Part of the collection purchased from Brendan Kurtze by the City of Portland in 1990sHarpoon, whaling implement, iron, painted gloss black, perhaps original head only, reconstructed shaft and handle sleeve, no handle. Completed replica obvious after removing paint. Gordon Stokes 22 September 1998.harpoon, whaling, maritime

Fishing lure. Black feathers covering barbs of hook, metal spinner.fishing

Set of drawers constructed from 46 matchboxes of various brands. Labelled on ends of boxes ' A - Z', plus various other, in black ink. Some boxes not labelled. A number of the drawers contain metal letters for stamps/printing.industry, printing

Casterton Racing Club badge. Gold metal badge on black cord. Image of rider on horse 'Casterton Racing Club Member' on front; 'Not transferable season 1990-1991 81' on reverse.casterton race club, casterton

SOURCED FROM CASTERTON TOWN HALL (FORMER SHIRE OF GLENELG)Black and white photo, front view of Casterton Youth CentreBack: 'Youth Centre Cast.' handwritten, blue biro. Blue biro arrowed both ends, line drawn across photo. 3" written above linecasterton, casterton youth centre

The Star Theatre opened on 7th November 1925, with 991 seats located in orchestra and balcony levels. It was rebuilt to the plans of architect Geoffrey S. Richards, opening of 27th October 1937. In 2011, there was a small Star Cinema operating in the former balcony area. The main orchestra floor has been in use as a plumbers merchants, but is unused. The Star Cinema was closed in 2015 and is now in use as a church.Green card (folded) Cinema Program for 'Star Talkies' for weeks ending January 26 and February 2, 1935. Includes list of films, admission prices, where to buy tickets and whether the films are suitable or not suitable for a general audience.star cinema

Fishing lure, feathers covering barbs of hook. Metal spinner with high quality 2 and 6 stars engraved on it.fishing

Cotton tea towel. Green border, orange inner border with green leaves and yellow flowers. 'Dorset' (UK) - showing map and image from Portland, Dorset and other Dorset sites.Front: 'Made in Britain' 'Vista' 'all cotton' - black, bottom border.

Cream silk handkerchief, scalloped edge, gold-rimmed painted image of kookaburra in one corner, sitting on brand, pink flowers, green leaves, all outlined in gold paint 'KOOKABURRA' Greetings from Portland Vic' in gold paint, beneath imageportland, handkerchief, local history, costume, ladies accessories

Member's ticket for Portland Football Club, for season 1928. Member's signature illegible. Red card, black print. Hole punched in left side, piece of string threaded through to make a loop.Back: '63' in black penportland football club, portland, local history

Port of Portland Collection Bradken, originally Bradford and Kendall, began as a steel foundry in Sydney in 1920 and produced BK anvils at its factories in Alexandria and Mascot NSW. Leslie Bradford (General Manager) and Jim Kendall (Chief Mechanical Engineer), two BHP steelworks employees, got lucky at the races one day in 1920 and pledged their £15,000 winnings to start a steel foundry business. The horse they backed, ‘Jack Findlay’ completed a remarkable sequence of five wins during 1919 and 1920. With each win Leslie Bradford, Jim Kendall and a group of friends rolled-over their bets. By January 24, 1920 they had won a small fortune. On April 28 1920, the group used their winnings to establish the Alloy Steel Syndicate and build a steel foundry in Alexandria, Sydney to take advantage of what they saw as an untapped potential for industrial growth. Bradford Kendall Ltd was incorporated on 20th March 1922.Metal blacksmiths anvil. An anvil is used by blacksmiths to forge and shape his work pieces. The conical horn is used for hammering curved work pieces. The anvil is a common tool of the blacksmiths (‘smithies’) and other metalworkers. There has been very little change in the basic design of the anvil since Greek and Roman times. Blacksmith anvil, 5CWT, iron BK Sydney Australia.Front: 'BK SYDNEY AUST. 5CWT' Back: -port of portland, anvil, blacksmith, industry, bk anvil, bradken, brandford and kendall

Pool cue, wooden, belonged to H.L. Vivian. ' H.V.' scratched into wood near grip end '16 1/2 oz' etched into cue, about 1/3 length from grip end. Carry case brown leather, metal ring narrow end, flap to fold over opening. Light tan leather label with 'H.L. VIVIAN''16 1/2 oz' etched into cue, about 1/3 length from grip end. Carry case brown leather, metal ring narrow end, flap to fold over opening. Light tan leather label with 'H.L. VIVIAN'billiards, pool, cue, local history, portland, betty vivian collection

Two glass lantern slides in cardboard box, both showing men at working bees (two different images) at Hanlon Park. Photo on one glass slide, then another plain glass slide fixed over image. Slides bound with white adhesive tape. Box has maker's label on front, label advising what to do if slides are fault, on bottom.Front: a) 'Some of the 'BUSY-BEES' HANLON PARK PORTLAND ' written in black pen, top of slide 'SOME OF THE 'BEES' HANLON PARK PORTLAND' scratched into slide, bottom. b) 'SOME OF THE 'BEES' HANLON PARK PORTLAND' -pen, top of slide 'THE BEES HANLON PARK PORTLAND TOYE PHOTO' scratched into slide, bottom

Part of collection purchased from Brendan Kurtze by the City of Portland. Whaling industryWhaling implement, iron, painted gloss black, 2 prongs, short section of handle riveted into handle sleeve. The blubber fork was used to transfer sliced pieces of blubber, called "bible leaves", into the try pots for rendering or boiling it into oil. Bible leaves were thrown into the trypots with a blubber fork or blubber pike and heated until the whale oil tried out from them, much like the grease coming from bacon as it cooks. Care had to be taken not to burn the oil, but to be certain that all oil was extracted from the bible leaves.kurtze museum, whaling, blubber fork, maritime

Black and white colour photo. View over Portland, taking in Bentinck St, Baths, Railway Pier, beach from Golf links on the commonFront: 'Portland, from the Golf Links'. black script, lower left corner Back: Handwritten message from 'Geoff' to Miss L Hollowood' - black ink

Seal - Portland Boroughseal, administrative, portland borough

20/04/2000Wood and metal harpoon.

Purchased by Glenelg Shire from Kurtze's Museum. The Casino commenced West Coast Trade in 1882 after being purchased by the Belfast and Koroit Steam Navigation Co. The Casino came to an end in 10.7.1932 when it rolled over and sank at Apollo Bay. Casino built at Dundee Scotland 425 reg. tons.Life buoy, circular ring, canvas covered cork, rope loop fixed to 4 points on the outside edge. Painted white "SS CASINO" and "PORT FAIRY" lettered in black. 2 images of flags painted opposite sides of the 'front' of buoy. Ex SS CASINO wrecked 10.7.1932.Front: 'SS Casino' 'Port Fairy' Back: -

Part of collection purchased from Brendan Kurtze by the City of Portland in 199..?Whaling implement, iron, painted gloss black, no handle.

Black and white photo. Blacknose Point, from top of cliff, looking south, Lawrence Rocks in backgroundBack: 'Blacknose Point, Portland' - handwritten in black ink. '2' -pencilblacknose point, photography

Black and white photo taken from edge of cliff near lighthouse, looking south, Nun's Beach, harbour, town of PortlandBack: 'Portland from the Lighthouse' - handwritten in black ink. '10' in pencil

Black and white photo postcard, same as 7676 (man in rooster costume)Back: 'THE ROOSTER' AT THE "DIGGERS" SPORTS-CARNIVAL, PORTLAND, TOYE, PHOTO' - white print, bottom of postcarddiggers, sports carnival

Commemorating the Royal visit to Australia in 1954.Paper serviette, souvenir of Royal Visit to Australia, 1954. White, border of red lions rampant separated by Union Jacks, Australian flags. Four corners: emu, kangaroo, lion rampant, unicorn, red, white and blue shield shape, yellow border. Also in corners in yellow, 'ROYAL VISIT 1954' above yellow crownroyal visit, queen elizabeth ii

Back to Portland celebrations.Official programme, Back to Portland Celebrations, Nov. 1949, held on the occasion of the Proclamation of Portland as a Town, by His Excellency, Gen. Sir Dallas Brooks, Governor of Victoria. Cream card, black print, both sides, folded in half.sir dallas brooks, back to portland

Port of Portland Authority CollectionNavigation light, acetylene type. Steel and bronze body painted grey, glass lens cover, triangular sections; bronze and brass chimney painted grey silver. Thumb screw toggled latch.port of portland, navigation, maritime technology

Port of Portland Collection A barograph is a barometer that records the barometric pressure over time in graphical form. This instrument is also used to make a continuous recording of atmospheric pressure.Wooden case, glass sided (front and ends). Steel handle on top (brass plated) used from circa 1950's.port of portland, maritime, barograph

Placed in custody of M.H.A.C. by the Department of Natural Resources. See Charlie Cooper - believed that the items were confiscated from the public who have violated the law.Whale Bones. Approx 25 various types and sizes. 1 Jaw bone Right Whale skull, vertebrae.