Hard back, red, black print, English expression and thinking textbookFrom the Foreword: ' This little book is not intended to be a work on formal logic. The author's purpose was to attempt to teach some of the rudiments of right thinking, to suggest an attitude of mind which weighs before it accepts, to show the need for fearless sincerity.

Hardback, brown, black print. British History textbook, black and white photos, map of world first pages, British Empire shown in red.

Hardback, red, black print. British History text book covering the period 55 BC to 1558 AD. Black and white maps and illustrations

Hardback green, blue print, history of nations bordering Pacific Ocean, black and white maps. Front endpaper, trade and population map, green and whte back endpaper, topographical map of the Pacific, green and whitehistory, pacific, geography

Hardback, red with black print and line drawing world map, front cover, British Empire in solid black. Junior geography textbook with black and white mapshistory; British Empire; world history

Book - 'A Port is Built', brown leather bound copy signed by K S Anderson and Malcolm Fraser, 13th NOV 1981. Portland Harbor Trust Commissioners 1950, gold seal on front cover. 'A PORT IS BUILT KS ANDERSON, CBE, MC, PHT' printed on spine in gold>

Book, hard cover, dark green, gold lettering on front cover and spine. Explanation of policy pursued towards Germany by Great Britain through the years preceding World War Iworld war i, wwi, history, european history

Book, hardcover, black, gold print on spine. Collection of letters written by Sir John Monash to his wife and daughter, during WW1. Includes black and white photos

Card pages, bound at top with pink ribbon.cookery, recipes, home economics, department of public instruction

Dark green marbled fabric over hard cardboard. Red leather spine and corners. Gold lettering on black band on spine. Gold crown and lettering on spine.local government, local courts, victoria

Inaugural Town of Portland Municipal Magazine, published by Portland Town Council. Coloured glossy cover. Photo of harbour, looking towards entrance, 2 yachts in foreground, front cover - photo of Legal and General building, 2 Gawler St on back cover. White pages black print, black and white photos.

Two volumes. Volume 1 & 2 Red leather bound spine and cover corners. Light red textured covers. Red leather label on centre of front cover with gold text. Gold graphics on spine. Hand written contents page. Contents are acts of Parliament of Victoria relating to Local governmentlocal government, victorian history, council

Bible, Old and New Testaments, blue binding, Freemasons insignia on front cover, in gold, Holy Bible on spine

New Testament, blue hard cover, gold 'NEW TESTAMENT' on front cover.

Portland 'Observer' Thurs 17 NOV 1949

John Wilson's Bible, New and Old Testaments. Contains hand written birth registers for a number of family members. Bound in brown leather, gold print on spine. Held together by black cord.

Small booklet, a guide for brides, grooms and others involved in wedding planning. Grey card cover, red and navy print.

Small booklet, bound in brown suede. 'Watchwords' in gold on spine. Contains a Christian saying for each day of the year.

Portland 'Guardian', commemorative edition, Sept. 4th 1992, celebrating 150 years of publishing

Copy of the last edition of the 'Portland Guardian' 12 pages, 26 March 1964

Newspaper 'The Countryman', special focus on Portland, November 1974

Twenty page booklet 'A Short History of St Stephen's Church Portland victoria 1834 -1994place of worship, st stephens church anglican, church history

Newspaper 'City of Portland' - a local government focus special feature

Extract from 'The Weekly Times', 14 June 1930, featuring 'Portland's business streets, harbour and surroundings of the present on the front page, and 'Interesting Pictures of Old Portland in the early (1800) 40's and 50's on the back page. The middle two pages do not relate to Portland

A 64 page booklet. Portland and Surrounding Districts Tourist Guide. Front cover coloured photos of Portland and harbour, contents black and whitetravel, tourism, advertising, portland

72 page booklet (Replica, unabridged) Facsimile narrative of the Shipwreck of the Admella', drawn from authentic statements by rescuers and survivors. Book by Samuel Mossman (printed & published by the committee of the 'Admella' fund, by JH Moulines and Co. Melbourne 1859. )This unabridged facsimile was printed by Wiltshire Publications in Feb 1998admella, shipwrecks, south australia, portland lifeboat, rescue, maritime

Two page extract from 'Prime Time' magazine Aug 1984. Interview with Max Campbell, proprietor of Campbell's (Portland) Cash Stores, - history of the business. Includes coloured photos of Mr. Campbell and the storesmagazine, prime time, 1980s, 1984, max campbell, portland business

20 page booklet, Portland High School ' Pharos' school magazine for 1954. Cream card cover, red, blue, gold vertical stripes, blue facsimile of PHS badge, blue print on cover. Back cover and inside both covers covered in student autographs, mostly pencil, contents black and white, including photos.school magazine, education, portland high school

Pages 15 - 26 of 'Australian Off-Road Action' magazine. White, black print and photographs. Pages 16 -26 is an article title 'Portland - the venue' documenting the history of the Portland Dune Buggy Club from its formation inv 1969