Letter from Allan Quinn to his mother written in 1946. Allan expresses his worry regarding his mothers health and depicts his time spent in Melbourne.These letters are of historical, social and interpretive significance as they provide information about the life of a seaman during the mid 20th centuryTwo page, double sided letter (0325.A1-A2) written on beige blank paper in blue ink. Dated 09/01/46 from Melbourne and envelope (0325.B).Envelope: "Mrs S. Quinn/San Lorenzo/63 Ocean Beach/Manly N.S.W" Two stamps and sky mail symbol in the top right hand corner Letter: "M. I. Goonawarra/9-1-46/Melb in top right corner Sky Mail symbol in top left corner.allan quinn, mission to seafarers, 1946, letter, melbourne

Letter written from Allan Quinn to his mother in 1946 depicting his time sailing across Europe.These letters are of historical, social and interpretive significance as they provide information about the life of a seaman during the mid 20th century. Two page, double sided letter (0326.A1-A2) written in blue ink. Dated 20/05/46 while at sea and envelope (0326.B)Envelope: "Mrs S Quinn/San Lorenzo/63 Ocean Beach/Manly N.S.W/Australia" There are 5 postage stamps running along the right hand side, as well as two ink stamps. Letter: Sky Mail symbol on top left hand cornerallan quinn, mission to seafarers, 1946, europe

Letter written from Allan Quinn to his mother in 1946 which depicts his time spent in Montevideo and discusses how warm the weather has been.These letters are of historical, social and interpretive significance as they provide information about the life of a seaman during the mid 20th century. Three page letter (0327.A1-A3) written in blue ink. Dated 09/10/46 written while at sea. Air Mail symbol in top left hand corner of papermission to seafarers, allan quinn, letter, montevideo, 1946

Letter #2 written from Allan Quinn to Maria in which Allan expresses his concern for Marias health and depicts his time spent in Sweden.These letters are of historical, social and interpretive significance as they provide information about the life of a seaman during the mid 20th century. Two letters in one envelope. Letter 1; two page letter (0328.A1-A2) written on 15/06/46 from Sweden from Allan to his grandmother. Letter 2; single page (0328.A3) written on lined paper in black ink on a Thursday, no date given, from Lithgow, New South Wales.Envelope: "Mrs E. Logan/Mrs S. Quinn/San Lorenzo/63 Ocean Beach/Manly N.S.W/Australia" Three stamps in right hand cornerallan quinn, mission to seafarers, sweden, 1946

Letter written to Allan Quinn from his friends stating that they are looking forward to seeing him.These letters are of historical, social and interpretive significance as they provide information about the life of a seaman during the mid 20th century. Three page letter (0329.A1-A3). Dated 22/02/46 from Vancouver and envelope (0329.B)Envelope: "Mr Allan Quinn/M/S/ Goonawarra/Co General Steamship Corfin/465 California St/San Francisco/California" There are also two stamps in the top right hand corner allan quinn, mission to seafarers, 1946

This is a letter written from Allan Quinn to his mother in 1946 depicting his time in England and travelling through the Atlantic before heading to France.These letters are of historical, social and interpretive significance as they provide information about the life of a seaman during the mid 20th century.Two page, double sided letter (0330.A1-A2) written in blue ink. Dated 03/04/46 from England and envelope (0330.B)Envelope: "Mrs S Quinn/San Lorenzo/63 Ocean Beach/Manly N.S.W/Australia" Three stamps and the airmail symbol in the right hand corner.allan quinn, mission to seafarers, 1946, england, france, atlantic

Letter written to Allan Quinn from Bruce Burton in 1946 depicting his last 8 months spent in Europe.This letter is of historical, social and interpretive significance as it provides information about the life of a seaman during the mid 20th century. Four page letter (0332.A1-A4) written on beige lined paper in blue ink. Dated 08/12/46 from Singapore and envelope (0332.B).Front of envelope: "Mr. Allan Charles Quinn/14 Fitzroy Street/St. Kilda, Melbourne/Victoria Australia" Top right hand corner of first page of letter: "B.Burton/Mt.Anders Tahre/ C/o Sig. Bergesten/ Stavanger-Norway/Singapore 8-12-46" Letter contents: "Quinn Old man, I have quite a few..."allan quinn, 1946, mission to seafareres, bruce burton, europe

Two page, double sided letter (0335.A1-A2) written in blue ink. Dated 28/07/46 while at sea and envelope (0335.B).paper, at sea, allan quinn, letter

Letter from Allan Quinn to his mother depicting his time spent on board American ships.This letter is of historical, social and interpretive significance as it provides information about the life of a seaman during the mid 20th century. Two page, double sided letter (0334.A1-A2) written in black ink. Dated 01/11/46 while at sea and envelope (0334.B).Envelope: "Mrs S Quinn/San Lorenzo/63 Ocean Beach/Manly N.S.W/Australia" Top right hand corner of letter: "M. J. Ariston/At Sea/1-11-46" Letter: "My Dear mum, Have now made one round trip..."allan quinn, 1926, america, mission to seafarers

Single page letter (0314.A) written in New York with unknown date. References Leather album with South America on front (0297) as well as photographs taken in 1947-48. Letter is written on beige, lined paper with blue ink.allan charles quinn, seafarers

Two paged, double sided letter (0317.A1-A2) written on white paper with blue ink with 'South African Marine Corporation' across the top and flag. The letter is dated April 23 with no year given and was from Baltimore. letter, south africa, new york, baltimore, allan quinn

Three page letter (0320.A1-A3) written on beige blank paper in blue ink and dated 27/06/45 from San Francisco. allan quinn, san francisco, letter, 1945

Two page letter (0321.A1-A2) on beige blank paper in blue ink. Dated 12/09/45 from Melbourne.allan quinn, letter, 1945, actress, melbourne

Two page, double sided letter (0322.A1-A2) written on beige paper in black ink and dated 25/04/46 from Sweden. Envelope (0322.B) has five stamps is beige with a blue and red edging. sweden, 1946, allan quinn, letter

Two page, double sided letter (0324.A1-A2) in blue ink. Dated 05/07/46 written while at sea.allan quinn, 1946, at sea, letter

Three page, double sided letter (0333.A1-A3) written in blue ink. Dated 20/11/46 while at sea. Envelope (0333.B) without letter. Letter has six stamps from Curacao.allan quinn, envelopes, curacao

Single page, double sided letter (0331.A1) written in blue ink. Dated 13/04/46 from France and envelope (0331.B)allan charles quinn, france, ww2

Two page, double sided letter (0336.A1-A2) written in blue ink. Dated 15/06/46 from Sweden and envelope (0336.B).letter, allan quinn, sweden, 1946

Two page, double sided letter (0338.A1-A2) written in blue ink. Dated 22/04/46 from Sweden and envelope (0338.B).allan quinn, letter, 1946, sweden

Two page, double sided letter (0339.A1-A2) written on beige blank paper in blue ink. Dated 16/03/47 while at sea and envelope (0339.B).allan quinn, letter, 1947, at sea, curacao

Three page letter, (0340.A1-A3) one double sided written on beige blank paper in black ink. Dated 10/08/47 while at sea and envelope (0340.B).allan quinn, letter, 1947, at sea

Four page letter (0343.a1-a2) written in blue ink. Dated 27/03/45 on M.V. Goonawarra from San Francisco and envelope (0343.B) from Allan to his mother.quinn, letter, san francisco, 1945, m.v. goonawarra

One page, double sided letter (0345.a1) written in blue ink. Dated 11/06/45 from San Francisco and envelope (0345.B) from Fay Boucher to Allan.quinn, 1945, letter, san francisco, fay boucner

Two page, double sided letter (0349.a1-a2) written in blue ink. Dated 09/03/46 from Long Beach, California, without envelope aboard M.V. Goonawarra. From Allan to his mother.letter, quinn, 1946, long beach, california

Quinn CollectionTwo page, doubled sided letter (0351.a1-a2) dated 22/04/46 from Sweden aboard the Udderalla with envelope (0351.b). Photograph 0351.c) of Ariston enclosed in letter. letters, quinn, 1946, photograph, sweden, ariston

Quinn CollectionSingle page, single-sided letter lined paper (0352.a1) dated 26/02/47 with blue-lined, stamped envelope (0352.b). letters-from-abroad, allan quinn, s.s.morgenster, 1947

Quinn CollectionTwo-page letter on unlined paper (0353.a1, 0353.a2) written 'at sea' dated 06/04/47 with pale, blue stamped envelope (0353.b). 0353.a1 is double-sided, 0353.a2 single-sided.letters-from-abroad, quinn, ship 'm.i.ariston'

Quinn CollectionTwo-page, single-sided letter on unlined paper (0354.a1, 0354.a2) written 'at sea' dated 01/05/47. The stamped, pale blue correo aereo envelope (0354.b) incorporates a horizontal dark blue stripe and a red stripe. letters from abroad, quinn, 1947, ship m.i.ariston

Quinn CollectionTwo-page letter on unlined paper (0355.a1, 0355.a2) written 'at sea' dated 22/05/47. 0355.a1 is double-sided. The stamped, pale blue correo aereo envelope (0355.b) incorporates a horizontal dark blue stripe and a red stripe. letters from abroad, quinn, 1947, ship m.i.ariston