Historical information
In conjunction with the fraternal visits of Hearts of Oak and the Maritime Lodge (now defunct), joint chapel services have been held in the chapel of St. Peter at the Missions to Seaman in Flinders St over many years. In 1975, the two lodges jointly funded the donation of a window in the Mission's chapel.
The window was also part commissioned by what was then the Kanimbla Association who loaned the artist a book called "Cry Havoc - HMAS Kanimbla, a postscript" of photographs which was very valuable and formed part of Gerry's research. Interestingly the Association wanted the Kanimbla depicted in its post WWII passenger liner livery not during WW2.
Reverend G.B Muston consecrated the window with Reverend Reginald Bolt on Christmas Eve 1981.
Physical description
Arched windows depicting a yacht shilling in the ocean, in the background a ship liner, on top the freemasonry symbols.
Keywords
- st peter chapel,
- flinders street,
- mission to seafarers,
- seamen's mission,
- mission to seamen,
- st peter,
- sailors,
- seamen,
- stained glass windows,
- win,
- memorial chapel,
- yachting,
- freemasonry,
- hmas kanimbla,
- hearts of oak lodge,
- gerry cummins,
- jill stehn,
- ss kanimbla,
- freemasons,
- sandringham yacht club,
- hms kanimbla,
- kanimbla association
References
- Hearts of Oak Lodge no.681
- Gerry Cummins website
- Cry Havoc – HMAS Kanimbla – A Postscript Book loaned to the artist as inspiration
