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Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Letter - Correspondence, Allan Charles Quinn, 22/10/1949
... Mission to Seafarers Victoria 717 Flinders Street Docklands ...Allan writes that in order to reach Australia he signed on to the Mongabarra at San Pedro but when the ship reached San Francisco he had to sign off and let the seaman, who had been ordered before Allan signed on in San Pedro, take his place. Had he been able to stay with the ship he would have been in Australia by Christmas.Quinn CollectionPale green self-folding letter written with green ink (0826), headed San Francisco and dated 22/10/49.The letter is from Allan to his mother.letters-from-abroad, quinn, 1949, mongabarra -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Letter - Correspondence, Stanley Quinn, 27/10/1949
... Mission to Seafarers Victoria 717 Flinders Street Docklands ...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
Letter - Correspondence, Allan Charles Quinn, 05/11/1949
... Mission to Seafarers Victoria 717 Flinders Street Docklands ...Allan writes that, although he is still waiting to sign on to a ship, '....I am at the top of the list now at the union and definitely expect to be away in a day or two.'Quinn CollectionOne and a half page letter written in green ink on two sheets of thin, blue unlined paper (0828.a1-0828.a2) dated 5/11/49 and headed San Francisco. Cream coloured envelope (0828.b) has a border of alternating pale blue and cream diagonal stripes.The letter is from Allan to his mother. There is a 15 cent airmail United States postage stamp on the envelope. The postmark is barely visible.letters-from-abroad, quinn, 1949 -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Letter - Correspondence, 09/11/1949
... Mission to Seafarers Victoria 717 Flinders Street Docklands ...Allan mentions he has met dozens of Australians on the beach in San Francisco.Quinn CollectionPale blue self-folding letter written with dark blue ink (0829.a) headed San Francisco and dated 09/11/49.The letter is from Allan to his mother.letters-from-abroad, quinn, 1949, san francisco -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Letter - Correspondence, 13/11/1949
... Mission to Seafarers Victoria 717 Flinders Street Docklands ...Indicates a friendship at the timeQuinn CollectionOne and a quarter page letter (0830.a1) typed on cream-coloured paper headed 5408 Denker Avenue, Los Angeles, California and dated 13/11/49. Matching envelope (0830.b) has type-written address and is post-marked Los Angeles. The stamp has been torn off. 'Please forward' is written in pencil across the bottom left-hand corner.Letter is from Stanley Carraher and commences 'Hi Allen' and concludes 'Your friend, Stan'. It appears from the context of the letter that Stanley was one of Allen's fellow passengers in the recent car trip from New York to Los Angelesletters-from-abroad, quinn, 1949, los angeles, stanley carraher -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Letter - Correspondence, 28/11/1949
... Mission to Seafarers Victoria 717 Flinders Street Docklands ...Allan writes it is three months now that he has been ashore waiting to sign onto another ship and most of his savings have been used up. He has met up with several old friends when their ships have docked in San Francisco. He has spent some time with is friend Norm Cowley, who has married and settled in San Francisco. Quinn CollectionPale green self-folding letter written with green ink (0831.a) headed San Francisco and dated 28/11/49.The letter is from Allan to his mother.letters-from-abroad, quinn, 1949, san francisco, norm cowley -
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Letter - Correspondence, 31/11/1949
... Mission to Seafarers Victoria 717 Flinders Street Docklands ...Mrs Quinn writes of receiving a photo album, some books and an ashtray Allan has sent. She tells him how proud she is of her son.Quinn CollectionThree page letter written on two sheets of buff coloured lined paper (0832.a1-0832.a2) headed 5 Pollington Street, St Kilda and dated 31/11/49. Matching envelope (0832.b). Letter commences 'Allan Dear' and concludes '...Fondest love from your Mum...'. The envelope has been re-addressed from C/- Scandinavian Shipping Office, San Francisco to M/S Mongabarra, San Francisco. Post-mark on the front is Melbourne and the Australian stamp is one shilling and sixpence. There is a San Francisco postmark on the back of the envelope and also a promotional stamp 'Save the East. Buy U.S. Bonds in payroll savings.'letters-from-abroad, quinn, 1949, lilydale high school, lilydale high school alumni -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Accessory - Tie, 20th C
... Mission to Seafarers Victoria 717 Flinders Street Docklands ...Necktie of MTS member, used for more formal or representational occasions. Worn by Captain Keith Dann, MtS Hastings.From the personal Collection of Mrs Pat Dann a former member of the Central MtSV and later with her husband Captain Keith Dann supported and founded the Hastings branch of the Mission to Seamen in the late 20th C. Men's polyester fabric necktie, in dark blue, covered with subtle black flying angel insignia patterns, in various sizes, and two more prominent white smaller flying angel insignia patternsnecktie, flying angel, tie, pat dann, captain keith dann, hastings mission, mission to seafarers -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Accessory - Tie, 20th C
... Mission to Seafarers Victoria 717 Flinders Street Docklands ...Necktie of MTS member, used for more formal or representational occasions. Worn by Captain Keith Dann founder of the Mission to Seafarers, Hastings From the personal Collection of Mrs Pat Dann a former member of the Central MtSV and later with her husband Captain Keith Dann supported and founded the Hastings branch of the Mission to Seamen in the late 20th C. Men's polyester fabric dark blue necktie, with small prominent flying insignia in white tie, necktie, flying angel, pat da, pat dann, captain keith dann, hastings mission -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Flag - Pennant, The Mission to Seafarers, 20th C
... Mission to Seafarers Victoria 717 Flinders Street Docklands ...Pennant displaying the flying angel motif without the Bible. The Mission adopted, as its symbol, a flying angel inspired by a verse from the Book of Revelation (14:60) “Then I saw a flying angel in mid-heaven, with an eternal gospel to proclaim to those on earth, to every nation and tribe, language and people”From the personal Collection of Mrs Pat Dann a former member of the Central MtSV and later with her husband Captain Keith Dann supported and founded the Hastings branch of the Mission to Seamen in the late 20th C. Mid-blue polyester fabric triangular Mission to Seafarers (with flying angel motif in white) pennant, with synthetic mounting rope.The Mission to Seafarers in whitepennant, flying angel, mission to seafarers -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Flag, The Mission to Seafarers, 21st Century
... Mission to Seafarers Victoria 717 Flinders Street Docklands ...Flag displaying the flying angel motif. The highly stylised motif gives a clue as to approx date of manufacture. The Mission adopted, as its symbol, a flying angel inspired by a verse from the Book of Revelation (14:60) “Then I saw a flying angel in mid-heaven, with an eternal gospel to proclaim to those on earth, to every nation and tribe, language and people”.From the personal Collection of Mrs Pat Dann a former member of the Central MtSV and later with her husband Captain Keith Dann supported and founded the Hastings branch of the Mission to Seamen in the late 20th C. Large rectangular Mid-blue polyester fabric Mission to Seafarers (with flying angel motif in white) flag, with synthetic mounting rope.flag, flying angel -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Leisure object - Cards, 21st Century
... Mission to Seafarers Victoria 717 Flinders Street Docklands ...Playing cards used at the MTSV and available for seafarers to both use and take away.From the personal Collection of Mrs Pat Dann a former member of the Central MtSV and later with her husband Captain Keith Dann supported and founded the Hastings branch of the Mission to Seamen in the late 20th C. Small cardboard box containing 52 playing cards in unopened plastic wrapper. Front of box is coloured mid-blue and the flying angel motif and 'The Mission to Seafarers' is depicted in white, surrounded by white oblated circle .playing cards, cards, flying angel, marketing, fundraising, welfare, mission to seafarers, seamen's mission, mission to seamen, hastings, pat dann, mtsv shop -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Leisure object - Cards, 21st Century
... Mission to Seafarers Victoria 717 Flinders Street Docklands ...Playing cards used at the MTSV and available for seafarers to both use and take awayFrom the personal Collection of Mrs Pat Dann a former member of the Central MtSV and later with her husband Captain Keith Dann supported and founded the Hastings branch of the Mission to Seamen in the late 20th C. Small cardboard box containing 52 playing cards in original plastic wrapping. Front of box is coloured red and the flying angel motif and 'The Mission to Seafarers' is depicted in white, surrounded by white oblated circle .cards, playing cards, flying angel, marketing, fundraising, games, entertainment, mission to seafarers, mtsv shop -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Accessory - Epaulets, c. 2000
... Mission to Seafarers Victoria 717 Flinders Street Docklands ...For use by MIssion in more formal or representative capacities. Probably used by Captain Keith Dann a former MtS State Councillor and a key member of the Hastings branch of the MtS which he founded and supported for many years.From the personal Collection of Mrs Pat Dann a former member of the Central MtSV and later with her husband Captain Keith Dann supported and founded the Hastings branch of the Mission to Seamen in the late 20th C. Pair of small white rectangular cloth Epaulets with blue oval logo of the Mission with flying angel embroidered.The Missions to Seafarersshoulder, epaulets, flying angel, keith dann, pat dann, mission to seafarers, seamen's mission, mission to seamen, logo -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Badge, The Mission to Seafarers, 21st Century
... Mission to Seafarers Victoria 717 Flinders Street Docklands ...Identifies an MTS member and/or supporter. Worn by Captain Keith Dann a long standing member of MtS State Council, Victoria and subsequent founder of the Hastings branch of MTS. See brief obit Ship to Shore Autumn 2017 p. 7From the personal Collection of Mrs Pat Dann a former member of the Central MtSV and later with her husband Captain Keith Dann supported and founded the Hastings branch of the Mission to Seamen in the late 20th C. Small cast-metal pinned badge in the shape of a flying flag, with inlaid blue enamelling, which bears the flying angel motif and words 'The Mission to Seafarers' Fattorini 0121-236 1307badge, flying angel, pat dann, keith dann, hastings, mission to seafarers -
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Badge, The Missions to Seamen: Honorary Worker, 20th Century
... Mission to Seafarers Victoria 717 Flinders Street Docklands ...Identifies a MTS member and/or supporter, and signifies recognition of exemplary effort. Worn by Captain Keith Dann founder and co-ordinator of Hastings branch of MtS. See brief obit Ship To Shore , Autumn 2017 p7.From the personal Collection of Mrs Pat Dann a former member of the Central MtSV and later with her husband Captain Keith Dann supported and founded the Hastings branch of the Mission to Seamen in the late 20th C. See brief obit Ship to Shore Autumn 2017 p. 7Small circular cast-metal pinned badge with inset image of a flying flag. The flag bears the flying angel motif and words 'The Mission to Seafarers', while around the border of the outside circle reads 'Honorary Member'. Inlaid blue enamelling picks out the flag, motif and words. badge, flying angel, honorary, honorary worker -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Badge, Flying Angel, Mid 20th Century
... Mission to Seafarers Victoria 717 Flinders Street Docklands ...This badge was once owned by Rosemary Dalling, wife of Reverend Alfred 'Bill' Dalling and then passed on to the Dann family - Information provided by Pat Dann ex Hastings Seafarers Centre. According to 'The Melbourne Anglican' website, Alfred Dalling worked: Mission to Seafarers, Sydney 1960 to 1962, Newcastle 1962 to 1968 and Melbourne 1968 to 1972; The badge depicts 'the angel of the revelation' a key symbol used by the earliest established services in the 19th C. of services to seafarers. An adapted and modernised symbol is still in use in the 21st century.Very small cast-metal pinned three dimensional representation of flying angel holding a book.badge, flying angel, rosemary dalling, rev'd bill dalling -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Photograph - Photograph, colour, c.1957
... Mission to Seafarers Victoria 717 Flinders Street Docklands ...Colour photograph of people waiting outside of 717 Flinders St, to be taken by bus/wagon for a picnic. The same truck appears in the photograph 1973. The transport company W.H Hemsworth & Sons was located in Charles St., Footscray. Rectangular (landscape style) colour photograph of people waiting outside of 717 Flinders St, to be taken by bus/wagon for a picniclhlg, picnic, seamen, transport, w.h. hemsworth, footscray, children, dome, flinders street, north wharf -
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Booklet, Missions to Seamen, London, Patterns, c. 1940
... Mission to Seafarers Victoria 717 Flinders Street Docklands ...Knitting patterns of objects suitable for use by seafarers, provided by members of The Knitting Association. From the personal Collection of Mrs Pat Dann a former member of the Central MtSV and later with her husband Captain Keith Dann supported and founded the Hastings branch of the Mission to Seamen in the late 20th C. Small thin, paperback booklet, with light blue front and back card covers, and a flag depiction in darker blue of the flying angel insignia at the top of the front cover. knitting, patterns for seafarers -
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memorabilia - Flag, Mission to Seafarers, 150th Anniversary, 2006
... Mission to Seafarers Victoria 717 Flinders Street Docklands ...The flag is a promotional/celebrational item to commemorate the 150th anniversary of MTSV. A thin piece of plastic tubing, about 30 cm long, with a rectangular paper flag attached at the top of the tube. The flag is a promotional/celebrational item to commemorate the 150th anniversary of MTSV. Colours are mostly blue and yellow. Both sides of the flag display the same text and colours. 150th Anniversary The Mission to Seafarers 1856-2006 Celebrating 150 years of caring for seafarers www.missiontoseafarers.org150th, anniversary, flag, hand flag, 1856-2006 -
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Book, Gollock, G. A. (Georgina Anne), 1861-1940, At the sign of the flying angel : a book of the sailor at the coastline, 1930
... Mission to Seafarers Victoria 717 Flinders Street Docklands ...This book documents help and guidance provided by the Christian church to merchant seafarers as they traverse the world, particularly at their points of departure and arrival, and the interactions and activities that they are involved in at these ports.Medium--sized hardcover book of 244 pages. Cover of mid-blue colour, blank front and back covers, book title and author at top of spine in gold print. Book contains a number of illustrations and maps. London : Longmans, Green and Co., 1930 xi., 244 p., [16] leaves of plates : ill., maps, 2 ports. ; 20 cm. non-fictionThis book documents help and guidance provided by the Christian church to merchant seafarers as they traverse the world, particularly at their points of departure and arrival, and the interactions and activities that they are involved in at these ports.flying angel, reverend alfred gurney goldsmith, georgina anne gollock, ethel augusta godfrey 1861-1935, alice sibthorpe tracy -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Medal - Defence Medal in box, c. 1945
... Mission to Seafarers Victoria 717 Flinders Street Docklands ...Charles worked in the Merchant service. After enforced retirement due to injury he was active in Civil Defence.The Defence Medal is a campaign medal instituted by the United Kingdom in May 1945, to be awarded to citizens of the British Commonwealth for both non-operational military and certain types of civilian war service during the Second World War. It was Awarded for 3 years, 360, 180 or 90 days, depending on area and nature of serviceThe medal is cupro-nickel, with the uncrowned effigy of King George VI on the obverse. The reverse has a conventional oak tree centrally, with a crown above, with two lions counter rampart as supporters between the dates 1939 and 1945. The base of the medal reverse has the words ‘THE DEFENCE MEDAL’. The ribbon is orange with green outer stripes, each green stripe having a black pin-stripe running down the centre. The green represents the Islands of the United Kingdom, the orange represents enemy attacks, and the black represents the black outs. The medal is housed in a small cardboard box. There is a loose leaf of paper with the medal which conveys salutations.Front of the box: (in black) stamp O.H.M.S. / circular stamp with English crown : OFFICIAL PAID Typewritten in blue ink: Mr. C. Page/50 High Street/Woolton/LIVERPOOL Back of the box: printed in black ink: If undelivered, return to/Defence Medal/Central Index/Home Office/Whitehall/S.W.Icharles page, medal, defence medal -
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Medal, St John Ambulance medals
... Mission to Seafarers Victoria 717 Flinders Street Docklands ...Donated by the estate of Mr Charles Page. Charles worked in the Merchant service. After enforced retirement due to injury he was active in Civil Defence and StJohn's ambulance service.Cast alloy metal medals (gold coloured) of complex shapes, consisting of 4 pieces, 1 larger and 3 smaller, connected together in a ladder formation by small linking rings. Two pieces (the larger piece and one of the smaller pieces) have been electro-plated and are silver coloured. The main medal reads "The St John Ambulance Association". Each of the smaller pieces has a year printed on it - these cover the years 1941-1943 On the back of the main medal: "484333 Charles Page". Each of the 3 smaller medals: "484333"charles page, medal, ambulance -
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Medal - Medal in box, Royal Mint, Civil Defence Long Service Medal
... Mission to Seafarers Victoria 717 Flinders Street Docklands ...Charles worked in the Merchant service. After enforced retirement due to injury he was active in Civil Defence. Donated by the estate of Mr Charles Page. Commemorative cast alloy/silver-coloured oval medal with attached ribbon and pin. One side of medal depicts profile of QEII, while the other side depicts three shields with acorns. The medal is housed in a small blue velvet lined case.On box: "Civil Defence Long Service Medal"charles page, medal, civil defence -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Album - Photographic album, 1940-1950
... Mission to Seafarers Victoria 717 Flinders Street Docklands ...Brown suede album with painted North American Indian portraitcharles page, seafarers, sailors, seamen -
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Photograph - Photograph, Black and white, Portrait of Charles Page, c. 1950
... Mission to Seafarers Victoria 717 Flinders Street Docklands ...Black and white photograph of seaman in attire sitting on funnels on the deck of a shipseamen, boatdecks, peaked caps, charles page -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Decorative object - Stickers, c. 2000
... Mission to Seafarers Victoria 717 Flinders Street Docklands ...two sample stickers showing the different forms of the Flying Angel Logo depicting the angel of the Revelation. The left hand logo is 20thC. the right hand logo the new logo for the Millenium post 2000 in the 21st Century.Illustrates the change from 'seamen' to more gender neutral 'seafarers'.Two stickers depicting two different graphic designs of the flying angel logo of the Mission to Seafarersflying angel, angel of the revelation, missions to seafarers, logo, mission to seamen, seamen's mission, pat dann, hastings mission -
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Magazine - Journal, The Journal of Navigation
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Booklet - Prayer book, Apostleship of the Sea, Seafarer's Prayer Book
... Mission to Seafarers Victoria 717 Flinders Street Docklands ...Pale blue cover with an anchor and buoy design on cover.non-fictionprayer book, seafarers, apostolatus maris, apostleship of the sea, catholic church, stella maris, pat dann, hastings mission, welfare -
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Book, Bill Down, On course together : the churches' ministry in the maritime world today, 1989
... Mission to Seafarers Victoria 717 Flinders Street Docklands ...Blue cover with image of a ship. xvi, 202 p. ; 22 cm.non-fictionfishermen, christian missions, pat dann, hastings mission