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Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Album (Item) - Photograph album, Mr and Mrs Gurney Goldsmith, The Mission to Seamen in Melbourne, 1905-1910
This album depicts events, mostly the many picnics organised with the help of the Ladies Harbour Lights Guild from 1905 to 1910. Page 1: 1905 Page 2: Page 3: Page 4: Page 5: Page 6: This album is significant as it depicts all the work of Reverend Alfred Gurney Goldsmith. According to an article it seems Mrs Goldsmith was often the photographer. The first photographs shows the picnic in Graylings where the reverend invited Ethel Godfrey to create the Ladies Harbour Lights Guild. Gurney Goldsmith was the first reverend to document the life of the Mission using photography, as a marketing tool. Some of the photographs were published in the Jottings. And probably sent to the Head Office on London. It is also interesting as the photographs shows the life of seamen on board their ship, their clothing etc.See descriptions underneath most of the photographs. All the photographs are different numbers written in pencil at the back. Some numbers (from 1 to 4) were added probably later to reposition the photographs but the work was not systematically.reverend alfred gurney goldsmith, mrs goldsmith, mission to seamen, picnics, seamen, ships, lhlg, ethel augusta godfrey 1861-1935, hugh ronald reid, soccer, anthropology -
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Drawing - Sketch, Walter Butler, Chapel of the Missions to Seamen, c. 1916
This original drawing for the St Peter chapel on Flinders Street building designed by Walter Richmond Butler. Butler changed the design of the chapel for the Spanish Mission style. This drawing seems to be for a printing block and doesn't have Butler's signature.The drawing show the first design of the chapel.Small black and white sketch depicting the facade of the St Peter chapel.walter richmond butler (1864–1949), flinders street, building, built heritage, st peter chapel, bell tower -
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Article - Newspaper clipping, The Age, A Safe Harbour in a Moving World, 01 January 2003
The article was written by Susie Freeman-Green published in the Age in 2003Large newspaper clipping from the Age 2003, with a photograph of Alan Knottalan knott, stevedores -
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Article - Newspaper clipping, The Age, Riverside Tower Go Ahead, 28 February 2001
The article was written by Andrea Carson and published in the Age 2001The article relates to the renewal of the warves and the impact of the modernisation.Newspaper clipping from the Age 2001, with a sketch of a new development near the Mission.yarra river, australian wharf, residential, siddeley street -
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Leisure object - Baulk circle templates, Alcocks & Co, 1860-1960
These items are known as baulk circle templates. The larger one stamped Alcock & Co would have been made before 1888 (this is clear from the address). The middle one is more likely to have been made during the late 19th or early 20 century. The smaller on made of ply would have been made much later in the 20th century. The person maintaining the Billiard Table uses one of these templates to mark out a semi-circle on the table cloth in a particular position determined by the rules of the games of billiard and snooker. The semi-circle is known as the Baulk Circle. Together with a line across the table at the diameter of the semi-circle , known as the baulk line, the baulk circle plays a crucial part in these games. For example, the opening shot of each game is played from the baulk circle; in the game of billiard, if an opponent's ball crosses the baulk line, it may lead to his ball being “protected “during the next shot.A billiard room was a feature of all the Missions over the world.Set of 3 large semi circular wooden tools.pool, snooker, billiard, games, mission to seamen, mission to seafarers, alcocks, baulk line, baulk circle -
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Book (Item) - Logbook, Captain George Garrett Kitching (1926 - 2005), Trienza, Rough Abstract Log, G.G. Kitching 2/0, 1946
The British Phosphate Commissioners (BPC) was a board of Australian, British, and New Zealand representatives who managed extraction of phosphate from Christmas Island, Nauru, and Banaba (Ocean Island) from 1920 until 1981. Captain S.G. Ellams Walter Harbord (Wal or Wally) (b.1923 in Brisbane-d.), master mariner in the Merchant Navy on British Phosphate Commission ships. George Garrett Kitching (1926 - 2005) was second mate on the following ships onboard which he records the events: MV Gorgon : 5-12-46 to16-1-48 SS Titan: 25-1-49 to 16-6-49 MV Orestes: 5-8-49 to 22-9-50 MV Astyanax: 28-4-51 to 7-5-51 (Coasting) MV Trienza: 8-4-53 to 9-10-53Walter was interviewed by the Australian at War Film Archive in 2003. He served on these ships: SS Corinda SS Macumba SS Mildura SS Nellor SS Ormiston SS Reynellaanne rennie collection, wal harbord, merchant navy, seamen, seafarers, ww2, battle of the atlantic, walter harbord, navigation, m.v. trienza, s.s. titan, captain s.g. ellams, bpc, ship log, captain g.g. kitching, m.v. orestes, m.v gorgon, m.v. astyanax, denis ryan, dinny ryan, dennis william ryan -
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Book (Item) - Logbook, Captain George Garrett Kitching (1926 - 2005), Master's Log - Captain G.G. Kitching, 1956
The British Phosphate Commissioners (BPC) was a board of Australian, British, and New Zealand representatives who managed extraction of phosphate from Christmas Island, Nauru, and Banaba (Ocean Island) from 1920 until 1981. Walter Harbord (Wal or Wally) (b.1923 in Brisbane-d.), master mariner in the Merchant Navy on British Phosphate Commission ships.Walter was interviewed by the Australian at War Film Archive in 2003. He served on these ships: SS Corinda SS Macumba SS Mildura SS Nellor SS Ormiston SS Reynellaanne rennie collection, wal harbord, merchant navy, seamen, seafarers, ww2, battle of the atlantic, walter harbord, hezzanith, sextant, nautical instrument, navigation, captain g.g. kitching, m.v. trienza, m.v. triaster, m.v. triellis, bpc, ship log, radiogram, phosphate, nauru -
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Flag - House flag, BPC, 1945
The British Phosphate Commissioners (BPC) was a board of Australian, British, and New Zealand representatives who managed extraction of phosphate from Christmas Island, Nauru, and Banaba (Ocean Island) from 1920 until 1981. Walter Harbord (Wal or Wally) (b.1923 in Brisbane-d.), master mariner in the Merchant Navy on British Phosphate Commission ships.Walter was interviewed by the Australian at War Film Archive in 2003. He served on these ships: SS Corinda SS Macumba SS Mildura SS Nellor SS Ormiston SS Reynellaanne rennie collection, wal harbord, merchant navy, seamen, seafarers, ww2, battle of the atlantic, walter harbord, hezzanith, sextant, nautical instrument, navigation, captain g.g. kitching, m.v. trienza, m.v. triaster, bpc -
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Flyer - Subscription, Mission to Seamen Institute, The Ladies' Harbour Lights Guild in Connection with The Victoria Mission to Seamen, 1921-1926
The charity organisation, Ladies' Harbour Lights Guild, was formed within the Missions to Seamen Institute to provide a home away from home, for visiting seamen. The flyer was to recruit new members or for former Members of the charity to renew their subscription. The patroness was always the governor's wife: here the Countess of Stradbroke whose husband, the Earl of Stradbroke was governor of Victoria between 1921 to 1926.This paper flyer holds historical significance at a local level because it illustrates the Ladies' Harbour Lights Guild involvement in the Mission to Seafarers.The Ladies' Harbour Lights Guild grew to become a significant charity in Melbourne raising large amounts of money which helped to establish the current MTS building, supporting seafarers.Cream colour paper 3 fold-flyer in blue ink that are also subscription forms in order to become Honorary Members/Working/School Members or renewals of previous Membership of the Ladies' Harbour Lights Guild. Includes an extract from the Age.missions to seamen institute, ladies' harbour lights guild, australian wharf, lhlg, subscriptions, countess of stradbroke, patroness, lady irvine, lady creswell, lady madden, the lady mayoress, ethel augusta godfrey 1861-1935, miss b. peebles, alice sibthorpe tracy -
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Flyer - Subscription, Mission to Seamen Institute, The Ladies' Harbour Lights Guild, c.1909
The charity organisation, Ladies' Harbour Lights Guild, was formed within the Missions to Seamen Institute to provide a home away from home, for visiting seamen. The flyer was to recruit new members or for former Members of the charity to renew their subscription. The patroness was always the governor's wife: here the Countess of Stradbroke whose husband, the Earl of Stradbroke was governor of Victoria between 1921 to 1926.This paper flyer holds historical significance at a local level because it illustrates the Ladies' Harbour Lights Guild involvement in the Mission to Seafarers.The Ladies' Harbour Lights Guild grew to become a significant charity in Melbourne raising large amounts of money which helped to establish the current MTS building, supporting seafarers.Cream colour paper 2 fold-flyer in blue ink that are also subscription forms in order to become Honorary Members/Working/School Members or renewals of previous Membership of the Ladies' Harbour Lights Guild. missions to seamen institute, ladies' harbour lights guild, australian wharf, lhlg, subscriptions, patroness, ethel augusta godfrey 1861-1935 -
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Card - Membership card, Working members, Missions to Seamen Institute, 1921-1926
Charity organisation, Ladies' Harbour Lights Guild, was formed within The Missions to Seamen Institute to provide a home away from home, for visiting seamen. These cards illustrate the rules for different type of Members and the suggested Intercession. These cards hold historical significance at a local level because it illustrates the membership types of the Ladies' Harbour Lights' Guild organization and how each member (according to membership) contributed to charity. The Ladies' Harbour Lights Guild grew to become a significant charity in Melbourne raising large amounts of money which helped to establish the current MTS building, supporting seafarers as well as attending social events. Small creamy colour membership card typed in blue ink. Font is for the name of the member and her branch. On the back rules and the suggested Intercession.missions to seamen institute, williamstown, port melbourne, rules for members, ladies' harbour lights guild, australian wharf, school branches, membership -
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Instrument - Calculator with manual, Canon, ZX 2200, 1990-2000
Small black platic calculator Canon ZX 2200 with sticker from The Australian Maritime College with manual.nautical instrument, navigation instrument, brian mcmahon, ship master -
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Photograph - Digital photograph, series, 1 January 2004
Images show the Mission in 2004: furniture, furnishing (carpet, lights, curtains), artworks in the chapel, courtyard, kitchen, club, Celia Little room54 photographs of various locations in the Mission in 2004: club, kitchen, Celia Little Room, courtyard, chapelcarpet, furnishing, lights, furniture -
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Document - Recollection, Nancy Oakley nee Dingle, Melbourne Sailors' Home, 2021
1 page one sided and handwritten in black ink in capital letters on a creamy colour paper: recollection of Nancy Oakley about the Melbourne Sailors Home located on Siddeley Street.nancy oakley, betsy dingle, williamstown, sailors' home, mission to seamen, marjorie duckett nee maclennan, nancy dingle, theo h. swanton -
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Article - Magazine article, Louis Peters, Sign of the Times by Louis Peters, July-September 1965
The Siddely Street Sailors' Home was built in 1904 to replace the former Spencer Street building. The home closed its doors on 31 January 1963. In 1965 the building was sold and it was later demolished and the site redeveloped. Ernst (Ernest) Waldemar Kaiser (1893-1968) was the last and longest serving superintendent of the home (March 1933 - March 1965). He was employed till 31 March 1965 (year of the article) when he finished up after 32 years in the position. He continued to be employed for a year or so after the home closed, probably serving as caretaker till it was sold. (see Mark Howard paper in the Great Circle (Vol.42, No1).) The plaque photographed on page 25 is to be incorporated in the Seafarers park located next to the new Seafarers residential building and at the back of the Mission.3 pages (p21 to 26) of the Port Melbourne Quarterly issue July-September 1965 about the Melbourne Sailors Home located on Spencer Street.Inscription handwritten in black ink in capital letters by Nancy Oakley: Meetings of Melb. Sailors' Home held at office of Mr Theo H. Swanton Managing Dir. of William Crosby & Co., 464 Collins St. Melb.nancy oakley, sailors' home, mission to seamen, nancy dingle, mrs v. kaiser, chinese dolls, kakariki, ernest kaiser, theo h. swanton, ernest waldemar kaiser -
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Article - Newspaper clipping, The Age, Flying Angel Club in Historic Williamstown, 14 June 1958
Colour photocopy on A4 size paperInscription handwritten in black ink in capital letters by Nancy Oakley: "The Age" 14 June 1958nancy oakley, mission to seamen, nancy dingle, williamstown, st nicholas the mariner chapel, randall stewart murray, george craven, opportunity shop, claude james eldridge-doyle, maude breaks, reredos, louise (lulu) amy breaks, hlg, j. wallace, mrs v. paterson, mrs w.j. hockin, mrs v. darvill -
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Photograph - Gelatin silver photograph, Canteen Williamstown Mission 1956-57, 1956-1957
Nancy Oakley and Kathleen Trace were both members of the Harbour Lights Guild in Williamstown.This is a rare photograph taken inside the Williamstown club located in Nelson Place.Black and white photograph depicting two young women standing on each side of an older man.Inscription handwritten in black ink in capital letters by Nancy Oakley: 1956-57 / Canteen Williamstown Mission / L-R / Nancy Oakley (Dingle) / Mr Craven / Kathleen tracenancy oakley, mission to seamen, nancy dingle, williamstown, canteen, kathleen trace, mr craven, hlg, harbour lights guild -
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Photograph - Colour photograph, series, c. 2020
The former ES&A Bank building was purchased to be used as the new premisces in Williamstown in 1943. The St Nicholas chapel usa added at the back. The place was furnished thanks to funds donated by the High Commissioner of Canada.The Nelson place building and the chapel are still standing and are heritage listed.3 colour photographs depicting the former mission in the ES&A Bank in Williamstown, the heritage plaque and the street with an inscription from Nancy OakleyInscription handwritten in black ink in capital letters by Nancy Oakley: nancy oakley, mission to seamen, nancy dingle, williamstown, nelson place -
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Photograph - Photographs, photocopies, c. 2020
Nancy Oakley was a member of the Harbour Lights Guild in Williamstown. The photographs she donated depict picnics with sailors between 1952 and 1954.2 A4 size paper of 13 black and white photographs photocopied of picnics with inscriptions from Nancy OakleyInscription handwritten in black ink in capital letters by Nancy Oakley: dates, locations and namesnancy oakley, mission to seamen, nancy dingle, williamstown, picnics, mount evelyn park, harbour lights guild, hlg, padre frank leslie oliver -
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Photograph - Colour photograph, At Williamstown home of Gwen and Joan Batson, 1989
Standing: Barbara Hawdon (nee Taylor) Sitting left to right: Marjorie Duckett (nee McLellan) [sic. McLennan], Carol Busteed., (unknown) All were members of the Harbour Lights Guild in Williamstown with the hosts: Gwen and Joan BastonThe photograph provides the names of members of the Guild.2 A4 size paper of 13 black and white photographs photocopied of picnics with inscriptions from Nancy OakleyInscription handwritten in black ink in capital letters by Nancy Oakley: nancy oakley, mission to seamen, nancy dingle, williamstown, gwen batson, joan baston, barbara hawdon, marjorie duckett nee maclennan, carol busteed -
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Photograph - Colour photograph, At Evelyn's Home, Williamstown, 31 May 1980
Reunion of former members of the Harbour Lights Guild in Williamstown in 1980. From left to high: Edna Malon, Marjorie Duckett (McLellan) [sic. McLennan], Evelyn Van Wyngaarden (Green), Gwen Batson, ? , Betsy Dingle, Margaret ? (Dyball)The photograph providis the names of members of the Guild.2 A4 size paper of 13 black and white photographs photocopied of picnics with inscriptions from Nancy OakleyInscription handwritten in black ink in capital letters by Nancy Oakley: nancy oakley, mission to seamen, nancy dingle, williamstown, nelson place, hlg, harbour lights guild, edna malon, gwen batson, betsy dingle, marjorie duckett nee maclennan -
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Photograph - Colour photograph, At Williamstown, Home of Evelyn, 31 May 1980
Reunion of members of the Harbour Lights Guild in Williamstown on 31 May 1980.The photograph providis the names of members of the Guild.2 A4 size paper of 13 black and white photographs photocopied of picnics with inscriptions from Nancy OakleyInscription handwritten in black ink in capital letters by Nancy Oakley: nancy oakley, mission to seamen, nancy dingle, williamstown, nelson place, hlg, harbour lights guild, edna malon, marjorie duckett nee maclennan, gwen batson, betsy dingle -
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Photograph - Colour photograph, series, c. 2020
The furnishing of the St Nicholas the Mariner chapel in the Williamstown's mission was donated to the Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum. The donor of the photographs added a note to the list of gifts: the chaise and patin were given by Mr and Mrs Percy Taylor in memory of their son Norman. He was 3rd engineering on a ship Testbank which was bombed in Bari Harbor in Italy (2 September 1943) . His family thought he had died but he and another man had managed to jump into the sea, and walked back to England.2 A4 size paper of 13 black and white photographs photocopied of picnics with inscriptions from Nancy OakleyInscription handwritten in black ink in capital letters by Nancy Oakley: nancy oakley, mission to seamen, nancy dingle, williamstown, flagstaff hill maritime museum, percy taylor, norman taylor, bari harbor, testbank -
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Audio - Radio interview, Triple RRR, Radio Marinara - Triple RRR, 26 June 2022
On Saturday 26 June 2022, Phillip Cornish, Acting CEO of the Mission, was interviewed by Radio Marinara. They talked about the role of the Mission, the life conditions of seafarers and the theft of the windvane.mission to seafarers, radio marinara, triple rrr, radio interview, podcast, weathervane, phillip cornish, windvane, theft -
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Audio - Radio interview, The R and J Yarn, 21 December 2021
The interview of Sue Dight was recorded in the Mission. Episode Description For our final episode pre-Christmas 2021 we visited the Mission to Seafarers, Melbourne. We chatted to Sue Dight the CEO of the Mission to find out about the amazing and varied ways in which they care for visiting seafarers who come into port. We also found out about Sue's own career journey which is an inspiration. It's a nice time of year to be inspired by the story of an organisation that's looks out for a forgotten group. Enjoy, and have a great Christmas.This episod was recorded after the pandemic, and Sue Dight gives a lot of details about the work done during this period and the conditions the seafarers were subjected to. The épisode is also about Sue Dight, her career, her love for the Mission's architecture.Interview of Sue Dight recorded in the Mission to Seafarerssue dight, podcast, radio interview, the r and j yarn, mission to seafarers, pandemic, covid 19, open house, heritage colection -
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Article - Paper, Great Circle Journal, The Melbourne Sailors’ Home 1865 - 1963, 2020
Article by Mark Howard published in the Great Circle Journal, Volume 42, No1, in 2020. After the closure of the Home in 1963: "For instance, in 1985 the Minister of Community Services was authorised to make grants to organizations promoting the welfare of mariners as first priority, but with discretion to make grants for other social welfare purposes.98 Organizations that received funds include, Mission to Seamen ($45,000)"Links between the Mission and the Sailors Home existed throughout decades.great circle, mark howard, sailors' home -
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Photograph - Digital photograph, Black and white, Ruby Forge, c. 1967
Ruby Forge (April 15th 1881-April 2nd 1969) was the sister of James Leslie Forge. She donated the fund for one of the memorial stained glass window to her brother after his passing in 1917. Ruby was engaged to a young man who was sent to the front during WWI. Unfortunately he died over there, and she never married. She passed away in April 1969. Sue McPhail, her niece, visited the Mission on Thursday 7 September 2023, bringing this photograph.Small black and white portrait of Ruby Forge wearing a hat.ruby forge, sue mcphail -
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Photograph - Gelatin silver photograph, c. 1917
The photograph is an early image of the Port Melbourne Mission after the addition of the first storey and the St Nicholas chapel at the back, both designed by Walter Butler.port melbourne mission, st nicholas chapel, walter richmond butler (1864–1949) -
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Photograph - Digital Image, series, Geraldine Brault, October 2018
This chapter consists of in-depth case studies of two location-based games played in Melbourne: Urban Codemakers (2010–11) and Wayfinder Live (2017), both designed by Troy Innocent. These games were directly funded by government bodies in Melbourne to promote the city’s cultural and artistic life to residents and tourists. But its creator was given a broad remit to fulfil these agendas and used them to reflect on the city’s history, architecture, and future development. Through auto-ethnographic observation and interviews with the designer and several players of the games, I reflect on the broader relationship between location-based games, their players, and the institutions and authorities that fund and enable them.Three of the mosaics were installed on outside walls of the Mission and were a way for the Mission to be put on the map.6 photographs depicting the Wayfinders mosaics to be scanned though an application on a phone.wayfinder, ludea, melbourne, on the map, marketing, application, cultural events -
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Plaque - Memorial plaque, Graham Stewart Martin, 1983
Rectangular brass plaque, on top 3 logos: Merchant Navy, Merchant Navy crown and flag of the SSM (Scottish Ship Management)Engraved: In Memory of / Graham Stewart Martin / Engineer Cadet / MV Baron Kinnaird / 27th September 1983graham stewart martin, engineer cadet, m.v. baron kinnaird, scottish ship management, ssm, 1983