Aerial view - Historic images - Walkaround : Mordialloc Victoria Australia

Mordialloc is a beachside suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 24 km (14.9mi) south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Kingston local government area. Mordialloc recorded a population of 8,886 at the 2021 census.
Originally "Moody Yallock", the name is derived from the term moordy yallock which originated from the Aboriginal language Boonwurrung, in which "yallock" means "creek" or "water", and is listed in some sources as meaning muddy creek, and in others as "little sea" and noting from 1850 the site of the Mordialloc Aboriginal Reserve.
Mordialloc was originally established as a fishing village, and a firm of fish dealers named Wren Bros. built stables and men’s quarters near the Creek in the vicinity of what is now Main Street.
Mordialloc Post Office opened on 17 October 1863. In 1995 it was renamed Braeside Business Centre, and a new Mordialloc office opened near the railway station.
The namesake Mordialloc Creek is arguably the most significant feature of the suburb. Home to Pompei's boat works, Mordialloc Creek has a rich history of traditional wooden boat building. Many classic boats line the banks of the creek. The creek mouth section below Nepean Highway is also home to the Mordialloc Motor Yacht Club and Mordialloc Sailing Club, and the creek drains into the Beaumaris Bay flanked by the Mordialloc Pier.
The Mordialloc Creek was an essential element in the natural drainage of the Carrum Swamp. The mouth of the creek became silted and a drain for surrounding districts. Boats were sitting on mud. Septic run off and industrial waste were the main pollutants. Various solutions to the problems were proposed by individuals and governments but it took fifty years for successful actions to be initiated.
The first bridge across Point Nepean Road at Mordialloc was completed in the late 1890s. Thirty-seven years later it was labelled a hazard and bottle neck. By 1963 the Minister of Transport announced the ‘Death Trap’ was to go. Construction began in January 1965 and the first Melbourne Frankston train crossed the new bridge on 18 December 1965.
On 8 June 2018, a pilot of a Moorabbin-bound light plane, Cessna 172 (VH-EWE), died when his plane crashed and burst into flames in a street in Mordialloc. ATC (Air Traffic Control) recordings indicated he had an engine failure on approach.
References and Credits:
localhistory.k...
en.wikipedia.o...
www.slv.vic.go... (State Library - Victoria) Photographers;
Fred Kruger (1831 - 1888)
Charles D. Pratt (1892 - 1968)
Rose Stereograph Co.
Unknown Victorian Railways Photographer
Unknown Airspy photographer
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[@benoleary6443]

Great video mate. We moved to Mordi a few years back. Really nice to get an aerial view of it. Good luck with the channel.

[@urbanaerialexplorer1885]

Thank-you, most appreciated

[@MCPdebmurray]

Thank you for your special Mordialloc historical contribution. A significant effort and top result. Congratulations!

[@urbanaerialexplorer1885]

Thanks ... It's a creative hobby l'm having fun with 👍

[@milecreekrise]

Great video.. never imagined Mordialloc being on the water. Just feels like a normal suburb driving through. Very informative video.

[@urbanaerialexplorer1885]

I was nearly going to call my channel "smell the roses" ... Life has us race around too much !

[@milecreekrise]

@@urbanaerialexplorer1885 absolutely true, i havent been back to city or surrounding suburbs for years.. Used just drive past going to the Mornington Peninsula

[@patappleton6285]

That Beach Road emptying into Nepean Highway intersection was a part of my life from '72 to 2002.

[@urbanaerialexplorer1885]

There is no denying, you've been around the "block" in a few locations ... you've got more ''blocks'' to visit !

[@patappleton6285]

@@urbanaerialexplorer1885 well I'm a block head.

[@urbanaerialexplorer1885]

@@patappleton6285 😄

[@patappleton6285]

That was sneaky, I like playing " spot the drone pilot before landing" and I was sure you were on the other side.

[@urbanaerialexplorer1885]

yep, I hover - go where I need to be, then race (shuffle like Cliff Young) back.

[@patappleton6285]

What a magic view. Why didn't I ever explore that village,,

[@thex-wing]

great video mate welll done

[@urbanaerialexplorer1885]

It's a memory of my youth and visiting the pub near the creek

[@thex-wing]

@@urbanaerialexplorer1885 yeah I was there late last year filming the parallel train run

[@eugeneconcepcion3792]

I live in the area and I have a drone but unfortunately I can not fly my drone in area due to close proximity to the airport. What is the process of flying a drone in the area?

[@urbanaerialexplorer1885]

Is your drone under 250grams ?

[@eugeneconcepcion3792]

@@urbanaerialexplorer1885 unfortunately it is 1.26kg, the old DJI Phantom 3 Pro.

[@patappleton6285]

Beauty, you've taken me away from another end of the US empire doc.

[@urbanaerialexplorer1885]

hopefully all good memories of your youth in Mordialloc

[@patappleton6285]

@@urbanaerialexplorer1885 The Mordi memories are only of driving thru' it, in cars and trucks. I only ever remember stopping to look at the boats that used to drag the bay for mussels.

[@CousinJennie]

Fabulous!! Thanks so much - the historic slides could have been a tad slower, but I can always go back I guess and pause it - or slow it down and turn the sound off. Also not a great fan of music behind commentary, too much to take in, but I love it anyway, meant as constructive criticism. ❤

[@urbanaerialexplorer1885]

I never win ... some say too slow, some say not fast enough 😩I have now made them 6.5 to 7.0 seconds per image with newer videos ... hopefully that will help, but more importantly thank-you for viewing and the note for me to improve and consider 👍

[@CousinJennie]

@@urbanaerialexplorer1885 LOL, it's beautiful footage and that's the main thing. I love the touch at the end where we get to see you btw. There is a lot to take in - the aborigines for eg, I never realised there was a reserve for them there - it would be good to know more about them. As our history stands, they were there and then they weren't.

[@urbanaerialexplorer1885]

It will be something my future grandchildren (haven't got any yet) can see when I'm gone ... grandpa did goof around doing stuff ! @@CousinJennie

[@patappleton6285]

That photo @1:17 isn't back to front is it ??? Nah it's not I found my bearings.

[@patappleton6285]

I just realised the difference between Moordi and Frankston: NO tall buildings.

[@patappleton6285]

Looks like Pompeis boat yard is gone just an old hulk left.

[@urbanaerialexplorer1885]

That old hull has been there for years - it's a town icon !

[@patappleton6285]

@@urbanaerialexplorer1885 what boat is it ?

[@urbanaerialexplorer1885]

@@patappleton6285 no idea

[@treksevestro]

I think it is either Victoria or Victoria 2 which Jack built and he and his brothers used for scallop fishing in the bay.@@patappleton6285

[@patappleton6285]

Planning on a cruise ship to Croatia with my sister. But I might want to stay. Apparently real estate is cheap on Ciovo Island next to Split. Hmmmmm if I don't like it I can split !!!!

[@urbanaerialexplorer1885]

There are a lot worse places to retire - Curious how it is during winter months on the Adriatic !

[@patappleton6285]

@@urbanaerialexplorer1885 The yacht club weather boffins claim down south it's fine and in the north it can get down to -5. That's no big deal . If it's too cold I'll sail down to the Rhine and Bluey the Danube toward Ukraine and keep warm dodging bullets !

[@urbanaerialexplorer1885]

@@patappleton6285 The beauty of age retirement is you can spend the last 20 - 30 years wherever you want - Unfortunately for me, medical retirement gives me too much time of the same as children are still young and you (I do) want to be there for them, but that's not to say you always want to be there for them.

[@servantofgod5642]

Still wish i was floating on the Adriatic working on my Croatian.

[@urbanaerialexplorer1885]

Me too 👍

[@patappleton6285]

@@urbanaerialexplorer1885 I see Croatian president Zoron Milonovic is a legend, the only bloke in Europe with a brain , IF I live there can I vote for him ?

[@urbanaerialexplorer1885]

I have a soft spot for the coastal towns of Rovinj and Omis

[@urbanaerialexplorer1885]

@@patappleton6285 don't know anything about him and the people that voted for him seem to be content

[@servantofgod5642]

@@urbanaerialexplorer1885 Yeah thats exactly what Im thinking, living on my boat rent free at anchor, maybe sailing across to Italy for some spaghetti Bolognese occasionally.