OBJECT TITLE / NAME

Mornington Relief Fund (Football Disaster)

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COLLECTIONMornington and District Historical Society

REG NO.1363

HISTORY

On the night of May 21st 1892 fifteen members of the Mornington Football Club were drowned whilst on their way home from a match at Mordialloc. There were no survivors and only four bodies were recovered. The fifteen young men had elected to sail to Mordialloc on the boat “Process”, owned and skippered by Charles Hooper. Mr Hooper was an experienced sailor, well known and liked. The remaining members of the team travelled to and from the match by train. The boat had not returned by 9.30pm and the alarm was raised by Mr Short the manager of the Commercial Bank in Main Street, who was a member of the team who had returned by train. At about 10.30am the following morning two fishing boats found the partially submerged “Process” . It is believed a sudden squall hit close to Pelican reef had upset the boat.

DESCRIPTION

This is a photograph of a document showing an amount of 160 pounds 12 shillings and 3 pence which had been collected for the relief fund for the relatives of the men and boys who drowned in the football disaster.

SUBJECTS

Accidents and disasters, Drowning, Football clubs

KEYWORDS

Accidents and disasters, Drowning, Football Disaster, Football clubs, Hooper, Charles, Mornington, Mornington Football Club, Pelican Point, Process