Timber notice board used at the booking office for the SS Time to indicate sailing informationSailing Notice Board made of timberSS Time; Will Sail; At; For ss time, corsair rock, notice board

From the Swan Spit LighthouseSteering failure in the early hours of 23rd August 1949 resulted in the S.S. Time running aground on Corsair Rock off Point Nepean. All attempts to save the vessel were abandoned and she was subsequently sold. Salvage attempts were financially more successful. The remnants of the Time remained as a landmark for over 10 years before a storm sent her remains to the bottom.Lifebuoy from the "SS Time"SS "Time" Melbournelife bouy

After the wreck of the SS "Time" the bell come under the control of the "Receiver of Wrecks". St Aiden's Church of England, Parkdale, procured this bell from the "Receiver of Wrecks" for church purposes. On 29 July 1951 Rev F L Cuttriss dedicated the bell to church service. Apparently the "Sour" sound irritated some of the congregation. In 1997 St Aiden's offered the bell to this Museum to further enhance the SS "Time" display.Ships bell from SS "Time""Time-1913-Melbourne"time, wrecks, corsair rock, st aiden's c of e church parkdale