Part of suite of 16 Linocuts created for an exhibition at the Portland Arts centre for the Admella 150th Festival.Linocut. Tenth in a suite of 16, in the Admella Rescue series. Depicts Portland lifeboat. 3 crew members leaning leaning over sid eof life boat towards someone in water. Printed in black on white archival paper.Front: Linocut, Bob Stone. ...'Four heavy seas struck ... washing one man overhead, who was, however, picked up. Portland Guardian 18th August 1859' - Handwritten, black penadmella, shipwreck, portland lifeboat

Wooden pattern for mould for boat fitting. Hollow cylinder attached to curved piece, white tapers at other end. Section of shaped wood attached to either side of curved section. Painted white on top, sides and underside unpainted.

Photocopy of model plan for lines and general arrangement of SS 'Admella'. scale 1:48. Photocopy paper is parchment style. Plan used by 'Float-a-boat' model makers for the construction of the Admella model acquired by Grant District council.

Wooden pattern for mould for boat fitting. Half cylinder, 2 large and 2 small semi circles attached to round side of half cylinder. Painted orange, flat side unpainted. Nail sticking out from top.

Wooden pattern for mould for boat fittings. Round, flat base with cylindrical plug in centre. Sides slope up to smaller diameter at top, which is flat. Small wooden plug protruding from side of top section. Unpainted.

Wooden pattern for mould for boat fitting. Spider band, for top of mast. Two cylinders attached to one another, bottom cylinder has 6 short spokes, evenly placed around circumference. Painted orange, white base.

In 1990 City Librarian Wendy MORRIS commissioned Pat GRAINGER to co-ordinate a State and Council funded oral history project, the final product of which was a book printed in time for the 1992 Port Melbourne Festival. Having been sold out for two years, it was reprinted with funds from the City of Port Phillip Cultural Development fund just in time to be launched at the 2002 Festival launch held at Beacon Cove on a Yarra Tram, 22 March 2002.2002 reprint of "They Can Carry Me Out" - Memories of Port Melbourne Blue, perfect-bound paperback book with white title and black line conversion of photo of fishing boats in the Lagoon. 96 pp, reprinted March 2002fishermans bend, education - primary schools, piers and wharves - station pier, piers and wharves - waterside workers, education - kindergartens, celebrations fetes and exhibitions, transport - aviation and aerodrome, transport - ferries, transport - shipping, garden city, mission to seafarers, transport - railways, transport - horse, built environment - civic, built environment - domestic, built environment - commercial, built environment - industrial, town planning - proposals shelved - bayside, religion, arts and entertainment, livestock, sandridge lagoon, migrants, built environment - public housing, centenary bridge, local government - city of port melbourne, royal visits and occasions, police, sport - australian rules football, societies clubs unions and other organisations, natural environment, business and traders, war - world war ii, deaths and funerals, flood, domestic life, gasworks, health - general health, excelsior hall, public action campaigns, ada mary a'beckett kindergarten, wendy morris, pat grainger, g borer & co, johnny allsorts pawnbroker, mckenzies milkbar, galatos chocolates, j e earl pty ltd, faram brothers hardware, jack porritt, liardet family, porritts boot shop, vintage port worth preserving project, phyllis anderson, norman barry, david beazley, leonard george 'dugga' beazley, florence beazley, george beazley, brenda bedford, lettie bradley nee walsh, margaret bride nee polson, anne callaghan, beris campbell, tony cannatelli, john carroll, john cass, margaret couch nee smith, brian couldrey, delva crawford nee rees, 'buffie' rees, joan curtis, elvir dragovic, james edward earl, linda edman, jessie edwards, lisa edwards, trevor emmett, judy faram, doug faram, george faram, richard faram, thomas faram, allen faram, a g warren, james murdock, margaret mclean, minnie mclean, m b muir, susie fox, william gleeson, sylvia gleeson, arnold goetz, lilian 'lil' goss nee johnson, gladys gott nee mccabe, stan gravias, george henry (harry) gray, len greaney, charles hall, bertha harvey nee carey, r graham carey, mac hatfield, f patricia (pat) hawkins, tippo hayes, tom hills, bradley hinge, lloyd holmes, norah howard nee mallet, voula hronakis, lorna johnson, diane keating nee bradley, alison kelly, june kirby, bob knell, tommy lahiff, nicole lalande, bill lane, kathleen lane nee moore, j s lang, ron laing, beverley lewis, andy libbis, peter libbis, emily lock, may lowe nee irving, wendy lowenstein, micael lucas, ted mccarthy, laura mcgill nee irving, vin mcnamara, elsie median nee mccabe, maree menzel, marie mills, marlene mitchell nee sharp, david moloney, ari pipilikas, ada polson nee bellion, les profitt, ted rohan, elizabeth saunders, vanessa savvaidis, prudence sheil, chutathip silpiphat, voula skourakis, flo stark, ted tobin, thelma todd, barbara villani, erica wilson, harry bocquet, nott street state school, port melbourne library, port melbourne temperance hall, swallow & ariell ltd, business and traders - hotels

This issue contains articles on the McMahon brothers voyage to Sydney by rowing boat, Dorothy Humphreys Soprano, Photographers Bert Boardman and Neil Macfarlane, Aboriginal historical sites on the Snowy river, Wilson's Promontory National Park, Crosslea Hphotography, aboriginals, ships and shipping

This is one of Lakes Entrances oldest buildings, Alexander Murray built KiaOra House on this site in 1899 Old catalogue number 310Sepia toned copy of postcard showing impression of A Murrays cash store on Esplanade, drawing shows buggy and pair of horses in front of store, woman in long gown on footpath, jetty and row boat on shoreline Lakes Entrance VictoriaAlexander Murray Commission Agent Wattle Bark and Hide Merchant Lakes Entrance Cunninghameaccommodation, guesthouses, tourism

Life Governor certificates were given to those who supported the RVIB either through certain levels of financial contribution or by activities undertaken to support the institute. In this example, S.J. Riches was awarded a governorship in July 1950.1 x cream coloured page with brown writing and images (front view of St Kilda Road building across top, and pictures of a man weaving a mat, children using a large tactile globe and people rowing boats)Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind St Kilda Road, Melbourne President: J. Lewis Carnegie, Esq. JP Vice-Presidents: L.F. Miller, Esq. , James Angus, Esq. Hon. Treasurer: R.S Couche, Esq. Members: P. Warford Mein, Esq. Harold E. Brookes, Esq. W. Purves Smith, Esq. W.E. Cash, Esq., JP Dr. W.B. Vance Cr. Baron Marks, JP Industry, Education, Recreation This is to certify that S.J. Leslie Riches, Esq. has been appointed a Life Governor of the Institute. J. Lewis Carnegie President S. W. Hedger Superintendent & Secretaryroyal victorian institute for the blind

Previously owned by Peter Carrison, Bruce's father-in-law, a carpenter and boat-builder. Claimed to have been originally used by the Henty brothers.Caulking tool used for prying leaking wooden planks open so leak can be plugged with pitch and hemp. Has a wooden handle.

Also another black and white photograph of same scene different angle crop of maize shown, boat on river possibly PS TanjilSepia toned photograph of view across the Tambo River looking eastward from Stephensons Road corner of Riversdale farm on right Redenback House in distance Swan Reach to Bruthen road shown with rinbarked trees on hill Tambo Upper Victoriatownship