non-fiction

padre frank leslie oliver, port of melbourne, beverley kent nee oliver, music, photographs, jacki fowler

Photograph taken in the Celia Little Room at Mission to Seafarers Melbourne. The Celia Little Room was named in honour of the aunt of one of the serving (and resident) chaplains. The room is a multi-function room, being used at times for banquets or, as the photograph shows, for relaxation, by visiting seafarers. The magazine read by the man on the right is the International version of the Life magazine published dated from 24 November 1958, with actress Kim Novak holding a black cat on cover. This photograph was published in the Port of Melbourne Quarterly (July-September 1959) held in the Mission's archives. It was probably donated by the trust to Padre Oliver.

Photograph displays the way in which the Celia Little Room, and by extension the Mission to Seafarers, was used by those who utilised the facility during this period.

Black and white photograph of three men sitting in Celia Little Room at Mission to Seafarers. Man on left is in a suit, sitting on the arm of a chair, reading a newspaper. There is a coffee table with flowers separating him from the second man, also sitting reading a newspaper. The third man is seated in an armchair reading a copy of Life International magazine, with an ashtray resting on the arm of the chair.

armchairs, reading, newspapers, wainscoting, ashtray, robin kent, life magazine, mission to seafarers, mission to seamen, celia little room, coffee table, bell, moreton bay, flowers, seamen, sailors, memorial plaque

Photograph published page 21 in the Port of Melbourne Quarterly July-September 1959

dinners, meals, rosamond kent, hlg

This photograph was published in the Port of Melbourne Quarterly (July-September 1959) held in the Mission's archives.

Small black and white photograph depicting a band playing on stage in the Mission's hall: from left to right three male musicians sitting down: a drummer, a saxophonist and the pianist, behind the saxophonist is standing a female singer singing with a microphone on a stand. Behind the band the curtains are drawn, in front of them the stage is decorated with 3 vases of large flowers.

orchestra, music, band, dance, drums, saxophone, microphone, flowers, female singer, singer, concert, entertainment, events, stage, curtains

Photograph published on page 19 in the Port Melbourne Quarterly July-September 1959

dance hostess, flinders street, courtyard, seamen, sailors, conversation, hostesses, hlg, 1959

Photograph published page 37 in the Port Melbourne Quarterly July-September 1959

sailors, seamen, pool, billiard, billiard room, mission to seamen, seamen's mission, mission to seafarers, flinders street, melbourne, 1959, snooker

The photograph was published in the Port of Melbourne Quarterly, July-September 1959, in an article written by Padre Oliver.

Large black and white photograph depicting a woman laying a table/

At the back: Written in blue ink: Jacki Fowler Written on a sticker in black ink: Ret to B. Kent

jacki fowler, lhlg, social events, dinners, hlg, 1959