Nineteen page booklet with blue cover. The booklet describes a brief account of the development of this Mission to Seafarers from its foundation in England in the 19th Century as the Mission to Seamen to its work today. It is illustrated with photos and engravings.booklet, caring, story, mission to seafarers, headoffice

Men resting in the main hall of the Missions to seamen institute, Siddeley Street. Some are reading, the man standing is playing bagatelle, a form of pool game. On the left side at the back is the boot with sign saying: Sailors' lettersIn pencil: 137seaman, siddeley street institute, main hall, letters, bentwood chairs, post office, bagatelle, pool, billiard, games, sailors

Knitting stand at Hastings Mission to SeamenAn example of the many ways in which knitting was a key way of providing support for seafarers either by making directly useful gifts such as beanies socks and mittens or as a means of fundraising for Missions.knitting, hastings mission, keith dann, pat dann

Likely to be the idea of Reverend Alfred Gurney Goldsmith, and first published in January 1906 (missing), the newsletter was issued quarterly (printed generally in January, Easter, Midwinter and Michaelmas) but became annual from 1932. 110 Jottings were printed from January 1905 till October 1937; although there was an error in the numbering or a special edition number 88. And unfortunately a few issues are missing The Mission holds a photograph of this publication being packed in calico by the members of the 'Ladies Harbour Lights Guild' for distribution to branches and supporters.Published for some 30 years by the Victorian Missions to Seamen issued to supporters the series contributes to the history of the organisation. Although incomplete, the set is a likely to be the only one remaining. It is a key cross reference supplying many details and dates of ships, crew members, supporters, committee members, chaplains and LHLG, activities in both Melbourne, Port Phillip and other States where Missions were gradually established and information not able to be included in Annual Reports. It is an invaluable source of images. Some of photographs published are still in the missions heritage collection.newsletter, victorian seamen's mission, melbourne misson to seamen, jottings from our log, lhlg, ladies harbour lights guild, alfred gurney goldsmith

Content: Page 1: - The Missions Patron, President, Committee - Photograph of the Siddeley Street Mission Page 2: - Lost ship SS Waratah (from the Blue Anchor Line founded by Wilhelm Lund - Death of able seaman, Leslie Mumford of the ship Wendur - Death of German seaman, Matthew Hummelsheim after 3 months in hospital - Visit of Rev. Gurney Goldsmith to the Sydney Mission - News from the Newcastle Mission and Port Adelaide - News from the LHLG (drawing room meetings) - League of the Souther Cross Page 3: - 3rd Annual Seafarers Service - Thanks for gifts - Ships and Sailors Collections list - Address and timetable of activities in the 3 missions - Advertising from Inglis, SMith & Co. Page 4: - Advertising from Robur Tea, Jas. F. McKenzie & Co. , Diocesan Books Society The Mission holds a photograph of this publication being packed in calico by the members of the 'Ladies Harbour Lights Guild' for distribution to branches and supporters.Published for some 30 years by the Victorian Missions to Seamen issued to supporters the series contributes to the history of the organisation. It is a key cross reference supplying many details and dates of Chaplain and LHLG activities in both Melbourne, Port Phillip and other States where Missions were gradually established and information not able to be included in Annual Reports. It is also a source of images.newsletter, victorian seamen's mission, melbourne misson to seamen, jottings from our log, lhlg, rope, flying angel, seagull, advertising, port melbourne, williamstown, sailors' home, australian wharf, seamen's institute, sailors' rest, services, concerts, events, socials, deaths, w.h.c. darvall, motor boat, geelong, woolies, michaelmas, quarterly, ladies harbour lights guild, reverend alfred gurney goldsmith, charles arthur holmes, reverend a.t. pitt, harold kingston vickery, boatman, southern cross, crotonhurst, myrniong, s.s. waratah, seamen's guild, wendur, leslie mumford, matthew hummelsheim, blue anchor line, wilhelm lund

Content: Page 1: - The Missions Patron, President, Committee - Photograph of the Siddeley Street Mission Page 2: - Lost ship SS Waratah (from the Blue Anchor Line founded by Wilhelm Lund - Death of able seaman, Leslie Mumford of the ship Wendur - Death of German seaman, Matthew Hummelsheim after 3 months in hospital - Visit of Rev. Gurney Goldsmith to the Sydney Mission - News from the Newcastle Mission and Port Adelaide - News from the LHLG (drawing room meetings) - League of the Souther Cross Page 3: - 3rd Annual Seafarers Service - Thanks for gifts - Ships and Sailors Collections list - Address and timetable of activities in the 3 missions - Advertising from Inglis, SMith & Co. Page 4: - Advertising from Robur Tea, Jas. F. McKenzie & Co. , Diocesan Books Society The Mission holds a photograph of this publication being packed in calico by the members of the 'Ladies Harbour Lights Guild' for distribution to branches and supporters.Published for some 30 years by the Victorian Missions to Seamen issued to supporters the series contributes to the history of the organisation. It is a key cross reference supplying many details and dates of Chaplain and LHLG activities in both Melbourne, Port Phillip and other States where Missions were gradually established and information not able to be included in Annual Reports. It is also a source of images.newsletter, victorian seamen's mission, melbourne misson to seamen, jottings from our log, lhlg, rope, flying angel, seagull, advertising, port melbourne, williamstown, sailors' home, australian wharf, seamen's institute, sailors' rest, services, concerts, events, socials, deaths, w.h.c. darvall, motor boat, geelong, woolies, michaelmas, quarterly, ladies harbour lights guild, reverend alfred gurney goldsmith, charles arthur holmes, reverend a.t. pitt, harold kingston vickery, boatman, southern cross, crotonhurst, myrniong, s.s. waratah, seamen's guild, wendur, leslie mumford, matthew hummelsheim, blue anchor line, wilhelm lund

Content: WHC Darvall's death Mission's motor boat New central mission Institute Williamstown Rest condition LHLG and their work Thanks Opening hours AdvertisingPublished for some 30 years by the Victorian Missions to Seamen issued to supporters the series contributes to the history of the organisation. It is a key cross reference supplying many details and dates of Chaplain and LHLG activities in both Melbourne, Port Phillip and other States where Missions were gradually established and information not able to be included in Annual Reports. It is also a source of images.newsletter, victorian seamen's mission, melbourne misson to seamen, jottings from our log, lhlg, rope, flying angel, seagull, advertising, port melbourne, williamstown, sailors' home, australian wharf, seamen's institute, sailors' rest, services, concerts, events, socials, deaths, captain press, w.h.c. darvall, motor boat, geelong, boat builder, manx king, glenlui, dovenby, marion woodside, ainsdale, robert reid, bagatelle board, billiard table, sir wilmot fawkes, lady fawkes, book bags, woolies, michaelmas, 1906, ladies harbour lights guild, captain strickland, quarterly, patron, sir reginald talbot, president, archbishop of melbourne, vice president, f.t. derham, w.h. allard, frederick thomas derham (1844-1922), william henry allard (1860-1927), committee membres, archdeacon hindley, archdeacon crossley, william george hindley, owen thomas lloyd crossley, mary danne, mrs e.w. underwood, captain parsons, captain creswell, captain j.h.fearon, ethel augusta godfrey, hugh r. reid, charles blunt, ditty bags, donachy and sons, rope manufacturers, robur tea, mackenzie mustard, excelsior baking powder, admiral wilmot fawkes, bobs, games

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This altar cloth is representative of ecclesiastical linen in use in the early to mid-20th century. It is used in the Chapel of the St Nicholas Seamen's Church at Flagstaff HIll Maritime Museum and Village. The Missions to Seamen organisation The Missions to Seamen is an Anglican (Church of England) charity that has been serving the world's seafarers since 1856. It was inspired by the work of Rev. John Ashley who, 20 years earlier, had pioneered a ministry to seafarers in the Bristol Channel in Great Britain. When Ashley retired because of ill health, others determined that the work should continue, and they founded the Missions to Seamen. It adopted as its symbol a Flying Angel, inspired by a verse from Revelation 14 in the Bible. Today there are over 200 ports worldwide where the Missions to Seamen has centres and chaplains. A Missions to Seamen’s Club offers a warm welcome to sailors of all colours, creeds and races. A sailor can watch television, have a drink and a chat, change money or buy goods from the club shop or worship in the Chapel. In Victoria, the Missions to Seamen still has clubs in Melbourne, Portland and Geelong. The altar cloth is representative of the ecclesiastical linen in use in the early to mid-20th century, when the original St Nicholas Seamen's Church was opened in Williamstown, Victoria. Altar cloth: simple white linen cloth, long rectangle shape with wide hems.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, religion, religious service, st nicholas seamen’s church flagstaff hill, altar cloth, church linen, ecclesiastical linen

"Charles E. Turner was an artist who exhibited at the Royal Academy in London, and specialised in landscape and marine views. Having served in the Royal Air Force in the First World War, reaching the rank of Captain, Turner worked as a war artist during 1939-45. Turner painted pictures of the Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth for Cunard, which were made into a series of popular postcards. He also designed for Churchill Cigar Boxes, and, alongside paintings demonstrating his first-hand experience of combat, produced illustrations for Illustrated London News and Sphere magazines. Many of his oil and watercolour paintings of the two World Wars are preserved in the collection of the National Maritime Museum, London, and at the Imperial War Museum, London." (The National Archives UK)Representative and promotional example of service by MTS to the variety of ships visiting ports in the first half of the 20th C. Cardboard frontispiece of a calendar published by the Missions to Seamen. A colour painting titled "Mission Boat on her Rounds" by artist Charles E. Turner, represents an imaginary image of the mission boat with the Flying Angel flag sailing towards several ships.Written in pencil at the back: "With best wishes from the Chaplain and the LHL Guild"calendar, frontispiece, charles e. turner (1883-1965), hlg, harbour lights guild

Article about the Hobart Mission to Seamen depicting the building, its activities.Large newspaper article with 6 photographsseamen, mission, ashore, hobart, timaru star

Lay Reader David Conolly thanking a concert party at the conclusion of their performance.Lay Reader David Conolly hosts a typical evening's entertainment at the Mission.small rectangular black and white photograph in landscape format.Inscription on back of photo: "Thanking a concert party at the conclusion of their performance at the Flinders Street Mission to Seamen, Circa 1956. At the microphone, stipendiary Lay Reader David Conolly."david conolly, lay reader, concerts, events, entertainment, artists, music, microphone, stage, curtains

Alexina Weller was the first wife of Reverend Weller. They arrived in Melbourne in January 1925. They lived in the Mission's Manse for 4 years. Alexina was part of the Ladies Harbour Lights Guild. They left in January 1929 for South America. She died in January 1934.The organ was donated in memory of Mrs Weller as a member of the Ladies Harbour Lights Guild. Next to the organ is the plaque dedicated to Olive Cramer who must have played on this organ during services.Wooden organ with memorial plaque to Alexina Weller on the right sidePlaque: In Loving Memory of / Alexina Weller / Wife of the Rev. J.R. Weller M.A. / Formerly chaplain of the Victoria Missions to Seamen / Died in England 20th January 1934alexina weller (nee caley), reverend john reginald weller (1880-1969), suttons, annie alexandrina caley (known as alexina) 1885-1934

Letter from Stuart Knox to Reverend Alfred Gurney Goldsmith thanking him for the amalgamation of the Victorian Seamen's Mission to the English Mission to Seamen.4 pages document, typed in purple ink.at the back of the fourth page is a handwritten message from WHC Darvall in red ink.amalgamation, 1906, stuart knox, london, william henry charles darvall (1830-1906)

Photographed by Alison Kelly while she was joint caretaker of the building during the Mission Arts Centre days 1987 to 1991Missions to Seamen, black and white detail of iron gate from Mission grounds; view to southwest showing Swallow Street sign, outer beacon, edge of Beach Street bus stop and distant Willamstown. From album of photos mostly by Alison Kellymissions to seamen, built environment, beacons

This document was found in the Mission to Seamen Organ, during repair work on 17th Oct 1985.Documents: Patents. The following patents used in Mason and Hamlin Cabinet Organs, are nearly all owned and exclusively used by the Mason and Hamlin Organ and Piano Co.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, document, mason and hamlin cabinet organs, mason and hamlin, organs, mason and hamlin organ and piano co.

Collected by Alison Kelly when she was caretaking the Missions to Seamen Building 1987-90.One of six postcards, mostly various angles and times of Railway Pier, Port Melbourne. Hand Coloured postcard - Railway Pier viewed out into Bay. Three vessels at pier, two paddle steamers, train in foreground and ships in Bay.piers and wharves - railway pier