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Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Ceremonial object - Wooden cross, Missions to Seamen, 1930s
... Large wooden cross, stained brown, varnished, from Missions... Street) Port Melbourne melbourne Wooden cross, Missions to Seamen ...Large wooden cross, stained brown, varnished, from Missions to Seamen building Port Melbournemissions to seamen, maritime -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Decorative object - Air vent cover, Huntingfield Hall, Missions to Seamen, Port Melbourne, Harry Norris, Architect, 1936
... Casted air vent cover from Huntingfield Hall, Missions... Hall, Missions to Seamen, Port Melbourne Decorative object ...Casted air vent cover from Huntingfield Hall, Missions to Seamen building, Port Melbournemissions to seamen, architecture, harry a norris -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Photograph - Photograph, Black and white, Cadet tennis party, 1926
... behind the net of the Mission to Seamen court.... the net of the Mission to Seamen court. The picture was possibly ...The picture was possibly taken during the opening of the court.The 20s was the golden age of tennis around the world and its popularity was growing in Australia as well. It is unclear why it was decided to build a tennis court at the Mission but Reverend Weller, freshly arrived from the UK, probably saw the opportunity to entertain the benefactors and attract a younger generation to visit the Mission. And it was surely popular with the young ladies of the Harbour Light Guild. See pictures 0518 and 0521.Young unidentified tennis players (men and women) posing behind the net of the Mission to Seamen court.tennis court, sports, lhlg, seamen, officers, siddeley street, weller album, cadets, 1926 -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Textile - Altar Cloth, ca 1970-1986
... and Village. The Missions to Seamen organisation The Missions... and Village. The Missions to Seamen organisation The Missions ...This altar cloth is representative of ecclesiastical linen in use in the early to mid-20th century. It is used in the Chapel of the St Nicholas Seamen's Church at Flagstaff HIll Maritime Museum and Village. The Missions to Seamen organisation The Missions to Seamen is an Anglican (Church of England) charity that has been serving the world's seafarers since 1856. It was inspired by the work of Rev. John Ashley who, 20 years earlier, had pioneered a ministry to seafarers in the Bristol Channel in Great Britain. When Ashley retired because of ill health, others determined that the work should continue, and they founded the Missions to Seamen. It adopted as its symbol a Flying Angel, inspired by a verse from Revelation 14 in the Bible. Today there are over 200 ports worldwide where the Missions to Seamen has centres and chaplains. A Missions to Seamen’s Club offers a warm welcome to sailors of all colours, creeds and races. A sailor can watch television, have a drink and a chat, change money or buy goods from the club shop or worship in the Chapel. In Victoria, the Missions to Seamen still has clubs in Melbourne, Portland and Geelong. The altar cloth is representative of the ecclesiastical linen in use in the early to mid-20th century, when the original St Nicholas Seamen's Church was opened in Williamstown, Victoria. Altar cloth: simple white linen cloth, long rectangle shape with wide hems.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, religion, religious service, st nicholas seamen’s church flagstaff hill, altar cloth, church linen, ecclesiastical linen -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Furniture - Chair, ca 1944
... furnishings of the St Nicholas' Mission to Seamen's Church at 139... of the original furnishings of the St Nicholas' Mission to Seamen's Church ...This chair, one of a set of three, was part of the original furnishings of the St Nicholas' Mission to Seamen's Church at 139 Nelson Place, Williamstown, Victoria. The Church was operated by the Mission to Seamen organisation. This chair, one of three, is significant historically for its origin in the St Nicholas Mission to Seamen's Church in Williamstown, established in 1857 to cater for the physical, social, and spiritual needs of seafarers. It originated in Bristol, England when a Seamen's Mission was formed in 1837. Chair wooden dark brown with curved back rest, one of a set of three. The 2 front legs are decoratively shaped (turned) while the back legs are plain and flat-sided. Almost square flat seat. Part of the St Nicholas Seamen's Church collection.flagstaff hill maritime museum and village, flagstaff hill, warrnambool, maritime museum, maritime village, shipwreck coast, great ocean road, religion, religious service, st nicholas seamen’s church, williamstown, missions to seamen victoria, religious furniture, chair, wooden chair -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Article - Newspaper clipping, A heaven for seamen
... mission to seamen... at the Williamstown Mission to Seamen in the 1960s containing two photographs....williamstown mission to seamen mary bennion the missions ...Newspaper clipping about Mary Benin working at the Williamstown Mission to Seamen in the 1960s containing two photographs.williamstown, mission to seamen, mary bennion, the missions to seamen, 1964, port kembla, warden, caretaker, 139 nelson place -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Booklet, Mission to Seamen, Object of the Mission: moral and spiritual well-being of our Sailors, 1920?
... , was formed within The Missions to Seamen Institute to provide a home... " The Victorian Missions to Seamen" and at the bottom the title reads...Mission to Seamen... to the words " The Victorian Missions to Seamen" and at the bottom ...Charity organisation, Ladies' Harbour Lights Guild, was formed within The Missions to Seamen Institute to provide a home away from home, for visiting seamen. The booklet reviews the object of the mission and in particular the role of the Ladies Harbour Light Guild which is to ensure the moral and spiritual well-being of sailors through social events, arranging and attending picnics for the men on public holidays, presiding at the Sunday teas, making gloves, woollies and other comforts and helping to collect and distribute literature (books, papers, etc) . This paper flyer holds historical significance at a local level because it illustrates the Ladies' Harbour Lights Guild involvement in the Mission to Seafarers.The Ladies' Harbour Lights Guild grew to become a significant charity in Melbourne raising large amounts of money which helped to establish the current MTS building, supporting seafarers as well as organizing and attending social events for the seafarers. Small booklet, Written in Blue 8 pages, back to front. The cover has a photo of the MtSV building next to the words " The Victorian Missions to Seamen" and at the bottom the title reads "OBJECT OF THE MISSION: moral and spiritual well-being of our Sailors."missions to seamen institute, ladies' harbour lights guild, purpose, social events, lhlg, australian wharf -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
photograph - Photographs, Serie, Photographs of knitting stand form the Hastings mission
... Knitting stand at Hastings Mission to Seamen... Mission to Seamen An example of the many ways in which knitting ...Knitting stand at Hastings Mission to SeamenAn example of the many ways in which knitting was a key way of providing support for seafarers either by making directly useful gifts such as beanies socks and mittens or as a means of fundraising for Missions.knitting, hastings mission, keith dann, pat dann -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Plan - Bayside development, Port Melbourne, Feb 1987
... Princes and Station Piers, with Missions to Seamen Building... incorporating Princes and Station Piers, with Missions to Seamen ...1987 proposal plan for Bayside development incorporating Princes and Station Piers, with Missions to Seamen Building bordered by canals.town planning - proposals shelved - bayside, sandridge city development co pty ltd, scdc -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Interior tower stairwell, Missions to Seamen, Port Melbourne, Pat Grainger, 1988
... Missions to Seamen, tower stairwell, window walls...Interior tower stairwell, Missions to Seamen, Port ...Photographed by Pat Grainger, volunteer during the Mission Arts Centre days 1987 to 1991From album of photos mostly by Alison Kelly: Port Melbourne Missions to Seamen, tower stairwell, window wallsmissions to seamen, built environment, architecture, pat grainger, harry a norris -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Booklet - Loose newsletter page, We all Love Jack, early 20th Century
... to Seamen with which is incorporated the Thames Church Mission. "We... a Mission newsletter, Heading: The Missions to Seamen with which ...The page seems to be the opening paragraphs of an article describing the young apprentice seamen experience and system and attempting to defuse misconceptions and perceptions of rollicking but also vulnerable young "Jacks ashore" with money in their pockets. A long standing practice of 'crimping' a sailor's earnings, targeted by the Missions throughout the 19th and early 20th Century they campaigned to stamp this practice out. The title " we all love Jack" drawn from a popular song of the time.A useful rare visual reference for the Heritage archive at MtSV as it depicts Apprentices in a typical half deck quarters of the early 20th C. with newspapers and books, some of which may have been provided by an MtS.Page from a Mission newsletter, Heading: The Missions to Seamen with which is incorporated the Thames Church Mission. "We All Love Jack" / By a Cornishwoman / a Flying Angel flag of the Missions to Seamen heads the first paragraph. A black and white photograph of six "Apprentices in the half deck" is positioned after the 2nd paragraph. apprentices, jacks ashore -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Furniture - Altar and Reredos, Hadwen and Houghton, ca 1944
... furnishings of the St Nicholas' Mission to Seamen's Church at 139...' Mission to Seamen's Church at 139 Nelson Place, Williamstown ...This altar and rear reredos were part of the original furnishings of the St Nicholas' Mission to Seamen's Church at 139 Nelson Place, Williamstown, Victoria. The Church was operated by the Mission to Seamen organisation. The reredos was donated to the Williamstown chapel by Miss. M. Breaks, in memoriam Miss. L.A. Breaks, who served a very active part in the Seamen's Mission, and the altar was donated by Mr and Miss J R Schutt. THE MISSIONS TO SEAMEN (Brief History: for more, see our Reg. No. 611, Set of Pews) The Missions to Seamen was an Anglican charity that served seafarers of the world since 1856 in Great Britain. It symbol is a Flying Angel, inspired by a Bible verse. Today there are centres in over 200 ports worldwide where seamen of all backgrounds are offered a warm welcome and provided with a wide range of facilities. In Victoria, the organisation began in Williamstown in 1857 as a Sailors’ Church, also known as ‘Bethel’ or the ‘Floating Church’ in an old hulk floating in Hobson’s Bay, Port of Melbourne. It soon became part of the Missions to Seamen, Victoria. In the year 2000 the organisation, now named Mission to Seafarers, still operated locally in Melbourne, Portland, Geelong and Hastings. The Ladies’ Harbour Lights Guild was formed in 1906 to support the Missions to Seamen in Melbourne and other centres such as Williamstown. Two of the most significant ladies of the Guild were founder Ethel Augusta Godfrey and foundation member Alice Sibthorpe Tracy (who established a branch of the Guild in Warrnambool in 1920). The Guild continued its work until the 1960s. In 1943 a former Williamstown bank was purchased for the Missions to Seaman Club. The chapel was named St Nicholas’ Seamen’s Church and was supported by the Ladies’ Harbour Lights Guild, the Williamstown Lightkeepers’ Auxiliary and the League of Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Friends. It ceased operation in 1966. A Missions to Seamen Chapel and Recreation Room was a significant feature of ports during the late 1800s and into the 1900s. It seemed appropriate for Flagstaff Hill to include such a representation within the new Maritime Village, so the Melbourne Board of Management of Missions to Seamen Victoria gave its permission on 21st May 1979 for the entire furnishings of the Williamstown chapel to be transferred to Flagstaff Hill. The St Nicholas Seamen’s Church was officially opened on October 11, 1981, and closely resembles the Williamstown chapel. This altar and reredos are significant historically for its origin in the St Nicholas Mission to Seamen's Church in Williamstown, established in 1857 to cater for the physical, social, and spiritual needs of seafarers. It originated in Bristol, England when a Seamen's Mission was formed in 1837. They are historically significant for their connection to the Ladies Lightkeepers’ Auxiliary, an organisation of women, formed to support seafarers. The connection of this furniture to the Mission to Seamen and to the Ladies Lightkeepers’ Auxiliary highlights the strong community awareness of the life of people at sea, their dangers and hardships, and their need for physical, financial, spiritual and moral support. Altar and reredos or altar panel, wooden. The timber is panelled, stained and has a varnished finish. The base has a detachable vertical panel with the decoration of a sword and two anchors, the reredos has a cross on a panel. It was made by Hadwen and Houghton, Malvern, Victoria. A plaque at the bottom right edge is marked with the maker's name. The altar is part of the St Nicholas Seamen's Church collection.On removable panel; logo of [sword and two anchors] On bottom right of base: "Hadwen and Houghton, Malvern"flagstaff hill maritime museum and village, flagstaff hill, warrnambool, maritime museum, maritime village, shipwreck coast, great ocean road, religion, religious service, st nicholas seamen’s church, williamstown, missions to seamen victoria, altar, reredos, church furniture, religious furniture, miss m breaks, miss l a breaks, mr and miss j r schutt., worship service -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Railng detail in tower stairwell, Missions to Seamen, Port Melbourne, Pat Grainger, 1988
... Missions to Seamen, detail of iron railing in tower stairwell...Railng detail in tower stairwell, Missions to Seamen, Port ...Photographed by Pat Grainger, volunteer during the Mission Arts Centre days 1987 to 1991From album of photos mostly by Alison Kelly: Port Melbourne Missions to Seamen, detail of iron railing in tower stairwellmissions to seamen, built environment, architecture, pat grainger, harry a norris -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Postcard - Postcard, Colour
... mission to seamen...The Mission to Seamen Hostel, Victoria Dock Road, London...., Newport, I.W., England / The Mission to Seamen / Victoria Dock...., Newport, I.W., England / The Mission to Seamen / Victoria Dock ...The Mission to Seamen Hostel, Victoria Dock Road, Londonsmall colour photographic postcard of Mission to Seafarers London, tear at top centre of postcardprinted info: Natural Colour / J. Arthur Dixon / Photogravure / Post Card / Printed and published by J. Arthur Dixon Ltd., Newport, I.W., England / The Mission to Seamen / Victoria Dock Road, London, E16 / SP 832mission to seamen, hostel, victoria dock, london, united kingdom, welfare, seamen, seafarers, sailors, accomodation, windvane, galleon, cars, overseas missions -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Domestic object - Blue glass from windows of Missions to Seamen building, Port Melbourne, 1935
... Six small pieces of blue glass from the windows of Missions... of Missions to Seamen building, Port Melbourne Domestic object Six ...Six small pieces of blue glass from the windows of Missions to Seamen, Port Melbourne; plus one small brown tilebuilt environment - civic, missions to seamen -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Ships at Station Pier, 1960
... 1960 rose postcard. taken from the roof of Mission to Seamen.... rose postcard. taken from the roof of Mission to Seamen. piers ...from the Rose series 4524. Ships at Station pier. Circa 1960 rose postcard. taken from the roof of Mission to Seamen.piers and wharves - station pier, rose postcards -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Newspaper - Clipping re demolition of Missions to Seamen buiding, Port Melbourne, Christopher Akehurst et al, No Salvation for the Mission, 3 Nov 1995
... 'No Salvation for the Mission' re demolition of the Missions to Seamen... of Missions to Seamen buiding, Port Melbourne Newspaper No Salvation ...Page 17 from 'Weekend' November 4 1995: illustrated article 'No Salvation for the Mission' re demolition of the Missions to Seamen buildingmissions to seamen, demolitions -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Beachfront towards Princes Pier late 1980s, Alison Kelly, 1990
... From album of photos mostly by Alison Kelly: Missions... Kelly: Missions to Seamen building, view from Beach Road ...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: Missions to Seamen building, view from Beach Road to western side of chapelmissions to seamen, built environment, princes pier -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Demolition, Missions to Seamen building, Port Melbourne, David Thompson, Nov 1995
... demolition of the Missions to Seamen building, October 1995: West... Street) Port Melbourne melbourne Demolition, Missions to Seamen ...One of two colour photos taken by David Thompson during demolition of the Missions to Seamen building, October 1995: West wing missions to seamen, demolitions -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Demolition, Missions to Seamen building, Port Melbourne, David Thompson, Oct 1995
... demolition of the Port Melbourne Missions to Seamen building October... Street) Port Melbourne melbourne Demolition, Missions to Seamen ...One of twenty photos taken by David Thompson during demolition of the Port Melbourne Missions to Seamen building October 1995: debrispublic action campaigns, missions to seamen, demolitions -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Large wooden framed colour panorama photograph of Port Melbourne waterfront, Alison Kelly
... Framed photograph. Taken from old Mission to Seamen... photograph. Taken from old Mission to Seamen building towards Station ...Framed photograph. Taken from old Mission to Seamen building towards Station Pier. Shows Centenary Bridge and Abel Tasmanbuilt environment, piers & wharves, centenary bridge, abel tasman, natural environment, maritime -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Centenary Bridge from Missions to Seamen, Port Melbourne, Alison Kelly, 1987
... Mission to Seamen: view of grounds of mission toward Centenary...Centenary Bridge from Missions to Seamen, Port Melbourne ...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 -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Interior tower stairwell, Missions to Seamen, Port Melbourne, Alison Kelly, 1988
... Missions to Seamen, interior tower stairwell, south and west walls...Interior tower stairwell, Missions to Seamen, Port ...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 Missions to Seamen, interior tower stairwell, south and west wallsmissions to seamen, built environment, architecture, alison kelly, harry a norris -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Exterior of Chapel apse, Missions to Seamen, Port Melbourne, Alison Kelly, 1989
... Missions to Seamen, exterior of chapel apse - detail of brickwork...Exterior of Chapel apse, Missions to Seamen, Port Melbourne ...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 Missions to Seamen, exterior of chapel apse - detail of brickwork at basemissions to seamen, built environment, alison kelly -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Cleanup of former COR/BP site, Port Melbourne, Alison Kelly, 1989
... Photographed and displayed at Missions to Seamen building...' Photographed and displayed at Missions to Seamen building in 1989 ...Photographed and displayed at Missions to Seamen building in 1989 by Alison KellyDisplay panel with three captioned photos of 1988/89 cleanup of soil on site of former BP tank farm, labelled 'Cleanup in progress at the former BP site in Port Melbourne' Mounted on white board in photocorners, covered in mylarIn ink on back: 'A Kelly 70 Station St Port Melbourne 645 2324'environmental issues, town planning - proposals shelved - bayside, alison kelly -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Work on paper - Display panel, Station Pier, Port Melbourne, Alison Kelly, 1988
... Photographed and displayed at Missions to Seamen building... Station St Port Melb' Photographed and displayed at Missions ...Photographed and displayed at Missions to Seamen building in 1989 by Alison KellyDisplay panel with three photos (outer beacon; eastern Station Pier kiosk; view of western Station Pier kiosk, beacon, Princes Pier gatehouse and former western paddlesteamer waiting room) glued directly onto black art board, velcro on back.In pencil on back: 'Pat Grainger 70 Station St Port Melb'piers and wharves - station pier, piers and wharves - princes pier, beacons, alison kelly, thirst aid kiosk -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Document (Item) - List, David Conolly, 1957
... Used by Lay Reader David Conolly at the Mission to Seamen... at the Mission to Seamen in1957 Provides a record of cadet names visiting ...Used by Lay Reader David Conolly at the Mission to Seamen in1957Provides a record of cadet names visiting the Mission in 1957 between August and OctoberHandwritten in blue ink; on verso of commercially printed 2 colour on white flyers see image attached. cadets, apprentices, midshipmen, pre-sea training, david conolly -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Photograph - Photograph, Black and white, Bill Doyle (Reverend C.J. Eldridge-Doyle), c. 1950
... mission to seamen...The photograph portrays the main hall of the Mission... the main hall of the Mission to Seamen as it was used c.1950 ...The photograph portrays the main hall of the Mission to Seamen as it was used c.1950.The photograph is documents a moment in history that reflects how the main hall of the Mission to Seamen was used around the 1950s. The photograph also portrays one of many events held by the Ladies Harbour Lights Guild as one of the services provided for visiting seafarers.A black and white photograph inside the Mission to Seafarers Melbourne main hall. In the foreground there are two couples; on the left side of the photograph the couple are facing the left side, a man in a suit, vest and tie and a lady to the right in a mid-length skirt, jumper and short hair. The couple on the right of the photograph are facing each other - the lady has her back to the camera, and the man facing more toward the camera, he is also in a suit and is balding. A couple are standing in the mid ground, central in the photograph; a lady is on the left in a light coloured cardigan, mid length skirt and short dark hair; the man on the right is wearing a dark suit and tie, and a light coloured shirt. There are a number of people in the background that are partly concealed by the couples in the mid-foreground. An archway is visible to the left, that leads to the 'cafeteria', and an arch window can be seen on the right side of the photograph in the background, The hardwood floorboards are visible, as is the wainscote (wood panelling) on the walls in the background. A clock is situated right of centre on the back wall.collar, clock, vest, window, suit, 1950s, main-hall, tie, wainscote, cardigan, jumper, skirt, arch, bald, lhlg, dance, socialising, events, entertainments, mission to seafarers, mission to seamen, seamen mission, flinders street, ladies harbour lights guild, hardwood, floorboards, wood panelling -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Document (Item) - List, David Conolly, Cadets...Apprentices...Midshipmen, 1957
... Used by Lay Reader David Conolly at the Mission to Seamen... at the Mission to Seamen in 1956-57. Provides an overview of training ...Used by Lay Reader David Conolly at the Mission to Seamen in 1956-57.Provides an overview of training establishments for young seafarers in the 1950s. Establishments abbreviations are provided. The list gives an indication of the extensive links of the Mission with key stakeholders in maritime training of the 20th C.Handwritten edits in blue inkcadets, apprentices, midshipmen, pre-sea training -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Photograph - Digital photograph, copy, 1956-1958
... mission to seamen...David Conolly, Lay Reader, Mission to Seamen, Melbourne..., Mission to Seamen, Melbourne 1956-1958..., Mission to Seamen, Melbourne 1956-1958 David Conolly, Lay Reader ...David Conolly, Lay Reader, Mission to Seamen, Melbourne 1956-1958David Conolly had a long standing connection with the Mission.Black and white gloss print photograph made in studio depicting David Conolly in profile wearing naval uniform and cap and Flying Angel badge in lapel.Hand written in black texta; David Conolly, Lay Reader, Mission to Seamen, Melbourne 1956-1958david conolly, lay readers, mission to seafarers, flinders street, mission to seamen