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Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionDomestic object - Doll's tea Set, n.d
... Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Porcelain plate with stamped relief pattern around edges. Transfer image of a violet in centre of plate. Glazed with green glaze around edge, white elsewhere. Porcelain teacup with stamped relief pattern and transfer of violets and green leaves. Gold paint highlights design elements and rim of teacup. Green glaze in decoration, clear/white glaze elsewhere. Items measures: Plate: Dia: 9.7 Depth: 1.2, Saucer: Dia 8.6, Cup: Dia Top: 5.5 Dia Base: 2.2 -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionFunctional object - Pocket Watch, 1832-1833
... Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Watch worn by Ben Roachfort, passenger on the 'Admella', survived wreck of 'Admella' in 1859.Brass watch with ivory face, in a hallmarked sterling silver pair case. Hallmarks: Assay mark - Lion passant - Sterling silver. 925 purity. Town mark - London (uncrowned leopard's head). Date mark - 1832-1833. Makers mark - HD (unknown silversmith) Pocket watch measures diameter 5 cm x depth 1.7cmFront: Movement is marked "SLOW FAST".admella -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionSouvenir - Souvenir Champagne Flute, c. 1990
... Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Clear glass champagne flute. Gold rim round top. Image of Christ Church, Casterton, in gold.souvenir of casterton, christ church, glass, champagne -
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Document - Military Submission, Defences of the Colony, 1864
... Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...1864 group of 4 submissions bound in to one document. Heavy paper sewn together with twine, black print on white.portland battery, military, major scratchley, commodore wiseman, governor, john ferres -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionBook - Bible, Brown's Self-Interpreting Family Bible, n.d
... Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Large bible. Leather bound with brass clasps engraved with a decorative pattern. Gold decorations on front cover, on spine, and a gold decorative border on back cover with embossed pattern in centre. Cover bears words "THE HOLY SCRIPTURES WHICH-MAKE-WISE UNTO SALVATION", within a decorative pattern. Incised brass edges to front and back cover. Gold paint and hand-coloured decorative title page. (see Object File).bible, religion -
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Pamphlet, Portland Holiday Centre of the South West, 1970s
... Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Trifold pamphlet 'Portland Holiday Centre of the South West'. Coloured photos, map, tours and information. -
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Book, THE CAMBRIDGE HISTORICAL READERS, c. 1914
... Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Hard back, olive black print and outline of tower spires. 'British History text, black and white photographs and maps -
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Pamphlet - PROGRAMME, Back to Portland Celebrations Programme, Nov-49
... Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Same as 8038, (Back to Portland celebrations), but two programmes joined together with sticky tape, so the complete programme can be seen. -
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Pamphlet, Portland Rifle Club Rules, n.d
... Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Two 4 page pamphlets, listing the rules of the Portland Rifle Club, white paper, black print -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Book - Bible and Prayer Book, The Book of Common Prayer, 1821
... Cliff Street Portland great-ocean-road Displayed in History ...Burgundy leather-bound text with board covers and gilt edged pages. Title on spine in gold lettering. Eight horizontal lines in gold on spine and thin gold line borders on covers. Gold decorative edge on internal leather of covers.religious book -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Book, Victorian Municipal Directory 1980: State guide and water supply record for 1980, 1980-1989
... Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Red cloth - covered book. 1055 pp. -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Book, Richard II, c. 1944
... Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Book of William Shakespeare's play 'Richard II'. Red cloth limp cover, black print, publisher's logo and decoration -
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Pamphlet - BROCHURE, Portland Aluminium Smelter, n.d
... Two tri-fold brochures produced by Portland Aluminium...Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Two tri-fold brochures produced by Portland Aluminium. Contains history, economic importance, and manufacturing information. Black and white. Blue 'PORTLAND ALUMINIUM SMELTER' on front, above aerial photo of smelter. Back has diagram of smelter, area marked with blue numbers to match legend.portland aluminium smelter -
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Book - no name, Unknown, n.d
... Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Unknown -
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Book - Ledger, Prescription Book, December 1950 - October 1952, 1950-1952
... Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Green cardboard cover. Maroon fabric spine and corners. Gold letering on spine. Brown marbled fly leaf. -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Book - Ledger, Prescription Book, August 1954 - July 1955, 1954-1955
... Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Green fabric cover. Red leather corners and spine. Brown and white marbled fly leaf. -
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Book, FLORENCE GODFREY'S FAITH, c. 1883
... Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Novel, Florence Godfrey's Faith' by Mrs. E.R. Pitman. Hard cover, bronze background, gold lettering, red and black decoration. Black and white illustrations -
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Book, THE AUSTRALIAN CITIZEN, c. 1912
... Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Hardback, blue, black print and decoration, black and white photos. Political science textbook - an elementary account of civic rights and duties of Australians -
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Pamphlet - PROMOTIONAL BOOKLET, 'Welcome to Portland', n.d
... Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Promotional booklet. 16 pages. 'Welcome to Portland'. Black and white image of Tourist Information Centre on front. Contains information on Portland and District, and advertisements for accommodation, restaurants etc. -
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Book - Ledger, Prescription Book, June 1920 - February 1921, 1920-1921
... Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Cream fabric cover and spine. Red band - gold writing on spine. 20 in ink on spine. Brown and blue marbled fly leaf. -
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Pamphlet - BROCHURE, Port of Portland, 1980-1989
... Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Full colour brochure for Port of Portland, contains Port information and trade statistics 1978 - 1990 -
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Pamphlet - BROCHURE, Victoria's Historic Post Offices - Portland, n.d
... Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Tri-fold brochure, blue and green card, white print. Victoria's Historic Post Offices - Portland, issued by Public Relations Office, Australia Post, for Victoria's 150th. Brochure contains images of Portland's Post Offices, 1857 - 1963 -
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Book, Official History of Australia in the War of 1914-18, n.d
... Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Cloth-covered spine and board covers, maroon. Impressed border on edge of each cover. -
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Book, DON CAMILLO OMNIBUS, c. 1956
... Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Book hardcover, grey, red and gold label on spine. Collection of 3 stories by Giovanni Guareschi, translated from Italian -
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Book, The Christian Age, 1874-5, Vol. IX, 1874
... Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Leather-bound spine and cover corners, black text and graphics on spine in gold and red. Bound copies of "The Christian Age" for 1874. -
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Book, Gately's Universal Educator, 1886
... Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Dark green cloth cover, impressed graphics on cover and spine, black, red and gold. Portland Free Library label inside front cover. A note describing an ordering procedure for the book attached to first page (dated 13 September 1886). -
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Book, GREAT CONTEMPORARIES, c. 1948
... Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Unknown -
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Booklet - BOOK, C.R.* FORMULARIES AND LECTURES OF THE ANCIENT ORDER OF FORESTERS FRIENDLY SOCIETY, n.d
... Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Forest green booklet, hardcover, embossed surface 'C. R.' in gold. White label stufk to inside front cover. 'Key for the solution of the Quarterly and Travelling Pass Words' -
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Book, C.R.* FORMULARIES AND LECTURES OF THE ANCIENT ORDER OF FORESTERS' FRIENDLY SOCIETY, n.d
... Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Forest green, self-embossed 'C.R. in gold, front coverancient order of foresters -
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Book - Ledger, Prescription Book, January 1976 - October 1976, 1976
... Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Red marbled vinyl cover. Maroon vinyl spine. Gold lettering on cover.suttons chemist, pharmacy
