Historical information

This plaque was erected in the Williamstown Sailors' Rest, the former skating ring in Thompson Street. It's one the three memorials to Ethel Godfrey with the stained glass window in the St Peter chapel in the Central Institute (See 0064.2) ) and the optus sectile plaque in the 1888 Port Melbourne Institute (See 2053) .
This plaque was moved to the Nelson Place building when the Mission purchased the E,S&A Bank in 1943.
In 1982, the plaque ws removed from the Williamstown mission along with 4 other plaques, objects and furniture to furnish the chapel of the new Flagstaff Maritime Museum.
The transfer of the 5 plaques was requested in 2020 and they returned to the Mission's collection in 2022.

Significance

The plaque along with the two other memoriels erected in the memory of Ethel Godfrey demonstrates the gratitude for the her 30 years of work.

Physical description

Rectangular plaque for Ethel Augusta Godfrey