Historical information
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 flyer was to recruit members.
The flyer mentions the sinking of the Titanic in 1912 and the bravery of the seamen staying in the engine room.
The flyer mentions also Lady Talbot Margaret Jane nee Stuart-Wortley (1855-1937), wife of Governor Reginald Taldot, actively promoted advanced social welfare projects.
Significance
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 formally named in 1907 grew to become a significant charity in Melbourne raising large amounts of money which helped to establish the current MTSV building, supporting seafarers. In 1960s the LHLG merged with the Flying Angels Club of the MTSV.
Physical description
A cream colour paper flyer describing in blue ink the work and value of membership of The Ladies' Harbour Lights Guild, in order to recruit new members. Also includes a photocopy of the flyer. (2 copies)
Inscriptions & markings
The photocopy of the original has written in blue "1912".
Subjects
- ladies' harbour lights guild,
- australian wharf,
- chapel,
- ephemera,
- titanic,
- 1912,
- lhlg,
- mission to seamen,
- seamens' mission,
- mission to seafarers,
- alice sibthorpe tracy,
- reverend alfred gurney goldsmith,
- philanthropy,
- charity,
- welfare,
- sailors,
- tragedy,
- heroism,
- honorary members,
- working members,
- norwegian,
- foreign language,
- pit,
- card game,
- animal grab,
- le jeu des animaux,
- margaret jane (née stuart-wortley),
- lady talbot,
- lady margaret jane talbot (nee stuart-wortley),
- ethel augusta godfrey 1861-1935,
- knitting,
- woolies
