OBJECT TITLE / NAME

Passengers from the 'Hygeia' at Mornington

DATE1920

MEDIAImage

COLLECTIONMornington and District Historical Society

REG NO.888

HISTORY

The ‘Hygeia’ was part of Mornington life for many years, carrying passengers to Mornington and around the Bay
The ‘Hygeia’ and the ‘Ozone’ were used for the Post Office Picnic on 8 Feb 1894, when 2,400 trippers came to Mornington for their ‘annual day out’

DESCRIPTION

The image shows passengers from the 'Hygiea' sitting and standing on the clifftop overlooking the pier and the moored 'Hygiea'

SUBJECTS

Boats, Excursions, Jetties and Wharves, Passengers

KEYWORDS

Boats, Excursions, Hygeia, Jetties and Wharves, Mornington, Mornington Pier, Passengers, Post Office