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Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Booklet - Booklet - Official Opening Municipal Offices, 1st May 1984, Town of Portland, 1984
... Displayed at History House. Portland Town Council....Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Displayed at History House. Portland Town Council.Booklet, black and white cover and pages. Two staples in spine.Front: Cover: (Signatures) _/Valery Stephens (blue ink, upper centre). -
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Container - Tin, n.d
... Displayed in History House (Cabinet, South wall)...Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Displayed in History House (Cabinet, South wall)Green tin with lid. Pictures on front.domestic item, kitchen, food container, tin -
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Domestic object - Drinking Glass, n.d
... Displayed in History House (Cabinet, South wall)...Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Displayed in History House (Cabinet, South wall)Blue glass with gold and white hand-painted floral pattern.domestic, drinking, food and drink -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Medal - Silver Medal - James Kean for saving life, Admella Shipwreck, 1859
... Displayed in History House and Maritime Discovery Centre....Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Displayed in History House and Maritime Discovery Centre.Admella shipwreckSilver Medal awarded to James Kean by Victorian Colonists for Heroic Exertions, in saving life.. from the wreck of the Admella Silver Medal with detailed relief designs on both sides. Broken silver loop on top. Inverse: Detailed scene of a manned rowboat being launched to rescue a foundering ship. On horizon line are two ships with smoke stacks. A large banner and anchor design in the sky bears the words "Hope to the Last". Obverse: Laurel wreath and a braid motif encircle the central text. At top of design is a depiction of an eye and eyebrow with stylised rays radiating in semi-circle.Front: Inverse: The Admella Steamer wrecked on her passage from Adelaide to Melbourne of Cape Northumberland/ 6 August 1859 (around edge) Back: Obverse: Awarded to/James Kean/by the Victorian Colonists/for/heroic exertions,/in saving life/(under divine providence)/from the/wreck of the Admella.admella, portland lifeboat -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Book, Edwin Davis, The Observer Office, Portland, Pioneer Women's Book of Remembrance, n.d
... Displayed at History House. Portland Centenary Celebrations....Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Blue paper-covered book bound with three staples.book of remembrance, pioneer, womens history -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Book - Bible, Holy Bible, 1939
... Displayed at History House. Owned by Mrs. Amos....Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Black leather soft binding with stipple pattern; capped leather edges to cover sides of book. Red and gilt edges on pages. Gold lettering on cover and spine with publishers crest on tail of spine. Black end papers. -
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Photograph - Photograph - Joseph Wiltshire, n.d
... Portland City Council. Displayed in History House....Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Portland City Council. Displayed in History House.Black and white photograph of a man with a full head of hair and a grey beard. Wearing a dark wool jacket, white shirt and thin black cravat. He looks to the left in a formal torso portrait. -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Domestic object - Plate - "Willow pattern plate", n.d
... Displayed in History House (Cabinet, South wall)...Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Displayed in History House (Cabinet, South wall)Willow-pattern plate with brown design.Front: Base: Willow/AF & S (brown print, centre) -
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Painting, A.S. Murray, Scene on the River Glenelg, c. 1894
... Art Collection Previously located in History House...Art Collection Previously located in History House ...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 BRIGADElandscape, glenelg river -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Painting, C Dell, The Francis Henty Homeward Bound, 1856
... Art Collection Previously located in History House...Art Collection Previously located in History House Front: C ...Art Collection Previously located in History HouseThe painting depicts a large sailing ship with orange masts and is almost in full sail. To the left of the ship are two other sailing ships. To the right are several sailing ships and white cliffs with a port. In the foreground is a rough green ocean with several seagulls in midflight. The background is a blue sky with numerous dark clouds. The work has a heavy gilded ornate frame and exposed canvas.Front: C DELL 1856 Back: Sticker of the Conservation Centre -
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Painting, Scene on the River Murray, n.d
... Art Collection Previously located in History House...Art Collection Previously located in History House Front ...Art Collection Previously located in History HouseThe painting depicts a body of water with two large trees in the foreground. The two trees are situated on the left side of the riverbank which extends across the foreground of the work. The trees extend beyond the borders of the work with only a few branches visible at the top of the work. To the right of the trees, on the surfaceof the water, is a boat with a large white sail. The river bed continues on the left and right sides of the work and is covered with brown trees. The background features a distant view of the riverbank covered in blue trees. The work has a gilded ornate frame with cardboard and gilded mount and glass.Front: A.S. Murray plaque attached to frame: SCENE on the RIVER MURRAY Back: W. HAMER __________Street, Ballarat -
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Painting, A.S. Murray, Scene on the River Murray, n.d
... Art collection Previously located in History House...Art collection Previously located in History House Front ...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) -
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Painting, Greenmount, n.d
... CEMA Art Collection Previously located in History House...Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...CEMA Art Collection Previously located in History HouseThe painting depicts a double storey bluestone building with a pair of red doors on both storeys. The top storey has a small balcony with black railing. To the right of the building is a single storey wooden building with two water tanks out the front. To the left of the building is a yellow wall and the edge of a tall Norfolk Pine. In the foreground is a grass area with clumps of tall grass. The background is a blue and grey sky. The work has a gold and black frame and exposed canvas.Front: DEB Back: (No inscriptions) -
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Painting, DEB, Ettrick, n.d
... CEMA Art Collection Previously located in History House...Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...CEMA Art Collection Previously located in History HouseThe painting depicts four buildings within a bush setting. Within the foreground is a body of water with various plants lining it's banks. The midsection of the painting is defined by a wooden fence which extends across the centre of the work. In the background are two sets of two houses. The houses are surrounded by various trees and both sets of houses have roads which extend down to the fenceline. The top half of the work is a yellow and blue sky. The work has a black and gold frame and exposed canvas.Front: DEB Back: (No inscriptions) -
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Painting, DEB, Julia Street, n.d
... CEMA Art Collection Previously located in History House...Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...CEMA Art Collection Previously located in History HouseThe painting depicts a street scene with ten buildings in a line. The foreground represents a road and is depicted in various shades of brown, green and yellow. The row of buildings is a mixture of double and single storeys. The most prominent building is a double storey grey building with four top storey windows and a chimney. The top half of the work is a blue and yellow sky. The work has a gold and black frame and exposed canvas.Front: DEB Back: (No inscriptions) -
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Painting, DEB, Percy Street, n.d
... CEMA Art Collection Previously located in History House...Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...CEMA Art Collection Previously located in History HouseThe painting depicts a street scene with several buildings and people. The foreground represents a road and is depicted in shades of brown and yellow. Several men stand on the edge of the road and one sits in a horse and buggy. Behind the men are several buildings with wooden fences. The building in the centre of the work is yellow with a white roof and two white chimneys. The top half of the work is a predominately blue sky with lines of yellow, pink and white. The work has a gold and black frame and exposed canvas.Front: DEB Back: (No inscriptions) -
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Print - Print (reproduction), Will Longstaff, The Immortal Shrine, n.d
... CEMA Art collection Previously located in History House...Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...CEMA Art collection Previously located in History HouseThe print depicts a night view of a city street. In the foreground are ghosly figures completing a military march along a wide street. On the left side is a large white Remembrance Shrine with three flags hanging on individual flagpoles. In the background are numerous multi-storey buildings with a row of light streetlights in front. The work is completed in various shades of blue and mounted with brown card. Framed with a gold and black frame, the work has an exposed canvas.Front: Brass embossed plate: THE IMMORTAL SHRINE BY WILL LONGSTAFF COPYRIGHT REGISTERED Back: (No inscriptions) -
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Painting, A.S. Murray, A Rocky Gorge, n.d
... CEMA Art collection Previously located in History House...Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...CEMA Art collection Previously located in History HouseThe painting portrays a gorge from the perspective of being in the gorge and looking towards the shore. In the foreground is a small body of water with large brown rocks to the right. Yellow sand extends from the rocks around to the left of the water. The sand stretches from the water's edge to the large cliffs in the background that form the borders of the gorge. The work is mounted and framed in an ornate gilded frame with glass.Front: A.S.Murray (signature lower left) A ROCKY GORGE by A.S.MURRAY (sticker - lower centre on glass) Back: 3132 (small yellow sticker) -
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Painting, Travis Webber, Greenmount, c. 1955
... CEMA Art Collection Previously located in History House...Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...CEMA Art Collection Previously located in History HouseThe painting depicts a large stone building with two smaller buildings in the foreground. Within the foreground is a small patch of dirt and grass with a side view of a small building to the right and a front and side view of a small stone building to the left. In the background is the large building which features two chimmneys. To the left of the building is a leafless tree and pale blue sky. The work has a gold and green frame with glass.Front: "GREENMOUNT" (brown, lower left) TRAVIS WEBBER (brown, lower right) 23 (white sticker attached to glass Back: (No inscriptions) -
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Functional object - Matches, Waxed Lucifer Matches, n.d
... Displayed in History House (White cabinet, North wall)....Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Displayed in History House (White cabinet, North wall).4170.1 - Loose red-tipped matches. Waxed. 4170.2 - Instruction sheet. -
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Accessory - Badge - Back to Portland, 1929, 1929
... Displayed at History House. Owned previously by Betty...Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Displayed at History House. Owned previously by Betty Vivian.Lighthouse surrounded by text banner reading "Back to Portland/1929". Brass design and text on blue background. Pin (brass) attached to back.Front: Back to Portland/1929 (around edge) Back: Stokes and Sons/Melbourne (lower centre)portland souvenir, 1929 -
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Photograph - Photograph - Councillor Hill, 1926-1929
... Displayed in History House. Borough of Portland (1864-1949)...Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Displayed in History House. Borough of Portland (1864-1949)Large black and white photograph of a man with receding grey hair and a neat rounded white beard and moustache. He is wearing a three-piece suit with a dark tie and white shirt, and holding folded white paper in his left hand. Mounted in a wood veneer matt in a wide wooden frame, under glass.Front: Cr Hill/August 1920-1932/Mayor 1926-27, 1928-29 (engraved on plawue, lower centre frame)civic photography, portrait, councillor, city of portland -
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Functional object - Hand painted glass frame, McDonnell, William Melrose, n.d
... Displayed in History House. Made by William Melrose...Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House ...Displayed in History House. Made by William Melrose McDonnell.Hand-painted glass frame.Front: (no inscriptions) -
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Painting, Jessie Shevill, The Lonely House, 1894
... CEMA Art Collection Previously located in History House...CEMA Art Collection Previously located in History House ...CEMA Art Collection Previously located in History HouseA house set amongst trees with a small body of water in front. The house has smoke rising from the chimney. Pinkish sky. On the water is a small wooden boat, and to the right of the house stands a person. In the background is a green hill with buildings set in the foothills. The hill and trees of the foreground are set against an orange/pink sky. The work has a gilded ornate frame with no mounts and exposed canvas. Signed front of painting bottom rightFront: Jessie Shevill 1894 Plaque attached to frame: The Lonely House Back: (no inscriptions)european painting, 1800s, country -
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Print, Will Longstaff, Menin Gate at Midnight, 1927
... CEMA Art Collection Previously located in History House...CEMA Art Collection Previously located in History House ...CEMA Art Collection Previously located in History HouseThe print depicts a natural landscape with a large classical style building (Menin Gate, Belgium) to the left. In the foreground are hundreds of ghostly figures of soldiers. The background appears to be a distant view of a town with several lights visible. The work is completed in various shades of blue and green. Mounted with brown card the work is framed in a black and gold frame, and has an exposed canvas.Front: Lower Right: Will LONGSTAFF 1927 Brass embossed plate:MENIN GATE AT MIDNIGHT BY WILL LONGSTAFF, PRESENTED TO THE COMMONWEALTH GOVERNMENT OF AUSTRALIA, BY LORD WOOLAVINGTON. COPYRIGHT RESERVED Back: (No inscriptions) -
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Painting, A S Murray, Dunrobin, n.d
... CEMA Art Collection Previously located in History House...CEMA Art Collection Previously located in History House ...CEMA Art Collection Previously located in History HouseA large body of water with a shore line in the foreground on the left. Depicted in shades of grey, the calm water features a patch of white in the centre - reflection. In the background to the right, is a distant view of a small patch of land covered in trees. Behind the land is an out of focus view of mountains in the distance. The top half of the work features a grey cloudy sky. The work has a gilded ornate frame with cardboard and gold mounts and glass.Front: A.S. Murray Label attached to glass front: Presented to Council in 1984 by A.S. Murray Dunrobin Back: W. Hamer 189 Sturt Street Ballarat VICTORIA BUILDINGS, OPPOSITE CITY FIRE BRIGADElandscape -
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Painting, A S Murray, The Great Lake, n.d
... CEMA Art Collection Previously located in History House...CEMA Art Collection Previously located in History House ...CEMA Art Collection Previously located in History HouseThe painting depicts a large body of water surrounded by hills and mountains. The work is predominantly grey with the calm grey water of the lake opposed by by the ominous cloudy grey sky. In the foreground is a grassy hill top with several large rocks. The background features a line of distant grey mountains. The work has a gilded ornate frame with no mount and exposed canvas.Front: A. S. Murray Plaque attached to frame: THE GREAT LAKE (TASMANIA) Back: W. HAMER 189 Sturt Street, Ballarat, VICTORIA BUILDINGS OPPOSITE CITY FIRE BRIGADE -
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Painting, Queen Victoria, 1897
... CEMA Art Collection Previously located in History House...CEMA Art Collection Previously located in History House ...CEMA Art Collection Previously located in History HousePortrait of Queen Victoria depicting her torso and head. She looks to her right and is shown in an almost profile view. Dressed in black with a white collar, she wears a blue and white band in her hair. She wears a small gold earring, black choker with gold locket and a brooch with a man's portrait. The work has a gilded frame with some decoration and exposed canvas.Front: J.A.BRIGGS Queen Victoria, 1838-1901 Back: Painted by J A Briggs 1897queen victoria, 1800s, portrait, portrait painting, female, female portrait -
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Painting, A Bush Track, n.d
... CEMA Art Collection Previously located in History House...CEMA Art Collection Previously located in History House ...CEMA Art Collection Previously located in History HouseThe painting illustrates a bush scene with a large gum tree in the foreground. To the left of the tree is a sunny track with long shadows formed by surrounding trees. On the track heading towards the viewer is a covered wagon drawn by a white horse. Behind the wagon is dense bush with tall trees and thick shrubs. Extending from the trees is a band of white clouds followed by light blue sky. The work is framed in a heavy, moulded, ornate, gilded frame with exposed canvas.Front: A.S.Murray (painted signature lower right) A Bush Track (plaque - lower centre on frame) Back: W.Hamer sticker Electoral Post Office sticker Hamilton Victoria stickerbush, landscape, australian -
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Painting, Ina Watson, Miss Beauvaise's Cottage, 1967
... CEMA Art Collection Previously located in History House...CEMA Art Collection Previously located in History House ...CEMA Art Collection Previously located in History HouseThe painting depicts a small building surrounded by trees and shrubs. The building is completed in shades of white and grey with green window frames and door, and a pink/orange roof. Behind this is a partial view of another small building depicted in shades of pink. Surrounding the buildings are shrubs and trees of various shapes and sizes. The shrubs in the foreground are completed in various shades of green, yellow and pink. The work is unframed and glued to a piece of faded blue cardboard.Front: I. Watson '67 (yellow paint, bottom right corner) Back: Green label: Artist: Ina Watson 3 Palmer Street Portland Vic 3305 Title: Miss Beauvaise's Cottage (where Darby & Joan flat's now stand) Yellow Sticker: 3021 Yellow Sticker: 8 1999 written in pencilcema, female artists, female, women