The Ladies Harbour Lights Guild
What would have happened without the gracious and generous time and help given by the women from the Guild?
The Early Origins exhibition pays homage to the Mission’s valued volunteer organisations, in particular the Melbourne chapter of the Ladies Harbour Lights Guild, and will be the largest and most complete collection of Ladies Harbour Lights Guild material in Australia. The Guild played a very significant role in the establishment and operation of the current site, having funded most of the construction of the original building in 1916 and continued to service the Mission for over 50 years.
Formed in Australia from the activities of the Mission to Seamen in 1906, this women’s volunteer group soon gained the support of thousands of members around the country, many of who came from prominent society backgrounds. Eventually, in 1963, the Guild merged with the worldwide Flying Angel League, resulting in a joint male and female volunteer base that continues today.
The exhibition covers key periods in Australia’s maritime history, including the Second World War, when social activity at the Mission was in full swing, and the 1960s, when the arrival of containerisation dramatically changed business processes of the shipping industry across the world.
Open House Melbourne – July 25
/in Community, Culture, Events, Heritage /by Sue DightTheme: Reconnect Melbourne is a diverse and rapidly growing city. It’s estimated that by 2050 it will grow to over 8 million people. This rapid growth brings with it great opportunities but also significant challenges for the future of our city, our suburbs and our regions – challenges that have never been more urgent to […]
Sea Shanties & Folk Songs
/in Culture, Events, Heritage, Music /by Daria WrayAhoy there! If you’ve been loving the Wellerman Tik Tok craze, are still finding yourself thinking about the soundtrack of Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag all these years later, or if you just like singing and want to try something new, then come down to the Mission to Seafarers for a rollicking singalong of shanties, folk […]
Sundays at the Mission to Seafarers
/in Community, Culture, Events, Food, Heritage /by Daria WrayCatch-up with family and friends, including four-legged ones, over a cold beer or glass of wine in the Spanish-style courtyard and lush beer garden and enjoy a sizzling gourmet sausage hot off the BBQ. Take a self-guided tour through the heritage-listed building’s collection of stories of Melbourne’s maritime history, experience the acoustics of the Norla […]