Historical information

The Ballarat Branch of the Harbour Lights Guild donated this procession cross in 1958 in memory of Miss Gertrude Lewers.

Gertrude Norah Lewers (1873-1956) was the daughter of Samuel and Annie Lewers and died on 9 November 1956, aged 83 years. She lived in Iraquail, Linton, near Ballarat. She was a member of the Ballarat branch of the Harbour Lights Guild.

Physical description

Tall wooden pole with a brass cross at the top.

Inscriptions & markings

Engraved on the cross:

???? / In Memory of / Gertrude Lewers / Of the Ballarat Branch of the / Victorian Mission to Seamen / ????