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Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Photograph - Photograph, Sepia, Anne Treverton Goldsmith (nee Lobb), New Year's Day at the Zoo, 1907, 1 January 1907
Seafarers compete in 3-legged race at the zooSmall monochrome outdoor photograph, depicting seamen playing three legged race.zoo, 1907, race, picnic, lhlg, ladies harbour lights guild, sailors, seamen, sports, games, 3-legged race, anne treverton goldsmith (nee lobb -
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Photograph - Photograph, Sepia, Mr and Mrs Gurney Goldsmith, New Year's Day at the Zoo, 1907, 1 January1907
Seafarers and LHLG members photographed during their zoo outing on New year's day, 1907Small monochrome outdoor photograph, depicting a large gathering of men and women grouped in a rough semi-circle, quite formally dressed, posing to be photographedzoo, 1907, mr dudley le souef, picnic, lhlg, ladies harbour lights guild, sailors, seamen, seafarers, gardens, parks, new year, umbrella -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Photograph - Photograph, Sepia, circa 1910
... flag lhlg robur tea house missions to seamen goldsmith album ...The motorboat Southern Cross was used for ship visits and also to Bring sailors back to the Mission or picnics.A group of ladies and seamen sitting on the "Southern Cross", the Mission's motor launch, leaving the Australian Wharf and crossing the Yarra River. In the background we can see the "Robur Tea House" warehouse and the south wharf.motor launch, southern cross, yarra river, australian wharf, south wharf, flag, lhlg, robur tea house, missions to seamen, goldsmith album, motorboat, charles blunt, blunt boatbuilders, geelong -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Photograph, Christmas Day 1914 at St John's College, 1914
The Mission and the Ladies Harbour Light Guild organised many social events for seamen especially during the Christmas period. This one is one o the many events organised at the St John's College (formerly Cumloden College between 1891-1905) on 195-201 Alma Road, St Kilda East, in what seems to be the gymnasium (as per the ring hanging from the ceiling on the right). The reverend seen at the back could be Canon John Stephen Hart, successor of Canon Reginald Stephen, who welcomed the groups at the school on this occasions.The photograph depicts a group of seamen seated at tables inside a room waiting for a dinner to be served. Only one lady dressed in white is amongst them. At the back a reverend can be seen standing.Xmas Day 1914 at St John's Collegewwi, st john's college, cumloden college, dinner, christmas, lhlg, st kilda east, alma road -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Photograph - Photograph, Sepia, c. 1910
... mission to seamen... foundation day 26 january lhlg seamen mission to seafarers Seamen's ...Small monochrome photograph, depicting a small outdoor gathering of men and women, somewhat formally dressed and holding a variety of smaller boxes. Foundation day BrightonSmall monochrome photograph, depicting a small outdoor gathering of men and women, somewhat formally dressed and holding a variety of smaller boxesbrighton, foundation day, 26 january, lhlg, seamen, mission to seafarers, seamen's mission, mission to seamen, picnic, ladies, bowler hat -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Photograph - Photograph, Sepia, Mr and Mrs Gurney Goldsmith, Picnic at Melby, Christmas Day 1907: foot race, 25 December 1907
... mission to seamen... ladies harbour lights guild seamen's mission mission to seamen ...Several seafarers gathered in preparation to run a foot race, 'Melby' Balaclava, Christmas day, 1907. Melby was the house of Mr William Peter Peterson, a station owner and merchant. The house was named after his birthplace, a small town in the Shetlands, Scotland. William Peterson had married Louisa Eliza, the sister of Frederick Sargood,who he was in business with. She died in 1867 and he remarried to Emma Paulin Hutchinson, she is the Mrs Peterson who welcomed the seamen during picnics on the ground of Melby on several occasions in 1914, 1916, 1917 and 1919 (or 1918) generally for Boxing Day. Small monochrome photograph, some fading to right hand sideChristmas Day at "Melbe" Balaclava, 1907melbe, balaclava, race, 1907, melby, melbi, william peter peterson (1823-1898), louisa eliza sargood (1838-1867), emma pauline hutchinson (c1840-1928), picnic, lhlg, ladies harbour lights guild, seamen's mission, mission to seamen, mission to seafarers, seamen, sailors -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Photograph - Photograph, Sepia, Mr and Mrs Gurney Goldsmith, 1906 Cup Day Heidelberg, 6 November 1906
Gathering of seafarers and MTS clergy and LHLG members, at Heidelberg property, 1906. On the left standing are Reverend Gurney Goldsmith and in front of him Ethel Godfrey.Small monchrome photograph depicting a large group (around 50) of seamen, ladies from the Ladies Harbour Lights Guild, and children. Some are standing up, some are kneeling, some are seated on the grass.heidelberg, cup day, 1906, ethel augusta godfrey, rev gurney goldsmith, lhlg -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Photograph, Mr and Mrs Gurney Goldsmith, 1906 Cup Day Heidelberg, 6 November 1906
Gathering of seafarers and MTS clergy and LHLG members, at Heildelberg property, 1906Small monochrome photograph depicting a large group of seamen, ladies from the Guild during a picnicheildelberg, cup day, 1906 -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Photograph - Photograph, Sepia, Mr and Mrs Gurney Goldsmith, Cleaning the binnacle, 1906
Photograph of unknown seafarer cleaning a binnacle The photograph depicts the daily life on board a ship.Small monochrome photograph, somewhat faded depicting a young seaman cleaning the binnacle on the deck of a shipWritten in pencil on verso "12"cleaning, binnacle, goldsmith album, life on board, seamen, sailors, ship maintenance, navigation, navigation instrument, brass -
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Photograph - Photograph, Sepia, Mr and Mrs Gurney Goldsmith, Stirring paint, 1906
Two seafarers aboard, about to undertake some maintenance dutiesSmall monochrome photograph depicting two seamen standing on the deck of a ship one is stirring the paint from a pot, the other looking at the photographerWritten in pencil on verso "12"paint, sailors, goldsmith album, desk, life on board -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Photograph - Photograph, Sepia, First picnic of the Mission, Graylings, St Kilda, King's Birthday 1905, 13 November 1905
... This was the official first picnic of the Amalgamated Victorian Seamen's Mission ...Gathering of seafarers and LHLG members carrying the Mission flag, at Graylings, property of Frederic Race Godfrey, in St Kilda, on 13 November 1905. Sixty-three men and boys were invited to the picnic. Miss Ethel Godfrey is kneeling on the right hand side, wearing a dark dress and hat. The man holding the ball in the center is thought to be Hugh H. Reid. In an article published in the Church and the Sailor in July 1930 after she resigned from her position of Honorary Secretary, she described this occasion as the first picnic organised by her after Reverend Gurney Goldsmith pleaded for women's help during a sermon at All Saints church in St Kilda the same month. See also item 1643This was the official first picnic of the Amalgamated Victorian Seamen's Mission and the first picnic organised by Miss Ethel Godfrey. A year later she was nominated Honorary Secretary of the newly Ladies Harbour Light Guild. The Melbourne Guild was the first one of its kind and was so successful that the scheme was spread around the world.Small sepia tone photograph with thin white border, slightly blurred, depicting a group of men and women; some standing, sitting, kneeling and lying on the grass. At the back the Flying Angel flag. In front the English flag. One man (Hugh Reid) is holding a footy ball. The photograph was previously in a photographic album.Handwritten in pencil on verso: 82 Handwritten in white ink on the album page: First picnic of the Mission, Graylings, St Kilda, King's Birthday 1905 1905, graylings, st kilda, ethel augusta godfrey, lhlg, reverend a. gurney-goldsmith, king's birthday, picnic, hugh h.reid -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Photograph - Photograph, Sepia, Mr and Mrs Gurney Goldsmith, Lunch, Boxing day at the Zoo 1905, 26 December 1905
Zoo outing on Boxing Day 1905, depicting a large group of men seated around a number of makeshift tables on barres for a mealSmall monochrome outdoor photograph, depicting a large group of men seated at makeshift tables under a group of trees. Fading to top half of photograph zoo, boxing day, 1905, goldsmith album, picnics, lhlg, entertainments, social events, seamen, sailors, seafarers, barrels -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Photograph - Photograph, Sepia, 26 December 1905
On Boxing Day 1905, Mr Dudley Le Souef, the director of Melbourne Zoological Gardens, offered the grounds for a picnic. The seamen of the fifteen ships anchored in the harbour were invited. In the centre wearing a white cap is Mr Charles A. Holmes, Honorary Lay Reader of the Mission and behind him is Ethel Godfrey. The following day in the Age we could read: "Yesterday the scene of festivities was the Zoological Gardens, where a number of seamen from fifteen of the ships in the harbor had a sailors' picnic. The director of the gardens, Mr. Dudley Le Souef, kindly, allowed the picnickers the free use of the picnic ground, and also provided them with milk and hot water. A lengthy programme of sports was gone through, and those who were not inclined for athletics spent their time in strolling round examining the zoo logical inmates of the gardens. It was noticeable that the large carnivora were the favorites with the English sailors, whilst foreign seamen were immensely attracted by the kangaroos, wallabies and other Australian marsupials. After tea Mr. Le Souef delivered an interesting illustrated lecture entitled Sea Birds and Their Homes. In carrying out the two days' arrangements Mr. Goldsmith was energetically assisted by voluntary helpers, both ladies and gentlemen, and also received many contributions. " The Age, Wednesday 27 December 1905, page 5.Small monochrome outdoor photograph, very clearly focussed, depicting three men delivering or collecting teacups, and two ladies watching on in backgroundMr Holmes distributing cups Zoo Miss Godfrey Centrezoo, boxing day, mr dudley le souef, ethel augusta godfrey, mr c.a. holmes, picnic, 1905, charles arthur holmes -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Photograph - Photograph, Black and white, 25 December 1917
Gathering of seafarers on Xmas day outing to Brighton, 1917. see item 1649/1650/1651/1653xmas, christmas, 1917, first world war, wwi, lhlg, seamen, goldsmith album, brighton, picnics, social events, entertainments -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Photograph - Photograph, Sepia, Picnic at Orchard House, Cup Day 1907
Typical outdoor photo of group of seafarers benefitting from a mission excursion out to one of the larger properties, in this case Orchard House, Malvern.Group o 21 seamen standing or sitting on the grass, with Reverend Gurney Goldsmith standing on the right.orchard house, 1907, malvern, george higgins, picnic, cup day, beatrice elizabeth higgins (nee shuter), charles shuter, picnics, entertainments, social events, goldsmith album, bowler hat, boater hat, sailor cap -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Print - Wood engraving, F.A. Sleap, A Bird's-eye View Of Melbourne From Sandridge, 2 September 1885
The illustration published in the Illustrated Australian News (Melbourne, Vic. : 1876 - 1889), p. 144, on 2 September 1885, depicts Sandridge now Port Melbourne in 1885 from a seamen's point of view on board a ship.This engraving is a rare depiction fo the Bethel church as there is no early photograph. The Sailors' Rest is located at the back. In 1887, the church was demolished to erect the building still standing on the corner of Nott Street and Beach Road.Copy of an engraving depicting a sailor sitting on the mast of the ship and looking at the shore from the sea. A Bird's-eye View Of Melbourne From Sandridge.nott street, sandridge, melbourne, port melbourne, beach road, seamen, ships, sails, sailing ships, customs house, bethel church -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Plaque - Memorial Plaque, Ethel Augusta Godfrey
... street seamen's mission sailors' rest flasgstaff maritime museum ...This plaque was erected in the Williamstown Sailors' Rest, the former skating ring in Thompson Street. It's one the three memorials to Ethel Godfrey with the stained glass window in the St Peter chapel in the Central Institute (See 0064.2) ) and the optus sectile plaque in the 1888 Port Melbourne Institute (See 2053) . This plaque was moved to the Nelson Place building when the Mission purchased the E,S&A Bank in 1943. In 1982, the plaque ws removed from the Williamstown mission along with 4 other plaques, objects and furniture to furnish the chapel of the new Flagstaff Maritime Museum. The transfer of the 5 plaques was requested in 2020 and they returned to the Mission's collection in 2022.The plaque along with the two other memoriels erected in the memory of Ethel Godfrey demonstrates the gratitude for the her 30 years of work.Rectangular plaque for Ethel Augusta Godfrey ethel augusta godfrey 1861-1935, williamstown, thompson street, seamen's mission, sailors' rest, flasgstaff maritime museum, lhlg -
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Plaque - Memorial Plaque, Louise Amy Breaks
... mission to seamen... seamen's institute seamen's mission mission to seamen nelson place ...Louise Amy Breaks, also known as Lulu, died on the 8 May 1943. An error on the plaque mentions 1945 which was likeky erected later. In her obituary published on the Williamstown Chronicle, Friday 14 May 1943, page 1: A well-known and very highly respected resident of this city, Miss Louise Amy (Lulu) Breaks, of 4 Jackson Court, Ferguson St., died on Saturday morning, after a brief Illness. Deceased was born .ocally and was the eldest daughter of the late Engineer Commander James L. Breaks, R.N., and Alice Breaks. Deceased was a very prominent member and worker of Holy Trinity Church and actively identified with every caritable movement in this City. She leaves a sister, Miss Maude Breaks, to mourn her loss. The funeral took place on Monday afternioon, leaving Holy Trinity Church after a service conducted by the Rev. J. H. Raverty, assisted by the Revs. S. P. H. Martin and Oliver. The large congregation in the Church, lengthy cortege, and very large number of floral tributes received testified to the esteem in which deceased was held. Ernest W. Jackson. had charge of the funeral arrangements, and the Rev. J. H: Raverty officiated at the cemetery.Louise Breaks and her family were active members of the Mission. Her father James Lennox Breaks, aged 22 years, sailed from England on the Cerberus on her maiden voyage, and was associated with the ship for 34 years until he retired. Commemorative Plaque for Louise Amy Breakswilliamstown, seamen's institute, seamen's mission, mission to seamen, nelson place, st nicholas chapel, james l. breaks, engineering commander, alice breaks, maude breaks, alice breaks nee jobson, hms cerberus, lhlg, lightkeepers' auxiliary -
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Article - Clipping, photocopy, Sarah Turner, It’s Louise’s masterpiece, come heaven, hell or high water, 1988
... , artist Louise Hearman, above, contacted The Seamen’s Mission... the mural in the Norla Dome. The premises of the Mission also served ...Louise Hearman used the Norla Dome and painted a mural painted which had taken her around a year to complete. The exhibition called Elephant Room was shown from June 1988. The work was vandalised in 1989 and subsequently demolished.Louise Hearman is a Melbourne born artist and Archibald Prize winner. Hearman first came to public notice in 1987/88 when she spent a year painting the mural in the Norla Dome. The premises of the Mission also served as her studio at that time.Black and white copy of a newspaper article, printed on A3 paper.It’s Louise’s masterpiece, come heaven, hell or high water Report: SARAH TURNER PICTURE: LEIGH HENNINGHAM When her Little Bourke St studio was pulled down to make way for a carpark, artist Louise Hearman, above, contacted The Seamen’s Mission in Flinders St to see whether she could use their cottage. They agree. But neither knew what it was going to lead to. When Hearman saw ‘the Elephant Room’ at the mission, a big domed room, she felt she “just had to do something with it”. She applied for and was granted a $3250 grant from the Australia Council, with which she was able to buy the necessary scaffold and paint, and then set about transforming the room. Now, a year later, her masterpiece is complete. Hearman emphasised the the mural doesn’t represent “heaven and hell”. Rather, she said, “people should make their own interpretations”. She said it was “not particularly heaven and hell, it’s not particularly anything”. And there is “no narrative” to the mural. It “just developed with the building”, out of whatever images and feeling Hearman had at the time. Sadly though, Hearman said the mural was likely to fall off the walls and domed ceiling unless the room was waterproofed - water damage is a serious problem at the mission. louise hearman, norla dome, exhibitions, 1988, elephant room, flinders street, melbourne, leigh henningham, cultural events -
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Photograph - Digital photograph, Black and white, Charles Daniel Pratt (1892-1968), c. 1927
The tennis court was built in 1924, after a suggestion from seamen. It was used until the 50s when it was too damaged and costly to keep. The Hawthorn branch of the LHLG raised the funds. Aerial photograph of the Yarra river depicting the Siddeley and Flinders buildings with the tennis court.tennis court, sports, charles daniel pratt (1892-1968) -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Photograph - Digital photograph, Black and white, Charles Daniel Pratt (1892-1968), c. 1927
... street mission to seafarers seamen's mission seamen's Institute ...The tennis court was built in 1924, after a suggestion from seamen. It was used until the 50s when it was too damaged and costly to keep. The Hawthorn branch of the LHLG raised the funds. Aerial photograph of the Yarra river depicting the Siddeley and Flinders buildings with the tennis court.tennis court, sports, charles daniel pratt (1892-1968), fishmarket, spencer street bridge, sailors' home, siddeley street, flinders street, mission to seafarers, seamen's mission, seamen's institute -
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Book, Tom Peppitt, The Crew, A Portrait of Merchant Seamen at the End of the Tramp Steamer Era, 2000
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Book, Reg Cooley, The Unknown Fleet , The Army's Civilian Seamen in War and Peace, 1993
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Book, Tony Lane, The Merchant Seamen’s War, 1990
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Book, Jane Clark & Felicity Druce, Violet Teague, 2000
Catalogue of artworks by Australian female painter, Violet Teague.The Beagle Press, 1999.. Lge. 4to; pp. 128; frontispiece, 50 plates, bibliography; stiff illustrated wrapper, a fine copy. With contributions by Roger Butler, Anita Callaway, Jeanette Hoorn, Jacqueline Macnaughtan, Richard Neville, Juliet Peers, Kay Vernon and Liz Ward.non-fictionCatalogue of artworks by Australian female painter, Violet Teague.violet teague, windjammers, jane clark, felicity druce, artist, female artist, c.b. pedersen, carnarvon -
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Book, Nicholas Monsarrat, The Cruel Sea, 1953
... about the Missions to Seamen at the end of the film. nicholas ...Based on the author's own vivid experiences, The Cruel Sea is the nail-biting story of the crew of HMS Compass Rose, a corvette assigned to protect convoys in World War Two. Darting back and forth across the icy North Atlantic, Compass Rose played a deadly cat and mouse game with packs of German U-boats lying in wait beneath the ocean waves. Packed with tension and vivid descriptions of agonizing U-boat hunts, this tale of the most bitter and chilling campaign of the war tells of ordinary, heroic men who had to face a brutal menace which would strike without warning from the deep . .non-fictionBased on the author's own vivid experiences, The Cruel Sea is the nail-biting story of the crew of HMS Compass Rose, a corvette assigned to protect convoys in World War Two. Darting back and forth across the icy North Atlantic, Compass Rose played a deadly cat and mouse game with packs of German U-boats lying in wait beneath the ocean waves. Packed with tension and vivid descriptions of agonizing U-boat hunts, this tale of the most bitter and chilling campaign of the war tells of ordinary, heroic men who had to face a brutal menace which would strike without warning from the deep . . nicholas montsarrat, ww2, royal navy, battle of the atlantic, corvette, frigate -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Photograph - Framed montage, Arthouse - Picture Framing & Gallery, On the Seas, 2013
HUMBLE BEGINNINGS The Mission to Seafarers, which was originally known as the ‘Bethel Union’, was established in London in 1835, a recognition of the spiritual needs of seafarers who live a lonely life at sea. In 1857, the Bethel Union began a mission in Victoria aboard the Emily, a large hulk vessel donated by the government, with the object of establishing a floating church for sailors moored in Hobson’s Bay. The first chaplain, his wife and their eight children, three servants and livestock called the Emily home for two and a half years. Each week, sailors were taken to the Emily via a longboat to join in the Sunday services. Today following the same custom, seafarers are transported by bus to and from the docks by a volunteer bus service run from the Mission building at 717 Flinders Street. This window, named ‘On the Seas’, was installed in 1980 and represents the origins and history of the Mission to Seafarers through the symbols of a cross, maritime and Masonic imagery.Reflections of the Sea was an exhibition of 10 framed montage of photographs from the mission's archive collection showcasing 10 stained glass windows from the St Peter chapel. This exhibition curated by Georgia Melville and Catherine McLay, and funded by PROV and Creative Victoria, was displayed in the World Trade Centre Wharf Gallery in June July 2013 and toured to Queenscliff Maritime Museum. The photographs of the windows were taken by scientific photographer Justine M. Philip. This frame is showcasing the window by Greg Cummins with a photograph of seamen in front of a van and a view of Port Melbourne.Framed and mounted on black cardboard of black and white and colour reproductions from the MTSV collection for the exhibition Reflections of the Sea with brief label signageon label: ABOVE: View of the Princes Pier from the Port Melbourne Mission windows in 1928. BELOW: A group of visiting seafarers standing in front of the Mission bus during an outing to the beach, circa 1950s.reflections of the sea, georgia melville, exhibition, 2013, world trade centre, wtc, creative victoria, prov, mission to seafarers, stained glass windows, justine m. philip, greg cummins, flinders street, catherine mclay, arthouse -
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Photograph - Framed montage, Arthouse - Picture Framing & Gallery, Missions to Seafarers, 2013
THE HOME OF THE MISSION TO SEAFARERS By 1907 the Mission to Seafarers Victoria had moved from providing its services aboard a floating vessel, the Emily, to three different bases in Melbourne locations: Williamstown, Port Melbourne and the North Bank of the Yarra - opening a central home in 1907, and finally at 717 Flinders Street in 1917. The Mission to Seafarers Victoria complex, includes the landmark domed gymnasium, which opened in 1920. The State heritage listed buildings of the Mission are considered architecturally significant urban examples of two distinct architectural styles: the external Spanish Mission Revival and the Arts and Crafts influence of the interior. This window, titled ‘Missions to Seamen’, was installed in 1980 and depicts a cargo ship, tug and lighthouse representing the working seaman, and is further supported by the Flying Angel emblem of the Mission to Seafarers ministry.Reflections of the Sea was an exhibition of 10 framed montage of photographs from the mission's archive collection showcasing 10 stained glass windows from the St Peter chapel. This exhibition curated by Georgia Melville and Catherine McLay, and funded by PROV and Creative Victoria, was displayed in the World Trade Centre Wharf Gallery in June-July 2013 and toured to Queenscliff Maritime Museum. The photographs of the windows were taken by scientific photographer Justine M. Philip. This frame is showcasing the window depicting a ship and tugboat, two photographs of the Flinders Street building and seamen departing for a picnic.Framed and mounted on black cardboard of black and white and colour reproductions from the MTSV collection for the exhibition Reflections of the Sea with brief label signageon label: ABOVE: A photograph of the Mission to Seafarers complex on Flinders Street with horse drawn carts going by, taken in 1927 BELOW: Visiting seafarers gathered in front of the Mission entrance prior to a picnic on Boxing Day 1926reflections of the sea, georgia melville, exhibition, 2013, world trade centre, wtc, justine m. philip, flying angel flag, tugboat, mission to seafarers, flinders street, creative victoria, prov, stained glass windows, catherine mclay, arthouse -
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Photograph - Framed montage, Arthouse - Picture Framing & Gallery, Hope, 2013
ENTERTAINMENT AND SOCIAL EVENTS The Ladies of the Harbour Lights Guild played a central role in everyday functions of the Mission to Seafarers. Concerts and social events were held nightly all the year round, as were special events on Cup Day, the King and Queen’s Birthdays, Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Years Eve. Ladies of the Guild and other friends of the Mission contributed greatly to the organisation of such occasions, which provided great comfort to seafarers so far removed from home and their loved ones. As one seafarer remarked: “Ah miss, it is not so much the concerts and picnics that does us men so good, but that you ladies will come and talk to us”. This window, titled ‘Hope’, was installed in 1933 in memoriam of one of the founders and long- standing members of the Guild, Miss Alice Tracey, who passed away in 1932. She is remembered as a much- loved leader and key member of LHLG.Reflections of the Sea was an exhibition of 10 framed montage of photographs from the mission's archive collection showcasing 10 stained glass windows from the St Peter chapel. This exhibition curated by Georgia Melville and Catherine McLay, and funded by PROV and Creative Victoria, was displayed in the World Trade Centre Wharf Gallery in June July 2013 and toured to Queenscliff Maritime Museum. The photographs of the windows were taken by scientific photographer Justine M. Philip. This frame is showcasing the memorial window to Alice Sibthorpe Tracy, a photograph of ladies pin the kitchen in the Flinders Street building, and seamen dressed up during a picnic.Framed and mounted on black cardboard of black and white and colour reproductions from the MTSV collection for the exhibition Reflections of the Sea with brief label signageon label: ABOVE: Volunteers preparing meals for a social event, circa 1950s BELOW: Seafarers dressed for the "final heat"of the costume race at the 1926 Christmas Day picnicreflections of the sea, georgia melville, exhibition, 2013, world trade centre, wtc, creative victoria, prov, mission to seafarers, stained glass windows, justine m. philip, alice sibthorpe tracy, social events, kitchen, lhlg, picnic, fancy dress, seamen, sailors, catherine mclay, arthouse -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Photograph - Framed montage, Arthouse - Picture Framing & Gallery, Jervis Bay, 2013
THE SEAS IN WARTIME During WWII, as many as 27,000 men of the merchant and the King’s navy perished during active service. Dedicated to seafarers’ wellbeing, the Mission’s spiritual roots also make it a place for reflection on the loss of human life at sea. The Mission to Seafarers’ ministry offers its support in hundreds of seaports around the world, and has played an important role in supporting those who have lost friends and family at sea during wartime. Many of the stained glass windows in the chapel are dedicated to these people, and represent many close maritime community relationships. This window was installed in 1947 in recognition of the heroism and courage of those who have served in the Merchant Navy, and in particular to those who lost their lives aboard the armed merchant cruiser, ‘Jervis Bay’. This vessel was attacked by an enemy packet battleship whilst leading an escort from Nova Scotia to the UK in 1940.Reflections of the Sea was an exhibition of 10 framed montage of photographs from the mission's archive collection showcasing 10 stained glass windows from the St Peter chapel. This exhibition curated by Georgia Melville and Catherine McLay, and funded by PROV and Creative Victoria, was displayed in the World Trade Centre Wharf Gallery in June July 2013 and toured to Queenscliff Maritime Museum. The photographs of the windows were taken by scientific photographer Justine M. Philip. This frame is showcasing the memorial window to the Jervis Bay crew, a group photograph of the seamen from the SS Siltonhall and a group photograph of seamenFramed and mounted on black cardboard of black and white and colour reproductions from the MTSV collection for the exhibition Reflections of the Sea with brief label signageon label: ABOVE: VThe crew of the SS Siltonhall found refuge at the Mission in October, 1929, after their ship had caught fire and was abandoned in the Indian Ocean BELOW: A group of seafarers enjoying refreshments at the docks provided by volunteers from the Missionreflections of the sea, georgia melville, exhibition, 2013, world trade centre, wtc, hms jervis bay, ss siltonhall, siltonhall, ww2, creative victoria, prov, mission to seafarers, stained glass windows, justine m. philip, flinders street, catherine mclay, arthouse