ill, maps, p.179.non-fictionA history of the rail network based on Portland that was developed from the 1870s to transport goods between its port and the growing inland settlements of Western Victoria and Southeast South Australiarailroad construction - victoria - history, railroads -- victoria -- history

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

Con Kroker CollectionBlack & white photo of Railway Pier, taken from henty Beach. Flock of seagulls in foreground

Con Kroker CollectionBlack & white photo of Railway Pier, taken from Henty Beach. Flock of seagulls in foreground. NB Same subject matter as 5005, but a bit closer to subject.

These bags were used for transference of cash and cheques from country railway stations to Melbourne in self-locking steel cash safes on passenger trains. Duplicate keys to the bags were held in the cashiers office Melbourne.Used at local railway station Portland for transference of cash and cheques back to the Melbourne office.Dark brown Leather oblong shaped cash bag. Reinforced leather panel on the front with a brass name plant that has been stamped with the word 'PORTLAND'. Leather buckle at the top with eye holes for threading. Brass lock shaped like teddy bear attached. Front plaque stamped with 'PORTLAND' Lock - 'J HUBBALL MELBOURNE' 'P37portland railway, melbourne railway

Leather Cash Bags were generally used to transport wages and other cash between two locations. Each would have a brass plate fitted engraved with the home station or a from & to location. Cash would have been transferred from country stations to Melbourne. The lock was self-locking. Duplicate keys to the bags were held in the cashiers office Melbourne.Used at local railway station Portland for transference of cash and cheques back to the Melbourne office. The bag is an example of the how people in the remote areas of Victoria used railways and trains to transfer money, banking and other items. The railway system was used to transfer people, goods and cash between the districts of western Victoria.Brown Leather oblong shaped cash bag. Reinforced leather panel on the front with a brass name plant that has been stamped with the word 'PORTLAND'. Leather buckle at the top with eye holes for threading. Brass lock shaped like teddy bear attached. Brass tag plate. Two keys and a tag attached to a key ring that is hanging and secured with tie wire.Orange Tag - 'TRAVELLING CASH BAGS' / 'S.M. PORTLAND' Larger Key - 'HUBBAIL' 'MELBOURNE' ' P37' Smaller Key - 'PANTANT' 'LONDON' Metal Tag - 'PORTLAND' (Worn off) Lock - 'S205' ' PATANT' '120 QUEEN VICTORIA ST LONDON' ' MAKERS HER MAJESTY' '1202998' Front bottom under the plaque hand written 'MELB'portland railway, melbourne railway, trains, banking

Black and white photo - 2 photos joined together. Ship on left. Ship at Pier. Fishermans wharf. Railway pier. Long pier. 3rd baths in foreground. Van on road below cliff. 2 cypress trees in foreground. 2 people on beach.fishermens wharf, portland baths, railway pier, portland harbour

This photo of the first train from Ararat to the Portland Freezing Works in 1895 is a visual record of transport and industry in the early industrialisation of the region.Black and white photograph mounted on cardboard, featuring a steam engine with nine carriages and five men. The train has stopped in a siding surrounded by forest. The photo has text written along the right side of the image and repeated across the face of the photograph. Further information is written on the rear.Front: "First Train / Portland Freezing Works / from Ararat." "FIRST / TRAIN / OF / FROZEN / MEAT / RUN BY / ARARAT / LOCO / MEN / SIDING / AT / PORTLAND / FACTORY / 1895" Rear: "1st train ["loading" is struck out] / 1st train of frozen meat / run by Ararat Loco men / Siding at Portland Factory / 1895".locomotive, train, portland, ararat, portland-freezing-works, railway-siding, 1895