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Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Photograph - Digital photograph, Black and white, c. 1960
large b/w rectangular photograph of the altar and benches of Rotterdam's mission chapel in landscape formathand-written inscription on back: "The Mission to Seamen chapel at Rotterdam". Manufacturer's stamp: "andre wery / photograaf / dreef 134 / rotterdam-tel. 74453"rotterdam, mission to seafarers, seamen's mission, mission to seamen, netherlands, dutch, overseas missions -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Photograph - Mounted photograph, Black and white, Floating church vessel the "John Ashley"
large rectangular heavy card b/w photograph in landscape format. Photo includes printed description as part of photo.Description printed beneath actual photo on front: "The floating church vessel of the Missions To Seamen, "John Ashley," has the river Thames as its Parish. In one year 17,000 men came aboard. To many seamen it was their first contact with the Church."reverend john ashley (1801-1886), floating church, mission to seamen, river thames, england -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Photograph - Mounted photograph, Black and white, Reverend Fred Laight conducting a service in the floating church the "John Ashley"
large rectangular b/w photograph in landscape format. Inscription typed on paper and stuck to back of photo: "The Rev. Fred Laight conducts a service on board the mission launch JOHN ASHLEY"john ashley, floating church, reverend laight, fred laight, reverend john ashley (1801-1886), mission to seamen, river thames, england -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
photograph - Photograph, Black and white, Staff in front of the Yokohama mission
medium sized rectangular b/w photograph in portrait format.hand-written inscription: "The Staff of the mission in Yokohama"yokohama, japan, overseas missions, japanese -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
photograph - Photograph, Black and white, Herald Sun, Reverend comforting a young seaman, c. 1960
medium sized rectangular b/w photograph in portrait formatStamp on back: "COPYRIGHT / NOT FOR REPRODUCTION / HERALD-SUN PHOTOGRAPH SUPPLIED BY FEATURE SERVICE / THE HERALD & WEEKLY TIMES LTD. / MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA"chaplain, seamen, sailors, seafarers, comforting, herald newspaper, reverend hubert william coffey (1915-2002) -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
photograph - Photograph, Black and white, c. 1950
Unknown chaplain in the Vancouver Mission speaker with a young sailor.The photograph is typical of the images used as marketing to d'escrime the Mission's work around the world.medium sized rectangular b/w photograph in landscape formathand-written marking in pencil: "IL" and in pen: Vancouverchaplain, comforting, seamen, sailors, seafarers, overseas missions, vancouver, welfare -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
photograph - Photograph, Black and white, Prebendary Cyril J. Brown, General Secretary of the Missions to Seamen with Reverend L. Dalton
large rectangular b/w photograph in portrait formatinscription typed onto paper and stuck to back of photo: "Prebendary Cyril J. Brown, General Secretary of The Missions to Seamen with the Rev. L. Dalton." Handwritten note indecipherable except for the word "General"prebendary cyril j. brown, general secretary, reverend l. dalton -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
photograph - Photograph, Black and white, 21 February 1956
Sir Reginald Alexander Dallas Brooks (1896–1966), State Governor of Victoria 1949 - 1963 was the Patron of the Mission and guest speaker at a special fundraising dinner held to commemorate the centenary of a mission to seamen in Victoria. The image depicts the State Governor flanked by Archbishop of Melbourne and E.B.Coles, Chairman of the Mission, presenting a cheque as donation, at the centenary dinner. The photograph was published in the 1956 Annual Report (page 5).The Centenary dinner held in 1956 marked a key milestone in the maintenance of services to seafarers in Victoria. The State Governor presence as special guest and speaker helped to launch a key fundraising drive that was much needed.large rectangular b/w photograph in landscape format depicting three men on the left a clergyman, centre a man with a moustache in a dark suit and on right man in a light suit and wearing spectacles seems to be presenting a cheque.mission to seafarers, donors, state governors, sir reginald alexander dallas brooks, centenary, 1956, e.b. coles, centanery appeal, g.j. coles -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
photograph - Photograph, Black and white, Reverend C.W. Reeves officiates at a service of Holy Communion in the Schiedam Mission, 1960's
Reverend Reeves was chaplain in the Schiedam, a city part of the Rotterdam metropolitan area, from 20/09/1961 to 11/09/1966medium sized rectangular b/w photograph in landscape formatdescription typed on paper and stuck to back of photo: "The Rev. C.W. Reeves, Chaplain at Schiedam Mission (20.9.61 - 11.9.66) officiates at a service of Holy Communion in the Mission Chapel."rotterdam, schiedam, reverend c.w. reeves, overseas missions, chapel, services -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Decorative object - Miniature, lifebuoy, c. 2018
Presented to MTSV by seafarer Bosun Tomovs from the vessel Irongate, registered in Monrovia, Liberia who created this memento miniature and presented it to Chief Manager Sue Dight, on the occasion of his visit to the MTSV, Melbourne.The seafarer who created this object has presented similar objects to Missions to Seamen wherever he has come ashore and used the services. The object forms a connection through the creator with the Mission network across the globe. It is also a representative sample of creativity aboard ship: model making was often a hobby to kill time on long journeys.small red painted and white corded life buoy with inscription in black paint.side a) In Upper Case stencil: " IRONGATE / MONROVIA " Side b) handwritten in black ink: "04.09.2018 / BSN TOMOVS / BULGARIA"lifebelt, life preserver, miniature models, life buoy, bosun tomovs, irongate ship, gift, buoy, hobbie, seamen, sailors, seafarers -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Letter - Correspondence, Stanley Quinn et al, 1949
Letter 0817a; the writer refers to Allan's 21st birthday and his recent letter from Rio. He also writes of prices rising in Australia, the coal strike, and that 'Sydney especially is badly hit'. He also recommends Allan see a film called 'The Secret Land', a record of an American Naval Expedition to the South Pole, if he gets the opportunity. Letter is signed 'Your loving Dad, Stanley Quinn'. Writer of 0817d also refers to Allan's 21st birthday and the coal strike which has affected manufacturing and the availability of materials, especially bricks as all the brickworks are closed down. The letter is signed 'Your Pal Norm'.Quinn CollectionThree-page letter written to Allan (0817.a1-3) from his father, Stanley Quinn, on three sheets of lined cream-coloured paper, headed Liddesdale Avenue, Frankston and dated 25.07.49. The envelope (0817.b) is buff-coloured. Also found in this envelope is a single-sided, two-page letter written on thin off-white lined paper (0817.c1-2) to Allan from his friend Norm headed 1 Selwyn Street, Artarmon, dated 27.07.49. Enclosed with 0817.c are two small black and white photographs (0817.d1-2). 0817.d1 shows a small boy with a model airplane and 0817.d2 the model airplane from a different angle.Letter 0817a is written on the reverse side of three pages of the Melbourne Stevedoring Company's Cargo Tally sheets. The envelope is pre-stamped with an embossed profile of King George V and a crown in white on a red, oval background. Postage is two and a half pence. Envelope is addressed to Allan C/- Swedish Seaman's Union, 156 Montague Street, Brooklyn, New York, USA. The postmark is torn. There is a blue air-mail sticker on the upper left-hand corner. 0817d; On the left wing of the model airplane is printed MAA, on the right wing - 17. There are pencilled marks on the back of each photograph. letters-from-abroad, quinn, 1949, stanley quinn, coal strike, australia -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Photograph - Photograph, Black and white, 25 September 1933
Charles Page (31), was a boatswain, when he married Lavinia Dodd (28) on 25 September 1933, in the St Cleopas Church, Toxteth Park, Lancashire.b/w photograph of Charles Page and his wife Lavinia on their wedding day, standing outside in a doorway. Full length shot.hand written date of Sept 25 1933 in ink on back of photographcharles page, seaman, lavinia dodd, wedding, marriage, boatswain -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Letter - Correspondence, Stanley Quinn, 27/10/1949
Quinn CollectionSingle page, double sided letter written on unlined off-white paper (0827), headed Liddesdale Avenue, Frankston and dated 27/10/49. Matching envelope (0827.b) has a blue airmail sticker and a nine pence stamp on the front. The other stamp has been torn off. Only half the postmark remains.Letter begins "My dear Allan" and concludes "Your loving Father Stanley Quinn."letters-from-abroad, quinn, 1949, stanley quinn -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Domestic object - Wineglass, The Mission to Seafarers Melbourne, 2018
Created as an organisational promotion and fundraising product for sale in the Mission gift range. Late 20th -early 21st C.A unique example of memorabilia glassware with MTS logo as a promotional device.A pair of small clear glass standard wineglasses comprising an oblong bowl on a short stem and mounted on a round base. (1667.a, 1667.b). Printed in white on each wineglass is 'The Mission to Seafarers Melbourne' and the Mission's symbol of the Flying Angel.wineglass, mtsv, memorabilia, souvenir, marketing, melbourne, mission to seafarers, flinders street, mtsv shop -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Journal (item) - Periodicals-Annual, Shiplovers' Society of Victoria, The Annual Dog Watch
This journal provides the reader with glimpses of the adventures and hardships of a seaman's life. Many of the stories are of sailing ships.Contributes to our knowledge of the importance of shipping and places on record those stories of the sea which would otherwise be lost.Contents Foreword - Commodore Rodney Rhoades, D.S.C., R.A.N. (Ret.) - 9 Editorial - "Restoration and Replicas" - S. A. E. Strom - 11 "Polly Woodside" Remains Afloat - Dr. E. Graeme Robertson - 17 Gleams Through the Darkness - N. S. Smith - 23 Captain W. E. Smith - Captain E. Molyneux - 33 Nearly Sixty Years Ago - Captain W. J. Cowling - 35 Some Time - C. L. Lewis - 47 Father Tremblay Builds a Boat - Captain F. K. Klebingat - 48 A Memory of White Russia - F. L. Ogle - 56 The First of Port Phillip Pilots - Darren Baillieu - 58 Captain Robert Pattman of the "Loch Torridon" - Captain W. R. Chaplin - 72 With "Antiope" in the Northern Waters - Captain A. R. Nancarrow - 77 Rottnest Island - B. D. Goldfinch - 82 "Port Nicholson" to the Rescue - J. R. Brazier - 87 Glossary - - 91 Lights on the Hill - C. E. Bonwick - 93 Murray River Shipping - Ross Holloway - 94 What's in a Name - - 103 That was the Trouble - Dr. Stanislaw Bernatt - 110 "Eight Bells" - H. F. Watson - 111 Musings of an Old Sailor - Captain J. W. Carr - 112 A Voyage on the SS "Orange Branch" - I. L. Barton - 114 Book Reviews - - 129sailing ships, steamships, shipping, seafaring life, shiplovers' society of victoria, dog watch, herzogin cecile -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, 1960's
... archibald b denham Black & White Photograph. Chicory Kiln, Newhaven ...Donated by N. M. & J. D. Archibald. April, 1973.Black & White Photograph. Chicory Kiln, Newhaven - Main Road. Remains of brick & concrete Kiln, with very old pear tree nearby. Built by Mr. Bern Denham as a young man in the 1920s (J. Box, personal communication). Chicory Kiln Album.local history, photography, photographs, agriculture buildings, historic, chicory kiln, newhaven, phillip island, n & j archibald, b denham -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Phillip island Hotel, Cowes
Part of a collection of 'Rose & Valentine' series of Post Cards. Copied by John Jansson 1984B & W postcard. View of "Phillip Island Hotel", Walpole Street, Cowes.Phillip Island Hotel, Cowes Victoria. Real Photo Series M.1257local history, photography, photographs, postcards, hotel, cowes, phillip island, black & white postcard copy, phillip island hotel, walpole street -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, The Beach, Cowes
Part of a collection of 'Rose & Valentine' series of Post Cards. Copied by John Jansson 1984B & W postcard. View of Cowes Beach with the Jetty in the background.The Beach, Cowes Victoria. The Rose Series P.10472local history, photography, photographs, postcards, cowes, phillip island, black & white postcard copy, cowes beach, jetties, cowes pier -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Valentine Publishing Co, Fisherman at Cowes
Part of a collection of 'Rose & Valentine' series of Post Cards. Copied by John Jansson 1984B&W postcard. Mr. George Cox, elderly fisherman outside his hut which was located near the end of Cowes Jetty, Phillip IslandB&W postcard."Looking for the boats". Fisherman at Cowes. Real Photo Series M2384.local history, photography, photographs, postcards, local identities, black & white postcard copy, george cox, fisherman, jetties, cowes, phillip island -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Mr George Cox, fisherman, Cowes
Part of a collection of 'Rose & Valentine' series of Post Cards. Copied by John Jansson 1984B&W postcard. Photograph of Mr George Cox, an elderly fisherman sitting outside his hut, which was near the end of the Cowes Jetty (East).No Inscriptionslocal history, photography, photographs, postcards, local identities, black & white postcard copy, george cox, fisherman, jetties, cowes, phillip island -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, S S Genista at Rhyll, 1900
Part of a collection of 'Rose & Valentine' series of Post Cards. Copied by John Jansson 1984B&W postcard. View of Rhyll Pier and SS Genista approx 1900S.S.Genista calling at Rhylllocal history, photography, photographs, postcards, boats, shipping, - transport, black & white postcard copy, ss genista, rhyll pier, jetties, phillip island, ferries -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Narrabeen ferry with cargo of elephants
Part of a collection of 'Rose & Valentine' series of Post Cards. Copied by John Jansson 1984B&W postcard. On board the Ferry "Narrabeen" showing passengers beside an unusual cargo bound for Cowes.Queer cargoes for Coweslocal history, photography, photographs, postcards, ferries, shipping, - transport, black & white postcard copy, cowes, phillip island, narrabeen -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Chickory kiln Ventnor
Part of a collection of 'Rose & Valentine' series of Post Cards. Copied by John Jansson 1984B&W postcard. View of chicory Kiln and small house - VentnorNone on Photograph. Underneath added Chicory Kiln - Ventnorlocal history, photography, photographs, postcards, agriculture, buildings, farming - agriculture, black & white postcard copy, chicory kiln, ventnor, phillip island -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Climbing the Nobbies
Part of a collection of 'Rose & Valentine' series of Post Cards. Copied by John Jansson 1984B&W postcard. View of the pathway leading to the top of the Nobbies. Various figures in the process of climbing up the track.No. Inscriptions. Added under photograph "Climbing the Nobbies"local history, photography, photographs, postcards, black & white postcard copy, the nobbies, walkers, phillip island -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Landing at San Remo
Part of a collection of 'Rose & Valentine' series of Post Cards. Copied by John Jansson 1984B&W postcard. Ferry arriving at San Remo all decked out in flags. Jetty crowded with people. Several other small craft around.Landing at San Remolocal history, photography, photographs, postcards, transport, shipping, black & white postcard copy, ferries, san remo, jetties, phillip island -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph
One of a collection of over 400 photographs in an album commenced in 1960 and presented to the Phillip Island & Westernport Historical Society by the Shire of Phillip IslandPhotograph of the two masted Ketch "Truganni" Capt J B Lock 1889, beginning a voyage from Rhyll to Melbourne. local history, photography, photographs, film maritime technology, boats, ketch "truganni", black & white photograph, shipping, sailing ketches, truganni, capt j b lock, john jenner, bryant west -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph
One of a collection of over 400 photographs in an album commenced in 1960 and presented to the Phillip Island & Westernport Historical Society by the Shire of Phillip IslandPhotograph of J. B. Cleeland's Fishing Ketch "Pearl"local history, photography, photographs, maritime technology, fisheries, fishing ketch "pearl", black & white photograph, shipping, fishing boats, ketch pearl, j b cleeland, john jenner, bryant west -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph
One of a collection of over 400 photographs in an album commenced in 1960 and presented to the Phillip Island & Westernport Historical Society by the Shire of Phillip IslandPhotograph of the Fishing Boat "Kyeema" ready for launching on the slipway at Newhaven with B. Johnstone's Fishing Boat "Evening Star" on slips in background.local history, photography, photographs, ship building, fishing boat "kyeema" ready for launching, black & white photograph, shipping, fishing boats, kyeema, evening star, b johnstone, john jenner, bryant west -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, 29/05/1907
One of a collection of over 400 photographs in an album commenced in 1960 and presented to the Phillip Island & Westernport Historical Society by the Shire of Phillip IslandPhotograph of W. J. Kennon's Salvage Team and their winch equipment at the wreck of the "Speke". Kennon's staff known as the "Suicide Crew". S. Kennon, W.J. Kennon, J.B. Cleeland, W. McFee, J. Thompson, J. Walton, D.Justice. May 29th 1907.local history, photography, photographs, maritime technology, wrecks, ss "speke" salvage team, black & white photograph, ss speke. salvage. winches. s kennon, w kennon, j b cleeland, w mcfee, j thompson, j walton, d justice, s kennon, john jenner, bryant west -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph
One of a collection of over 400 photographs in an album commenced in 1960 and presented to the Phillip Island & Westernport Historical Society by the Shire of Phillip IslandPhotograph of the wrecked "Pearl" beached at Cowes. Purchased by W. J. Kennon and J. B. Cleeland, restored as a fishing craft.local history, photography, photographs, maritime technology, wrecks, the wrecked "pearl", black & white photograph, shipping, pearl, john jenner, bryant west