OBJECT TITLE / NAME

Mornington Pier, 1930s

DATE1925 to 1935

MEDIAImage

COLLECTIONMornington and District Historical Society

REG NO.1275

HISTORY

Construction 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.

DESCRIPTION

The corner of the Mornington Pier with three small boats in the foreground and two groups of people and about a dozen cars on the pier. The clothes and cars appear to be from between about 1925 and 1935. There are two or three small buildings to the back and the beach and a wooded ridge are in the far background

KEYWORDS

Mornington, Mornington Pier