with a marble mosaic pavement installed in 1927. The mosaic tiling comprises off-white tiles, set into a square grid of yellow tiles, with an ornate geometric and foliated border of black, grey and yellow tiles. The design incorporates a number of circular panels, including symbolic representations of a Pascal lamb (representing Christ), a sailing ship (representing the Star of the Sea), a Latin cross, a basket with loaves and fish (representing the Eucharist), and the monograms of the Sacred Heart and the Blessed Virgin Mary. Organ The colony's leading organ builder, George Fincham, worked on St Mary's organ from 1898 to 1900. It was the first pipe organ in Australia to be classified by the National Trust and is well regarded as an instrument of national importance. It is Australia's largest 19th-century organ still intact. The majority of Fincham's larger organs have been greatly altered or destroyed. The only two substantial examples of his later work which survive largely intact are the instruments at St Joseph's Parish in Warrnambool (1892) and that at St Mary, Star of the Sea (restored 1993), in West Melbourne. While building St Mary's organ, in September 1899, Fincham suffered a paralytic stroke, from which he fully recovered. He admitted his son Leslie as a partner in the firm in 1900 which was henceforth known as George Fincham & Son. Fincham Sr continued to be actively involved as an organ builder until his death on 21 December 1910. Film In 2000, the church was featured in The Wog Boy. In 2007, the church featured in Ghost Rider. Gallery References External links St Mary Star of the Sea website Heritage-listed buildings in Melbourne Roman Catholic churches in Melbourne Gothic Revival architecture in Melbourne Gothic Revival church buildings in Australia Sandstone churches in Australia Roman Catholic churches completed in 1900 19th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Australia Opus Dei 1900 establishments in Australia Buildings and structures in the City of Melbourne (LGA)