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Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionFunctional object - Saucer, n.d
Displayed in History HouseWhite saucer with gold edgingFront: Base: Royal/Standard/Bone China/Englanddecorative item, bone china, saucer -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionContainer - Tin - flying duck over a pond, n.d
Displayed in History House.Metal tin and lid. Green paint with design of a flying duck above an orange pond, with a pink decorative roundel.Front: (no inscriptions)food storage, container, tin -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Award - Medallion - Royal Life Saving Society Medallion, Awarded to A. Hazelwood, 1939, 1939
Displayed at History House.Medallion - Royal Life Saving Society Medallion, Awarded to A. Hazelwood, 1939Front: Inverse: Royal Life Saving Society/Establish 1891 (around edge) Awarded/to/A. Hazelwood/V/1939 (centre) Back: Obverse: Quemcunque Miserum Videris Hominem Scias Royal (around edge) -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionPlant specimen - Black Coral, n.d
Displayed at History HouseOne branch of black coral. Measures 72 cm long -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionMemorabilia - Town of Portland - Float Decoration, Town of Portland: Float Decoration, n.d
Displayed in History House.Round board with print of town coat of arms affixed. Measures in diameter 71.2cm x Depth of 0.6cm -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionPlaque - Plaque - City of Portland Coat of Arms, 1986
Displayed in History HouseCarved relief coat of arms on a circular panel of pine. Two gannets on rocks holding aloft by ribbons a heraldic symbol. Measures in diameter 27cm x depth of 5.0cmFront: City of Portland (engraved, upper edge) Back: Made by/John Hatton September/1986 (pen, black) -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionContainer - Bottle - Bush's Benzoic Preservation Liquid, n.d
Displayed at History House.Brown glass bottle with label. Lid attached. Liquid inside to just over a third full. -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionFunctional object - Flash Gun - National Hyper Flash Gun, n.d
Displayed at History House.398.1 - Box. Original container, orange. 398.2 - Information sheet. 398.3 - Vinyl pouch, acqua. "National" printed on side. 398.4 - Collapsable flash gun. -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Document - Camera user Manuel, Bell and Howell, "Bell and Howell Autoload Zoom Reflex Manual", 1964
Displayed in History HouseBlack and white manual for a camera. "Bell and Howell Autoload Zoom Reflex Manual". -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionDecorative object - Carved Emu Egg, n.d
Displayed at History House.Carved emu egg. Depicts silhouette of a woman in profile, an emu and a swan within decorative borders of a leaf-design. Brown on cream field: i.e.-pigment on relief areas and white/cream layer is one of inner layers of shell. -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionAnimal specimen - Egg - Emu Egg, n.d
Displayed at History House.Emu egg uncarved. Deep brown-green colour. -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionDecorative object - Wooden Decoration, Portland Municipality: Float Decoration, n.d
Displayed in History HouseCircle of wood with paper printed with Portland Municipality coat of arms affixed.souvenir, portland, coat of arms -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionBook, Facsimile of Address from The Old Colonists of Victoria to H.R.H. The Duke of Edinburgh K.G, 1867
Displayed in History House.Facsimile book bound in blue cloth board covers with burgundy leather spine and edges. -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionSign - Sign - Town of Portland. Disorderly Persons, n.d
Displayed at History House.Framed cotton cloth on board. Walnut finish frame with gold inner edge. Text in black ink. Town of Portland. Disorderly Persons......signage, civic order -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionAccessory - School Satchel, n.d
Displayed in History House.Brown leather bag with long leather strap, and two front buckles and straps.Front: Inside flap: Charlotte Bradshaw/85 Parsons Street/Sunshine 3020/Tel: 312-2807school bag, childhood, satchel -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Accessory - Badge - Proclamation Day, November 19th, 1949, 1949
Displayed at History HouseCoat of arms in blue within an orange outer rim. Metal badge with paper image under hard plastic covering. Metal pin on back.Front: Proclamation Day. November 19th 1949 (outer rim) Town of Portland. Vic./1855 (inner rim) -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Medal - Medal - presented to James Kean for the rescue of Lewis Lyne at Cape Grant, 1899, 1899
Displayed at History House.James Kean was also part of the Portland Lifeboat crew that helped in the Admella shipwreckIn Grateful Recognition of the Brave Rescue of Lewis S. Lyne at Cape Grant, March 7th, 1899, by James R. Keanjames kean, portland lifeboat, admella -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionFilm, 1950s
Displayed at History House.Exposed and un-developed VP120 film in box. Kodak Verichrome Pan Black and White FilmFront: - Back: - -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionFunctional object - Cup and saucer, n.d
Displayed at History House.378.1 Large teacup with a "willow pattern" style design around outside edge and at base of cup. Blue and white. Worn gold rim around edge and on handle. 378.2 "Willow pattern" style design in blue and white on saucer, with decorative gold line on edge and set 2cms within edge. -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionMedal - Death Penny - Stephen George Jarrett, n.d
Displayed at History HouseBronze medallion with a relief depiction of a lion in profile, facing right, standing in front of a woman in Grecian robes, wearing a plumed helmet with a lion on it, and holding a trident in her right hand and a laurel wreath in her left hand. On left is a leaping dolphin.Front: E. CKP (lower right) He died for freedom and Honour (around edge) 10 (lower left) Stephen/George jarrett (centre right) Back: M (Lower centre)jarrett, death penny, world war i, wwi -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Book - Handwritten Recipe Book, 1896
Displayed in History House.Handwritten recipes in an exercise book.Front: "Saugil"/Jennie Opie/Hopworth Street/Echuca 4/1/96.recipes, personal records -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionFunctional object - Bottle, "Dobson Patent Rowlands Bottle", 1854-1916
Displayed in History HouseGlass bottle with moulded words on side. Impressed semi-spherical pattern near neck, forming a marble and rubber ring stopper (marble still in bottle) (possibly Dobson Patent type).Front: E. Rowlands/Ballarat/Melbourne/Katoomba/and/Sydney.bottle, domestic -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Accessory - Badge - Australia's Federation, 1901, 1901
Displayed at History House.Large badge with photographic black and white portrait of a woman in a high-necked black dress with a white cameo broach at the neck. Portrait is in an oval frame, within a decorative design depicting two heraldic flags on either side and a crown on top. Text at base.Front: Australian/Federation/1901 (lower centre)federation, memorabilia, 1901 -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionPhotograph - Photographs - Aerial views of Portland and Cape Grant Quarry, 1957
Displayed in History House.Two photographs of aerial views in a wooden varnished frame.Front: Aerial view of Portland Harbour construction - Christmas 1957. (typed, under top image) Back: Bird's eye view of Cape Grant quarry - Christmas, 1957. (typed, under lower image)aerial photography, cape grant, portland harbour -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionGeological specimen - Zebra Coral, n.d
Displayed in History House.One branch of black and white striped coral.natural history, coral, marine ecology, southern reef -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Accessory - Badge - Back to Portland, November 14th to 21st, 1929, 1929
Displayed at History House.Metal round badge with faded image of a lifeboat under an open-sided cover shed. Colours: Blue, orange and green. Paper image under hard plastic surface. Metal back and pin.Front: Back to Portland/Nov. 14th to 21st 1929 (green print, around edge) Back: Side: Windsor MFG CB., 6 Albert St., Windsor (white print)back to portland, memorabilia, 1929 -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Souvenir - Badge, 1975
Displayed at History House.Green/blue and gold words and crest.Front: Maria Regina Angelorum CRUC. DUM SPIRO FIDO 1875-1975 -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionPhotograph - Photograph - Artillery on Parade in Portland, 1875
Displayed in History House.Black and white photograph depicting a double line of men in military uniform standing to attention with rifles. Wooden house in background centre.Front: (no inscription) Back: 3/(blue pen, upper left) N.T. (blue pen, upper centre left) History House/Donated by : Norma Trangmar/July 1994 (typed label, centre)military, artillery, parade, event -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Certificate - Certificate of Baptism - James Ward and Thomas Ward, 1854
Displayed in History House.Certified Extract of the Baptism Certificates of James Ward, 12th May 1838 and Thomas James Ward, 4th May 1836 Framed certificate. Page 21 of baptism register for Parish of Launceston in the County of Cornwall, Van Diemen's Land, 1838. Framed with 933.2, Baptism certificate of Thomas James Ward, 4th May 1836. Certified extracts from the Baptismal Registry, 28th June 1854. Carved acorns in frame.Back: Henry Ward Goldsmith/Late of Portland (black pencil, centre)baptism, family record, ward family -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionSouvenir - Decoration, Town of Portland: Float Decoration, n.d
Displayed in History HouseRound board with print of town coat of arms affixed.
