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Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Book, E.N.T. HENRY, Historic Portland Street Names, 1972
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 -
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Book, 'Babes in the Basket', c. 1880
Children's book. Hard cover, green with black print and decoration. Spine has gold print. -
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Book, Princess Mary's Gift Book, 1914-1918
Book of short stories, by well-known authors, illustrated with coloured paintings and black and white sketches. Hard cover, black print, covered loosely with brown papershort stories, illustrated -
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Newspaper - Government Paper, John Ferres, Government Printer Melbourne, Volunteer Force, May-62
Government paper, May 1962. 'Volunteer Force', funds voted for medals, targets, incidentals. Blue/grey paper, black print -
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Book, Portland 1800 - 1920 (A Synopsis), c. 1966
Book, Portland synopsis 1800 - 1920. Light card cover, but with green print, sepia photos on front cover, early and later Portland -
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Magazine, Today Magazine, Historic Buildings Council, 1992
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 -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Book, Gordon Browne ' illustrator et al, 'In the King's Name', c. 1885
Children's book, hard cover. Front cover burgundy with green print and maritime and military illustrations. Gold section with 2 sailors in green. Back cover green. Spine green with gold print; burgundy with green and gold sailor carrying a barrel.henty -
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Newspaper - News Print - Songs of love, 1939-1945
Four page newsprint 'Songs of Love', with lyrics to songs -
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Book, PRESS OF THOMAS KELLY 358 & 360 BROOME STREET NEW YORK, The Universal Self Instructor Illustrated, 1880s
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 -
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Book, Billing & Sons, Printers, Guildford, Surrey, Babes in the Basket, n.d
Hard cover novel, burgundy, black print and decoration. -
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Book - Book - The English at the North Pole, c. 1883
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 -
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Book, Glenelg Shire, 150 Years in the Making, 2014
a) Book, Glenelg Shire, 150 Years in the Making. Produced by Glenelg Shire Council, launched July 2014. Card cover, views of early Portland front and back covers, sepia tones, Glenelg Shire logo on front. Black print, black and white and coloured photographs. Signed on the fly-leaf by the then premier of Victoria, Denis Napthine. 'Congrats to Glenelg Shire 150 years in the Making. Well done, Denis Napthine PREMIER July 2014' b) Envelope for the booklocal history, history of the glenelg shire, victoria, denis napthine -
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Book - Book - Shakespeare's play, WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, King Henry V, c. 1917
Book of William Shakespeare's play 'King Henry V',, the Junior School Shakespeare. Red cloth limp covers, black print. -
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Book, WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, Macbeth, c. 1946
Three witches tell the Scottish general Macbeth that he will be King of Scotland. Encouraged by his wife, Macbeth kills the king, becomes the new king, and kills more people out of paranoia. Civil war erupts to overthrow Macbeth, resulting in more death.Book of William Shakespeare's play, 'MacBeth', edited by A.W. Verity. Red hard cover, black print.Three witches tell the Scottish general Macbeth that he will be King of Scotland. Encouraged by his wife, Macbeth kills the king, becomes the new king, and kills more people out of paranoia. Civil war erupts to overthrow Macbeth, resulting in more death. -
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Book, Edited By W.A. Waller, A Victorian Mirror, c. 1947
An anthology of nineteenth century prose. Orange cloth, limp cover, black print. -
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Book, Robert Browning, c. 1941
Book about the life and works of Robert Browning. Soft cover, grey, black print. -
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Book, WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, The Merchant of Venice, c. 1905
Antonio, 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.Book of the William Shakespeare play, 'The Merchant of Venice', plus 'The Adventures of Giannetto' and other illustrative pieces. Dark red hard cover, gold print and decorationAntonio, 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. -
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Book, WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, Twelfth Night, n.d
Viola, separated from her twin Sebastian, dresses as a boy and works for the Duke Orsino, whom she falls in love with. Orsino is in love with the Countess Olivia, and sends Viola to court her for him, but Olivia falls for Viola instead. Sebastian arrives, causing a flood of mistaken identity, and marries Olivia. Viola then reveals she is a girl and marries Orsino.Book of the play by William Shakespeare, 'Twelfth Night' (The Junior School Shakespeare). Red cloth soft cover, black print.Viola, separated from her twin Sebastian, dresses as a boy and works for the Duke Orsino, whom she falls in love with. Orsino is in love with the Countess Olivia, and sends Viola to court her for him, but Olivia falls for Viola instead. Sebastian arrives, causing a flood of mistaken identity, and marries Olivia. Viola then reveals she is a girl and marries Orsino. -
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Book, A Varied Company, c. 1946
An anthology of poetry, essays, fiction, biographies and letters. Orange soft cloth cover, black print -
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Book, Ivanhoe (Abridged), c. 1914
Ivanhoe is the story of one of the remaining Anglo-Saxon noble families at a time when the nobility in England was overwhelmingly Norman. It follows the Saxon protagonist, Sir Wilfred of Ivanhoe, who is out of favour with his father for Sir Wilfred's allegiance to the Norman king Richard the Lionheart.Novel, 'Ivanhoe' by Sir Walter Scott. Tan hard cover, black print and decorationIvanhoe is the story of one of the remaining Anglo-Saxon noble families at a time when the nobility in England was overwhelmingly Norman. It follows the Saxon protagonist, Sir Wilfred of Ivanhoe, who is out of favour with his father for Sir Wilfred's allegiance to the Norman king Richard the Lionheart. -
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Book, Glenelg Shire, 150 Years in the Making, Jul-14
a) Book, Glenelg Shire, 150 Years in the Making. Produced by Glenelg Shire Council, launched July 2014. Card cover, views of early Portland front and back covers, sepia tones, Glenelg Shire logo on front. Black print, black and white and coloured photographs b) envelope for the book white with a Glenelg Shire logo printed on it.glenelg shire, local history, portland, nelson, dartmoor, heywood, casterton -
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Book, Stephanie: The Story of A Christian Maiden's Love, n.d
Novel, 'Stephanie' by Louis Veuillot, translated from the French by Mrs. Josephine Black. Dark green hard cover, embossed lettering and flowers in gold and black. Label glued to inside of front cover, white, black print: M.R.A. Library -
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Book, In Fealty to Apollo, c. 1944
An anthology of Australian and English Poetry for secondary school studentsAnthology of poetry, soft cover, yellow, black printAn anthology of Australian and English Poetry for secondary school students -
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Book, RUDYARD KIPLING, Captains Courageous, c. 1947
Captains Courageous: A Story of the Grand Banks is an 1897 novel by Rudyard Kipling that follows the adventures of fifteen-year-old Harvey Cheyne Jr., the spoiled son of a railroad tycoon, after he is saved from drowning by a Portuguese fisherman in the north Atlantic.Novel, hard cover, grey, spine gold, black printCaptains Courageous: A Story of the Grand Banks is an 1897 novel by Rudyard Kipling that follows the adventures of fifteen-year-old Harvey Cheyne Jr., the spoiled son of a railroad tycoon, after he is saved from drowning by a Portuguese fisherman in the north Atlantic. -
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Book, Children of the Dawn, c. 1914
A selection of ancient Greek tales and myths in a format suitable for young children.Collection of old tales of Greece Part II. Sage paperback, dark green print and decorationA selection of ancient Greek tales and myths in a format suitable for young children. -
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Book - Book - Wordsworth and Coleridge, c. 1947
Anthology of verse by Wordsworth and Coleridge. Orange limp cloth cover, black print -
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Book - Book - The Merchant of Venice, n.d
Book of the play by William Shakespeare, 'The Merchant of Venice', yellow paper back, black print -
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Book - Book - Percival Keene, c. 1895
Book, hard back, royal blue, gold print -
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Book, The White Rose of Deerham, c. 1878
Novel, hard cover, burgundy, black print and decoration -
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Book - Book - Twelfth Night, n.d
Book of William Shakespeare's play 'Twelfth Night' (The Junior Schools Shakespeare). Red cloth limp cover, black print