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Memorabilia - Shelving Remanent - Old Portland Guardian Office, n.d
Portland Guardian NewspaperRectangular block of wood, portion of original shelving, Portland Guardian Office.Front: 'PORTLAND GUARDIAN - GST 1842' '(PORTION OF ONE OF THE ORIGINAL SHELVES)' - PRINTED IN BLACK -
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Award - Trophy - National Town Crier's Championship, Syd Cuffe, c. 1992
Syd Cuffe was the Portland Town Crier from 1983 to 2013. The role of Town Crier was created for Syd Cuffe in 1983 in the lead up to Portland’s 150th anniversary celebrations held in 1984-85. 200 items from Mr. Cuffe’s estate were donated to the Glenelg Shire Cultural Collection. The items relate to his town crying activities and community work across the Shire and further afield.Trophy, wedge of wood with 2 gold plaques. 'Syd Cuffe' on one, '4th National Town criers Championship est Scroll Corio 1992' Red felt on basesyd cuffe, portland town crier -
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Print, Mary Macqueen, Giraffe II, 1969
Art CollectionThe picture depicts a giraffe's neck sloping from the bottom right corner progressing into a giraffe's head at the top left. The background is plain, except for a yellow streak across the giraffe's neck close to the bottom. It is a front-view of the giraffe. Wood frame, thin white mount and glass.Front: 1/10 Giraffe 11 Mary MacQueen 69 (lower left centre, lead pencil) Back: Mary MacQueen "Giraffe 11" (1969) Litho (Bottom right, rectangle piece of white paper, printed) -
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Map - Map of Drik-Drik, 1865
Displayed at History House.Print of map pasted onto board, mounted and framed under glass. Buff-coloured mount. Mahogany stained moulded wood frame, black inner frame.Front: Plan of the Agricultural Area of Drik-Drik L.2556/Prepared by the Board of Lands and Works in accordance with the "Amending Land Act 1865". Lands and Survey Office, Melbourne 11th May 1865. (printed, upper centre). Back: Duncan Hedditchmap, drik drik, plan, geography, cartography -
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Furniture - Clock, 1882
Portland Post Office Clock. Case is apparently new.Large mantle clock made from dark wood. Front door has a large glass pane with roman numerals in gold affixed to interior of glass. Brass arms and some of workings of clock visible through the door.Front: PORTLAND ROTARY CLUB INC. This original Portland Post Office clock, dated 1882, was fully restored and presented to the Portland City Council by Rotarian Norm Middleton on 20 September 1993. (metal engraved plaque affixed to front). Back: (unknown)portland rotary club, portland post office, mantel clock, horology -
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Souvenir - Thermometer, n.d
Souvenir thermometer, wooden, with male and female wooden characters sitting on a boat shaped piece of wood; the male playing a guitar. Thermometer attached to palm tree in background. 'PORTLAND VIC' painted in white on stand. -
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Souvenir - Programme - Wood Wine and Roses Festival 2013, c. 2013
Official program, 2013 Heywood Wood, Wine and Roses Festival. 32 page booklet, pages edged in green, program and advertisements in colour, front cover dark green, photo of wood chop , image of wineglass with red roses, gold stave and musical notes, rose petals. 20th anniversary issue. -
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Award - Trophy - Syd Cuffe, Town Crier, n.d
Trophy, block of wood with emblem and laurel surrounds, plaque beneath, 5th National Town Criers Championships, City of Maryborough, 1993 loudest cry. -
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Award - Trophy - Syd Cuffe, Town Crier, n.d
Trophy, wedge of wood with 2 gold plaques, 'Syd Cuffe' on one, 1st Victorian Town Criers Championship Loudest Cry Harcourt 1992 on the other. Red felt on base. -
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Certificate - Certificate - Syd Cuffe, Town Crier, c. 1993
Framed certificate under glass, cream, black print, frame gold painted wood. Presented to Mr. Syd Cuffe for his participation in the 5th National Town criers Championships in Maryborough Queensland 2 -5 Sept 1993, signed by Mayor and City Administrator. -
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Award - Trophy - Syd Cuffe, Town Crier, n.d
Trophy, wedge of wood with 2 gold plaques and border top right corner. 'Syd Cuffe' on one plaque, 'National Town Criers Championship Loudest Cry, Ipswich 1990' on the other -
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Award - Trophy - Town Crier Competition, 1996 (Syd Cuffe), 1996
Syd Cuffe was the Portland Town Crier from 1983 to 2013. The role of Town Crier was created for Syd Cuffe in 1983 in the lead up to Portland’s 150th anniversary celebrations held in 1984-85. 200 items from Mr. Cuffe’s estate were donated to the Glenelg Shire Cultural Collection. The items relate to his town crying activities and community work across the Shire and further afield.Trophy, wood base, gold plastic and wooden drum, flame and laurel wreath on top, gold plaque ' Clunes Gold Festival 1996, Town crier Competition'Back: white sticker, maker detailssyd cuffe, award, town crier competition, 1996 -
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Domestic object - Piece of Wooden Water Main, n.d
Used for water reticulation used in Portland up until the 1970's and 80's when the wooden mains were replaced. This section was 'rescued' from the municipal tip and donated by Mr. Iain Gran and Mrs. Ann Grant.Material - wood, five segments held together by a spiral of steel, wrapped externally. The wood expanded to form water-tight pipe. -
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Functional object - Bellows, n.d
Bellows made by Bert Vivian. Varnished wood and tanned natural leather, with silver metal upholstery nails.hl vivian saddler -
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Photograph - Photograph - CEMA Arts Centre Portland, Victoria, 1990s
Coloured photo. Eterior view of CEMA Arts Centre, taken from Glenelg St. Shows left hand side of stairs and front entrance. This photo was taken at a different time to 10443, 44,45. Front door and wood work blue -
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Certificate - Certificate - ordination of K.S. Anderson as elder-emeritus of the Portland-Heywood congregations of the Presbyterian Church of Australia, n.d
Framed certificate - Ordination of K.S. Anderson as elder-emeritus of the Portland-Heywood congregations of the Presbyterian Church of Australia. White certificate, blue print, and Presbyterian Church logo. 'K.S. Anderson' typed in black, signed in blue biro by Session Clerk. Patterned mount, glass front, frame in blonde wood, backing cardboard.k s anderson -
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Photograph, View of Portland Harbour and Port, 1980s
Port of Portland Authority archives.Front: (no inscriptions) Back: (no inscriptions)port of portland, portland harbour, livestock woodchip -
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Award - Trophy for Best Kept Rural Garden in the Glenelg Shire, c. 2001
Relate to the social history of the Glenelg ShireMDF trophy - wood grain finish. Wood-grain laminate plaque. Gold around edges. Banner shaped brass plaques top and bottom. Top - 'Best kept Rural Garden in the Glenelg Shire', engraved. Bottom - 'Donated by Trevele Park Nursery' - engraved. Small brass plaques with winners' names engraved. -
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Functional object - Block Pulley, n.d
Block pulley, wood, iron and brass fittings. -
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Photograph - Photograph - C.E.M.A. Arts Centre Portland Victoria, 1990s
Coloured photo. External view of CEMA Arts Centre, taken from Glenelg Street, shows steps leading up to front entrance. Wood work painted brownBack: '7' - black texta -
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Accessory - Umbrella, n.d
Lady's black cotton umbrella, red wooden handle with cord attached, red wooden point. Ends of umbrella ribs covered in red painted wood -
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Tool - Holepunch, stand and wooden block, n.d
Identification numbers: 7521, a, b, c a) Metal stand with holes for hole punch b) Metal hole punch c) Block of wood - base for stand -
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Functional object - Stereoscope, Underwood & Underwood, New, York, n.d
Stereoscope, sililar to 7500. Lighter coloured wood, less decoration on face piece. 'MAN'F'D BY: UNDERWOOD &UNDERWOOD NEW YORK PATENTED JUNE 11 1901 FOREIGN PATENTS APPLIED FOR' stamped on metal plate, underside of viewer -
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Functional object - Shoe Tree, n.d
Wooden shoe tree, solid wood, wooden handle, brass fitting, folds up '71/2 4' stamped on 'tree'. Piece of perspex tacked onto sole of tree -
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Photograph - Photograph - J.J. Couch, c. 1925
Hand-tinted black and white photograph of a man in a suit. He has dark hair parted on his right and a dark moustache. His suite is black and he is wearing a white shirt with short pointed collar and a black bow tie. Portrait is of head and upper body. Framed in a oval frame, mounted on a curved board mount, behind curved (convex) glass. Frame is wood and decorative plaster moulding in gold paint.Front: (no inscriptions) Back: J.J. Crouch (pencil, centre) 10/1/25 (pencil, centre). -
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Equipment - Whip Handle, n.d
Whip handle, carved wood with snake motif, clenched fist at the end of handle. -
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Functional object - Object - Section Of Wood, Jun-08
Section of wood found at the site of the wreck of the "New Zealander, north of Nun's' beach Portland. It has 2 holes drilled in it.new zealander -
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Functional object - Whip Handle, n.d
Whip handle, carved wood, with metal inlay -
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Domestic object - Dinner Plates - Maretimo, n.d
3 dinner plates, cream vitreous china with pale blue 'Maretimo' and 2 blue lines around lipFront: 1728 impressed into china Back: Maker's stamp, green -
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Plan - Ship Plan / Mould, n.d
Wooden pattern for mould for boat fitting - cleat. Two elongated oval pieces of wood, one larger than the other, flat on one side, curving up from each end on the other. The two pieces joined together on sloping side, making a 'W' shape, either side. Painted yellow.