Mornington Cemetery
{{Short description|Cemetery in Mount Martha, Victoria, Australia}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{More citations needed|date=February 2018}}
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| established = 1855
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| location = Mount Martha, Victoria
| country = Australia
| coordinates = {{Coord|-38.256|145.033|format=dms|type:landmark}}
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| owner = Mornington Peninsula Cemetery Trust
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| website = {{URL|http://www.morningtoncemetery.com/|Mornington Cemetery}}
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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.{{cite web|title=Community Services – Cemeteries|url=https://www.mornpen.vic.gov.au/Community-Services/Cemeteries|publisher=Mornington Peninsula Shire}}
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.{{cite web|title=A Guide to Pioneer Graves|url=http://www.morningtoncemetery.com/|last1=Wilson|first1=Valerie|publisher=Mornington & District Historical Society}}
Notable Interments
- Sheree Beasley – Murder victim
- Keith Miller AM MBE – Test Cricketer
War graves
The cemetery contains the war graves of 3 Commonwealth service personnel from World War I.[https://www.cwgc.org/find/find-war-dead/results/?cemetery=MORNINGTON%20PUBLIC%20CEMETERY Mornington Public Cemetery] CWGC Cemetery report.
References
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External links
- {{Find a Grave cemetery}}
- [https://www.familytreecircles.com/there-is-no-proof-that-mornington-cemetery-victoria-australia-was-originally-called-the-mount-martha-cemetery-72223.html there-is-no-proof-that-mornington-cemetery-victoria-australia-was-originally-called-the-mount-martha-cemetery]
- {{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article22550036 |title=Funeral Notice – Henty – using 'Mt Martha Cemetery'|newspaper=The Argus (Melbourne) |issue=31,709 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=19 April 1948 |accessdate=9 February 2022 |page=2 |via=National Library of Australia}}
- {{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article247296641 |title=Funeral Notice – Henty – using 'Mt Martha Cemetery'|newspaper=The Herald (Melbourne) |issue=22,123 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=17 April 1948 |accessdate=9 February 2022 |page=4 |via=National Library of Australia}}
Category:1855 establishments in Australia
Category:Cemeteries in Melbourne
Category:Buildings and structures in the Shire of Mornington Peninsula