Mornington Cemetery

Cemetery in Mount Martha, Victoria, Australia

38°15′22″S 145°01′59″E / 38.256°S 145.033°E / -38.256; 145.033Owned byMornington Peninsula Cemetery TrustWebsiteMornington CemeteryFind a GraveMornington Cemetery

Mornington Cemetery is a cemetery serving the Mornington Peninsula area of Melbourne. It is located at 40 Craigie Rd, Mount Martha.[1]

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

  • 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.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Community Services – Cemeteries". Mornington Peninsula Shire.
  2. ^ Wilson, Valerie. "A Guide to Pioneer Graves". Mornington & District Historical Society.
  3. ^ Mornington Public Cemetery CWGC Cemetery report.
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  • "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.