Mornington Pier and Yacht Club
Mornington Pier and Yacht Club
DATE1970s
MEDIAImage
COLLECTIONMornington and District Historical Society
REG NO.1251
HISTORYConstruction of the Mornington Pier commenced in 1857 and is significant as one of a small group of piers build in the 1850’s by the new Colonial Government to open up the movement of produce to and from the more remote settlements. It remained the major point of entry into the district for many years and aided in the development of fishing and other local industries. The pier has been much altered and improved over the years. An extension to the pier known as the North Arm was added c 1900 to improve access for the paddle steamers which brought large numbers of day-trippers and tourists. Badly damaged by storms, the North arm was dismantled in 1948.
The original home of the Mornington Yacht Club was a boat shed beside the Scout Hall on Shire Hall Beach. In the 1960s Council resolved to reclaim about 3 acres of shallow backwater adjacent to the Mornington pier, part of which was earmarked for the yacht club for a club house, boat storage and a slip way to launch the yachts. The land reclamation was completed in 1966.IThe club shown on this postcard was the second version.
This postcard shows three views of Mornington. One view is of the beach, and the second is from the Pier looking toward the Yacht Club,. The third shows the Yacht Club in the distance with various small boats on the Bay in front of the Club. The photos shown are taken in bright sunlight, and there are many bathers shown on the beach, and lots of bathing boxes are shown. In the photo of the Pier, there are families fishing.
