OBJECT TITLE / NAME

Schnapper Point, Mornington

DATE1920s

MEDIAImage

COLLECTIONMornington and District Historical Society

REG NO.1247.1

HISTORY

Charles Hammond was a photographer and artist in the 1930’s. The schnapper is said to have given its name to the Point. whilst schnapper were plentiful off Mornington, most fish passing through the township before the railway probably came on th “fish track” from Hastings for consignment to Melbourne. There are some people who think the name came from the gunboat Snapper, which visited Port Phillip in the early 1800’s. These two theories probably account for both spellings of the name appearing on old documents. After 1864 the name was dropped and that of Mornington was adopted officially. Mornington was the name of the County which extended far beyond the peninsula and the present Shire; it is believed that the origin of the name was the seat of the Earl of Mornington, who was the father of the Duke of Wellington, at Mornington , County Meath, Ireland.

DESCRIPTION

This is a copy of a water colour painting by Charlie Hammond. It shows Schnapper Point with a house visible on top of the embankment. Port Philip Bay appears calm. There is a tree to the right of the picture.

SUBJECTS

Bays

KEYWORDS

Bays, Mornington, Schnapper Point