OBJECT TITLE / NAME

Mornington Football Team c1900

DATE1900

MEDIAImage

COLLECTIONMornington and District Historical Society

REG NO.808

HISTORY

The Club was formed in 1888, one of the most significant events in the Club’s history was the boating tragedy in 1892, when 15 of the town’s young men drowned whilst returning by boat from a football match at Mordialloc, the tragedy was entirely due to bad weather

DESCRIPTION

A group photo of the Mornington Football Team c1900. Back row: G.Wilson,2,D.Hutchins,S.Sherlock,C.Griffiths,B.Johnson,A.Taylor,M.Pitchford,9,G.Dorling. Centre row: J.Bidgood,S.Hutchins,B.Bradford,D.Hutchins,G.McClare,7,8. Front row: J.Birch,J.Wilson,J.Lomax,S.Sanderson,M.Patterson,J.Patterson,McCrockram.

SUBJECTS

Football, Football Players

KEYWORDS

A.Taylor, B.Bradford, B.Johnson, C.Griffiths, D.Hutchins, Football, Football Players, G.Dorling, G.McClare, G.Wilson, J.Bidgood, J.Birch, J.Lomax, J.Patterson, J.Wilson, M.Patterson, M.Pitchford, McCrockram, Mornington Football Team, S.Hutchins, S.Sanderson, S.Sherlock