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Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Pamphlet - BROCHURE, Victoria's Historic Post Offices - Portland, n.d
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 -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Book, Official History of Australia in the War of 1914-18, n.d
Cloth-covered spine and board covers, maroon. Impressed border on edge of each cover. -
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Book, DON CAMILLO OMNIBUS, c. 1956
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
Leather-bound spine and cover corners, black text and graphics on spine in gold and red. Bound copies of "The Christian Age" for 1874. -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Book, Charles E. Beale et al, Gately's Universal Educator, 1886
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
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Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Booklet - BOOK, C.R.* FORMULARIES AND LECTURES OF THE ANCIENT ORDER OF FORESTERS FRIENDLY SOCIETY, n.d
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' -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Book, BRO. G BROOK, PRINTER, WESTGATE, HUDDERSFIELD, C.R.* FORMULARIES AND LECTURES OF THE ANCIENT ORDER OF FORESTERS' FRIENDLY SOCIETY, n.d
Forest green, self-embossed 'C.R. in gold, front coverancient order of foresters -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Book - Ledger, Prescription Book, January 1976 - October 1976, 1976
Red marbled vinyl cover. Maroon vinyl spine. Gold lettering on cover.suttons chemist, pharmacy -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Book, Charles Lowe, Prince Bismarck. Vol 1: From Waterloo to Versailles, 1885
Red leather-bound spine and cover corners. Marbled design paper on covers (red, blue, green and fawn). -
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Book, The Christian Age, 1874-5, Vol. VI, 1874
Leather-bound spine and cover corners, black text and graphics on spine in gold and red. Bound copies of "The Christian Age" for 1874. -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Book, Thomas Campbell, The Poetical Works of Thomas Campbell, n.d
Brown cloth-covered spine and board covers, impressed graphics and text in black, green and gold.thomas campbell, poetry -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Domestic object - Label, n.d
Henty Cordials and Generated Waters, Portland, paper bottle label, Rasberry Cordial. Red background; green sailing ship on white, top right corner. Green and black print. -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Book, Charles Lowe, Prince Bismarck. Vol III: The German Empire, 1885
Red leather-bound spine and cover corners. Marbled design paper on covers (red, blue, green and fawn). -
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Book, W.F. Rae, Wilkes, Sheridan, Fox: The Opposition Under George the Third, 1874
Red leather-bound spine and cover corners, marbled design paper on covers, red, blue, green and fawn. -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Book, Osbert Sitwell; W.J. Davies, Collected Poems of W.H. Davies, n.d
Red cloth-covered cardboard covers and spine. Silver text on spine. Part of dust jacket attached to cover, graphics and text (orange and grey, flying swallow). -
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Book, Harold Nicolson, The Congress of Vienna, 1948
Dark green cloth-covered cardboard cover and spine. -
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Book, Clam & Taylor Bungay, The Poetical Works of William Cowper, n.d
Red cloth-covered spine and board covers. Impressed graphics and text in black, green and gold. -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Administrative record - Ledger, Prescription Book, April 1975 - January 1976 Local Chemist, 1975-1976
Red marbled vinyl cover. Maroon vinyl spine. Gold lettering on cover. Hand written. -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Book, Bill Collett et al, The Diary of Bridget Ledwith, 1990
Fictional account of the story of Bridget Ledwith - sole female survivor of the Admella ShipwreckShiny yellow card cover, red & brown text, brown and green drawing of a sinking ship. Fictional recreation of a first hand account of the wreck of the Admella by a local author. The story of the sole female survivor of the wreck - Bridget LedwithFictional account of the story of Bridget Ledwith - sole female survivor of the Admella Shipwreckadmella, bridget ledwith -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Book - Ledger, Prescription Book, July 1956 - April 1958, 1956-1958
Blue cloth cover. Maroon leather spine and corners. Gold lettering on spine. V on spine. -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Pamphlet - BROCHURE, Brochure - Port of Portland information and trade statistics 1983-88, n.d
White cardboard bi-fold brochure with red print. Port of Portland information and trade statistics 1983-88 -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Flag, n.d
Whale and triangle logo - Portland 150th -
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Container - Chocolate Box, Waratah Cafe Chocolate Box, 1910-1930
Displayed in History House.Cream-coloured cardboard box with lid and blue cotton handle. Glued at sides. Gold lettering within a decorative border on front and back. Decorative motif on lid. -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Functional object - Compass, Compass from ex-wreck of S.S. Barwon, 1860-1870
S.S. Barwon was built in 1868, 419 tons gross. 376 tons nett, length 172.3 feet, beam 21.6 ft depth 14 feet. Bound from Adelaide to Sydney when total wrecked in Bridgewater Bay 3 April 1871. Owned by the Henty's. No loss of life. The Master Captain Shoobert and the second mate were found guilty of faulty navigation.Compass - ex-wreck of S.S. Barwon, lost of Cape Bridgewater 1871. Gimballed in timber box, no lid, compass arm and glass missing.Front: (no inscriptions) Back: (no inscriptions)ss barwon ship -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Decorative object - BADGES, n.d
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Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Medal - Medallion, Smelter Medallion, 1987
Aluminium - circular impression of smelter. Reverse - Portland Aluminium Smelter First 100,000 Tonnes October 1987Front: n/a Back: PORTLAND ALUMINIUM SMELTER FIRST 100,000 TONNES/OCTOBER/1987/PITCHERportland aluminium -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Tool - Harpoon, n.d
City of Portland Collection|Kurtze Museum|19/4/2000Iron utensil featuring shaft with V shaped section on one end and soldi cone shaped section on the other end. Painted with glossy black paint. -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Functional object - Ships Plans/Moulds, Wooden pattern for mould for boat fitting, n.d
Wooden pattern for mould for boat fitting. Diamond shaped base, with rounded ends, disc attached to centre of base; cylinder attached to centre of disc; unpainted.Back: '1 OFF Brass' - blue biro -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Functional object - Lamp Chimney, n.d
Unknown. Perhaps navigation lights or marker buoys.Lamp chimneys in a white wooden box (reds, greens) with sliding lid. Lid is missing. Some chimneys appear used, some unused.Front: (no inscriptions) Back: (no inscriptions)