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Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionSlide - Slide - Cashmore Airport, Portland, 1980s
... Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Coloured slide. Side view of runway site. Several earth moving/vehicles/trucks in distance.portland airport, cashmore airport, portland development, construction -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Slide - Slide - Construction Portland/Cashmore Airport, c. 1980
... Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Coloured slide, Similar subject matter to 5264, taken from further away, showing details of shallow trench drain is in. Drain now partly covered. Grader on right edge of trench. -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionSculpture - Model - Model of Kingsley, c. 1996
... Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Made by Mr. A. Flederis.Large wooden model of two-storey turretted house with verandahs. Model is equipped with lights.Front: Signs reading "DONT TOUCH" (sic) attached. -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Slide - Slide - Cashmore Airport, Portland, 1980s
... Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Coloured slide of five light planes lined up on tarmac at airport.portland airport, cashmore airport, air travel, plane, aircraft -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Tool - Whale Harpoon, n.d
... Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...City of Portland Collection. Original use by Cheyenes Beach Whaling Co. Albany W.A. Garry Tonkin - Albany W.A. transferred ownership to Brendan Kurtze - Portland Vic. Who then donated object to the City of Portland. 1990's?Whale harpoon modern circa 1970's used in Albany W.A. Explosive head type. Distorted in use, steel, 4 hinged barbs and slotted swivel, tip can be screwed off to load explosives.Front: - Back: - -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Tool - Harpoon, n.d
... Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Part of the collection purchased from Brendan Kurtze by the City of Portland in 199..?Whaling implement, iron, painted gloss black, no handle, reconstructed handle sleeve.Front: - Back: - -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - framed collection Ships and industrial estates in Portland, n.d
... Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...UnknownFramed collection of photographs in brown timber frame, under glass. 1. T.S.S. 'Ixion' First vessel berth K.S. Anderson (1959); 2. M.V. 'Athel Princess', first vessel to load bulk oats (1961); 3. Cresco fertiliser - Lady Bay; 4. Portland Bay; 5. T.S.S. 'Ixion'; 6. Harbur industrial estate - Cape Grant area; 7. Harbour construction 1957; 8. Cape Grant quarry 1957.Front: T.S.S. 'Ixion' First vessel berth K.S. Anderson (1959)/ M.V. 'Athel Princess', first vessel to load bulk oats (1961)/ Cresco fertiliser - Lady Bay; 4. Portland Bay/ T.S.S. 'Ixion'/ Harbur industrial estate - Cape Grant area/ Harbour construction 1957/ Cape Grant quarry 1957. Back: (no inscriptions) -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Slide - Slide - Construction Portland/Cashmore Airport, c. 1980
... Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Coloured slide. Road making equipment working on runway site. -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Leisure object - CUP - From Childs Tea Set, n.d
... Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...White china cup, gold lustre trim and floral designBack: 'MADE IN JAPAN' -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionPhotograph - Photograph - framed collection of photographs and shipping certificates, n.d
... Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...UnknownFramed collection of photographs and shipping certificates in brown timber frame, under glass. 1. Captain Fawthrop; 2. lighter; 3. Henty's pier and original baths; 4. Baths, railway pier, Henty's jetty; 5. Percy St; 6. Railway & Bentinck St; 7. North Portland Railway Station; 8 & 9. 'Shipped' certificates.Front: Captain Fawthrop 'Shipped' certficates Lighter/ Henty's pier and originall baths/ Baths, railway pier, Henty's jetty/ Percy St/ Railway & Bentinck St/ North Portland Railway Station/ Back: (no inscriptions)captain fawthrop, lighter, hentys pier, original baths, baths, railway pier, hentys jetty, percy st, railway and bentinck st, north portland railway station, shipped certificates -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Functional object - Functional Object - Section of Lighthouse Lens, n.d
... Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Lens was once the spare lens of the Cape Nelson Lighthouse.|Lens on display in MDC, with interactive component provided by the piece of broken lens - for handling. Investigations underway to use a low-watt light in the lens, which is in working order. Photos in Supplementary File.Section of lighthouse lens.Front: (no inscriptions) -
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Functional object - Lamp chimney, n.d
... Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...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) -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Functional object - Fishing Float, n.d
... Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Handmade fishing float, top and bottom narrow sections - wood, central wider section - cork. Top section painted red with black and white bands, bottom dark green, narrow red band at junction of wood and cork. Cork section lacquered. Small wire ring and bottom end. -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Functional object - Functional Object - Section of Lighthouse Lens, n.d
... Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Lens was once the spare lens of the Cape Nelson Lighthouse.|Lens on display in MDC, with interactive component provided by the piece of broken lens - for handling. Investigations underway to use a low-watt light in the lens, which is in working order. Photos in Supplementary File.Section of lighthouse lens.Front: (no inscriptions) -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Functional object - Lamp chimney, n.d
... Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...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) -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Functional object - Lamp chimney, n.d
... Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...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) -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Print - Label, n.d
... Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Buff coloured cardboard label, with blue print 'Downes & Ralph Fancy Grade Apples'Back: Calculations handwritten in black biro -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Functional object - Key for clock, 1860
... Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Portland Free Library clockLarge metal key for clock. Painted black.Back: (no inscriptions visible) -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionMedal - Medal - Board of Trade Award for Gallantry in Saving Life, c. 1860
... Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Bronze medal presented to James Kean for his part in the rescue of the survivors from the wreck of the Admella on Carpenter's Rock, August 1859. Inverse: Profile portrait of a young woman with har in a Grecian bun, wearing a wreath of laurel leaves. Text around the edge. Obverse: relief depiction of five figures on surface of a ship deck. Man at the top of the image waving a cloth to attract the attention of a lifeboat in the background left.Front: AWARDED BY THE BOARD OF TRADE FOR GALLANTRY IN SAVING LIFE/ V.R. (around edge) B. Wyon SC (under portrait) Back: (no inscriptions) -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Functional object - Lamp chimney, n.d
... Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...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) -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Domestic object - Glass Dish, n.d
... Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Found at ship wreck site off Neve Valley by Abalone Diver some 10-15 years ago.Glass dish with pattern on sides and underside. Chipped on two corners. Scratched on most of the outside. Calcium deposits at one end. Rectangle shape. Glass tint slightly yellow.Front: - Back: - -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Functional object - Fishing Float, n.d
... Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Plastic fishing float, top section coloured orange, yellow and green with narrow bands of black between each colour. In clear cellophane packet. -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Functional object - Fishing Float, n.d
... Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Wooden handmade fishing float, painted red at top, blue centre, white bottom section. Metal coiled ring at junction of red and blue. Fine wire wrapped around white section, ring at bottom. -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Functional object - Fishing Float, n.d
... Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Handmade fishing float. Top and bottom narrow sections - wood, central wider section - cork. Top section painted orange with black and white bands; bottom section dark green, narrow red band at junction of wood and cork. Cork section lacquered. Small wire ring bottom end. -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Functional object - Sticker, 1995
... Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...In use by the Glenelg Shire Council 1995-March 2006Sticker with the Glenelg Shire Council logo on it.Front: GSC logo Back: (no inscriptions)glenelg shire council, administration, local government -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Container - Cardboard Packing Box, n.d
... Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Cardboard packing box, folded flat. Outside box white, with green and yellow logo for Portland Organic Fruit. -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Letter - Letter - Mr Williams to his daughter Eleanor Rebecca Jones, 17/10/1854
... Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...These letters came to Portland on the 'City of Sydney' under Captain Henderson. This ship was owned by the Henty brothers. Captain James Fawthrop was the harbour master at Portland and also captain of the Portland Lifeboat crew at the time of the wrecking of the Admella in 1859.Hand-written letter in glass bottle. Letter written by Mr Williams Jones, Launceston, to his daughter Eleanor Rebecca Jones who was staying with Captain James Fawthrop at Windsor Cottage, Portland.captain james fawthrop, letter, bottle, windsor cottage -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Print - Labels, n.d
... Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Two coloured paper labels for Cock Brand fancy apples. Blue background, red and green apple top right, rooster on yellow box with 'COCK BRAND' in red, on left. Dark blue stripe with yellow stars, packers details in dark blue, beneath stripe. -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionPhotograph - Photograph - Miss Dutton Beach, 1953
... Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Con Kroker CollectionBlack & White photo of a young woman in bathers & sandals, holding a posy of flowers & a trophy cup. She is wearing two sashes. One with Miss Dutton Beach 1953 on it, the other one ----of the ...1953 -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionPhotograph - Photograph - Anzac Memorial, n.d
... Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Con Kroker CollectionBlack & white photo. Part of the Memorial Triangle floral display for Anzac Day. The words "ANZAC & LEST WE FORGET" are formed with flowers arranged on the lawn in front of them memorial. Old Town Hall in background.
