Plain green sash, cloth, hemmed, a narrow piece of lighter green ribbon attached to one of the long sides, abot a quarter of the way along. One join in the sash

Ostrich egg

Built in 1858 at the Port and Harbour Master's yard in Williamstown Victoria, the Portland Lifeboat was overseen by Harbour Master Charles Ferguson. It is understood to have been constructed from the same moulds used to build the Port Fairy Lifeboat, designed by William White, in 1857. Both boats are similar to the lifeboats designed in England by James Peake and adopted by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) in the UK. The Portland Lifeboat's 9.14 m (30 ft) long hull is double diagonally planked in New Zealand kauri, and many of the planks run from gunwale to gunwale in one piece under the inner keel section. Eucalyptus and oregon were used elsewhere and the local blacksmith made the iron work. The fastenings are copper. There are two flotation or buoyancy tanks at either end, with prominent whaleback style decking. Under the thwarts is a deck with scuppers so that the craft is both buoyant and self draining whenever large waves are taken aboard in rough conditions. The lifeboat was oar-powered with a sailing rig. The original rig was a lug mainsail, but this was replaced with a lug and headsail rig taken from a fishing boat in 1903. The lifeboat was manned by volunteer crews, mostly local fishermen from Portland. They maintained this service until 1915 when the boat was replaced with a new motorised craft. The lifeboat's most outstanding service was to the steamer ADMELLA in 1859 when the ship grounded on a reef off Cape Banks in South Australia, 150 km to the west of Portland. Survivors clung to the rigging in heavy seas for over a week and 89 people lost their lives in the shipwreck. Taken to the scene by the steamer LADY BIRD, the Portland Lifeboat was unable to assist until eight days after the ADMELLA's grounding when the seas abated enough for the lifeboat to manoeuvre close to the ship and rescue the last 19 survivors. Since its retirement in 1915 the lifeboat has been a memorial to those who manned it and those it rescued. For a long period it was on display in the Portland Gardens, first in the open and then under a canopy. In 2008 it was on display inside the Portland Maritime Discovery Centre, still in original condition complete with the rig from 1915. It is one of the oldest vessels of its type in Australia, and the world.Portland LifeboatPhotograph showing the Portland Lifeboatphotography, portland lifeboat, admella

Plain green sash, red fringe either end. *S, and crossed quill pens, gold and black, printed. Remains of faded red ribbon, 2 pieces, each about 1/4 of the way from each end, same side. Ancient Order of the Forestersancient order of foresters, accessory, costume, textiles, embroidery

Guilded Frame - Embossed with acorns. Mount - Maroon. Inner frame - Gold. Baths - In foreground. Sailing ship moored at pier. "Kingsley" on top of cliff.portland baths, public baths, kingsley, social history

Displayed in History House, (Photo cabinet)Super - 8 film reel in yellow canister. Label inside reads:Front: Fletcher Jones, Warrnambool, Joes House and Garden Warrnambool Pop. Is. Jean. Laurie Warrnambool. Views. Hills & Healesville. Portland Views and Oil Rig.

Anne Clarke was born in Devon around 1814 and arrived in Portland in 1854 aboard the "Francis Henty". She opened Portland's first "Ladies School" which she operated until 1891. Many young ladies from the Western District passed through the school, and in some cases, two generations of girls. It is thought that before coming to Australia, Anne taught at a school for the daughters of clergymen at Cowan Bridge, Lancashire, aptly named the Clergy Daughters' School. It was attended by the Bronte sisters and is said to have inspired the Lowood School in Charlotte Bronte's "Jane Eyre". Anne Clarke never married and died in Portland in 1892.Photographic print of a rephotographed photograph. Image of single storey building, front view, verandah, wooden shingle roof. A number of girls of various ages and some adults, standing on verandah. Annie Clarke's ladies school, 52 Gawler Street.anne clarke, seminary for young ladies, gawler street, portland

Ex - Portland Free Library Museum and Literary Institute, purchased 1/6/1917.Dark green cloth-covered board covers and spine. Black text and graphics on front cover. 16 photogravure plates.Front: Portland Free Library Museum and Literary Institute....purchased 1.6.17 (inside front cover, label) Back: (no inscriptions)

Believed to be confiscated by Department of Natural Resources from members of the public who had the bones in violation of the law. | 19/4/2000Various whale bones including |1 x top skull bone of Southern Right Whale |1 x jaw bone |1 x vertebrae |1 x rib |1 x eardrum

Black and white photo, white border. View of Julia St. Portland, taken from middle of road, looking west, left hand side, block between Bentinck and Percy Streets. Four cars, 1 motorbike, road not sealed.'JULIA STREET, PORTLAND', black print, lower borderphotography, julia street, portland

Song book, green hard covers, gold and black printFront: Flyleaf: 'To father with love from Jack and Minnie Xmas 1894' - handwritten

Dark green cloth-covered board covers and spine. Impressed lines around edge of covers. Gold text on spine and front cover.Front: On title page - signature of "T Edward C Henry

Ironstone is a porous earthenware, made of clay mixed with feldspar. Patented in 1813 by Charles James Mason in Staffordshire, England, it was an immediate success, and ironstone blanks were decorated with transfer patterns or hand painting to imitate Chinese porcelain.Alpine white English ironstone Wood & Sons, plate commemorating bicentenary of Australia, 1770-1970. Black and white depiction of HMS 'ENDEAVOUR', Capt. James Cook, Coats of Arms for states of Australia, Australian Coat of Arms; background of state floral emblems.Front: 'To commemorate the Bi-Centenary of the Discovery of Australia 1770-1970' - black, around inner rim Back: Short history of James Cook's voyage to Australia. History of HMB 'Endeavour'. Makers mark.celebration, souvenir, australian souvenir, 1970, 1770, bicentenary, ironstone, english ironstone

Wooden Paddle

Wooden Paddle

Black and white photo, white border. View of the baths, Ocean Pier, Railway Pier with steamer at berth. Fishermen's Breakwater, Battery Point in background. Taken from ground level, looking east.'THE PIERS AND BATTERY POINT PORTLAND', black print, lower borderphotography, portland baths, pier, battery point, portland, fishermans breakwater

Neck tie, navy blue with embroidered light blue and yellow embroidered diagonal stripe beneath embroidered Portland Harbour Trust logo.

Black and white photocopy of old plan of subdivision, same as 8398, 8399, smaller scale, numerous notations, added by Vanda Savill.

Black and white photograph. Paddock with cattle. Coastal scrub and dunes in background.Back: '12' crossed out, '13' in pencil

Tall white wooden cabinet with wood framed glass double doors.

Black and white photograph. Fenced paddocks, scattered trees, barbed wire fence in foreground.Back: 'Press Photographic Service' purple stamp 5/A pencil

Black and white photo, white border. View of Nuns' Beach, looking towards Whalers Point. Bridge / walkway to Baths in foreground, a few people plus 2 camels on beach. 'LOOKING TO WHALERS' POINT, PORTLAND', black paint, lower border.

Maroon cloth binding over carboard covers, with title and author in gold on spine and cover, within framing design. Repairs made to spine with green thread stiching visible on both edges of spine.Front: W.S. Malseed (black ink, front page verso) (numbers in pencil on same page) Back: (no inscriptions)

Black and white photograph. Road, trees, paddocksBack: 'Press Photographic Service' purple stamp '8; - blue biro

Two lined sheets of paper, Elder's Real Estate logo top left, photocopies. Contain lists of lot numbers, area and price of blocks in proposed Heritage Valley subdivision. a) is an updated list and b) a further updated list