Historical information

Article by Mark Howard published in the Great Circle Journal, Volume 42, No1, in 2020.

After the closure of the Home in 1963: "For instance, in 1985 the Minister of Community Services was authorised to make grants to organizations promoting the welfare of mariners as first priority, but with discretion to make grants for other social welfare purposes.98 Organizations that received funds include,
Mission to Seamen ($45,000)"

Significance

Links between the Mission and the Sailors Home existed throughout decades.