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Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Photograph - Photograph, Black and white, Reverend C.J Brown and his wife embarking at Liverpool for their Australian and Far East Tour, 1952
... Mission to Seafarers Victoria 717 Flinders Street Docklands ...This photograph was probably sent to be used for advertising purposes to the mission. Here is the program of the tour published in the Age on Saturday 22 November 1952, page 16: "Australia's 15 stations of the world-famous Missions to Seamen are being visited by the general superintendent of the parent body in London, Rev. C. J. Brown, and. Mrs. Brown, who will arrive from Adelaide today. This is the first visit of the world head of the organisation to this country. Mr; Brown will attend the triennial Australasian chaplains' conference at the Central Club, Flinders-street Extension, next month. A full programme will include visits to the three clubs at Central. Port Melbourne and Williamstown, and to Geelong and Balla-rat, a tour of the Bay, an inspection of the work of a sister organisation, the British Sailors' Society, Geelong, and then on , to Geelong Grammar School. Mr. and Mrs. Brown will be the guests of the Governor and Lady Brooks at lunch at Government House tomorrow, and of the Lord Mayor at a reception on Tuesday. On Friday afternoon Archbishop and Mrs. Booth will hold a reception at Bishopscourt to enable the visitors to meet heads of the churches. Mr. Brown will preach at St. Paul's Cathedral tomorrow morning, and at St. Peter's Mariners' Church at 7 p.m. On December 7 he will preach, at Ballarat Cathedral, afterwards meeting workers of the Missions to. Seamen. He will address a Rotarians' luncheon on Wednesday. On Thursday evening he will meet the Company of Master Mariners. At a reception by the chairman of the Harbor Trust (Mr. A. D. Mackenzie) on December 8, Mr. Brown will meet the heads of Melbourne shipping firms."This was the first visit of the world head of the organisation to Australia since the beginning of the Missions to Seamen in this country.Black and white photograph depicting Reverend C.J Brown and his wife embarking at Liverpool for their Australian and Far East Tour.Written at the back in black ink: Missions to Seamen/Australasian and Far East Tour of General Superintendant (Rev. C.J. Brown, M.A. and Mrs Brown/Arriving in Melbourne by air from Adelaide on Saturday next (22/11). This will be the first visit of the world chief of the Missions to Seamen in the nearby 100 years history of the Society in Melbourne/The photograph shows the visitors embarking at Liverpool when setting out on their tour. In pencil: Padre+wife/2 vol./Pg 5 One black ink stamp from Associated Photo Services , 12A, Mount Pleasant, Liverpool 3 / one purple ink stamp emptyreverend c.j. brown, liverpool -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
photograph - Photograph, Black and white, Docks (possibly in Melbourne)
... Mission to Seafarers Victoria 717 Flinders Street Docklands ...(see 1958)cargo, docks -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
photograph - Photograph, Black and white
... Mission to Seafarers Victoria 717 Flinders Street Docklands ...ships, docks -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
postcard, S.S. Northern Star
... Mission to Seafarers Victoria 717 Flinders Street Docklands ...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 -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
photograph - Photograph, Black and white, Docks (possibly in Melbourne)
... Mission to Seafarers Victoria 717 Flinders Street Docklands ...(see item 1955) -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
postcard, S.S. Overijsel - Koninklijke Rotterdamsche Lloyd, 20 July 1951
... Mission to Seafarers Victoria 717 Flinders Street Docklands ...Names of seafarers at the back with a date : 20/7/1951 M.W. Verhoef G. Strih L. Rucardie G. Karotcrews and ships, ss overijsel, rotterdam, royal rotterdam lloyd, koninklijke rotterdamsche lloyd, krl, dutch, m.w. verhrof -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
photograph - Photograph, Black and white, Chaplain visiting men painting the hull of a ship
... Mission to Seafarers Victoria 717 Flinders Street Docklands ...ship visit, chaplains, painting, life on board -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Photograph - Photograph, Black and white, London News Agency Photos Ltd. (LNA), Giant liner's mast replaced, 13 Fevrier 935
... Mission to Seafarers Victoria 717 Flinders Street Docklands ...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 -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
photograph - Photograph, Black and white, S.S. Groote Beer
... Mission to Seafarers Victoria 717 Flinders Street Docklands ...The Groote Beer was a passenger ship between the Netherlands and Australia and New Zealand between 1951 and 1962. Possibly Wellington, New Zealand on the picture?rotterdam, ss groote beer, passenger ships -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Photograph - Photograph, Black and white
... Mission to Seafarers Victoria 717 Flinders Street Docklands ...A rare photograph of cooks on board.Cooks are an important part of the crew, but they are rarely photographed in the kitchen.3 chefs cooking in the kitchen on board a ship.ship's cook, kitchen, chefs, ship, crew, apron, hat -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Photograph - Photograph, Colour, 1952-1956
... Mission to Seafarers Victoria 717 Flinders Street Docklands ...From left to right: Ione Georgie (Walsh), Audrey Morgan (Addison), Mavis Boardman, Dawn Burgess, Padre Lee's son, unknown on right. (names written on another copy of the photograph given by Marjorie Smith in 2001).Marjorie Smith (nee Fraser) was a member of the Harbour Lights Guild from 1952-1956. She donated some colours slide along with her memories of the LHLG after the Mission's appeal in 2001.picnic, seamen, camberwell branch, marjorie smith nee fraser, hlg -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Photograph - Photograph, Colour
... Mission to Seafarers Victoria 717 Flinders Street Docklands ...Colour photograph (possibly printed from slide), of 5 members of the Ladies Harbour Lights Guild with two seamen sitting on lawn. A basket of apples, a plate of sandwiches and teacups laying on the grass. In the background, behind a wooden fence, a large white tent, and part of a bus or van with colour lettering (63 Charles St, Footscray).picnic, seamen, apples, sandwiches, tea, teacups, tent, lawn, footscray, camera, hlg, marjorie smith nee fraser, camberwell branch -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Photograph - Photograph, Colour, c.1950
... Mission to Seafarers Victoria 717 Flinders Street Docklands ...The series of colour slides were presented to the Mission after the 2001 appeal to find former members of the Harbour Lights Guild and were printed.lhlg, picnic, seamen, lhlg appeal -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Photograph - Photograph, black and white
... Mission to Seafarers Victoria 717 Flinders Street Docklands ...Reverend Wong, arrived from Hong Kong with his wife and two sons, Timothy and John to serve as a chaplain at the Mission in 1963Black and white family portrait of Reverend Wong, his wife and two sons, Timothy and John.reverend stephen wong, john wong, timothy wong -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Photograph - Photograph, Black and white, 1963-1966
... Mission to Seafarers Victoria 717 Flinders Street Docklands ...Black and white Portrait of Reverend Stephen Wongreverend stephen wong, asian, chinese, hong kong -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Photograph - Photograph, Black and white, 1963
... Mission to Seafarers Victoria 717 Flinders Street Docklands ...Padre Wong as he was known together with his family served as the first Chinese priest from 1963 - 1968 to minister to the needs of seafarers from the far east. He was ably supported in his ministry by his wife and two sons. The photograph was published on the Annual Report 1963 (page 6).The Appointment of Padre Wong reflected the increased manning of container ships with seafarers from India the Philippines, Japan and China. Black and white photograph depicting Reverend Wong visiting the tanker San Felipe at Geelongwong family, mv san felipe, reverend stephen wong -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Photograph - Photograph, Black and White, 1963-1966
... Mission to Seafarers Victoria 717 Flinders Street Docklands ...reverend stephen wong, john wong, timothy wong -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
photograph - Photograph, Colour, Former ladies for the Ladies Harbour Light Guild in the late 70s
... Mission to Seafarers Victoria 717 Flinders Street Docklands ...hlg, reunion -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
photograph - Photograph, Colour, Former ladies for the Ladies Harbour Light Guild in the late 70s
... Mission to Seafarers Victoria 717 Flinders Street Docklands ...hlg, reunion, sadie wilson -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
photograph - Photograph, Colour, Former ladies for the Ladies Harbour Light Guild in the late 70s
... Mission to Seafarers Victoria 717 Flinders Street Docklands ...hlg, reunion -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
photograph - Photograph, Colour, Former ladies for the Ladies Harbour Light Guild with Padre Oliver in the late 70s
... Mission to Seafarers Victoria 717 Flinders Street Docklands ...christine woods, padre frank leslie oliver, marjorie duckett, bernice kennett, reunion, hlg -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
photograph - Photograph, Colour, Former ladies for the Ladies Harbour Light Guild in the late 70s
... Mission to Seafarers Victoria 717 Flinders Street Docklands ...bernice kennett, betty, marjorie duckett, joan richardson, hlg, reunion -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Photograph - Photograph, Colour, 1984
... Mission to Seafarers Victoria 717 Flinders Street Docklands ...Features a number of post-WW2 members of the Ladies Harbour Lights Guild. Two of the Ladies standing centre back are Sadie Wilson and one other, Berenice who provided personal memories of their time as young hostesses at the Mission on the DVD 'The Lightbearers' produced by Csilla Tsongaray circa 2005The donations of Sadie Wilson are key sources of dates and information re the role of LHLG members mid to late 20th Century at the Mission, this photograph is thought to originate from one of these gifts of selected personal papers presented (date unknown) by Miss Wilson. Colour photograph of a group of eight senior age women four standing and four seated Blue Ball point pen handwritten on verso: Jessie, Marg, Sadie, Berenice, / & Eunice / Pat, Mable, Nora, Sheela [sic] / Joan took the photo / Jan 1984sadie wilson, lhlg, ladies harbour lights guild, hostesses -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Photograph - Photograph, Colour, Former ladies of the Ladies Harbour Lights Guild, 1981or 1991
... Mission to Seafarers Victoria 717 Flinders Street Docklands ...Reunion outing of former Harbour Lights Guild members. Image names this image are from left to right Unidentified lady, Jesse, Betty, Marjorie Duckett, 2nd from right. The Duckett family had a long term involvement in and Marjorie's commitment to the Mission, was reflected in helping run the Altona Op Shop and later with a substantial donation to the Mission (see other entries for Duckett this database); Sheila Richardson at far right. Post WW2 the word ladies seems to have been eventually dropped and the term Harbour Lights Guild used instead. Colour photograph of small group of women in the 1970s on Kodak paper.Written in blue ink on verso: Joan / Marjorie / Betty / Betty/ Jesse/ Sheila Richardson. ( NB not necessarily in correct order) see also item 1982. harbour lights members, marjorie duckett, opportunity shops -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Photograph, Former ladies of the Ladies Harbour Light Guild
... Mission to Seafarers Victoria 717 Flinders Street Docklands ...The Women featured in this image seem to be on a re-union outing. Two confirmed identities are Berenice who appears and provides commentary on her memories as a young woman hosting dances at the Mission between WW2 and 1960 in a documentary produced by Csilla Tsongaray circa 2005. Marjorie Duckett's identity was confirmed by her nephew and in two articles in Ship to Shore newsletter. ( Search this database under the term Duckett for more background). POst WW2 the term ladies was gradually dropped and the LHLG became the Harbour Lights Guild in later years and in 1962-63 merged with the Flying Angel League.Colour photograph showing five former members of the LHLG seated outdoors.Jesse, Betty, Berenice, Marjorie, Unidentifiedhlg, lhlg, marjorie duckett -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
photograph - Photograph, Colour, Former ladies for the Ladies Harbour Light Guild in the 80s
... Mission to Seafarers Victoria 717 Flinders Street Docklands ...marjorie duckett, hlg, reunion -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Photograph - Photograph, Black and white, Making the tennis court, January 1926
... Mission to Seafarers Victoria 717 Flinders Street Docklands ...In the minutes of the 21st meeting of the Victoria Mission to Seamen, held at the Harbour Trust Board Room on Thursday, 8th October 1925 , the Treasurer, Mr Perry reported that he had obtained a fresh lease of land of the Central Institute with an extra piece of land to be used for the future tennis court. The lease started on the 1st of January 1926 and was for 21 years. The tennis court was funded by the Hawtorn branch of Ladies Harbour Lights Guild.The tennis court was a feature of other missions overseas and it seems seamen were asking for one in Melbourne. It was in use until the mid fifties.Small silvertone photograph depicting four men working with horses are preparing the ground of the future tennis court. Behind is the Mission to Seafarers (chapel side) and the docks on the Australian Wharf. The photograph is glued to the photographic album with the caution belowBelow in white ink: Making the tennis courttennis court, weller album, 1926, garden, trees, horses, flinders street -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Decorative object - Miniature, lifebuoy, c. 2018
... Mission to Seafarers Victoria 717 Flinders Street Docklands ...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
Furniture - Dining Chairs, 6, 1920-1930
... Mission to Seafarers Victoria 717 Flinders Street Docklands ...This set of six original chairs (2 armchairs + 4 chairs) along with the dining table was originally used in the dining room of the Manse, the chaplains' residence. Upon completion of the Institute building in 1917, the Goldsmiths moved in after living for many uncomplaining years in a flat on Australia Wharf, which had “many disadvantages and discomforts”. It was photographed in the Manse dining room by the reverend or Mrs Weller c. 1926.It is not known when they were purchased or gifted. But they are likely originating from Europe. Reverend Weller photographed the dining suite during his stay betwenn 1926-1929 (see item 1568).Wooden oakwood dining chairs with two heart-shaped carvings on the backrest. Two of the chairs have armrests. Eucalyptus green leather cushion seats. Canvas webbing underneath. Set of 6 original chairs used in the Manse. chair, dining, manse, heritage listed, dining suite, arts and crafts -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Letter - Correspondence, 1949
... Mission to Seafarers Victoria 717 Flinders Street Docklands ...Allan writes of his two-weeks in Buenos Aires where he witnessed a "..great parade.." on Independence Day and heard Peron speak in the city. He also attended several orchestral concerts and saw 'Gone with the Wind' for the fourth time. He writes "The papers have been full of the coal strike in Australia down here....".Quinn CollectionSingle-sided letter written on two sheets of unlined blue air-letter paper (0816.a1-2) headed M.S.Fenris, Montevideo, and dated 22.07.49. The blue airmail envelope (0816.b) has a 4cm border of diagonal green and yellow stripes. There are two Uruguayan stamps, one blue, one green. The postmark is indistinct. The letter from Allan to his mother is written in blue ink. letters-from-abroad, quinn, 1949, m s fenris, independence day, buenos aires, australian coal strike