Original ship - 11,741 gross tons. 589' x 70' x 30' (179.5 x 21.34 x 9.14m). Oil tanker built by Eriksberg Motor Vessels at Gottenburg, Sweden in 1951 for Hjalmar Bjorge of Norway as the Storheim. Purchased November 1964 and renamed R W MILLER. Had a crew of 39 seamen, including the officers. 1973 sold to Independent Shipping Company Pty Ltd of Singapore. Renamed Cherry Victor. Scrapped 1979. Robert Miller traded under the name R W Miller and Company from early 1912. One of Miller's first contracts was to pick up overburden and spoil from the sinking of the Balmain Colliery shaft and dump it at sea. Miller saw the opportunity to sell this material and he ended up getting a sixpence a ton from a local council and other contractors for use as road bases and building foundations. This close association with coal led to Robert W Miller on 15th January 1913 being given the contract for coal distribution from Sydney Harbour Colliery (Balmain mine). So began a long association with coal. Miller built a fleet of lighters that were used to transport blue metal, sand and coal around Sydney Harbour. This introduction into coal transport opened a prospect for him to enter the larger coal shipping transport. During 1917 Miller purchased a vessel, the taking over 1985 by Howard Smith Industries Pty Ltd, Melbourne. Build date 1951-1979. Ship builders model of the tanker R W Miller in a glass case. The body is painted in colours of maroon, green and grey, the deck with detailed fittings and superstructure, an Australian merchant flag flying from the stern, within a mahogany framed glazed display casePlaque at foot of model: M/T R.W. MIILRT/ BUILT GOT. 1951/ OWNERS R.W. MILLER & CO. PTY. LTD/ LENGTH OVERALL 559.04"/ LENGTH BETWEEN P.P 526.06"/ EXTREME BREADTH 70.00"/ MOULDED DEPTH 39.03"/ DEADWEIGHT TONNAGE 18,500/ MACHINERY B & W TYPE A I.H.P 7, 600" on model: "R.W Miller" painted in black

Framed display of different knots and miniature oars on a black background. "RECUERDO/DEL B.E ESMERALDA/XL CRUCERO DE INSTRUCCION/1995" "ENCAPILLADURA SENCILLA/ BALSO AMERICANO/ NUDO MARINERO/ AS DE GUIA POR SENO/ ENCAPILLADURA DOBLE/ CAJETA REDONDA/ GRUPO DE CALABROTE/ NUDO RABIZA/ NUDO LLANO/ MARAGRITA DOBLE" On the back frame label: "Presented to:/ Mr ALan Cole, Deputy Chief Executive/ on Thursday 12 October 1995/ by Chile Delegation from Naval Vessel/ Del B E Esmeralda/ (noted Port Promotions gift register" Small plaque identifying each knot. Sticker: Presented to Mr Alan Cole, Deputy chief executive/ on Thursday 12 Oct 1995/ by Chile delegation from naval vessel/ Del B.E Esmeralda. ‘Noted by Port Promotions gift register.’

Decorative photo frame. Outside cover is black lacquer with design of gold flowers. Inside is gold with white borders.Sticker attached to frame: "Presented to Chairman, PMA/ John B. King/ On occasion of his visit to/ K-Line, Tokyo/ Fri 18 October 1991/ Black lacquer photo stand/ floral decoration" "PMA 020/7" "K LINE"

Has recently been framed and laminatedFramed list of pennants signifying ships and signals hand drawn with coloured pencil in 1915 on paper. Later corrections made in 1933 in black penM. H. T./SIGNALS/FOR THE USE OF FLOATING PLANT OCT 1915 1915/Corrected Feb 1933/ HUME/ J. A. BOYD/WILLIAM PITT/WILLIAM STRONG/CHAS DUCKETT/EDWARD NORTHCOTE/ H C PIGGOTT/BATMAN/FAWKNER/FRANCIS DUNCAN/WILLIAM ANDREWS/COMMISSIONER/PENGUIN (at Geelong)/ RED BIRD/GELLIBRAND/MOTOR BOAT NO 2 TATEGAMI/MOTOR BOAT NO 3/MOTOR BOAT NO 4/ENGINEER/HARBOR MASTER/LADY STANLEY/HOVELL/ W. S. MOUNTAIN/W.M. COWPER/G.F.H./D. YORK SYME/ SUPER of DREDGING/ASSISTANT/HARBOR MASTER/SUPER of MACHINERY/ELECTRICIAN/INSP of DREDGING/INSP of MACHINERY/INSPECTOR WHARVES/(F WILLIAMS)/INSPECTOR DOCKING/& SHIPWRIGHTS/DIVERS WANTED/ACCIDENT SEND/MEDICAL ASSISTANCE/WAITING FOR/EMPTY BARGES/DREDGING STOPPED/WEATHER UNFAVOURABLE/TAKE AWAY/EMPTY BARGES/TUG WANTED/DERRICK PUNT/WANTED/TAKE DERRICK/PUNT AWAY/TAKE AWAY/COAL BARGE/BUCKETS FOULED/OBSTRUCTION SEND/DERRICK PUNT &/DIVERS/ DREDGING STOPPED/REPAIRING/DREDGING RESUMED/ B. Harris 16.8.15/ Drawing No 3415melbourne harbour trust (mba)

Appears to have been taken mid 20th C. the trig point is similar to those found around Australia but location yet to be confirmed.Mariner Duncan had a particular regard for the Mission to Seafarers. A plate for display on a commissioned new table at the MTSV acknowledges his bequest and the material donated. Collectively the G W Duncan material includes: photographs, professional data memorabilia and written and commercially printed resources. The memorabilia relates to his career at sea and in particular the role of an engineer, including a handwritten manual of notes and references relating to the mechanical and engineering aspects and areas of responsibility for maintenance. small b & w photograph depicting male figure in casual shirt and trousers standing next to a Trig point on rocks near a coast. ID of figure tbc.trig points, navigation, george winfield duncan (1922-2017), ship engineer, s.s. athenic

Collectively the G W Duncan material donated in 2017 and includes: photographs, professional data memorabilia and written and commercially printed resources from the mid 20th C.Mariner Duncan had a particular regard for the Mission to Seafarers. The memorabilia relates to his career at sea and in particular the role of an engineer, including a handwritten manual of notes and references relating to the mechanical and engineering aspects and areas of responsibility for maintenance. small b&w photograph depicting head and shoulder of two men in uniform george winfield duncan (1922-2017), seamen, ship engineer, s.s. athenic

small b & w photograph depicting church service at the St Peter the Mariner chapel, seated congregationstamp: 8940, photographic paper markings ILFORD, hand written number 7st peter chapel, mission to seafarers, seamen's mission, chaplain, service, pulpit

The photograph taken on the Saturday 12 November 1932 was published in November 1932 in a newspaper. (clipping in the MTSV Collection) with the following capture: "Show Boat Committee: Members of the Victorian Chamber of Manufactures yesterday inspected the Nieuw Zeeland, the sister ship of the Nieuw Holland, which is the proposed Show Boat for the advertisement and exhibition of Australian products in the East. Watching flour being loaded for the East."The ship was sent to Java with Australian products.large b & w photograph loading of goods onboard shiploading, bags, shipping, nieuw zeeland, nieuw holland, show boat, victorian chamber of manufactures, flour, eastern trade

Unknown young women from the Harbour Lights Guild.Maybe members of the Ladies Harbour Lights Guild.small b & w photograph of two young women in Parishand written number 18789, stamps: BOUL'MICH / 18, Boul Saint-Michel, 18 / PARIS (5) / (Pour le Courrier) / Mme STIMPFLING / 3, Boul Bonne-Nouvelle / PARIS - 2paris, france, women, jeans, hlg, harbour lights guild

Note - Identification as David Kent needs to be confirmed.small b & w photograph of a young chaplain conducting a service in St Peter the Mariner chapel, chaplain facing away from congregationstamp: 8940, photographic paper mark ILFORDst peter chapel, services, seamen, pews, altar, chaplain, david kent

Note - Identification as David Kent needs to be confirmed.small b & w photograph of a young chaplain conducting a service in St Peter chapel, chaplain facing away from congregationstamp: 8940, photographic paper mark ILFORDdavid kent, st peter chapel, mission to seafarers, services, chaplains, lay readers, rededos, altar, flinders street

Note - Identification as David Kent needs to be confirmed.small b & w photograph of a young chaplain conducting a service in St Peter the Mariner chapel, chaplain facing congregationstamp: 8940, photographic paper mark ILFORD, handwritten number possibly 9st peter chapel, services, pews, seamen, chaplain, david kent

Note - Identification as David Kent needs to be confirmed.small b & w photograph of a young chaplain conducting a service in St Peter the Mariner chapelhandwritten number 2, photographic paper mark ILFORDst peter chapel, david kent, service, flinders street, mission to seafarers, seamen's mission, mission to seamen

small b & w photograph of seated congregation at service in St Peter the Mariner chapelstamp: 8940, photographic paper markings ILFORDst peter chapel, services, seamen, hlg

small b & w photograph depicting congregation at St Peter the Mariner chapel. Two blurry figures in foreground, seated figure in background.stamp: 8940, photographic paper markings ILFORDst peter chapel, seamen, services, pews

small b & w photograph of attendees seated at St Peter the Mariner chapel, figure in foreground slightly blurrystamp 8940, photographic paper markings ILFORDst peter chapel, flinders street, seamen, hlg, services

small b & w photograph of attendees seated at St Peter the Mariner chapelhandwritten number 8, stamp: 8940, photographic paper markings ILFORDst peter chapel, seamen, services, hlg

The photograph is part of a serie likely to have been taken by Bill Doyle (Reverend C.J. Eldridge-Doyle), who was a keen photographer like many of the chaplains as he often uses the Ilford paper to print his images.Small b & w photograph of baptismal font at St Peter the Mariner chapel. On the wall to the left hangs the illumination: Believe in God The Father Almighty (see item 1537). handwritten number poss. 3, stamp: 8940, photographic paper markings ILFORDbaptismal, font, st peter chapel, illumination, charles edward murray puckle (1887-1915)

The photograph is part of a serie likely to have been taken by Bill Doyle (Reverend C.J. Eldridge-Doyle), who was a keen photographer like many of the chaplains as he often uses the Ilford paper to print his images.Small b & w photograph of baptismal font of St Peter the Mariner chapel. On the wall to the right hangs the illumination: Believe in God The Father Almighty (see item 1537).stamp: 8940, photographic paper markings ILFORDbaptismal font, illumination, baptistry, st peter chapel, charles edward murray puckle (1887-1915)

Perry Mitchinson (left) started working at the Mission in 1961, replacing Reverend C.J. Eldridge-Doyle.large b & w photograph of people playing in the billiard room shit with a wide angle lens.stamp: Melbourne Harbor / Trust Photograph/ Negative No ..... [unnumbered]billiard room, pool table, flinders street, mission to seamen, melbourne harbour trust, chaplains, reverend perry mitchinson, scoreboard, snooker

Perry Mitchinson started working at the Mission in 1961, replacing Reverend C.J Eldridge-Doyle. He's seen here in what seems to be the Officers' Room, with the bow windows on Flinders Street. The photograph shows how the rooms have been used and sometimes remodelled to fit the space.large b & w photograph of chaplain and secretary in his office. Note - Identification of chaplain in photograph to be confirmed stamp: Melbourne Harbor / Trust Photograph / Negative No .... [unnumbered]chaplain, office, secretary, bow window, reverend perry mitchinson, filing cabinets, melbourne, pennant

The photograph is part of a serie likely to have been taken by Bill Doyle (Reverend C.J. Eldridge-Doyle), who was a keen photographer like many of the chaplains as he often uses the Ilford paper to print his images.small b & w photograph of couples dancing in Flying Angel Club at the Mission to Seafarers.couple, dancing, hlg, flying angel club, flinders street, seamen, seafarers

Small b & w photograph depicting 1930's Mission to Seafarers building at Port Melbournemission, port melbourne, art deco, harry a. norris, alfred m. nicholas, brick, beach street, huntingfield hall, king george v memorial building, seamen mission, mission to seamen, mission to seafarers, 1937, phone booth, phone box, bill doyle

large b & w photograph street view of the Art Deco Mission in Port Melbourneart deco, mission, harry a. norris, alfred m. nicholas, brick, king george v memorial building, beach street, port melbourne, 1937, seamen mission, mission to seamen, mission to seafarers, phone booth, bus stop, bill doyle

The picture depicts Sadie Wilson, a member of the Ladies Harbour Lights Guild during a dance, possibly taken at the Mission, with a seafarer.large b & w photograph of couple dancing, most likely at Mission to Seafarers eventlhlg, dance, mission to seafarers, entertainment, sailors, seamen, sadie wilson