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Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Photograph - Photograph, Black and white
... st peter chapel... in Chapel st peter chapel flinders street praying services mission ...Small rectangular (landscape orientation) monochrome photograph of man praying in Chapelst peter chapel, flinders street, praying, services, mission to seafarers -
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Drawing - Artist sketch, Gerry Cummins & Jill Stehn Pty. Ltd, 1980
... st peter chapel... with Freemasonry. freemasons st peter chapel flinders street mission ...The window in this photograph was commissioned by the Sandringham Yacht Club in conjunction with a Masonic Lodge and work carried out by Gerry Cummins in 1980. In the background is the S.S. 'Kanimbla' built 1935, Belfast for McIlwraith McEacham and was the last large passenger ship built specifically for Australian owners. Designed to carry 400 passengers , she plied her trade around the Southern and Eastern Ports of Australia. In WW2 she was an armed merchant cruiser and served in Indian waters and escorted the 1st convoy out of the Singapore after the Japanese invasion. She later operated in the Pacific after the war and after repatriation duties she was decommissioned and subsequently sold to be renamed 'Oriental Queen' which eventually caught fire and sank. . The small yacht in the foreground refers to the Sandringham YC. Window measurements: 600mm x 900mmShows the link with Freemasonry.Sketch in pencil and ink on cream paper for an arched stained glass window depicting a yacht.Bottom left corner: Proposed Stained Glass Window, Mission to Seamen. (Scale: Full Size) Right Left corner: Gerry Cummingsfreemasons, st peter chapel, flinders street, mission to seafarers, gerry cummins, jill stehn, stained glass window, sandringham yacht club, hearts of oak lodge, yacht, symbols, square, compass, ss kanimbla -
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Artwork, other - Stained glass window, Brooks Robinson & Co, 1933
... st peter chapel... by an anonymous donour. altar st peter chapel flinders street mission ...These two small symbolic windows (27 ½ x 6 ½ inches) are in the porch (or was it the baptistery?). Entitled Baptism it could also be termed Pilgrimage with the symbols of the shell and staff and refer to the travels of seafarers. When photographed in the 1990s the windows were in poor shape and in need of conservation to replace the full text in the baptismal window ‘Ecce …. Dei”; the shaft of light from the dove of the Holy Spirit was badly cracked.This window along with the second window in the baptistry was donated by an anonymous donour.Lancet windowaltar, st peter chapel, flinders street, mission to seafarers, seamen's mission, mission to seamen, sailors, seamen, stained glass windows, win, memorial chapel, baptistry -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Artwork, other - Stained glass window, Brooks Robinson & Co, 1933
... st peter chapel... by an anonymous donour. altar st peter chapel flinders street mission ...This window along with the second window in the baptistry was donated by an anonymous donour.Lancet windowaltar, st peter chapel, flinders street, mission to seafarers, seamen's mission, mission to seamen, sailors, seamen, stained glass windows, win, memorial chapel, baptistry -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Artwork, other - Stained glass window, Brooks Robinson & Co, The Light of the World, 1926
... st peter chapel... windows in Melbourne. altar st peter chapel flinders street ...This window, in memory of Alfred Gurney Goldsmith, was unveiled on 9 February 1927 by Archdeacon Hayman along with the brass tablet in the Mission's hall. (AR 1927). It was created by George H. Dancey from Brooks, Robinson & Co, at a cost of £57. Arched windowsaltar, st peter chapel, flinders street, mission to seafarers, seamen's mission, mission to seamen, st peter, sailors, seamen, anchor, stained glass windows, win, memorial chapel, reverend alfred gurney goldsmith, kobe, william holman hunt, the light of the world, george dancey (1865-1922) -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Artwork, other - Stained glass window, Gerry Cummins & Jill Stehn Pty. Ltd, In memory of those who have gone down to the sea in ships, 1980-1981
... st peter chapel... in the chapel of St. Peter at the Missions to Seaman in Flinders St over...), joint chapel services have been held in the chapel of St. Peter ...In conjunction with the fraternal visits of Hearts of Oak and the Maritime Lodge (now defunct), joint chapel services have been held in the chapel of St. Peter at the Missions to Seaman in Flinders St over many years. In 1975, the two lodges jointly funded the donation of a window in the Mission's chapel. The window was also part commissioned by what was then the Kanimbla Association who loaned the artist a book called "Cry Havoc - HMAS Kanimbla, a postscript" of photographs which was very valuable and formed part of Gerry's research. Interestingly the Association wanted the Kanimbla depicted in its post WWII passenger liner livery not during WW2. Reverend G.B Muston consecrated the window with Reverend Reginald Bolt on Christmas Eve 1981.Arched windows depicting a yacht shilling in the ocean, in the background a ship liner, on top the freemasonry symbols.st peter chapel, flinders street, mission to seafarers, seamen's mission, mission to seamen, st peter, sailors, seamen, stained glass windows, win, memorial chapel, yachting, freemasonry, hmas kanimbla, hearts of oak lodge, gerry cummins, jill stehn, ss kanimbla, freemasons, sandringham yacht club, hms kanimbla, kanimbla association -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Artwork, other - Stained glass window, Dacre Smyth, Australian Navy Window, 2007
... st peter chapel... of the distinguished British general Nevill Maskelyne Smyth. st peter chapel ...Commodore Dacre Smyth (1923-2008), designed the two memorial windows for the 106th Anniversary of the Australian Navy and coinciding with the 150th anniversary of the Missions to Seafarers in Melbourne. The windows were dedicated by Reverend Bishop Jeremy Ashton on the 1st of March 2007. A plaque was also erected under the windows.Arched windows depicting HMAS Australia 1 (1913-1924) , HMAS Cerberus (1870-1924), and a portrait of Admiral W.R. Creswell, Father of the Australian Navy.st peter chapel, flinders street, mission to seafarers, seamen's mission, mission to seamen, st peter, sailors, seamen, stained glass windows, win, memorial chapel, commodore dacre smyth (1923-2008), royal australian navy, ran, d-day landing, battle of the coral sea, william rooke creswell (1852-1933), hmas cerberus, hmas australia 1 -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Artwork, other - Stained glass window, Dacre Smyth, Australian Navy Window, 2007
... st peter chapel... of the distinguished British general Nevill Maskelyne Smyth. st peter chapel ...Commodore Dacre Smyth (1923-2008), designed the two memorial windows for the 106th Anniversary of the Australian Navy and coinciding with the 150th anniversary of the Missions to Seafarers in Melbourne. The windows were dedicated by Reverend Bishop Jeremy Ashton on the 1st of March 2007. A plaque was also erected under the windows.Arched windows depicting HMAS Australia 11 (1928-1954) , HMAS Sydney 111 (1948-1975).st peter chapel, flinders street, mission to seafarers, seamen's mission, mission to seamen, st peter, sailors, seamen, stained glass windows, win, memorial chapel, commodore dacre smyth (1923-2008), royal australian navy, ran, d-day landing, battle of the coral sea, william rooke creswell (1852-1933), hmas australia 2, hmas sydney 3 -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Artwork, other - Stained glass window, Tony Hall, Untitled, 1976
... st peter chapel... in memory of Alice (Micky Nicholls) st peter chapel flinders street ...The window along with the plaque for Amy Brown were erected in 1976. The funds were raised in 1975 at the same time as the credence in memory of Alice (Micky Nicholls)Artisan's craftTony hallArched windows depicting a tug boat near a ship. In the foreground the Flying Angel flag with a reference to the BibleTHY WAY IS IN THE SEA AND THY PATH IS IN GREAT WATERS. Psalm 77:19st peter chapel, flinders street, mission to seafarers, seamen's mission, mission to seamen, st peter, sailors, seamen, stained glass windows, win, memorial chapel, flying angel, tony hall, 1976, amy brown -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Programme - Order of Service, Victorian Seamen's Mission, 1916
... st peter chapel... foundation stone st peter chapel flinders street melbourne 1916 ...2 fold booklet in cream paperfoundation stone, st peter chapel, flinders street, melbourne, 1916, mission to seamen, lady stanley -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Furniture - Choir stalls
... st peter chapel... melbourne Choir stalls Furniture choir stalls st peter chapel ...choir stalls, st peter chapel, heritage listed -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Plan - Architectural drawings, Walter Butler, New Missions to Seamen Institute Buildings Melbourne, 1916
... st peter chapel... to seafarers walter richmond butler (1864–1949) norla dome st peter ...In August 1916, Walter R. Butler presented the plans for the future central Seamen's Institute.The drawings show the original plans with rooms' names and intended use. They also show the original concept for the chapel which was in the Spanish Mission style.Plan copied from the 1983 Howden and Wardrop A4 report. A large plan copy of the original is held in the MSTV archives.flinders street, mission to seamen, mission to seafarers, walter richmond butler (1864–1949), norla dome, st peter chapel, spanish mission, arts and crafts, 1916 -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Plan - Architectural drawings, Walter Butler, New Missions to Seamen Institute Buildings Melbourne, 1916
... st peter chapel... to seafarers walter richmond butler (1864–1949) norla dome st peter ...In August 1916, Walter R. Butler presented the plans for the future central Seamen's Institute.The drawings show the original plans with rooms' names and intended use. They also show the original concept for the chapel which was in the Spanish Mission style.Plan copied from the 1983 Howden and Wardrop A4 report. flinders street, mission to seamen, mission to seafarers, walter richmond butler (1864–1949), norla dome, st peter chapel, spanish mission, arts and crafts, 1916 -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Plan - Architectural drawings, Walter Butler, New Missions to Seamen Institute Buildings Melbourne, 1916
... st peter chapel... to seafarers walter richmond butler (1864–1949) norla dome st peter ...In August 1916, Walter R. Butler presented the plans for the future central Seamen's Institute.The drawings show the original plans with rooms' names and intended use. They also show the original concept for the chapel which was in the Spanish Mission style.Plan copied from the 1983 Howden and Wardrop A4 report. flinders street, mission to seamen, mission to seafarers, walter richmond butler (1864–1949), norla dome, st peter chapel, spanish mission, arts and crafts, 1916 -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Plan - Architectural drawings, Walter Butler, Missions to Seamen Buildings, West Melbourne, Dome Over Gymnasium, 1916
... st peter chapel... to seafarers walter richmond butler (1864–1949) norla dome st peter ...In August 1916, Walter R. Butler presented the plans for the future central Seamen's Institute.The drawings show the original plans with rooms' names and intended use. They also show the original concept for the chapel which was in the Spanish Mission style.Plan copied from the 1983 Howden and Wardrop A4 report. flinders street, mission to seamen, mission to seafarers, walter richmond butler (1864–1949), norla dome, st peter chapel, spanish mission, arts and crafts, 1916 -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Furniture - Chancel Screen, 1917
... st peter chapel... melbourne Chancel Screen Furniture choir stalls st peter chapel ...choir stalls, st peter chapel, heritage listed, chancel screen -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Artwork, other - Stained glass window, Brooks Robinson & Co, In memory of Karen Brady, 1947
... st peter chapel... the Mission. st peter chapel flinders street mission to seafarers ..."When Miss Karen Brady, typist of Westgarth St, Northcote, was knocked down by a motor-car at the corner of Heidelberg Road and Fenwick St, Clifton Hill, about midnight on Saturday (3 January 1942), her skull was fractured, and she died in St Vincent's Hospital 4 hours later. She was aged between 45 and 50. Miss Brady was for many years an enthusiastic worker for the Harbour Lights Guild for the Missions to Seamen. She worked there at the canteen many nights during the week, and assisted in many other ways at the mission. Mission officials said yesterday that Miss Brady had been a "splendid worker for the mission". (The Argus, Monday 5 January 1942, page 3) Karen Brady (1886-1942) daughter of Martin John Brady and Evelyn Whitmarsh This window in her memory, "a gift of friends among the seamen and workers of the Mission" was unveiled on the 14 December 1947 by Mrs Oliver, wife of Padre Oliver. Arched windows st peter chapel, flinders street, mission to seafarers, seamen's mission, mission to seamen, st peter, sailors, seamen, stained glass windows, win, memorial chapel, ww2, karen brady, jesus, hlg, typist -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Artwork, other - Stained glass window, Brooks Robinson & Co, In memory of Thelma Forster, 1946
... st peter chapel... 1945 st peter chapel flinders street mission to seafarers ...Thelma Jessie Forster (1892-1945) was a member of the Ladies Harbour Lights Guild. Daughter of Henry William Forster and Jessie Graham Wheeler. On electoral Rolls she is registered as typist so it is likely she was typing the documents, newsletter or administrative documents for the Mission or the Guild.Arched windows st peter chapel, flinders street, mission to seafarers, seamen's mission, mission to seamen, st peter, sailors, seamen, stained glass windows, win, memorial chapel, ww2, jesus, hlg, thelma forster, n. martin, b. martin, typist -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Artwork, other - Stained glass window, In memory of Linda Reid Kerferd, 1958
... st peter chapel... working the Mission. st peter chapel flinders street mission ...Linda Reid Kerferd (born 1875) was a long time member of the Harbour Lights Guild. She died 23 July 1957. Daughter of George B. Kerferd and Ann Martindale.Arched windows depicting a nativityst peter chapel, flinders street, mission to seafarers, seamen's mission, mission to seamen, st peter, sailors, seamen, stained glass windows, win, memorial chapel, linda reid kerferd, hlg, harbour lights guild, nativity -
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Artwork, other - Stained glass window, Brooks Robinson & Co, 1947
... st peter chapel... to the Mission. (AR1947) Unfortunately it is lost. altar st peter chapel ...This window, in memory of the crew of the ship Jervis Bay, was unveiled on the 14 December 1947 by Mrs Johnson, wife of the Bishop of Ballarat. As mentioned on the plaque below the window, it was a gift of the Ballarat branch of the HLG and the Lucas Girls from Ballarat. E Lucas & Co was a textile company in Ballarat. The "Lucas girls" are known Ballarat-wide for their commitment to philanthropic work during the period of the Great War. On the same occasion the mallet, used to launch the ship Manunda was donated to the Mission. (AR1947) Unfortunately it is lost. Arched windows altar, st peter chapel, flinders street, mission to seafarers, seamen's mission, mission to seamen, st peter, sailors, seamen, anchor, stained glass windows, win, memorial chapel, hope, jervis bay, crew, lucas girls, ballarat branch, hlg -
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Photograph, 14 February 1928
... st peter chapel... in the chapel, giving that bright light inside. wedding dora walker st ...The article in the Herald of the day describes the event: "WEDDING AT SEAMEN'S CHAPEL Reception at Hotel Windsor The pretty little chapel at the Seamen's Institute was packed with interested friends this afternoon, when Miss Dora Walker, one of the Mission's most enthusiastic and efficient voluntary helpers, chose it as the setting for her marriage with Mr H. P. Simpson, son of Mr and Mrs J. H. Simpson, of Mornington. A group of her fellow workers decorated the chapel with lovely pink and white gladioli, carnations and roses. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. J. R. Weller, chaplain of the Mission, and the bride was given away by her father, Mr A. W. Walker, of Manning road, East Malvern. She wore a lovely ivory georgette frock, the finely tucked skirt being fashioned with a deep transparent hem of Chantilly lace. Over it fell a beautiful Honiton lace veil mounted on tulle and arranged to give the ef fect of a train. Fragrant white roses composed her bouquet. Two attendants followed her down the aisle — her sister, Miss Molly Walker, and Miss Ella Kendall — both wearing dainty shrimp pink georgette frocks and large crinoline straw hats in the same shade with a dainty edging of tulle. They carried bouquets of pink cactus dahlias nnd delphiniums. Mr Louis Buscombe was best man, and Mr George Thompson grooms man. After the ceremony Mr and Mrs Walker entertained about 50 guests at the Hotel Windsor."In 1928 there were not many stained glass windows in the chapel, giving that bright light inside.2 original prints and a reprinted versionwedding, dora walker, st peter chapel, flinders street, dora simpson, lhlg, amy dora walker, molly walker, elle kendall, reverend j.r. weller, harry simpson, missals, flowers, bookcase -
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Artwork, other - Stained glass window, Brooks Robinson & Co, In memory of Moira Bird Oliver, 1969
... st peter chapel... of the chaplains' wife working the Mission. st peter chapel flinders street ...Moira Bird Oliver (nee Good) was a the wife of Padre Frank Leslie Oliver. They lived in the Mission for about 30 years.Arched windows depicting a woman kneeling in front of JesusIn Living Memory Of Moira Bird Oliver / Wife of Rev. Frank Leslie Oliver . Chaplain of this Mission for 30 Years / - Erected by Friends . Inspired by her Life and Service.st peter chapel, flinders street, mission to seafarers, seamen's mission, mission to seamen, st peter, sailors, seamen, stained glass windows, win, memorial chapel, hlg, harbour lights guild, moira bird oliver (nee good) -
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Ceremonial object - Altar lectern, in memory of Charles B. Elwell, c. 1916
... st peter chapel... st peter chapel charles b. elwell mrs neil new guinea hmas ...Gifted in 1917 by Mrs Balfour Neil in memory of Charles Bingham Elwell, R.N.(1882-1914) : in the Jotting 44 (Michaelmas 1916). Mrs Balfour Neil was born Roma Mary Hill James, a daughter of Dr Edwin M. James of Armadale and sister of Mrs Molesworth. She married in 1904 with Mr Balfour Henderson Neil, a barrister and they lived in Dunedin, New Zealand. He died in 1911 and Roma came back to Melbourne where she remaried in 1917 with Norman Bayles. Charles B. Elwell was killed in action in Rabaul, German New Guinea, on 11 September 1914. He was first commander of HMAS Melbourne. In the news: " THE LATE LIEUTENANT-COMMANDER ELWELL. Lieutenant-Commander Charles Bingham Elwell was a son of the late Mr. P. B. Elwell, former electrical engineer to the New South Wales Railway and Tramway Department. The deceased officer was lent to the Royal Australian Navy by the Imperial authorities, and returned to the Commonwealth as first lieutenant of the cruiser Melbourne last year. He afterwards joined the gunnery tender Pioneer, and at the beginning of 1914 was attached to the Royal Naval College at Geelong as skilled instructor. He then became Lieutenant-commander. When the mixed force was lately sent away from Sydney, Lieuenant-commander Elwell was appointed to the command of the Royal Naval Reservists who went with it. He was an officer who was intensely popular with the cadets at Geelong and with his brother officers. He had a great charm of manner, and though quiet in speech was full of energy in action — in work and games. The college boat's crew owes its efficiency to his coaching." Brass alter lectern Engraved at the base: September 12th 191?altar lectern, st peter chapel, charles b. elwell, mrs neil, new guinea, hmas melbourne, ran, royal australian navy, gifts-1917 -
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Plan - Architectural drawings, Walter Butler, New Missions to Seamen Institute Buildings Melbourne, 1916
... st peter chapel... walter richmond butler (1864–1949) norla dome st peter chapel ...In August 1916, Walter R. Butler presented the plans for the future central Seamen's Institute.The drawings show the original plans with rooms' names and intended use. They also show the original concept for the chapel which was in the Spanish Mission style.Plan copied from the 1983 Howden and Wardrop A4 report. A large plan on tracing paper (original or copy of the original) is held in the MSTV archives.flinders street, mission to seamen, mission to seafarers, walter richmond butler (1864–1949), norla dome, st peter chapel, spanish mission, arts and crafts, 1916 -
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Decorative object - Light shade, c. 1966
... st peter chapel... in the baptistry. chapel flinders street st peter chapel mission ...Might be the standard lights donated by the Williamstown Lightkeepers Auxiliary in 1966 as mentioned on the plaque in the baptistry.chapel, flinders street, st peter chapel, mission to seafarers, seamen's mission -
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Artwork, other - Stained glass window, Brooks Robinson & Co, 1935
... st peter chapel...). The funds were raised by the Mission. altar st peter chapel flinders ...This window, in memory of Ethel Godfrey, was unveiled in December 1935, by Archbishop Head. In June 1936 two other memorials were unveiled: brass tablet in the Williamstown building, and a sectile tablet in the Port Melbourne building. (Jottings 1936). The funds were raised by the Mission.Arched windows depicting the female figure altar, st peter chapel, flinders street, mission to seafarers, seamen's mission, mission to seamen, st peter, sailors, seamen, anchor, stained glass windows, win, memorial chapel, hope, ethel augusta godfrey 1861-1935 -
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Plaque - Memorial plaque, P.J. King, Memorial Chapel of Saint Peter, 1917
... st peter chapel... mercantile marine st peter chapel walter richmond butler p.j.king ...The Chapel of Saint Peter was dedicated on September 6, 1917 by His Grace the Archbishop of Melbourne. The total sum necessary for the construction of the chapel was collected by the L.H.L.G and the chapel stands as a tribute to the honoured memory of the officers and men of the Mercantile Marine who lost their lives in the Great War. Note that the building was erected to commemorate fallen Mercantile Marines in the Great War before the war was concluded. This shows that the war and death toll thus far was significant enough at this point that it was having a serious impact on Australian society. Highly significant as the identifier of the raison d'etre for the chapel building and the massive fundraising effort made by the Ladies Harbour Lights Guild to fund the building prior to the end of the Great War.Large Brass engraved plaqueMEMORIAL CHAPEL OF SAINT PETER / THIS CHAPEL WAS BUILT WITH FUNDS / COLLECTED BY THE LADIES HARBOUR LIGHTS GUILD/ TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AND TO THE COMMEMORATE THE/ BRAVE AND FAITHFUL MEN / OF THE MERCANTILE MARINE WHO/ GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE/GREAT WAR / THEY ARE TOO NEAR TO BE GREAT / BUT OUR CHIDREN SHALL UNDERSTAND/ WHEN AND HOW OUR FATE/ WAS CHANGED AND BY WHOSE HAND/ ERECTED 1917 At the bottom manufacturer's name and address: P.J. King / 175 Collins Stmemorial, memorial chapel, wwi, first world war, great war, 1917, lhlg, merchant navy, mercantile marine, st peter chapel, walter richmond butler, p.j.king engraver -
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Furniture - Prayer desk, c. 1917
... st peter chapel... peter chapel beatrice elizabeth higgins (nee shuter) george ...Mrs Geo Higgins was Beatrice Elizabeth Shuter, the daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Shuter. The plaque to Cecil De la mare Goldsmith who died in 1917 may have been added at a later date.st peter chapel, beatrice elizabeth higgins (nee shuter), george higgins (c.1860-1943), orchard house, cecil de la mare goldsmith (1862-1917), gifts-1917 -
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Furniture - Pews x 18 with kneelers and pew fronts, c. 1917
... st peter chapel... and the pew front has been brought backwards.. gifts st peter chapel ...The pews (18 small and 1 large) with 3 fronts were donated by Mrs E.W. Outhwaite in memory of her father, Nicholas Maine, who died in 1915. Nicholas Maine biography was published in the Australian on 11 September 1915 : "Nicholas Maine, whose paternal grandfather was rector of the Church of England and Ireland, parish of Dunaghy, County Antrim, came of a family of very considerable repute as merchants in Belfast. He was born at Ballymena on New Year's Day, 1826, and received his earlier education at the Diocesan School, Ballymena, and at Dr. Bryce's Academy, Belfast. After a three years' apprenticeship in a merchant's office, in Belfast, he ventured forth into the world as supercargo in a vessel belonging to one of his brothers, and so performing two voyages to Brazil. Ashore once more, he joined a broker's office in Liverpool, and whilst there was specially chosen out of a large staff as the man to take charge of a fleet of ships on a guano quest on the coast of Patagonia. Having determined on a suitable rendezvous for his ships, he sailed for the River Plate in a handy vessel, and from Monte Video south- wards minutely searched and examined the coast, chiefly in boats, as far as Santa Cruz, near the Straits of Magellan. At Sea Bear's Bay, in lat. 48deg. S., he landed his men, and pitched his tents, &c. After 10 months of extreme hardship and risky adventure on the coast in open boats, and loss of many men from scurvy, he loaded up all the ships sent to him, and returned to the River Plate. While there he met Captain Hotham, R.N., of H.M.S. Gordon (afterwards Governor of Victoria), and also saw Garibaldi, who was then making himself famous by his daring adventures against the enemy, though with inadequate means. (There was war going on in the river at the time.) From Monte Video he returned to Brazil, where he opened a direct trade with Russia, by shipping the first cargo, of sugar and cotton from Pernambuco to St. Petersburg. For so doing the Emperor Nicholas allowed his vessel (the Urgent), belonging to his brothers, trading under he name of N. Maine and Sons, to enter Russia free of port charges. Shortly after this Nicholas Maine went ashore, spending three years in a Liverpool brokers office, when, sailing again as super cargo, he went on a trading voyage to Chili and Peru. He was present at Panama for six months during the rush to California, and crossed the isthmus on muleback and by canoe, a severe journey in those days. Thence he went to Jamaica, his ship's company carrying with them the cholera, which decimated the population. Then home again, visiting the United States by the way. After another year in Liverpool, he sailed again for Brazil, at one day's notice, bought a cargo of coffee at Rio Janeiro, took it to San Francisco, and settled there, where he had three years of a most exciting life — 1851-2-3 —also making speculative voyages down the coast to Mexico and Nicaragua, at which latter place he took the fever and so on to the South Sea Islands, where he suffered shipwreck, and thence on to Chili. He arrived in Melbourne from New Zealand in 1854; made one more voyage to Chili (his last venture at sea), and on his return sold his vessel. After refitting a dismasted clipper ship, called the Flying Arrow for his brother Crawford, with what was considered in those days unusual dispatch, when the port had not many conveniences for the purpose, he quietly went again into harness ashore. He managed Mr. T. S. Martin's large business in Melbourne for five years, till he broke down, from excessive work and anxiety. After winding up the business, he sailed for England in 1862, and idled at home, in Italy, and other parts of the Continent till, his health being restored, he returned to Melbourne in 1867, and went to Queensland to buy into a station along with his brother and others; but, not being satisfied, came back to Melbourne, and began to work as a mercantile broker. Soon after this he was induced to apply for the resident secretaryship of the Australian Mutual Provident Society, and got it in 1868, though, at the time, several professionals thought him unfit, and prophesied failure. He retired after a long term of eminently profitable business transactions in 1895, owing to a rule of the society to retire secretaries at the age of seventy. He accordingly left on the 1st January, 1896, after twenty-seven years' service unbroken by a single holiday, save for a trip to Europe in 1891. A letter was written him by Sir Joseph Abbott, chairman of the board, in which he said:- "I need hardly assure you that the board is extremely sorry that the, society is obliged to lose your services, which have been so highly appreciated by us during your long connection with the society," and enclosed a grateful resolution passed by the board." Margaret Isabella Maine was born in 1871 and was the only daughter of Nicholas Maine. In 1897, she married Edward Walter Outhwaite, a layer from New South Wales who had studied at the University of Melbourne. Edward was the brother of Arthur Grenbry Outhwaite, husband of artist Ida Rentoul. Margaret and Edward had three children: a son, Maine Outhwaite and two daughters, Helen Margaret and Jocelyn. The pews on the left side of the nave have been moved to make room to a baby grand piano (date tbc.) therefore 2 of them have to be moved elsewhere in the mission and the pew front has been brought backwards..gifts, st peter chapel, pews, edward walter outhwaite, margaret isabella outhwaite nee maine (1871-1964), arthur grenbry outhwaite (1875-1938), nicholas maine (1826-1915), heritage listed, gifts-1917, kneelers, genuflection, praying -
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legal record (item) - Register, Marriages, The Victoria Missions to Seamen, Marriage Register, 1950
... st peter chapel... seamen's mission marriages weddings chapel st peter chapel padre ...The register documents the weddings that took place in St. Peter's Mariners Church between October 1950 to January 1954. Each page is the legal documentation of the necessary information for the wedding to be registered in the Commonwealth of Australia. Two of the weddings registers also have Forms of Consent, as the brides were under age. Most of the weddings have been officiated by Reverend Frank Oliver.The register is a record of the weddings conducted in Peter the Marina Church between the 14th of October 1950 to the 16th of January 1954.On unattached front cover: REGISTER NO 7 (underlined) / 106 - 130 / 14-10-50 - 16-1-54 / NOTE NOS 107 PORT MELBOURNE / 114 WILLIAMSTOWN / 122 WILLIAMSTOWN / 120 PRIVATE ADDRESS GLENHUNTLY, handwritten in ink. There is an ink smudge just below the last line.wedding, marriage, 1950-1954, register, mission-to-seafarers, mission to seafarers, mission to seamen, seamen's mission, marriages, weddings, chapel, st peter chapel, padre oliver, dio-marriages, dio-archives