Found by the donor in 2017 in a thrift or Opportunity shop in Richmond, North Yorkshire, England. The names of the ships featured recalled some of the names and their crews known to have visited Melbourne and recorded in various records associated with the MTSV.Page from a children's book featuring full colour hand drawn illustrations of five ocean going ships.Ships names featured: MV Carnarvon Castle 20,000 tons Union Castle Line; S.S. Majestic, White Star Line 56,000 tons; M.V Chibu Maru, 16,500 tons, N.Y.K Line; S.S. Orontes, Orient Line 20,000 tons, S.S. Empress of Britain, 42,000 tons C.P.R. Line. Printed page of text on reverse starts mid sentence: "...going to Bombay, and then right away for Australia, this time next month she will be on the other side of the world. ..."children's book, ships, illustration, steamships, orontes, empress of britain, chichibu maru, majestic, carnarvon castle

The Blue Star Line was a British passenger and cargo shipping company formed in 1911, being in operation until 1998.rectangular brass plaque mounted on a wooden board.In dear memory of Captain William T. Pitcher Shipmaster in blue star line. England from April 1956 - November 1980brass, plaque, memorial, captain william t. pritcher, william, pritcher, blue star line

Ninety-page magazine printed on glossy paper. Front cover is red with a ship outlined in black. All printing is white. Back cover advertises the Maersk shipping line,is predominantly blue with a photo of a container ship and the Maersk logo of a white seven-point star set in a blue square.This is the second edition of this magazine published by Lloyd's List Australia and produced by Informa Australia Pty Ltd. It contains the stories of twenty-five shipping industry representatives as well as some advertisements. lloyd's list australia

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

1987: taken over by "Howard Smith UK Ltd" at Hull (GBR) Christening Plate from 'Australia Star'Formerly part of the collection of Howard Smith Ltd.Circular china glazed, cast ceramic christening plate commemorating the christening of 'Australia Star'. A brown and black coloured stencilled image of the ship, it's weight and other text also stencilled onto the front. Blue text is printed around the image. Edges of plate are shaped and feature a gilt edging. Raised decorative moulding is cast into the edges of the plate.1986Christening/ SHI/ AUSTRALIA STAR/ (HULL NO. 1048)/ 95000 DWT/ CRUDE/PRODUCT TANKER/ SEPTEMBER 2, 1986/ HAL INVESTMENTS (SINGAPORE) PTE. LIMITED/ SAMSUNG SHIPBUILDING & HEAVY INDUSTRIES CO., LTD

long wooden instrument with sealed glass tube containing liquid. With metal plate with moon and star design and writing.Attached tag, written in pencil: "SPIRIT LEVEL/ PWO 1488.1" Metal plate: "A MATHIESON & SON/ 21 C/ GLASGOW & EDINBURGH" written with white pen: "PWO 1488.1"

Paper menu, printed with black text, with blue string and red flag design on front "MV Napier Star Blue Star Line/ Voyage 33/ Master Capt. J C Mackintosh/ The ship wishes our Chief Officer/ Mr Jan C Woods/ A very happy birthday/ At sea in the Carribean Homeward Bound/ Chief Steward M A Collier/ Chef R N Wescott Toms/ 21st June 1964/ Buffert Luncheon/ Consomme Froid/ Salmon Mayonnaise/ Dince Roti aux Norfork/ Jambon a la York/ Langue de Beouf/ Salmisaucisse/ Salades/ Laitues Tomates Pomme de tere/ Betteraves & Oignons Russe Macedoine/ Fraises et Crème/ Fromage Biscuits Café"

Card menu with paper insert. Front has image of a chef and a waiter surrounded by birds. Has a blue string around the middle.Front: "MERRY XMAS" Inside: "We wish you a very merry Xmas/ m.v Halifax Star/ 25th December 1965./ At Sydney/ XMAS DINNER/ Grapefruit Maraschine/ Chilled Orange Juice/ Consomme Royale/ Cream of Tomato/ Seafood Cocktail Darn of Salmon Holondaise/ Chicken Vol au Vente/ Roast Norfolk Turkey Chipolata/ Cranberry Sauce/ POTATOES/ Straw Roast Parsley/ Green Peas Brussel Sprouts Mixed Vegetables/ COLD BUFFET/ Pale Ham Roast Beef Corned Beef/ SALADS/ Asparagus Vinnaigrette Fresh Beetroot & Onion/ SWEETS/ Christmas Pudding and Rum Sauce/ Strawberries & Ice Cream Bartlett Pears and Cream/ Assorted Nuts/ Fresh Fruits/ Assorted Cheeses/ Coffee Biscuits"

Medal with green and yellow fabric with a silver coloured medallion hanging off of it. Medallion features anchor design on one side and muslim crescent moon and star on the other. Sitting in green felt box with gold-coloured hinges.on box "WMA 70" "Malaya trading Co/ Medallists/ Kuala Lumpur" "PMA 0217/2" On medallion "Ulang Tahun Yang Ka Sepuloh/ 1 hb Julai 1973" "PMA 0217/1"

The British Empire Exhibition at Wembley Park ran for two years from 1924 to 1925. It was designed to strengthen the bonds of Empire, stimulate trade and demonstrate British achievements in industry and commerce. The exhibition made Wembley a household name and the 1923 FA cup was held at the newly completed Wembley Stadium. 56 of the 58 'territories' that comprised the Commonwealth attended the exhibition which attracted 27 million visitors and was the largest ever staged.British white ensign with the Union Flag in the top 1st quarter; South African coat of arms in the 2nd quarter; Royal Coat of Arms in bottom 3rd quarter and Australian Coat of Arms (very early) in bottom 4th quarter. In the centre of the flag is the 'Star Of India'.australia, flag, british ensign, south africa, royal coat of arms, australian coat of arms, british empire exhibition, star of india

Military uniform of an R.A.Regiment Captain, post Vietnam. The uniform is missing two ‘pips’ from both epaulettes, the date bar from the Vietnam Star, and the belt. Ribbon bar - Australian Vietnam Medal, Defence Force Service Medal with Clasp, National Medal, Republic of Vietnam Star. Donor served in 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment in VietnamOfficers Khaki Serge Jacket with brass buttons & rank insignia, and 4-medal riband barLabel inside - Cardone Apparel Victoria with care instruction and broad arrow. Hand written ‘14-4-80’ and ‘J A VANSWOL’ uniform, military, officers, vanzwol, vanswol

DCPU is a five colour camouflage pattern developed by the Australian Defence Force and tested during Auscamthe late 1970s. DCPU has been replaced in the Australian Army by Australian Multicam Camouflage Uniform (AMCU) Soft round 'giggle' hat with 6 cm stitched brim. Fabric loops for inserting Camouflage materials. Fabric is Disruptive Pattern Camouflage Uniform (DCPU) nicknamed Auscam or Jelly Bean Camo. JOHN STAR P/L NSW 02 9669 1066 SIZE: 60CM 100% COTTONauscam cammo, uniform, australian armed forces

Cotton Outer, Resin Inner, Green Colour, Pith Helmet Design.Republic of Vietnam Starhelmet, vietnam, military helmet

Green Cotton, Embrodied Insignia red backround, yellow 5 pointed star.vietnam, vietnamese army, cap, military cap, vietnamese uniform

Presented with Cerificate from the Speaker of the House of Representatives Neil Andrews on June 22nd 1999The flag has three elements on a blue background: the Union Jack, the Commonwealth Star and the Southern Cross. ... Below the Union Jack is a white Commonwealth, or Federation, star. It has seven points representing the unity of the six states and the territories of the Commonwealth of Australia.polyester, australian, flag, national

The HMAS Sydney (I) was a famous First World War warship. This crest is the official badge of the HMAS Sydeny (I), (II) and (III)A wooden plaque with decorative white, gold and coloured motifs, including a gold Mural crown, a red erect anchor with a red six pointed star above it, all surrounded by gold rope. Above the rope there is the word "Sydney" written in gold letters on a black scroll, with the Navel Crown motif above."Sydney" appears capitalised on the front of the plaque.hmas sydney, australian navy, war, ships, plaque, insignia, anchor

Typical scabbard for the Pattern 1907 Sword Bayonet as used on the Short, Magazine Lee Enfield Rifle during World War 1. This Pattern was introduced in 1915. Leather Sword-Bayonet Scabbard with steel top-mount and chape for Hooked Quillion Bayonet (Item 0131). Teardrop stud for attachment to either a leather or webbing bayonet frog. Lithgow 'Star' trademark.

SS Northern Star was an ocean liner completed in 1962 for the United Kingdom-based Shaw, Savill & Albion Line's tourist class round the world service via South Africa and Australia.ss northern star, passenger ships, passengers liners, 1962, shaw savill line

The repaired mast of the giant liner Cunard White-Star Liner "MAJESTIC" was installed in the liner at Southampton today. Photo shows the mast being lifted by the giant floating crane into the liner. A comparison of the size of the crane and mast is given by the men is picture.Black and white photograph depicting the mast being lifted onto the liner deck. A few men can be seen on board.On a thin paper glued to the back, typed in black ink: Issued 13-2-35 /Supplied: LNA/GIANT LINER'S MAST REPLACED./The repaired mast of the giant liner Cunard White-Star Liner "MAJESTIC" was installed in the liner at Southampton today. Photo shows the mast being lifted by the giant floating crane into the liner. A comparison of the size of the crane and mast is given by the men is picture. On the left side written in blue pen: Copyright LNA / NB (an arrow directs to stamp). On the right top corner an oval shape stamp in red ink: London News Agency Photos LTD. 46, Fleet Street, London, ECA. In the centre: Photo Supplied/L.N.A/Tel: Central 3751.passenger ship, liner, cunard-white star, rms majestic

Circa WWII type 92 Japanese steel helmetCirca WWII japanese type 92 steel helmetWWII Japanese steel helmet, Type 92, painted silver post-war. A five point star is soldered to the front. There are four small holes (two on either side) in the top of the helmet. A circular metal stud is located on either side of the helmet at the rear. Three liner mounting attachment points are located on the inside rim of the helmet. The rim of the helmet is cracked in two places.helmet, japanese, headgear

Medals described from left to right: The 1939-45 Star Designed by the Royal Mint Engravers The star has a ring suspender which passes through an eyelet formed above the uppermost part of the star. A six -pointed star, in yellow copper zinc alloyto fit in a 44mm diameter circle. Maximum width of 38mm and 50mm high from the bottom point of the star to the top of the eyelet. Obverse side has a central design of the Royal Cypher "GRI VI" surmounted by a crown. A circlet, the top of which is covered by the crown, surrounds of the cypher and is inscribed "The 1939-1945 Star". The reverse is plain. The ribbon (devised by King George VI) is 32mm wide with equal bands of Navy blue, Army red and Air Force blue. The Italy Star Designed by the Royal Mint Engravers The star has a ring suspender which passes through an eyelet formed above the uppermost part of the star. A six -pointed star, in yellow copper zinc alloy to fit in a 44mm diameter circle. Maximum width of 38mm and 50mm high from the bottom point of the star to the top of the eyelet. Obverse side has a central design of the Royal Cypher "GRI VI" surmounted by a crown. A circlet, the top of which is covered by the crown, surrounds of the cypher and is inscribed "The Italy Star." The reverse is plain. The ribbon (devised by King George VI) is 32mm wide with 7mm red and 6mm white band repeated in reverse and separated by 6mm wide green band. Colours of the Italian flag. The Defence Medal The medal is cupro -nickel. It has an uncrowned effigy of King George vi on the obverse. The reverse has a conventional oak tree centrally placed with a crown above with two lions as supporters. Between the supporters are the dates 1939 - 1945. The base of the medal has the words "The Defence Medal". The ribbon (devised by King George VI) is orange with green outer stripes. Each green stripe has a black pin stripe running down the centre. The green represents the islands of the United Kingdom, the orange represents the enemy attacks and the black represents the black outs. The War Medal The war medal is cupro-nickel with the crowned effigy of King George VI on the observe. The reverse has a lion standing on the double-headed dragon. The top of the ribbon shows the date 1939-1945. The ribbon colours of red, white and blue represent the colours of the union flag. Australian Service Medal 1939-1945 The Australian Service Medal is nickel silver with the crowned effigy of king George VI on the obverse. The reverse has the Australian coat of arms, placed centrally surrounded by the words 'the Australian service medal 1939-1945. The ribbon has a wide khaki central stripe, flanked by two narrow red striped which are in turn flanked by two outer stripes, one of dark blue and the other light blue. The khaki represents the Australian Army, and the red, dark blue and light blue represent the Merchant Navy, RAN, and RAAF respectively.The 1939-45 Star Orlowski E.T. etched on the back of the medal. The Italy Star Orlowski E.T. etched on the back of the medal. The Defence Medal 56380 Orlowski E.T. etched on the rim of the medal. War Medal 1939-45 56380 Orlowski E.T. etched on the rim of the medal. Australian Service medal 1939-1945 Orlowski E. T. etched on the rim of the medal.ww2, medals

Camouflage pattern (black, green, brown, khaki) cotton 'giggle' hat. Four brass ventilation fittings in crown. Manufacturer's label sewn inside. Label side 1 - John Star Pty. Ltd. NSW 02-669-1066 Name ............ (note - no name shown) No. ................ (note - no number shown) 100 % COTTON Made in Hong Kong" Label side 2 - care instructions headgear, combat

Andrew Edwardson Gates was born on the 30th December 1915 in Carlton, Victoria. He enlisted in South Melbourne on the 4th November 1939 whilst living in East Brunswick, Victoria. Discharged on the 5th October 1945 with the rank of Private.Full set as follows: 1939-1945 Star The Africa Star with 8th Army Bar The Pacific Star 1939-1945 Defence Medal 1939-1945 War Medal 1939-1945 Australia Service Medal 1941 Tobruk Siege Medal with Miniatures The recipients name and service number are impressed on the bottom edge of the 1939-1945 Defence, 1939-1945 War and 1939-1945 Australia Service medals - VX2151, A. E. Gates. A Gates is engraved on the back of the 1941 Tobruk Siege Medal.

This is a reproduction of the original 1897 Captains' petition to build a Central Institute on the Yarra river. "To the Executive Committee of the Victorian Seamen's Mission, Melbourne. "Ladies and Gentleman, "We, the undersigned captains of several ships now lying at the Melbourne wharves think it most desirable that the Victorian Seamen's Mission, being the mission that has for so many years shown a most part their interest in the spiritual, moral, and social well-being of the seamen of all nationalities, shall him on the banks of the Yarra an institute such as that at Port Melbourne, where sailors of every grade could profitably and pleasantly spend their evenings. At almost every other seaport in the world such institutions are being provided for seamen, and we are satisfied from our opinion of the Melbourne public that the matter needs only to be prominently brought under their notice to be accomplished. We are confident that the good work of the mission is being hampered by its not having such a place near the shipping at the Melbourne wharves. Our crews are at present placed at a great dis advantage through not having an institute more convenient to the scene of their labours than that at Port Melbourne, which, on a very wet or a very hot, is not easily reached. If a site could be obtained immediately above the Gasworks but on the other side of Flinders street extension, that is to say, on the lower part of the land on which the Harbour Trust offices are built, it would be most convenient for the shipping on both the north and south side of the river. Trusting that it may be possible to do some thing to meet this long felt want, We suscribe ourselves, Yours respectfully, Geo.H Steven, master ship Dharwar; Thos. Curd, master ship Narcissus; James Horne, master ship Loch Garry; T.Tait, master ship Loch Ryan; T. Nilsen, master ship Hebe; G. Ch Christian, master ship Anna; R.E. Peasley, master ship Seminole; Wm. Martin, master ship Loch Ness; T.C. Martin, master ship Loch Tay; W.H. Bennett, master ship Loch Vennachar; J. Raglan Brodie, master s.s. Warrnambool; James E. Coles, master ship Mermerus; J. H. Walker, master ship Hinemoa; R.J. Johns, master ship Ariel; D. Gorchem (sic. Gerckens), master ship Matador; H. Petersen, master ship Nesaia; Wm. J. Reid, master s.s. Star of New Zealand; A. F. Svhanstrom, master ship Hermes; Alex. Smith, master ship Sophocles; W. Y. Bunn, master ship Carmanian; William Anderson, master ship Loch Katrine."Framed and mounted reproduction of Captains' petitionpetition, seamen's mission, yarra river, captains, victoria, melbourne, ships, australia-wharf, signatures, 717-flinders-street-docklands, maritime welfare services, mission to seafarers, mission to seamen, mermerus, captain coles, sir john coode, loch line, loch ness, loch gary, loch ryan, ss warrnambool, loch tay, loch vennachar, matador, nesaia, d. gerckens, h. petersen, a.f. svhanstrom, hermes, ariel, loch katrine, william anderson, dharwar, narcissus, hebe, anna, hinemoa, sophocles, carmanian, early origins, 2016, exhibitions

This document reveals the way in which Mission to Seafarers grew in response to demand. With increased shipping to Australia for all purposes, the need for the then existing Mission to grow to be conveniently located and to accommodate seafarers became increasingly evident. This document also shows the formal nature of documents and petitions in the 1890s and documents the names of twenty-two contemporaneous ships and their respective captains. The Anna, Dharwar and Mermerus arrived in port at the end of July 1897. The Carmanina arrived on the 21 October 1897. The Loch Katrine, at the end of the list, arrived on 5 November 1897. The letter was published in the Argus, 22 December 1897: "APPEAL FOR SEAMEN. TO THE EDITOR OF THE ARGUS. Sir, I beg that in the interests of the Victorian Seamen's Mission you will be kind enough to publish the appended testimony of the ship masters who for many years have been trading to this port, and therefore have had many opportunities of judging the effects of his work. The mission has much need of monetary assistance, and, should any of your numenous leaders deem it worthy of support, the committee would feel most grateful for any help that may be given in this direction. It has been the pleasure of the committee as far as possible to supply the crews of all outward bound steamers and sailing vessels with literature for their use on the voyage. My former appeals through your columns for leading matter have always been liberally responded to, and I trust that should any of our booksellers have any surplus stock of periodicals, religious and secular, illustrated or otherwise, at the end of the year, they will kindly remember the Victorian Seamen's Mission and the sailors. Private individuals also who may have stacks of literature by them, if they would kindly send some to the Seamen's Institute, Beach street, Port Melbourne, would cause the cheering of many a dark and lonely hour in the seamen's life. From 900 to 1.200 parcels have hitherto been given to the sailors and firemen annually by this mission, and we should be extremely grateful to those who would place us in a position to continue such donations in the future. Yours, &c. , E. JAMES, Chaplain to the Mission. Seamen's Institute, Beach street, Port Melbourne, Dec. 10." -------------------------------------------------- "To the Executive Committee of the Victorian Seamen's Mission, Melbourne. "Ladies and Gentleman, "We, the undersigned captains of several ships now lying at the Melbourne wharves think it most desirable that the Victorian Seamen's Mission, being the mission that has for so many years shown a most part their interest in the spiritual, moral, and social well-being of the seamen of all nationalities, shall him on the banks of the Yarra an institute such as that at Port Melbourne, where sailors of every grade could profitably and pleasantly spend their evenings. At almost every other seaport in the world such institutions are being provided for seamen, and we are satisfied from our opinion of the Melbourne public that the matter needs only to be prominently brought under their notice to be accomplished. We are confident that the good work of the mission is being hampered by its not having such a place near the shipping at the Melbourne wharves. Our crews are at present placed at a great dis advantage through not having an institute more convenient to the scene of their labours than that at Port Melbourne, which, on a very wet or a very hot, is not easily reached. If a site could be obtained immediately above the Gasworks but on the other side of Flinders street extension, that is to say, on the lower part of the land on which the Harbour Trust offices are built, it would be most convenient for the shipping on both the north and south side of the river. Trusting that it may be possible to do some thing to meet this long felt want, We suscribe ourselves, Yours respectfully, Geo.H Steven, master ship Dharwar; Thos. Curd, master ship Narcissus; James Horne, master ship Loch Garry; T.Tait, master ship Loch Ryan; T. Nilsen, master ship Hebe; G. Ch Christian, master ship Anna; R.E. Peasley, master ship Seminole; Wm. Martin, master ship Loch Ness; T.C. Martin, master ship Loch Tay; W.H. Bennett, master ship Loch Vennachar; J. Raglan Brodie, master s.s. Warrnambool; James E. Coles, master ship Mermerus; J. H. Walker, master ship Hinemoa; R.J. Johns, master ship Ariel; D. Gorchem (sic. Gerckens), master ship Matador; H. Petersen, master ship Nesaia; Wm. J. Reid, master s.s. Star of New Zealand; A. F. Svhanstrom, master ship Hermes; Alex. Smith, master ship Sophocles; W. Y. Bunn, master ship Carmanian; William Anderson, master ship Loch Katrine."This petition is historically significant as it is documentary evidence of the need for a new facility for seafarers signed and presented by the captains of 21 ships, including several of the sister ships of the Loch Ard. The need for a new facility was a result of changes in shipping and the use of the Melbourne ports in the 1890's and this document supported the pressure on the Harbour offices to finally release land for an appropriate building in the early 20th C.Mounted hand-written petition to the Executive Committee of the Victorian Seaman's Mission Melbourne. The letter petitions the Executive Committee to create a facility on the wharves, "where sailors of every grade could profitably and pleasantly spend their evenings." This portion of the letter takes up three quarters of the document. The remainder has two lists, one of twelve captain's signatures and the other of the names of their ships. The list is continued on the reverse side with an additional nine signatures and corresponding ship names.In cursive handwriting: To The Executive Committee of the Victorian Seamans Mission', / Melbourne / Ladies and Gentlemen / we the undersigned captains....... We subscribe / ourselves respectfully, Captain signatures and names of ships ( NB Ship names in upper case for this entry ): Geo H. Stevens - DHARWAR / Thomas Curd - NARCISSUS; / James Horn - LOCH GARRY / T.Tait - LOCH RYAN ; / T.NIlsen - Hebe ; / G.C. Christians - ANNA ;/ R E Peasley - SEMIOLE ; / William Martin - LOCH NESS ; / T C Martin - LOCH TAY;/ W H Bennett - LOCH VENNUACHAR; / RJ Raglan Brodie - SS WARRNAMBOOL; ; / James E. Coles - MERMERUS; / ( signatures continue overleaf) J H Walker - HINEMORA ; / R J Johns - ARIEL; / D Gorchem - MATADOR; / H Petersen - NESAIA;/ William J Reid - STAR of N. ZELAND [sic] ; / TJ Sohanstrom - HERMES;/ Alex Smith - SOPHOCLES; / W Y Bunn - CARMANIAN;./ William Anderson - LOCH KATRINE;/ Handwritten in red ink on the front of the parchment: "8182" NB The second digit in the number sequence appears to have been written over and could also be a "9", an "8" or a "3". paper Watermark "HERCULES". Prior to conservation and taped to the glass on the reverse side of the parchment was a small piece of paper reading: "Letter written in 1897 and signed between the last week of October and the first week of November." T and C probably stands for Trade and Customs and 8382 is the file no." (H8.4 x W11.8)victoria, melbourne, ships, petition, australia-wharf, captains, signatures, 717-flinders-street-docklands, maritime welfare services, mission to seafarers, seamen's mission, mission to seamen, mermerus, captain coles, sir john coode, loch line, loch ness, loch gary, loch ryan, ss warrnambool, loch tay, loch vennachar, matador, nesaia, d. gerckens, h. petersen, a.f. svhanstrom, hermes, ariel, loch katrine, william anderson, dharwar, narcissus, hebe, anna, hinemoa, sophocles, carmanian, captains' petition

Four Melbourne girls will share the role of young Princess Fiona in Shrek the Musical. Lilah Crotty, 10, of Coburg North, Charlize Costantin, 9, of Montmorency , Isobel Lauber, 9, of Doreen and Charlotte Lundy, 12, of Geelong will all play the young princesss.News article 1 page, black text and colour image.montmorency, shrek the musical, charlize costantin

The Diamond Valley Brass Band will once again take centre stage at the Christmas festivities this weekend.News article 1 page, black text and colour image .diamond valley brass band, carols by candlelight

Jaryd Clifford, a legally blind teenager from Diamond Valley hopes to become the first Australian to compete in athletics at both the Paralympic and Olympic GamesNews article 1 page, black text and colour image .paralympic and olympic games, diamond valley athletics club, jaryd clifford