OBJECT TITLE / NAME

Red Bluff and Pier from Beleura Hill, Mornington

DATE1910s

MEDIAImage

COLLECTIONMornington and District Historical Society

REG NO.1235.33

HISTORY

The Mornington Pier was built in 1857. The submission to the Ports and Harbours Commission (est 1854) was initiated at a public meeting in the Tanti Hotel, chaired by Alex Balcombe J.P. This coincided with a survey of the harbour by R. Adams which resulted in a proposal to give the local community an outlet for their produce etc., also a shelter for bay shipping during storms. The cost of the new jetty was $4000. The beacon on the high ground above the Pier was lit manually and was an aid to shipping.

DESCRIPTION

This photograph shows Beleura Hill in the foreground, with a view of Red Bluff, and the Pier in the far distance.

SUBJECTS

Piers

KEYWORDS

Balcombe, Alexander, Beleura Hill, Mornington, Mornington Pier, Piers