In 1909, assistant Chaplain Rev. Haire presented the Mission with an 'uncommonly artistic pulpit' in memory of his mother. A plaque in memory of Jane King Haire can be found on the side next to the steps. The dedication was performed by the Archbishop of Melbourne on the 26th January (date engraves on the plaque) This pulpit was designed by Melbourne architect Rodney Howard Alsop (1881-1932) and manufactured by William John Dalziel (furniture manufacturer). It was initially used in the first Mission in Central Melbourne, Siddeley St. It is located in the Chapel of Saint Peter of the Mission to Seafarers 717 Flinders St. complex since 1917 (State Heritage listed (H1496). This complex was designed by Walter Richmond Butler in 1916, and officially opened on 11 September 1917, a day '...of unusually kind weather', by the Governor of Victoria, the Honourable Sir Arthur Stanley. According to a later article published in 1950: The pulpit is a model, built to scale, of the stern of an old ship of the line in Lord Nelson's day. This pulpit is significant as it is housed in The Memorial Chapel of Saint Peter forming part of the State Heritage listed Mission to Seafarers Victoria complex. It was built in Melbourne of Australian timbers, and is one of only two known maritime inspired pulpits, both associated with Missions to Seamen of the early 20th C. the other is held in the ANMM Collection see link. Their statement of significance is worth quoting in part as it applies equally to this pulpit "...an extremely rare and unique example of such pulpits. It is highly significant as a wonderfully preserved example of a time when religion was preached to sailors for their spiritual guidance and temperance..." Rodney Howard Alsop was an important Melbourne architect of the Arts and Crafts movement. John William Dalziel had sailed from Liverpool to Melbourne in 1862. Seventeen years later Penman and Dalziel founded the business in Lonsdale Street West, and won recognition at the Indian and Colonial Exhibition in London in 1886. Penman and Dalziel were identified in 1937 as one of Melbourne’s early ‘skilled craftsmen’ and ‘leading names’ in the manufacture of fine furniture. He died in February 1918 in a railway accident.Timber pulpit built in the form of a ship's stern including a timber step ladder for access, a timber keel and rudder, a rope fixed from the pulpit to a post mounted to the floor, and a dedication plaque on the side of the pulpit. The pulpit sits on timber legs. It's likely to be the original rope: traditionally made coir rope with twisted fibres, covered with canvas supported by a thread. At lower end the rope is secured by a monkey fist know and at the top by a turk head knot.Inside the pulpit (right) is the cardboard label with the maker details: " On an attached plaque see 0678 To the greater glory of God and in ever loving memory of Jane King Haire. This pulpit is erected by her son. Blessed are the pure in heart. For they shall see God. St. Matt. V.8. 26.1.09mission, seafarers, melbourne, victoria, chapel, saint peter, pulpit, australian timber, stern, walter richmond butler, australian maritime history, reverend w.f. haire, rodney howard alsop (1881-1932), wright's lane, william john dalziel, gifts-1917, heritage listed

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: view down the lane behind Swallow Street toward the rear of the Port Melbourne Missions to Seamen building (Telecom building on right)missions to seamen, built environment, alison kelly

Notice of Ordinary Meeting of the Council 8th July 1980 Report of the Town Clerk's Department Report of the Town Clerk The 16th Annual Swimming Pool Superintendents' Seminar Canberra 22nd - 25th July 1980 Proposed Purchase of Property 22 Roberts Crescent Skinner Reserve Proposed Lease with Sunshine Football Club National Trust of Australia Request for Financial Assistance Attendance at Seminars Municipal Administration Swimming Pool Annual Report Report of the Co-Ordinator of Welfare Services Mult-Cultural Senior Citizens Club Sunshine West and Sunshine North Additional Transport for Welfare Staff Youth Group Support Fund Community Youth Support Scheme Project Officers Sunshine West Youth Needs Project Information and Co-Ordination Grant State College of Victoria at Coburg Training Costs for Child Care Workers Community Bus Transfer of Land 90 Murray Street Sunshine West Proposed Purchase of Land Randall Street Maribyrnong Need for a Deficit Financed Community Nursing Home in Sunshine Approach by Wesley Centre Mission regarding Establishment of Nursing Home Outreach Project YMCA Sunshine North Report of the Chief Health Surveyor Removal of Dwelling Outside of Municipality 21 Pritchard Street Braybrook to Lot 2 Downings Street, Chartnell, Shire of Melton Removal of Dwelling Outside of Municipality 12 Bunnett Street Sunshine North to 24 Seaview Avenue St. Leonards Health Act Registrations for 1980 Prosecution Proceedings Sunshine Magistrates Court McIntyre Road North of Berkshire Road Unsatisfactory Factory Conditions Report of the Medical Officer of Health Report of the City Librarian Library Association of Australia / New Zealand Library Association Combined Conference 1981 Report of the Municipal Recreation Officer May Children's Holiday Programme Ground Rentals Summer Season 1979/80 Ground Rentals Winter Season 1980 Report of the City Engineer & Planner Planning Permit Application Basketball Stadium Robert Barrett Reserve Maribyrnong Submitted by St. Kilda Basketball Stadiums Ltd Proposed Rezoning of Land Whitesides Avenue, Nancy Street & West Street Ardeer / Sunshine West Planning Permit Application Service Premises and B.P. Petrol Filling Station Ballarat Road Maidstone Proposed Rezoning of Land Situated in Lots 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8 Metherall Street Sunshine North Rezoning Part of St. Albans Meadows Primary School 38 Laurel Street St. Albans to Public Use Amendment 104 Part 2A to the Melbourne Metropolitan Planning Scheme Planning Permit Medical Consulting Room Sole Practice 332 Gordon Street Maidstone Planning Permit Application Retail Plant Nursey Lots 1 & 2 Ballarat Road North West Corner Miles Street Deer Park Planning Permit Application Factory and Store Lot 20 McIntyre Road and Lots 29 & 30 Cromer Avenue Sunshine North Planning Permit Application Extension to Decker Platform Beater Homes Within Existing Industrial Complex Somerville Road Brooklyn Planning Permit Furniture and Carpet Sales Units 1, 2 & 4 Lot 19 Geelong Road Corner Francis Street Brooklyn Planning Permit Application Illuminated Sky Sign Sunshine Heights Hotel Glengala Road Corner Evelyn Street Sunshine West Planning Permit Application Illuminated Sign 282 Ballarat Road North West Corner Errol Street Braybrook Planning Permit Application Extension to Existing Educational Establishment Land Bounded by Churchill Avenue, Dobson Crescent and Darnley Street Braybrook Plan of Subdivision North West Corner Paw Paw Road and Burgess Road Brooklyn Plan of Subdivision Wright Street South West Corner Central Avenue Sunshine Westerngate North Estate Subdivision Consolidation of Title Lots 32 & 33 Railway Parade Deer Park Albanvale Estate State 27 Opie Road Albanvale Contract Construction of Neale Road Variations Giving Final Contract Amount Pedestrian Operated Signals in Station Road Between Irvine Street and Montasell Avenue Deer Park Proposed Right Turn Lanes Western Highway (Ballarat Road) Braybrook Berkshire Road Sunshine North Parking in Front of Rockwell Axles Land Sale Offered to Council Corner Hampshire Road and Wright Street Sunshine Support by Sunshine Beautification Group Special Impact Works Funds Sunshine Tip Life Expectancy Report of the Building Surveyor Statistical Information on Numbers of Building Permits Underground Storage Tanks Lots 13 & 14 Francis Street Brooklyn Building Closer to Boundaries 27 Birchwood Boulevard Deer Park Land Liable to Flooding Lot 5 Hillside Crescent Maribyrnong Schedule for Authorising of Affixing the Common Seal of the Municipality to Documents Orders of the Day Accounts Submitted for Payment as at 30th June 1980roberts crescent, sunshine west, sunshine football club, skinner reserve, braybrook, churchill avenue, mult-cultural seniors citizens' club of sunshine west, mult-cultural senior citizens' club of sunshine north, murray street, randall street, maribyrnong, pritchard street, bunnett street, sunshine, mcintyre road, berkshire road, sunshine north, robert barrett reserve, rosamond road, whitesides avenue, nancy street, west street, ardeer, ballarat road, maidstone, metherall street, laurel street, st. albans, st. albans meadows primary school, gordon street, miles street, deer park, cromer avenue, somerville road, brooklyn, geelong road, francis street, sunshine heights hotel, glengala road, evelyn street, errol street, dobson crescent, darnley street, paw paw road, burgess road, wright street, central avenue, railway parade, opie road, neale road, station road, irvine street, montasell avenue, western highway, hampshire road, sunshine beautification group, sunshine tip, birchwood boulevard, hillside crescent

Minutes of the Ordinary Meeting of Council held on 8th July 1980 Report of the Town Clerk's Department Report of the Town Clerk The 16th Annual Swimming Pool Superintendents' Seminar Canberra 22nd - 25th July 1980 Proposed Purchase of Property 22 Roberts Crescent Skinner Reserve Proposed Lease with Sunshine Football Club National Trust of Australia Request for Financial Assistance Attendance at Seminars Municipal Administration Swimming Pool Annual Report Report of the Co-Ordinator of Welfare Services Mult-Cultural Senior Citizens Club Sunshine West and Sunshine North Additional Transport for Welfare Staff Youth Group Support Fund Community Youth Support Scheme Project Officers Sunshine West Youth Needs Project Information and Co-Ordination Grant State College of Victoria at Coburg Training Costs for Child Care Workers Community Bus Transfer of Land 90 Murray Street Sunshine West Proposed Purchase of Land Randall Street Maribyrnong Need for a Deficit Financed Community Nursing Home in Sunshine Approach by Wesley Centre Mission regarding Establishment of Nursing Home Outreach Project YMCA Sunshine North Report of the Chief Health Surveyor Removal of Dwelling Outside of Municipality 21 Pritchard Street Braybrook to Lot 2 Downings Street, Chartnell, Shire of Melton Removal of Dwelling Outside of Municipality 12 Bunnett Street Sunshine North to 24 Seaview Avenue St. Leonards Health Act Registrations for 1980 Prosecution Proceedings Sunshine Magistrates Court McIntyre Road North of Berkshire Road Unsatisfactory Factory Conditions Report of the Medical Officer of Health Report of the City Librarian Library Association of Australia / New Zealand Library Association Combined Conference 1981 Report of the Municipal Recreation Officer May Children's Holiday Programme Ground Rentals Summer Season 1979/80 Ground Rentals Winter Season 1980 Report of the City Engineer & Planner Planning Permit Application Basketball Stadium Robert Barrett Reserve Maribyrnong Submitted by St. Kilda Basketball Stadiums Ltd Proposed Rezoning of Land Whitesides Avenue, Nancy Street & West Street Ardeer / Sunshine West Planning Permit Application Service Premises and B.P. Petrol Filling Station Ballarat Road Maidstone Proposed Rezoning of Land Situated in Lots 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8 Metherall Street Sunshine North Rezoning Part of St. Albans Meadows Primary School 38 Laurel Street St. Albans to Public Use Amendment 104 Part 2A to the Melbourne Metropolitan Planning Scheme Planning Permit Medical Consulting Room Sole Practice 332 Gordon Street Maidstone Planning Permit Application Retail Plant Nursey Lots 1 & 2 Ballarat Road North West Corner Miles Street Deer Park Planning Permit Application Factory and Store Lot 20 McIntyre Road and Lots 29 & 30 Cromer Avenue Sunshine North Planning Permit Application Extension to Decker Platform Beater Homes Within Existing Industrial Complex Somerville Road Brooklyn Planning Permit Furniture and Carpet Sales Units 1, 2 & 4 Lot 19 Geelong Road Corner Francis Street Brooklyn Planning Permit Application Illuminated Sky Sign Sunshine Heights Hotel Glengala Road Corner Evelyn Street Sunshine West Planning Permit Application Illuminated Sign 282 Ballarat Road North West Corner Errol Street Braybrook Planning Permit Application Extension to Existing Educational Establishment Land Bounded by Churchill Avenue, Dobson Crescent and Darnley Street Braybrook Plan of Subdivision North West Corner Paw Paw Road and Burgess Road Brooklyn Plan of Subdivision Wright Street South West Corner Central Avenue Sunshine Westerngate North Estate Subdivision Consolidation of Title Lots 32 & 33 Railway Parade Deer Park Albanvale Estate State 27 Opie Road Albanvale Contract Construction of Neale Road Variations Giving Final Contract Amount Pedestrian Operated Signals in Station Road Between Irvine Street and Montasell Avenue Deer Park Proposed Right Turn Lanes Western Highway (Ballarat Road) Braybrook Berkshire Road Sunshine North Parking in Front of Rockwell Axles Land Sale Offered to Council Corner Hampshire Road and Wright Street Sunshine Support by Sunshine Beautification Group Special Impact Works Funds Sunshine Tip Life Expectancy Report of the Building Surveyor Statistical Information on Numbers of Building Permits Underground Storage Tanks Lots 13 & 14 Francis Street Brooklyn Building Closer to Boundaries 27 Birchwood Boulevard Deer Park Land Liable to Flooding Lot 5 Hillside Crescent Maribyrnong Schedule for Authorising of Affixing the Common Seal of the Municipality to Documents Orders of the Day Accounts Submitted for Payment as at 30th June 1980roberts crescent, sunshine west, sunshine football club, skinner reserve, braybrook, churchill avenue, mult-cultural seniors citizens' club of sunshine west, mult-cultural senior citizens' club of sunshine north, murray street, randall street, maribyrnong, pritchard street, bunnett street, sunshine, mcintyre road, berkshire road, sunshine north, robert barrett reserve, rosamond road, whitesides avenue, nancy street, west street, ardeer, ballarat road, maidstone, metherall street, laurel street, st. albans, st. albans meadows primary school, gordon street, miles street, deer park, cromer avenue, somerville road, brooklyn, geelong road, francis street, sunshine heights hotel, glengala road, evelyn street, errol street, dobson crescent, darnley street, paw paw road, burgess road, wright street, central avenue, railway parade, opie road, neale road, station road, irvine street, montasell avenue, western highway, hampshire road, sunshine beautification group, sunshine tip, birchwood boulevard, hillside crescent

Closing time for the Theatre Royal Melbourne’s Theatre Royal opened 16 July 1855 at 236 Bourke Street, between Swanston and Russell, in the heart of the city’s entertainment district and it was comparable in size to London’s Drury Lane and Covent Garden. It was rebuilt in 1872 following a fire, remodelled in 1904, and demolished in 1933, due in part to the Great Depression, and also to the growing popularity of moving pictures. On the site was erected Manton’s department store, then Coles, Target, and now Kmart. The Quaker Girl, a 1910 Edwardian musical comedy with long running success in London, Paris and Broadway, opened in Melbourne at the Theatre Royal on 22 July 1933. Stars Cyril Ritchard and Madge Elliott were to become husband and wife, their Sydney wedding photograph now an iconic Australian image of that time. The theatre closed 13 November 1933. MCK080 Published: The Age 4 November 1933 Featured in "Newsworthy: Melbourne in photographs 1933-1936" exhibition at East Melbourne Library, October to December 2023. Exhibition caption by project volunteer, Louise McKenzie. THEATRE ROYAL (1933, November 4). The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), p. 5. Retrieved October 16, 2025, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article203364238 Additional research by project volunteer, Fiona Collyer and librarian, Fiona Campbell: The Theatre Royal closed on 13 November 1933. During demolition in December, a worker was pinned by the legs under two tons of collapsing ceiling concrete. Miraculously he escaped with only a broken leg. A commemorative plaque was unveiled in 1937, displayed at the front of Manton's department store. The event was covered in The Age on 20 Dec 1937. It was a beautiful blue enamel and brass with the comedy and tragedy masks, one crying and one laughing, at the top with a timeline of the theatre underneath. Its whereabouts became unknown after the multiple changes with department stores on the site. In 2019 Greg Sampson set out on a mission to find it and in 2021 eventually tracked it down, on a wall behind the door of a staff tea room in Kmart. After much arduous lobbying by Greg it was eventually relocated to the Kmart arcade on the site where the Theatre Royal was originally located. Annette Cooper's history of Manton's and the Bourke Street site described the process of acquisition and demolition of the theatre: "Around 1933, the theatre came on the market – ‘a gift from heaven’ for its enterprising neighbours. Manton’s acquired the theatre and started planning for its demolition to enable the expansion of the store. William Manton and his sons, Jack and Ivor, watched the final production at the theatre, Harold Fraser-Simson’s musical comedy The Maid of the Mountains. 'It was, for the theatre-goers, a nostalgic last appearance, an emotional night, the end of an era. There were those who were mortified at the prospect of a store taking the place of their palace of dreams.' Even Whelan the Wrecker sensed the importance of the occasion and donated four bricks from the theatre to the National Museum of Victoria. They are the oldest bricks in the museum’s collection and form part of its Whelan the Wrecker collection." UNDER BIG FALL OF CONCRETE (1933, December 8). The Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), p. 1. Retrieved April 14, 2026, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article243215969 The Relocation of the Theatre Royal Plaque, Greg Sampson, https://theatreheritage.org.au/on-stage-magazine/news/item/989-the-relocation-of-the-theatre-royal-plaque Photo of theatre interior, Arts Centre Melbourne, https://collections.artscentremelbourne.com.au/#details=ecatalogue.184409 OLD THEATRE ROYAL (1937, December 20). The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), p. 10. Retrieved March 25, 2026, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article205554847 AMATEUR ATHLETICS -- LIFE SAVING DISPLAY MEMORIAL PLAQUE UNVEILED (1937, December 20). The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), p. 15. Retrieved March 25, 2026, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article205554863 It's smart to be thrifty: the story of Manton's department store, Annette Cooper, https://www.slv.vic.gov.au/sites/default/files/3%20Annette%20Cooper%20-%20It%E2%80%99s%20smart%20to%20be%20thrifty%2C%20the%20story%20of%20Manton%27s%20department%20store.pdfPhotographer notations on slide: "Theatre Royale 1933 B4". theatres, 1930-1939, fires, musicals, films, department stores, demolished buildings, commemorative plaques, incidents, concrete, whelan the wrecker, bricks, kmart, bourke street melbourne, manton's department store, theatre royal, coles, target