Historical information
Reverend Howard Sinclair Bailey and his wife left the South Shields Seamen's Mission, England, to work in Melbourne to replace Reverend John Reginald Weller who had left in January 1929 to work as Superintendant in London.
Reverend Bailey arrived in May 1929 on the ship Cathay. He had been working in South Shields for two years. During WWI, he was on active service with the Australian troops in Egypt and Palestine.
The article was found loose in the fan album dating 1928.
Significance
The article relates to one of the chaplains who have worked at the Melbourne Mission.
Physical description
Newspaper article with photograph
Subjects
References
- Missions to Seamen Article in Record (Emerald Hill, Vic. : 1881 - 1954), Saturday 26 January 1929, page 6
- Seamen's Chaplain Article with photo in the Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic. : 1869 - 1954), Saturday 4 May 1929, page 10
- Seamen's Mission, Mill Dam, South Shields, Tyne and Wear Photograph of the South Shields Mission
