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Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Painting, A.S. Murray, Scene on the River Glenelg, c. 1894
Art Collection Previously located in History HouseThe painting depicts a large body of water surrounded by hills. The body of water extends from the front right corner through to the centre of the work. Predominately depicted in shades of brown, the body of water has a white centre with three birds (swans) sitting on the surface. In the foreground to the left of the water is a riverbank with a large brown tree. The background consists of a large blue/grey hillside and brown cloudless sky. The work has a gilded ornate frame with a gold mount and exposed canvas.Front: A.S. Murray Back: W.HAMER, 189 Sturt Street, Ballarat, VICTORIA BUILDINGS, OPPOSITE CITY FIRE BRIGADErevier glenelg, swans -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Painting, Nancy Malseed, Environment III, 1969
Art CollectionThe picture depicts trees with emus hiding amongst them. The trees are a cluster in the middle of a white background that gradually gets darker around the bottom and top edges. Mounted on a wooden backing which extends further then the picture, giving it a natural frame. No glass.Front: Malseed (brown paint, lower left.) Back: 1969- (Yellow circle sticker, top) 114 (small white sticker, top) Portland Art Gallery Trust (just short of top, white chalk) Nancy Malseed Environment 111 (1969) (strip of white paper, printed, top right) Malseed Environment 3 N.F.Scema, portland artists society -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Painting, Enid Denton, Flinders Ranges, 1963
CEMA Art Collection Winner of 1963 Portland Art Society Art Prize for category Watercolour. Included in the 1999 "Salvage" exhibition at CEMA Arts Centre.The painting depicts mountain ranges from an elevated position looking down across the mountains. The mountains in the foreground are predominantly shades of green, yellow and brown. The mountains in the background are various shades of blue and extend into a pale blue sky. The work has a grey painted frame with a white cardboard mount and glass.Front: E Denton (lower right, black paint) Back: ENID DENTON "FLINDERS RANGES" (1963) Watercolour (typed label) 1963 (yellow sticker) -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Booklet, A Homely Chat About Dairying, 09/1888
A booklet, containing a lecture on model dairies, 'A Homely Chat About Dairying'; delivered by Mr. D. Wilson, at the Centennial International Exhibition, 8th September 1888.centennial exhibition, melbourne exhibition building, 1888, dairy, rural industry -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Postcard - Postcard - Lighthouse Bluff, Portland, Victoria, The Rose Stereograph Company, n.d
Black and white photograph of a cliff face with a beach at the base. At the top of the cliff is a lighthouse. In the foreground is a grassy area and a wooden paling fence. A jetty extends into the harbour in the background.Front: THE ROSE SERIES. P. 1117/ COPYRIGHT (typed, lower left) LIGHTHOUSE BLUFF, PORTLAND, VICTORIA (typed, lower centre)postcard, portland view, lighthouse, tourism, communication, correspondence -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Sign - Luminescent Sign - Glenelg Shire Council, 1990s
In use by Council 1995 - March 2006A semi-circular piece of Perspex in a black plastic base containing light bulb and electrical wiring. Black electrical cord (2 metres) extends from lower left back of base. Sticky safety label attached to cord with safety assessment printing on it in pen.Front: (GSC logo) Back: (no inscriptions)glenelg shire council, signage -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Souvenir - Folding Beaker - Portland, Victoria, n.d
Folding beaker (or cup) consisting of cover and extendable vessel. The top of the cover has a colour paper-based image attached, of the Portland Harbour looking from the Henty Memorial on the ploughed field towards Cliff Street. -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Book, British and Foreign Bible Society, New Testament and Psalms, 1880s
religion; the bible;Black leather bound bible with extended edges to entirely cover bible at sides. Gilt words on front cover. Embossed double-line borders on covers, and embossed line and flower design on spine. Gilt edged pages. Some passages highlighted in blue pencil throughout book.religion; the bible; -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Functional object - Diving Suit, n.d
Port of Portland collectionSiebe Gorman six stud tyre diver's suit - fabric, (cotton) and vulcanised rubber, only one arm extended. Circa mid 20th century. 2 knee patches have separated from suit - placed inside neck.port of portland, marine, maritime, diving, sport -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - W Vivians Shop Rosebery, n.d
Black and white photo mounted on white card. Mr. W. Vivian's first shop Rosebery. Timber building, single storey, facade extends above roof. Six paned window, single door, water tank at side, sheds at rear. Mr. Vivian, wife and son (?H.L.. Vivian) standing outside door. Four horse collars lined up outside front of building.Back: 'Grandfather Vivian's First Shop, Rosebery' - handwritten, blue biro -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Historic Building with Mr and Mrs Vivian, n.d
Black and white photo. Timber single storey building, facade extends above roof. Single door, 4 pane window, extension on left; with garden in front. Mr. and Mrs. Vivian and 2 children standing in front of building, 4 horse collars leaning against front wall.Back: 'Grandfather Vivian's 2nd shop Rosebery' - handwritten, blue biro -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Print, Cape Nelson at Sunset, 1983-1984
CEMA Art Collection. Part of "A Community View" 150 years in Portland Screenprint Exhibition. Part of Angela Gee Residency 1983 and 1984.Laminated screenprint of four seagulls on a blue, orange and yellow diamond-shaped grid. The seagulls are created through black outline and shading. Seagulls are in various poses, all with wings extended. The grid alternates from blue diamond shapes to those which fade from orange at the top to yellow at the bottom. The grid is surrounded by a blue and white cloud-like border.Front: 12/20 Cape Nelson at Sunset. Catherine Taylor Back: 43 -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Painting - Painting (Henty Street Casterton), Untitled, 1995
The watercolour painting depicts a street scene with a grass hill in the background. The street forms the centre of the foreground and features a row of buildings and cars on both sides of the street. Long shadows extend from the buildings and trees with yellow leaves frame both edges of the work. Across the middle of the work green trees are used to separate the street from the hill in the background. The large grass hill features an outlined shape (Scout symbol) on the side and a building surrounded by trees on top. The work is mounted and framed in a brown and gold frame with glass.Front: Mervyn Hill/95 Back: Framing by W.D. & C.M. Davis RMB 1256 Casterton 3311 Phone (055) 75 3290 -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Slide - Slide - Cashmore Airport, Portland, 1980s
Coloured slide. Truck on left. Large tyre sitting up right on ground to left of truck. Large frount end loader to right of truck, with an excavator arm extending from side of loader, over tray on the truck. A workman standing between trucks.portland airport, cashmore airport, construction, engineering, development -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Functional object - Telescope, n.d
Extending telescope in attached leather case, with straps, separate cup shaped pieces of leather over eye piece and lensnavigational tool, navigation, maritime -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Plan - Ship Plan / Mould, n.d
Wooden pattern for mould for boat fitting. 'Saddle' shaped piece, flat on top section with mound shaped sides; slopes down each side to rectangular section, which extends either end. Painted orange/yellow. -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Plan - Ship Plan / Mould, n.d
Wooden pattern for mould for boat fitting. Semi circular, extending each side flat section. Painted orange. -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Plan - Ship Plan / Mould, n.d
Wooden pattern for mould for boat fitting. In two halves, joined by wooden dowels. Small cylinder one end, attached to centre of larger diameter cylinder, which extends into rectangular shape, curved one side, tapering to point at end. Painted orange. -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Tool - Ships Plans / Moulds, n.d
Wooden pattern for mould for boat fitting. Rectangular, one curved long edge, one straight. Two buttress shaped 'legs' attached to underside, reaching from shaped to straight side, then extending at right angles. Two small cylidners of differing diameters, attached to underside, one a top the other. Painted yellow/orange. -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Painting, Gardens Cottage Portland 1857, 1967
CEMA Art collectionThe painting depicts a blue stone building with green door. On either side of the door is a window and there is a chimney at either end of the roof. The side of the house closest to the viewer is overgrown with vegetation which extends up to and covers the chimney. To the right of the building is a green fence with a leaf-less tree behind. To the left of the building is a smaller green fence with several green trees behind. The work has a plain wooden frame with a mount and glass.Front: Gardens Cottage Portland 1857 Ruth Denny 1967 (black, handwritten) Back: Sticker: DEANS MU 8291 FOR FRAMING 346 LT. COLLINS ST., MELB. NO. 20438 Yellow sticker: 3033 -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Painting, A.S. Murray, Scene on the River Murray, n.d
Art collection Previously located in History HouseThe painting depicts a large body of water surrounded by tree-covered riverbank. Depicted in shades of blue and grey, the water features patches of brown and blue which illustrate the reflections of riverbank trees. In the foreground to the left of the water is a large tree which extends up to cover the top left skyline of the work. Featured in the background is a dense patch of trees completed in shades of blue. To the right of the water is a dense patch of trees completed in shades of brown and black. These trees reach into a purple and blue cloud-filled sky. The work has a gilded ornate frame with cardboard and gold mount and exposed canvas.Front: A.S. Murray Plaque attached to frame: SCENE on the RIVER MURRAY Back: (no inscriptions) -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Slide - Slide - - Construction Portland/Cashmore Airport, c. 1980
Coloured slide. Front on view of yellow and red prime mover, with its tray fully extended. -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Winches and chains, n.d
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Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Winches & Cables, n.d
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Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Winches, n.d
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Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Portland Harbour, n.d
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Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Main Breakwater construction, Portland, n.d
Port of Portland Authority Archivesport of portland archives, main breakwater, portland, harbour, construction -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Dutton Way, 1976
Port of Portland Authority ArchievesBack: Grey stamp Location - blue biro Dutton Way - pencil Date 30.6.76 - blue biro Time- blue biro Reference 74/10port of portland archives, dutton way -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Four Winches, n.d
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Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Leisure object - Toy Soldier, circa 1878
The toy soldier is a relic from the shipwreck of the LOCH ARD in 1878. It has a companion piece in the Flagstaff Hill collection. The toy soldier is unpainted, but the style of uniform, and the weapons carried (a musket and a basket-handled cutlass), indicate it is a representation of the Napoleonic Wars period from the beginning of the nineteenth century. Mass-produced toy soldiers made of cast metal (lead or tin) became popular during the 1800s. Heyde of Germany manufactured silhouette-shaped flat toy soldiers early in the century. Mignot of France released three-dimensional solid figures and later around 1893 W. Britain, a toy company became known for its die-cast lead toy soldiers. These innovations were designed to make sets of toy soldiers more affordable for middle and lower-class children, extending the market beyond the intricately made and hand-crafted replicas that were the preserve of the rich in the eighteenth century. Wooden military figures, specially carved and unpainted ones, were therefore not particularly common at the time when the Loch Ard foundered on Victoria’s southwest coast. Mignot was the first to sell unpainted soldiers, leaving their customers to fill in the colours according to their own patriotic preferences. It is, therefore, possible the two figures in the Flagstaff Hill collection were part of a new set intended for sale, rather than part of a passenger’s existing collection. Loch Ard History: The Loch Ard got its name from ”Loch Ard” a loch that lies to the west of Aberfoyle, and the east of Loch Lomond. It means "high lake" in Scottish Gaelic. The vessel belonged to the famous Loch Line which sailed many vessels from England to Australia. The Loch Ard was built in Glasgow by Barclay, Curle & Co. in 1873, the vessel was a three-masted square-rigged iron sailing ship that measured 79.87 meters in length, 11.58 m in width, and 7 m in depth with a gross tonnage of 1693 tons with a mainmast that measured a massive 45.7 m in height. Loch Ard made three trips to Australia and one trip to Calcutta before its fateful voyage. Loch Ard left England on March 2, 1878, under the command of 29-year-old Captain Gibbs, who was newly married. The ship was bound for Melbourne with a crew of 37, plus 17 passengers. The general cargo reflected the affluence of Melbourne at the time. Onboard were straw hats, umbrellas, perfumes, clay pipes, pianos, clocks, confectionery, linen and candles, as well as a heavier load of railway irons, cement, lead and copper. There were other items included that were intended for display in the Melbourne International Exhibition of 1880. The voyage to Port Phillip was long but uneventful. Then at 3 am on June 1, 1878, Captain Gibbs was expecting to see land. But the Loch Ard was running into a fog which greatly reduced visibility. Captain Gibbs was becoming anxious as there was no sign of land or the Cape Otway lighthouse. At 4 am the fog lifted and a lookout aloft announced that he could see breakers. The sheer cliffs of Victoria's west coast came into view, and Captain Gibbs realised that the ship was much closer to them than expected. He ordered as much sail to be set as time would permit and then attempted to steer the vessel out to sea. On coming head-on into the wind, the ship lost momentum, the sails fell limp and Loch Ard's bow swung back towards land. Gibbs then ordered the anchors to be released in an attempt to hold their position. The anchors sank some 50 fathoms - but did not hold. By this time the ship was among the breakers and the tall cliffs of Mutton Bird Island rose behind. Just half a mile from the coast, the ship's bow was suddenly pulled around by the anchor. The captain tried to tack out to sea, but the ship struck a reef at the base of Mutton Bird Island, near Port Campbell. Waves subsequently broke over the ship and the top deck became loosened from the hull. The masts and rigging came crashing down knocking passengers and crew overboard. When a lifeboat was finally launched, it crashed into the side of Loch Ard and capsized. Tom Pearce, who had launched the boat, managed to cling to its overturned hull and shelter beneath it. He drifted out to sea and then on the flood tide came into what is now known as Lochard Gorge. He swam to shore, bruised and dazed, and found a cave in which to shelter. Some of the crew stayed below deck to shelter from the falling rigging but drowned when the ship slipped off the reef into deeper water. Eva Carmichael a passenger had raced onto the deck to find out what was happening only to be confronted by towering cliffs looming above the stricken ship. In all the chaos, Captain Gibbs grabbed Eva and said, "If you are saved Eva, let my dear wife know that I died like a sailor". That was the last Eva Carmichael saw of the captain. She was swept off the ship by a huge wave. Eva saw Tom Pearce on a small rocky beach and yelled to attract his attention. He dived in and swam to the exhausted woman and dragged her to shore. He took her to the cave and broke the open case of brandy which had washed up on the beach. He opened a bottle to revive the unconscious woman. A few hours later Tom scaled a cliff in search of help. He followed hoof prints and came by chance upon two men from nearby Glenample Station three and a half miles away. In a complete state of exhaustion, he told the men of the tragedy. Tom then returned to the gorge while the two men rode back to the station to get help. By the time they reached Loch Ard Gorge, it was cold and dark. The two shipwreck survivors were taken to Glenample Station to recover. Eva stayed at the station for six weeks before returning to Ireland by steamship. In Melbourne, Tom Pearce received a hero's welcome. He was presented with the first gold medal of the Royal Humane Society of Victoria and a £1000 cheque from the Victorian Government. Concerts were performed to honour the young man's bravery and to raise money for those who lost family in the disaster. Of the 54 crew members and passengers on board, only two survived: the apprentice, Tom Pearce and the young woman passenger, Eva Carmichael, who lost her family in the tragedy. Ten days after the Lochard tragedy, salvage rights to the wreck were sold at auction for £2,120. Cargo valued at £3,000 was salvaged and placed on the beach, but most washed back into the sea when another storm developed. The wreck of Lochard still lies at the base of Mutton Bird Island. Much of the cargo has now been salvaged and some items were washed up into Lochard Gorge. Cargo and artefacts have also been illegally salvaged over many years before protective legislation was introduced in March 1982. One of the most unlikely pieces of cargo to have survived the shipwreck was a Minton majolica peacock- one of only nine in the world. The peacock was destined for the Melbourne 1880 International Exhibition. It had been well packed, which gave it adequate protection during the violent storm. Today the Minton peacock can be seen at the Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum in Warrnambool. From Australia's most dramatic shipwreck, it has now become Australia's most valuable shipwreck artifact and is one of very few 'objects' on the Victorian State Heritage Register.The toy soldier represents a 19th-century child's interest in military history. The item is one of two toy soldiers recovered from the Loch Ard in Flagstaff Hill's collection. The shipwreck of the Loch Ard is of significance for Victoria and is registered on the Victorian Heritage Register ( S 417). Flagstaff Hill has a varied collection of artefacts from Loch Ard and its collection is significant for being one of the largest accumulations of artefacts from this notable Victorian shipwreck of which the subject items are a small part. The collections of objects give us a snapshot of how we can interpret the story of this tragic event. The collection is also archaeologically significant as it represents aspects of Victoria's shipping history, allowing us to interpret Victoria's social and historical themes. Through is associated with the worst and best-known shipwreck in Victoria's history.An unpainted, cream-coloured toy soldier, recovered from the Loch Ard. The figure wears a Napoleonic Wars-era uniform, a plumed helmet, a short jacket with tails, bib-front trousers with button closure, straps crossed at the front and back, and epaulettes. The figure is in marching posture with one foot extended forward, and is bearing a musket at the slope-arms position, with a sabre or cutlass slung behind. It is unable to stand on its own. There are reddish-brown and orange-brown stains on the head and body. The body has seams along both sides that are uneven at the lower leg. There is a hole in the back and the inside is hollow. The material has a rough texture.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, flagstaff hill maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, loch ard, toy soldier, napoleonic uniforms, military toy, moulded soldier