Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Book - Religious Book, Cambridge University Press, The Holy Bible containing the Old and New Testaments, circa 1942
... Inscribed on spine "HOLY BIBIE" and "CAMBRIDGE"
Inscription inside "Presented by R J Ewart in memory of the fallen as sea, 1942"
INSCRIPTIONS on the pages within include signatures, names, occupations and ship names:
"(-) Service held in St Nicholas Seamen Church"
"NOTABLE EVENTS" "MIV "Centaur" " MV Centaur" SS Fort "Pembena" " MV JOLTEN'" "SS Kooringa" "SS Nairana" "SS Hobart" "...The connection of this Bible to the Mission to Seamen 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. flagstaff hill warrnambool shipwrecked-coast flagstaff-hill flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum maritime-museum shipwreck-coast flagstaff-hill-maritime-village the holy bible containing the old and new testaments book bible the bible R J Ewart Cambridge bible Holy Bible St Nicholas Seamen’s Church Williamstown CENTAUR PEMBENA JOLTEN KOORINGA NIRIANA HOBART Inscribed on spine "HOLY BIBIE" and "CAMBRIDGE"
Inscription inside "Presented by R J Ewart in memory of the fallen as sea, 1942"
INSCRIPTIONS on the pages within include signatures, names, occupations and ship names:
"(-) Service held in St Nicholas Seamen Church"
"NOTABLE EVENTS" "MIV "Centaur" " MV Centaur" SS Fort "Pembena" " MV JOLTEN'" "SS Kooringa" "SS Nairana" "SS Hobart" " Book with black textured leather cover, ribbed spine, gold embossed letters, and logo on spine. ...
Book with black textured leather cover, ribbed spine, gold embossed letters, and logo on spine. Titled The Holy Bible containing the Old and New Testaments. The inside section has a list of signatures (after page 872). An inscription is written inside the front opening and three pages of inscriptions within the pages. The book was presented by R.J. Ewart in 1942. The book now forms part of the St. Nicholas Seamen's Church Collection. flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, the holy bible containing the old and new testaments, book, bible, the bible, r j ewart, cambridge bible, holy bible, st nicholas seamen’s church williamstown, centaur, pembena, jolten, kooringa, niriana, hobart