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Mornington Cemetery is a cemetery serving the Mornington Peninsula area of Melbourne. It is located at 40 Craigie Rd, Mount Martha.[1]
| Mornington Cemetery | |
|---|---|
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| Details | |
| Established | 1855 |
| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| Coordinates | 38°15′22″S 145°01′59″E / 38.256°S 145.033°E |
| Owned by | Mornington Peninsula Cemetery Trust |
| Website | Mornington Cemetery |
| Find a Grave | Mornington Cemetery |
The cemetery was first Surveyed in 1855, and was originally called the Mt. Martha Cemetery, then the Moorooduc Cemetery. It contains a number of pioneer graves for the district.[2]
Notable Interments
edit- Sheree Beasley – Murder victim
- Keith Miller AM MBE – Test Cricketer
War graves
editThe cemetery contains the war graves of 3 Commonwealth service personnel from World War I.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Community Services – Cemeteries". Mornington Peninsula Shire.
- ^ Wilson, Valerie. "A Guide to Pioneer Graves". Mornington & District Historical Society.
- ^ Mornington Public Cemetery CWGC Cemetery report.
External links
edit- Mornington Cemetery at Find a Grave
- there-is-no-proof-that-mornington-cemetery-victoria-australia-was-originally-called-the-mount-martha-cemetery
- "Funeral Notice – Henty – using 'Mt Martha Cemetery'". The Argus (Melbourne). No. 31, 709. Victoria, Australia. 19 April 1948. p. 2. Retrieved 9 February 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- "Funeral Notice – Henty – using 'Mt Martha Cemetery'". The Herald (Melbourne). No. 22, 123. Victoria, Australia. 17 April 1948. p. 4. Retrieved 9 February 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
