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Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Photograph - Photograph, Sepia, First picnic of the Mission, Graylings, St Kilda, King's Birthday 1905, 13 November 1905
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 -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Demolition of Missions to Seamen building, Port Melbourne, Jim Hillis, Oct 1995
Mission demolished October 1995; neighbour Jim Hillis photographed the processOne of 24 colour photos of demolition of the Missions to Seamen building October 1995missions to seamen, demolitions, built environment -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Demolition of Missions to Seamen building, Port Melbourne, Jim Hillis, Oct 1995
Mission demolished October 1995; neighbour Jim Hillis photographed the processOne of 24 colour photos of demolition of the Missions to Seamen building October 1995missions to seamen, demolitions, built environment -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Demolition of Missions to Seamen building, Port Melbourne, Jim Hillis, Oct 1995
Mission demolished October 1995; neighbour Jim Hillis photographed the processOne of 24 colour photos of demolition of the Missions to Seamen building October 1995missions to seamen, demolitions, built environment -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Demolition of Missions to Seamen building, Port Melbourne, Jim Hillis, Oct 1995
Mission demolished October 1995; neighbour Jim Hillis photographed the processOne of 24 colour photos of demolition of the Missions to Seamen building October 1995missions to seamen, demolitions, built environment -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Demolition of Missions to Seamen building, Port Melbourne, Jim Hillis, Oct 1995
Mission demolished October 1995; neighbour Jim Hillis photographed the processOne of 24 colour photos of demolition of the Missions to Seamen building October 1995missions to seamen, demolitions, built environment -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Demolition of Missions to Seamen building, Port Melbourne, Jim Hillis, Oct 1995
Mission demolished October 1995; neighbour Jim Hillis photographed the processOne of 24 colour photos of demolition of the Missions to Seamen building October 1995missions to seamen, demolitions, built environment -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Demolition of Missions to Seamen building, Port Melbourne, Jim Hillis, Oct 1995
Mission demolished October 1995; neighbour Jim Hillis photographed the processOne of 24 colour photos of demolition of the Missions to Seamen building October 1995missions to seamen, demolitions, built environment -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Demolition of Missions to Seamen building, Port Melbourne, Jim Hillis, Oct 1995
Mission demolished October 1995; neighbour Jim Hillis photographed the processOne of 24 colour photos of demolition of the Missions to Seamen building October 1995missions to seamen, demolitions, built environment -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Demolition of Missions to Seamen building, Port Melbourne, Jim Hillis, Oct 1995
Mission demolished October 1995; neighbour Jim Hillis photographed the processOne of 24 colour photos of demolition of the Missions to Seamen building October 1995missions to seamen, demolitions, built environment -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Demolition of Missions to Seamen building, Port Melbourne, Jim Hillis, Oct 1995
Mission demolished October 1995; neighbour Jim Hillis photographed the processOne of 24 colour photos of demolition of the Missions to Seamen building October 1995missions to seamen, demolitions, built environment -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Demolition of Missions to Seamen building, Port Melbourne, Jim Hillis, Oct 1995
Mission demolished October 1995; neighbour Jim Hillis photographed the processOne of 24 colour photos of demolition of the Missions to Seamen building October 1995missions to seamen, demolitions, built environment -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Demolition of Missions to Seamen building, Port Melbourne, Jim Hillis, Oct 1995
Mission demolished October 1995; neighbour Jim Hillis photographed the processOne of 24 colour photos of demolition of the Missions to Seamen building October 1995missions to seamen, demolitions, built environment -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Demolition of Missions to Seamen building, Port Melbourne, Jim Hillis, Oct 1995
Mission demolished October 1995; neighbour Jim Hillis photographed the processOne of 24 colour photos of demolition of the Missions to Seamen building October 1995missions to seamen, demolitions, built environment -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Demolition of Missions to Seamen building, Port Melbourne, Jim Hillis, Oct 1995
Mission demolished October 1995; neighbour Jim Hillis photographed the processOne of 24 colour photos of demolition of the Missions to Seamen building October 1995missions to seamen, demolitions, built environment -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Demolition of Missions to Seamen building, Port Melbourne, Jim Hillis, Oct 1995
Mission demolished October 1995; neighbour Jim Hillis photographed the processOne of 24 colour photos of demolition of the Missions to Seamen building October 1995missions to seamen, demolitions, built environment -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Demolition of Missions to Seamen building, Port Melbourne, Jim Hillis, Oct 1995
Mission demolished October 1995; neighbour Jim Hillis photographed the processOne of 24 colour photos of demolition of the Missions to Seamen building October 1995missions to seamen, demolitions, built environment -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Demolition of Missions to Seamen building, Port Melbourne, Jim Hillis, Oct 1995
Mission demolished October 1995; neighbour Jim Hillis photographed the processOne of 24 colour photos of demolition of the Missions to Seamen building October 1995missions to seamen, demolitions, built environment -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Demolition of Missions to Seamen building, Port Melbourne, Jim Hillis, Oct 1995
Mission demolished October 1995; neighbour Jim Hillis photographed the processOne of 24 colour photos of demolition of the Missions to Seamen building October 1995missions to seamen, demolitions, built environment -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Demolition of Missions to Seamen building, Port Melbourne, Jim Hillis, Oct 1995
Mission demolished October 1995; neighbour Jim Hillis photographed the processOne of 24 colour photos of demolition of the Missions to Seamen building October 1995missions to seamen, demolitions, built environment -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Demolition of Missions to Seamen building, Port Melbourne, Jim Hillis, Oct 1995
Mission demolished October 1995; neighbour Jim Hillis photographed the processOne of 24 colour photos of demolition of the Missions to Seamen building October 1995missions to seamen, demolitions, built environment -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Demolition of Missions to Seamen building, Port Melbourne, Jim Hillis, Oct 1995
Mission demolished October 1995; neighbour Jim Hillis photographed the processOne of 24 colour photos of demolition of the Missions to Seamen building October 1995missions to seamen, demolitions, built environment -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Demolition of Missions to Seamen building, Port Melbourne, Jim Hillis, Oct 1995
Mission demolished October 1995; neighbour Jim Hillis photographed the processOne of 24 colour photos of demolition of the Missions to Seamen building October 1995missions to seamen, demolitions, built environment -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Demolition of Missions to Seamen building, Port Melbourne, Jim Hillis, Oct 1995
Mission demolished October 1995; neighbour Jim Hillis photographed the processOne of 24 colour photos of demolition of the Missions to Seamen building October 1995missions to seamen, demolitions, built environment -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Demolition of Missions to Seamen building, Port Melbourne, Jim Hillis, Oct 1995
Mission demolished October 1995; neighbour Jim Hillis photographed the processOne of 24 colour photos of demolition of the Missions to Seamen building October 1995missions to seamen, demolitions, built environment -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Poster, The Mission to Seafarers invites you to: The Flying Angel Club, Melbourne
... The Mission to Seafarers invites you to: The Flying Angel ... -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Centenary Bridge from Missions to Seamen, Port Melbourne, Alison Kelly, 1987
Photographed by Alison Kelly while she was joint caretaker of the building during the Mission Arts Centre days 1987 to 1991From album of photos mostly by Alison Kelly, Port Melbourne Mission to Seamen: view of grounds of mission toward Centenary Bridgemissions to seamen, built environment, architecture, alison kelly, harry a norris -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
photograph - Photograph, Black and white, Reverend C.W. Reeves officiates at a service of Holy Communion in the Schiedam Mission, 1960's
Reverend Reeves was chaplain in the Schiedam, a city part of the Rotterdam metropolitan area, from 20/09/1961 to 11/09/1966medium sized rectangular b/w photograph in landscape formatdescription typed on paper and stuck to back of photo: "The Rev. C.W. Reeves, Chaplain at Schiedam Mission (20.9.61 - 11.9.66) officiates at a service of Holy Communion in the Mission Chapel."rotterdam, schiedam, reverend c.w. reeves, overseas missions, chapel, services -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Print - Engraving, The Chapel For Seamen, c. 1818
The text reads: "This Print Represents The Chapel for Seamen... Port of London Society... Instituted March 18th 1818... Chapel for Seamen is moored off Wapping Stairs in the River Thames. View of the Interior (inset)"Excerpt from the autobiography of Robert Humphrey Marten (1763-1839) which he wrote at the request of his children on his 60th birthday. (As far as the donor's knowledge it only circulates within the family, so some of these details may not be recorded elsewhere about how the Mission to the Seafarers began. --------- Robert Humphrey Marten (1763-1839) left school at the age of about 14 to be employed in a “Counting House” in the City of London. Unfortunately, before the five years of his apprenticeship expired, the merchant ceased trading as he had lost a lot of money gambling. Marten made his way however and took opportunities which offered and eventually set up his own business with two of his sons, Robert and Charles. He was a Dissenter (non-conformist), active in his church and in many charitable works, as overseer of the poor for his parish, raising money for families in Germany impoverished by the Napoleonic wars, was a member of the Royal Humane Society and so it is not altogether surprising to find him in 1817 taking up the cause of sailors discharged from warships living on the streets: --- The Autobiography of R H Marten Esq of Plaistow Essex (1763-1839) “The deplorable condition of sailors discharged from the ships of war and now wanted for commerce – (trade being most woefully dull) attracted towards the close of the Year the notice and began to press upon the feelings of the Public. To relieve their urgent and personal distress I proposed a Public meeting – This was agreed to and Mr. Wilberforce was voted into the chair – A committee was formed and a noble subscription was most voluntarily supplied – Navy Captains and others gave most efficient assistance and Govt. lent some large ships to which the sailors were sent from the streets – were clothed and fed and the sick attended to and on the Sabbath Public Worship was performed on board. I was on this Committee which fully accomplish’d its humane purpose – and out of the Surplus fund sprang the present seaman’s floating Hospital where a sick or diseased seaman is received only on his presenting himself alongside and without any ticket or recommendation. For the greater benefit of seamen was sketched the present excellent establishment of the Merchant Seaman’s Auxiliary Bible Society of which Admiral Lord Viscount Exmouth is President. This was more formally instituted on the ---[space left to add date later]. I drew the outline of the address to the Public which was afterwards much improved by the Revd. Mr. Draltry and I had the honour to chalk out the plan which has been so well executed by the pious Lieut. Cox at Gravesend – to whose zealous and judicious activity the success of the institution is much indebted, and in December I published my ideas on the necessity and advantage of making some permanent accommodation for preaching the Gospel to the numerous sailors always to be found in the Port of London. This led ultimately to a public meeting on the 5 Feb. 1818 and to the formation of the Port of London Society for promoting Religion among seaman [sic]. As the Founder of the Society I became its Chairman and Treasurer and on its formal Institution on the 18 March 1818 the public appeared much gratified with the attempt about to be made to raise the moral character of a class of men who had been unaccountably and far too long in this respect overlooked. The large ship fitted by the Society most commodiously as a Chapel was in May following moored nearly on the spot where in October 1803 I was run down by a Gravesend Hoy and narrowly escaped with life – Churchmen and Dissenters contributed cheerfully to the cost – Officers of the Navy became subscribers, Noblemen visited this strange and converted ship – the Admiral Lord Gambier became the avowed President and the Chairman of the public Meetings, and what is of far more importance – sailors came to it on the Sabbath by hundreds willingly to worship their maker, and listen to instruction – until the Language in common use on the Thames was divested of its Blasphemy – and the voice of Prayer was heard from the mouths of Seamen; and the outposts and many Foreign ports imitated and thus honored the example of the Port of London in her society for promoting Religion among Seamen. The Floating Chapel was solemnly dedicated for divine worship on the 4 May 1818 when the morning sermon was preached by the Revd. Rowland Hill to a very crowded auditory. “[see illustration in separate email] Autobiography of R H Marten esq pp 33-34 (privately published monograph) Note: The incident (c 1803) he refers to in which he “was run down by a Gravesend Hoy…” is graphically described earlier in his memoir. The donor's family has a connection with R.H. Marten. through his sister Mary, who married Cornelius Berry on 9 February 1793. The donor's father, Hugh William Berry (1905-?) reprinted the autobiography of R.H. Marten. And, she has herself a connection with the Mission as she used to collect money for the Mission at school. Large print depicting a floating church in Londonfloating church, seamen, sailors, religion, london, r.h. marten esq, wapping stairs, river thames, port, robert humphrey marten (1763-1839), cate lewis, seamen's hospital, welfare, napoleonic wars, royal navy, merchant navy -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Article - Newspaper Clipping, The Age, Successful Year's Work by Missions to Seamen, 13 May 1950
... Successful Year's Work by Missions to Seamen ...Article with photographpadre frank leslie oliver, pulpit, st peter chapel, 1950