatory Hill (e) North side Julia Sreet, looking west, Bank of Australasia (f) Fire station, C of E grounds (g) Julia Street from Percy Street intersection looking towards sea (h) Richmond House - W.M. Learmonth (i) London Inn (j) Julia Street. Hewly and Learmonth Woolstores, Bank of Australasia (k) View from Henty Beach - Old Town Hall (l) Annie Clark's ladies school -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Administrative record - Administrative record - Receipt fire insurance policy No. 166241 from National Fire and Marine Insurance Company of New Zealand Limited, 12/11/1917
Renewal receipt no. 13475, fire insurance policy No. 166241 from National Fire and Marine Insurance Company of New Zealand Limited, Portland Agency, to Committee of Management of Portland Free Public Library and Museum and Literary Institute (inc) for period 24 NOV 1917 TO 24 NOV 1918. White printed form, particulars in purple typeFront: '1509' - black ink, top right -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Administrative record - Administrative record - receipt Nation Fire and Marine Insurance Company of New Zealand Limited Accident Department, 12/01/1920
Renewal receipt, National Fire and Marine Insurance Company of New Zealand Limited, Accident Department, Portland Agency to Committee of Portland Free Public Library and Museum. Printed form, white paper, blue company details, completed in purple type. Workers' compensation Policy no A/23814 -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Document - Document - Memorandum from the National Fire and Marine Insurance Company of New Zealand, 10/04/1906
Memorandum from the National Fire and Marine Insurance Company of New Zealand to Mssrs W.P. Anderson and Co re showing of a biograph in the Free Public Library Hall, advising this would not prejudice policy no. 239842. White paper blue company details, green typeFront: Manager's signature, black pen -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Administrative record - Administrative record - Renewal receipt no. 45809, fire insurance policy no. 155892 from National Fire and Marine Insurance Company of New Zealand Limited, Portland Agency, 02/06/1921
Renewal receipt no. 45809, fire insurance policy no. 155892 from National Fire and Marine Insurance Company of New Zealand Limited, Portland Agency, to Committee of Management of Portland Free Public Library for period 8 June 1921 to 8 June 1922. White, printed form, details in purple typeFront: '1856' black ink, top right. 'Piano Insurance' - pencil, top right -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Administrative record - Administrative record - Renewal receipt no 31925, fire insurance policy no. 166241, from National Fire and Marine Insurance Company of New Zealand Limited, Portland Agency, 18/11/1919
Renewal receipt no 31925, fire insurance policy no. 166241, from National Fire and Marine Insurance Company of New Zealand Limited, Portland Agency, Committee of Management of Portland Free Public Library and Museum and Literary Institute (Inc.) for period 24 NOV 1919 - 24 NOV 1920. White printed form, particulars in purple type -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Letter - Letter - National Fire and Marine Insurance Company of New Zealand Limited, n.d
Letter from the National Fire and Marine Insurance Company of New Zealand Limited to KS Anderson re fire policy 326468 and Public Risk for Committee. White paper, blue company details, black type Free Public LibraryFront: Manager's signature and policy details, black pen -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Letter - Letter - National Fire and Marine Insurance Company of New Zealand Limited, 18/02/1908
Letter from the National Fire and Marine Insurance Company of New Zealand Limited to Secretary of Portland Free Public Library, giving permission for exhibition of moving pictures. Also particulars of insurance policy. white paper, blue company details, purple typeFront: Manager's signature and p.s. - black ink -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Letter - Letter - National Fire and Marine Insurance Company of New Zealand to Secretary of Portland Free Library, Museum and Literary Institute, 25/07/1906
Letter from National Fire and Marine Insurance Company of New Zealand to Secretary of Portland Free Library, Museum and Literary Institute, giving 'permission for the use of moveable and specially lighted scenery' at any time without extra charge. White paper, blue company details, purple typeBack: National Fire Insurance Company, July 26th 1906, - black pen -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Sheet of 12 contact prints - Various historic Portland buildings and Landmarks, c. 1970
Sheet of 12 contact prints of rephotographed photographs: Identifying numbers 5713 a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j, k, l, (a) A.R. Cruikshank & Co Warehouses, Cnr Percy and Julia Streets (b) Nuns Beach (c) F.H. Row - Jeweller, 16 Julia Street (d) All Saints Catholic Church (e) Residence at William Corney, 61 Bancroft Street (f) 'Claremont' (g) Victoria Hotel (h) Fire Station - Cof E grounds (i) 'Oak Park' (j) 'Greenmount' (k) Annie Clarks ladies school (l) Builders Inn, Julia StreetFront: (b) Nuns Beach (h) Fire Station -
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Document - Document - Memorandum from National Fire and Marine Insurance Company of New Zealand, 28/07/1903
Memorandum from National Fire and Marine Insurance Company of New Zealand to W.P. Anderson, re use of oil heaters in the Free Public Library, stating no endorsement on the insurance policy was necessary. White paper, blue company address, green type.Front: Manager's signature black pen -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Administrative record - Administrative record - Receipt fire insurance policy no. 155892, from National Fire and Marine Insurance Company of New Zealand Limited, Portland Agency, 22/05/1919
Renewal receipt no. 28151 fire insurance policy no. 155892, from National Fire and Marine Insurance Company of New Zealand Limited, Portland Agency, to Committee of Management of Portland Free Public Library, for period 8 June 1919 to 8 June 1920. White printed form, details in purple typeFront: '1666' - black ink top right -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Administrative record - Administrative record - Renewal receipt no 49913 fire insurance policy no. 166241, from National Fire and Marine Insurance Company of New Zealand Limited, Portland Agency, 14/11/1921
Renewal receipt no 49913 fire insurance policy no. 166241, from National Fire and Marine Insurance Company of New Zealand Limited, Portland Agency, to Committee of Management of Portland Free Public Library and Museum and Literary Institute (Inc.) for period 24 Nov 1921 to 24 Nov 1922Front: 'Mr. WP Anderson' '1925 - black ink, top right