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Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Print, Our God and the Sailor We Adore, Unknown
... Mission to Seafarers Victoria 717 Flinders Street Docklands ...The quote is by English poet Thomas Jordan (c. 1612–1685).Print in black ink on white cardboard frame and black wooden frame depicting a ship Our God and the Sailor we adore in time of danger, not before The danger past both are required God is forgotten, the Sailor slighted.ship, god, sailor, artwork-paintings, sea -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Painting - Illumination, Charles Terry Printer, Illumination: Believe in God The Father Almighty, c. 1880
... Mission to Seafarers Victoria 717 Flinders Street Docklands ...MedievalismMedieval type illumination framed in wood painted blueBotton left corner: Charles Terry, Printer, 183 and 184, High Holborn, London, W.C. Bottom right corner: Sunday School Union, 56, Old Baily, London.illumination, religion, artwork, artwork-paintings, sunday school union, old bailey, london, charles terry -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Ceremonial object - Processional cross, In memory of Miss Gertrude Lewers, 1958
... Mission to Seafarers Victoria 717 Flinders Street Docklands ...The Ballarat Branch of the Harbour Lights Guild donated this procession cross in 1958 in memory of Miss Gertrude Lewers. Gertrude Norah Lewers (1873-1956) was the daughter of Samuel and Annie Lewers and died on 9 November 1956, aged 83 years. She lived in Iraquail, Linton, near Ballarat. She was a member of the Ballarat branch of the Harbour Lights Guild.Tall wooden pole with a brass cross at the top.Engraved on the cross: ???? / In Memory of / Gertrude Lewers / Of the Ballarat Branch of the / Victorian Mission to Seamen / ????cross, gertrude lewers, ballarat, hlg -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Painting - Icon, Untitled, unknown
... Mission to Seafarers Victoria 717 Flinders Street Docklands ...Large icon style painting of Jesus holding a Bible in his left hand, and doing the symbol of Incarnation with his thumb and ring finger of his right hand.icon, orthodox, russian, jesus, artwork-paintings -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Domestic object - Mug, The Mission to Seafarers; Caring for Seafarers since 1857, 2018
... Mission to Seafarers Victoria 717 Flinders Street Docklands ...Production of the mugs was inspired by the interest of visitors in purchasing a mug like the ones on display created by an artist Catherine Bell in 2017 for the Sounding Histories exhibitions.This mug added to the Mission collection as a contemporary example of MTSV memorabilia and promotion and features bth current logo and image of the building complex.Pale gray ceramic drinking mug with a mid-blue lining and a large handle (1668). Colour image transfers decorating outer walls.The Mission to Seafarers logo in a blue oval with 'Caring for Seafarers since 1857' printed in blue underneath is printed on the front. On the back in dark gray is a stamped effect of a street scape with Mission buildings with 'www.missiontoseafarers.com.au . On the underside a paper lined is adhered with a printed barcode and price of $12.00. mtsv memorabillia, mug, souvenir, mtsv shop, marketing -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Photograph - Photograph, Sepia, Sugar Cane Bowen North Queensland, Early 20th Century
... Mission to Seafarers Victoria 717 Flinders Street Docklands ...Bowen is a town in North Queensland, near the Whitsundays. The photograph taken in 1928 is an early image of sugar cane being harvested.One of a series of photographs from an album page where all photographs detached but with descriptive inscriptions. This image was matched to one of these.Small sepia photograph depicting depicting side on view of black horse hitched to a cart loaded with vegetation and one person wearing a hat loading up. sugar cane, horses, queensland, fan album, bowen -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Photograph - Photograph, Sepia, Picnic Ducketts Riversdale Hawthorn, 01 January 1927
... Mission to Seafarers Victoria 717 Flinders Street Docklands ...A picnic organised on the first of January 1928 on the grounds of the Duckett family home, Riversdale in Hawthorn. (See Jottings 90, January 1928) Mr Duckett , an ironmaster and manufacturer. In 2017 a link with a Mrs Marjorie Duckett (nee Mclennan) in the late 20th C confirmed her role as secretary of the Altona Op Shop which provided funds to the Mission in the late 20th C. An image was also found in Ship to Shore newsletter of the MTSV.The Ducketts had links to the McLennan family also supporters of the Mission. Connections and memberships with both families identified in the records and Archive. This image links to just one of the the strong local networks of MTS supporters and their substantial residential properties made available to host seafarer events and for leisure outings. small B & W photograph mounted in album depicts grip of seafarers and Mission to seamen hosts posed for photograph on verandah of large house in Hawthorn circa 1920s.Inscription found on page below: see title entryflying angel league, picnics, outings, melbourne-missions-to-seamen, ladies' harbour lights guild, riversdale, hawthorn, lhlg, reverend reginald weller, edward duckett, fan album -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Photograph - Photograph, Sepia, SS Koolonga
... Mission to Seafarers Victoria 717 Flinders Street Docklands ...HMAS Koolonga was a cargo ship built by Sunderland Shipbuilding Company, England, in 1914 and bought by McIlwraith, McEacharn Line Pty Ltd, Melbourne and named SS Koolonga. She was requisitioned by the Royal Australian Navy on 6 August 1914, as a collier and supply ship and commissioned as HMAS Koolonga. She participated during the Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force occupation of German New Guinea until May 1915 when she was later returned to her owners. After being returned, she was employed on cargo trades from Whyalla, South Australia to Newcastle, New South Wales. She was sold in October 1917 through Scott Fell & Company, Newcastle to BHP Shipping and renamed Iron Monarch, before being sold again in 1920 to Interstate Steamships Ltd. This ship linked to record VC 0747. The ship played a role in WW1 small black and white photograph of steamship.steam ships, world war 1, hmas koolonga, fan album, ss koolonga -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Photograph - Photograph, Sepia, View of Piers, Port Melbourne from Mission windows, Early 20th C
... Mission to Seafarers Victoria 717 Flinders Street Docklands ...This image appears to have been taken from the second storey of the Mission to Seamen, on Beach Rd Esplanade, Port Melbourne circa 1912 - 1920. One of several images on loose album pages.An early image taken from the building established in Port Melbourne initially in the mid 19th C and operating up to the 1930s until replaced by a modern deco building in 1936. Shows examples of vintage cars.Small Landscape B and W image of ships moored alongside a pier in distance and small early car in foreground on unsealed road travelling left to right. Handwritten descriptive inscription is written underneath on an album page.port melbourne, mission to seamen building, port melbourne pier, fan album -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Photograph - Photograph, Sepia, Railway Pier HMAS Australia and Brisbane, Early 20th Century
... Mission to Seafarers Victoria 717 Flinders Street Docklands ...The HMAS Australia and Brisbane are documented as visiting Port Melbourne circa WW1 and WW2.HMAS Australia has been a significant link and factor in the history of the Mission. Padre Frank Oliver Chaplain from 1930-60 served on the ship in WW2. Cadets and officers also regularly visited the Mission. The pier also played a significant role in the development and life of Melbourne. Small landscape b & w photograph depicting view along a pier with railway lines and three ships ( 2 appear to be naval vessels) moored on the right hand side of the frame. A horse and cart can be seen on the pier in the middle distance. handwritten inscription on the page below the photograph.hmas australia, hmas brisbane, port melbourne pier, station pier, fan album -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Photograph - Photograph, Sepia, HMAS Australia, 1928
... Mission to Seafarers Victoria 717 Flinders Street Docklands ...HMAS AustraliaHMAS Australia has been a significant link with and factor in the history of the Mission and staff. Padre Frank Oliver Chaplain from 1930-60 served on the ship in WW2. Cadets and officers also regularly visited the Mission. The pier also played a significant role in the development and life of Melbourne.Small landscape sepia image depicting 3-funnel stack battleship moored at a pier, an ships ensign flies at far right of frame.handwritten inscription below photograph adhered to album page.battleship, hmas australia, ww1, fan album, ships, piers, port melbourne -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Photograph - Photograph, Sepia, P. O. Maloja, 1928
... Mission to Seafarers Victoria 717 Flinders Street Docklands ...Named after another ship operating from 1911, RMS Maloja was a passenger liner of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company, operating between 1923 and 1954. In 1924: London/Colombo/Melbourne/Sydney service. During WWII the ship was requisitioned by the Admiralty for service as an Armed Merchant Cruiser.One of two photographs in the collection of a vessel named Maloja, which operated between London and Sydney via Ceylon (Sri Lanka as it later became).small landscape sepia photograph adhered to an album page. Depicts 2 vessels an ocean going 2 stack ship in the distance and a smaller vessel (ferry or coaster) moored against a pier.Hand-written on album page along lower edge in black ink: " PO Maloja"steam ships, world war 2, fan album, ships, piers, port melbourne -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Photograph - Photograph, Sepia, Caretaker SS Koolonga, 1928
... Mission to Seafarers Victoria 717 Flinders Street Docklands ...The ship was originally requisitioned by the RAN as a collier and supply ship. It was decommissioned from RAN service in 1915 which may have required a caretaker. This image is one of several attached to loose album pages which include some images with miscellaneous undated and handwritten inscriptions. This ship served in WW1. As an Australian ship may well have visited Melbourne and the Mission staff may have made ship visits and made this image.A sepia image of an older gentleman with moustache in a long jacket and a flat cap stands on a ship deck near a cargo hatch. An inscription / title is drawn from an album page. (see image)hmas koolonga, caretaker, ss koolonga, fan album, ships -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
photograph - Photograph, Sepia, SS Huntingdon, 1928
... Mission to Seafarers Victoria 717 Flinders Street Docklands ...Known to have run between London and New Zealand.small landscape sepia photograph of two vessels in the foreground a ferry or coaster moored at small wooden quay and in the distance moored at a pier an ocean going steamship with one stack or funnel.handwritten inscription on album page beneath image: Huntingdonss huntingdon, fan album, ships, port melbourne -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Photograph - Photograph, Sepia, Stevedore Strikers, 1928
... Mission to Seafarers Victoria 717 Flinders Street Docklands ...A stevedore is a waterfront manual laborer who is involved in loading and unloading ships. In 1920s discussions about overtime work as stated in the Argus: Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Monday 13 September 1920, page 7Small sepia photograph in album depicting a group of men (stevedores)stevedores, strikes, fan album -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Photograph - Photograph, Sepia, Foreshore near Railway Pier Port Melbourne, 1928
... Mission to Seafarers Victoria 717 Flinders Street Docklands ...Small sepia photograph depicting the Beach of Port Melbourne. In the baclground we can see the sitar works.port melbourne, beach, station pier, fan album -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Photograph - Photograph, Sepia, Fishermans Pier Port Melbourne, 1928
... Mission to Seafarers Victoria 717 Flinders Street Docklands ...fisherman's pier, port melbourne, fan album -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Photograph - Photograph, Sepia, HMAS Australia, 1928
... Mission to Seafarers Victoria 717 Flinders Street Docklands ...HMAS Australia berthed at a Pier in Port MelbourneSmall sepia photograph depicting the HMAS Australia berthed at a Pier in Port Melbournehmas australia, fan album -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Photograph - Photograph, Sepia, Australia, 1928
... Mission to Seafarers Victoria 717 Flinders Street Docklands ...hmas australia, fan album, port melbourne, piers, ships -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Photograph - Photograph, Sepia, 1928
... Mission to Seafarers Victoria 717 Flinders Street Docklands ...beach, swimming, fan album, port melbourne -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Photograph - Photograph, Sepia, P.O. Maloja, 1928
... Mission to Seafarers Victoria 717 Flinders Street Docklands ...The SS Maloja was a passenger liner operated by The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation between 1923 and 1954. The ship was requisitioned by the Admiralty for service as an Armed Merchant Cruiser upon her arrival at AdenB & W landscape photograph with view from the dock of nearside port bow and superstructure of a moored ship. Men at dockside level are loading or unloading with net in foreground. railway vehicles are lined alongside under a shed. A faint series of letters can be made out near the portholes towards top of bow. This could be name of the vessel. Handwritten in black ink beneath lower edge of image on album page as "P O Maloja" (this may be misnamed) see notes belowsteam ships, world war 2, p.o. maloja, ss maloja, p & o, peninsular and oriental steam navigation company, fan album -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Photograph - Photograph, Sepia, SS Huntingdon, 1928
... Mission to Seafarers Victoria 717 Flinders Street Docklands ...Possibly Station pier Port Melbournesmall b&w landscape photograph featuring a steamship moored at a railway pier, rail siding in foreground and shedding between rails and vessel. The smoke stack is faintly steaming.Handwritten in black ink on album page beneath image: SS Huntingdonss huntingdon, fan album -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Photograph - Photograph, Sepia, Football team, 1928
... Mission to Seafarers Victoria 717 Flinders Street Docklands ...Small sepia photo depicting 11 members of a soccer team (likely to be seamen) with a soccer ball on a pitch.football, sports, soccer, crews and ships, fan album -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Photograph - Photograph, Sepia, Cruiser HMAS Australia - Destroyers: Anzac, Success and Swordsman, 1928
... Mission to Seafarers Victoria 717 Flinders Street Docklands ...In 1919, Anzac, along with five S class destroyers, Tattoo, Swordsman, Success, Stalwart and Tasmania, was gifted to the RAN by the British Government. Photograph with white border depicting military ships berthed in a port; photograph glued in album.hmas australia, destroyers, fan album, cruisers, anzac, swordsman -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Photograph - Photograph, Sepia, HMAS Australia
... Mission to Seafarers Victoria 717 Flinders Street Docklands ...Black and white photograph with white border depicting a military ship berthed in port; glued in album on page 5hmas australia, fan album, cruisers -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Photograph - Photograph, Sepia, Close View of the Destroyer, 5-9 November 1928
... Mission to Seafarers Victoria 717 Flinders Street Docklands ...The HMAS Australia arrived in Port Melbourne on Monday 5 November 1928 and let Friday 9 November for Adelaide and was open to the public from the 5th.fan album, destroyers, port melbourne, station pier -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Photograph - Photograph, Sepia, Welcome to Archbishop Mr Lees on arrival of RMS Mongolia at Port Melbourne, 29 November 1928
... Mission to Seafarers Victoria 717 Flinders Street Docklands ...Dr Harrington Lees, Archbishop of Melbourne returned from England on the 29th of October with his wife. There might be an error on the caution as they sailed on the Maloja not the RMS Mongolia. On page 6rms mongolia, archbishop lees, port melbourne, 1928, fan album, p.o. maloja, ras maloja -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Photograph - Photograph, Sepia, Welcome to Archbishop Mr Lees on arrival of RMS Mongolia at Port Melbourne, 29 November 1928
... Mission to Seafarers Victoria 717 Flinders Street Docklands ...On page 6rms mongolia, archbishop lees, port melbourne, 1928, fan album -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Photograph - Photograph, Sepia, Unloading Large Bay 6 Victoria Dock
... Mission to Seafarers Victoria 717 Flinders Street Docklands ...on page 6victoria dock, unloading, stevedores, fan album, victoria harbour, sheds -
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Photograph - Photograph, Sepia, HMAS Cruiser Australia Princess Pier Port Melbourne, 5-9 November 1928
... Mission to Seafarers Victoria 717 Flinders Street Docklands ...The Hmas Australia was open to the public from 5 to 9 November 1928.on page 7fan album, hmas australia, princess pier, port melbourne