City of Portland Collection|Kurtze Museum|19/4/2000Iron utensil featuring shaft with V shaped section on one end and solid cone shaped section on the other end. Painted with glossy black paint.

Dark green marbled hard cover book. Ancient Order of Foresters, UMD Nomination of Funeral Money Bookancient order of foresters, financial record, friendly society

(Previous collection, Exhibitions, Prizes, etc.) Displayed at History House. Used by Henty cordial company in Portland (?)Label with design of a ship of choppy waters in a roundel in upper right corner. Name of drink is in a white banner across lower centre. Henty Cordial Label - Raspberry and LemonFront: (text on label includes brand name, flavour of drink, etc...)

From the Bower Bird Museum, Vanda Savill's collection, Heywood. Museum closed 2006.Four-pronged anchor with concretion on stock and on some prongs.anchor, maritime, marine technology

From the collection of Brendon Kurtze. 19/4/2000Iron whaling lancewhaling, whale hunting, maritime

City of Portland Collection|19/4/2000Spherical glass sitting within white painted metal frame. Sitting on white painted metal circular base, with white painted metal cylindrical cover on top, with fluted vents, and fold-down handle.lamp, light

Cash book, hard cover, green marbled, brown leather binding. Members' contributions and expenses for Court The Hope (Portland), dating from 9 March 1878 - 24 Nov 1914 White label on cover '1878 - 1914'Back: inside back cover - small sketch map of the site of Foresters' Hall in Portland - black ink on white paper

Flyer advertising Upwelling Festival at Portland 3rd Nov, 2012. White card, blue and green motifs and print, Rotary club logo, front , bottom right. Reverse, list of activities, event sponsors.upwelling festival, marine ecology, whales, portland

Dark green, self-embossed hard cove booklet. 'S.C.R. in gold on front cover Sub-Chief Ranger assists the Chief Ranger in the duties of his office and is to give directions to the Senior and Junior Beadlesancient order of foresters, friendly society, administrative record

Found on Admella wreck by an Abalone Diver some time ago, perhaps 10 plus years. Store in donors shed since retrieval.Ceramic or clay bottle unlike milk or liquor bottle. Perhaps oil. Tan in colour. Charcoal like powder inside about 1cm deep. No lid, but appears it may have had one.Front: none visible Back: -

Accompanied "A Community View" Exhibition, CEMA Arts Centre, 198A catalogue for the 'A Community View' exhibition held at the Portland Arts Centre. 1984community art, portland cema

Notebook, green, hard cover, red spine, indented alphabetical sections. Contains hand written lists of members (not Portland but greater district)Front: inside front cover 14/6 top left, pencil white label, black print, maker's detailsancient order of foresters, friendly society, administrative record

Displayed at History House. Owned previously by Betty Vivian.Lighthouse surrounded by text banner reading "Back to Portland/1929". Brass design and text on blue background. Pin (brass) attached to back.Front: Back to Portland/1929 (around edge) Back: Stokes and Sons/Melbourne (lower centre)portland souvenir, 1929

(Previous collection, Exhibitions, Prizes, etc.) Displayed at History House. Used by Henty cordial company in Portland (?)Label with design of a ship of choppy waters in a roundel in upper right corner. Name of drink is in a white banner across lower centre.Front: (text on label includes brand name, flavour of drink, etc...)henty, cordial, drink, portland

Used by Peter Carrison, donor's father-in-law, who was a boat builder. Originally used by Henty brothers for wire cable splicing. A marlinspike (/ˈmɑːrlɪnspaɪk/, sometimes spelled marlin spike, marlinespike, or [archaic] marlingspike) is a tool used in marine ropework. Shaped in the form of a polished metal cone tapered to a rounded or flattened point, it is used in such tasks as unlaying rope for splicing, untying knots, drawing marline tight using a marlinspike hitch, and as a toggle joining ropes under tension in a belaying pin splice.Metal spike with timber knob/handle. Circular groove around head of knob, which has a nail inserted in itmarine technology, maritime industry, rope making, rope work

(Previous collection, Exhibitions, Prizes, etc.) Displayed at History House. Used by Henty cordial company in Portland (?)Label with design of a ship of choppy waters in a roundel in upper right corner. Name of drink is in a white banner across lower centre.Front: (text on label includes brand name, flavour of drink, etc...)henty, cordial, drink, portland

Part of the collection purchased from Brendan Kurtze by the City of Portland in 199..?Whaling implement, iron/steel. Painted gloss black, original head and a part of the shaft, reconstructed shaft and handle sleeve. No handle.Front: - Back: -whaling, whale hunting, maritime

City of Portland. The Portland Lifeboat was used in the rescue of survivors from the Admella shipwreck. It is also unique in its design having been based on a winning design from the RNLI in the UK and then adapted for Australian conditions. The Lifeboat is registered on the Victorian State Heritage Register.Wooden boat and cradle. Blue gunwales, rowers seats, and canvas buoyancy covers, white hull, grey under water line. White topsides. Boat supported by chine stringer port and starboard held by 4 steel props. Keel rests on cradle.Front: - Back: -portland lifeboat, admella, victorian state heritage register

Displayed in History House.Handwritten recipes in an exercise book.Front: "Saugil"/Jennie Opie/Hopworth Street/Echuca 4/1/96.recipes, personal records

William Rosevear was born around 1848 and in 1869, he married Margaret Morrison. He was a bootmaker at Condah for forty years. William enjoyed cricket and football and was a longtime goal umpire for the Condah football team.China mug with handle. White with hand-painted floral arrangement on each side, gold line on rim and base and touches on handle.Front: William Rosevear 1859 (gold copperplate, on side)rosevear, western district families, domestic item

Fishing lure. Black feathers covering shank of hook, no lead 'head'.

From Theo Jarrett's Archives, relating to his time as a Harbour Trust Commissioner2 sets of diaries kept by TCJarrett, funeral director and Harbour Trust commissioner. Contents refer to Portland Harbour Trust matters and other business matters. Set a) 5 diaries - red covers and binding Set b) 6 diaries - blue covers and bindingFront: 'COLLINS DIARY' Back: WITH YEAR, ONE BOOK PER YEAR, IN GOLD , EMBOSSED

(Previous collection, Exhibitions, Prizes, etc.) Displayed at History House. Used by Henty cordial company in PortlandLabel with design of a ship of choppy waters in a roundel in upper right corner. Name of drink is in a white banner across lower centre.Front: (text on label includes brand name, flavour of drink, etc...)