Summary
This badge was excavated at Casselden Place in 2003. It is a Melbourne City Mission Badge.
Cultural diversity in Little Lon.
Little Lon was home to a diverse population. Germans, Jews and Irish arrived in the mid 19th century; Chinese, southern Europeans and Syrians (Lebanese) in the 1880s; and Italians in the 1890s. Immigrants sometimes brought objects with them to remind them of home, or purchased new items that re-affirmed national loyalties. Pipes, vases or plates were decorated with flags, military heroes, an Irish lyre or English roses. The amount of foreign currency excavated also attests to diversity of the immigrants who frequented Little Lon.
Physical Description
This badge is a square shape with rounded corners. On the front it has a life buoy. The pin is missing and there is a spot of discolouration where it used to join. The back is plain.
Physical Description
"HELP THE HELPLESS. BEFRIEND THE FRIENDLESS. NEED NOT CREED. MELBOURNE CEO MISSION"
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Acquisition Information
Transfer from Heritage Victoria, Industry Superannuation Property Trust, 03 May 2005
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Manufactured For
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Inscriptions
On the front is written: HELP THE HELPLESS/ BEFRIEND THE/ FRIENDLESS; MELBOURNE CITY MISSION/ NEED NOT CREED/ FOUNDED 1855
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Context Number
6.005
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Site
Australia, Victoria, H7822-1209, Casselden Place, 50 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne
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Colour
Blue
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Classification
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
20 mm (Width), 20 mm (Height)
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Maximum dimensions
3 mm (Length), 19 mm (Width), 19 mm (Height)
Measurement From Conservation.
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