G147.1 Black leather hinged box with two clips and a handle at the front. The box is lined with blue velvet in the box. The contains: G147.2 communion chalice; G147.3 and G147.4 round lidded communion wafer container; G147.5 cylindrical metal flask; G147.7 oblong wooden tray with central metal handle containing G147.8- G147.19 twelve communion glasses. There is a compartment in the lid which contains G147.20 a paten and G147.21 a Fosters Lager bottle opener."Presented to the REV. V. F. HADLEY. BY THE CONGREGATION OF SCOTS CHURCH DANDENONG ON HIS TAKING UP THE POSITION OF CHAPLAIN TO THE FORCES JAN 2ND 1943""rev. v. f. hadley, scots church dandenong

Rev Marlene Thalheimer was inducted as the first female minister in the Presbyterian Church in 1974.G146.1 Black leather-look hinged box with two clips and a handle at the top. The box is lined with white satin in the lid and blue velvet in the box. The contains: G146.2 communion chalice; G146.3 and G146.4 patens; G146.5 - G146.8 two lidded communion wafer containers; G146.9 plastic communion wafer container with wafers; G146.10 oblong tray with central handle containing G146.11 - G146.18 eight communion glasses. The boxed with fitted out to hold all these items together with a bottle which is missing. The box has two plaques on its front.Plaque on lid: ""PRESENTED TO REV. M.J.THALEIMER WITH APPRECIATION BY ST JOHN'S PRESBYTERIAN CHUIRCH ESSENDON - 1974 - "" Plaque on box: "PRESENTED TO ST JOHN'S UNITING CHURCH ESSENDON - 1991 - BY ROY, HUSBAND OF THE LATE REV. M.J.THALHEIMER A MINISTER OF ST JOHN'S THE FIRST ORDAINED WOMAN MINISTER OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF AUSTRALIA"rev m. j. (polly) thalheimer, st john's presbyterian church essendon, st john's uniting church essendon

The Rev A W Pederick was a chaplain who served in the New Guinea Campaign during WWII. His service included the Kokoda Trail. Brown leather carry case with a brown metal base, a carry handle and two lockable latches on the font. The box has a blue velvet lining. The box holds a paten, diameter 12.0 cm, and a wafer tin which are held in pouches in the lid. Two bottles with cork and silver lids are in fitted compartments inside the box which also contains a small white embroidered cloth. There is embossed gold lettering on the front of the box. The box also holds a letter from the Rev Douglas W Risstrom."CHAPLAIN A. W. PEDERICK" inside the lid: "The gift of the Methodist Padres Auxiliary of Australia"portable communion set, rev a w pederick