Go back in time to see burial places for people from al over Ireland in the 1800s. The cemetery oozes history and is well presented. The children's area is emotionally moving.See more..
4.5Greta Cemetery(11 reviews) - Kelly family buried in unmarked graves Spent < 1 hour Cemeteries
Unless you have some idea where Ned is buried you won’t find his grave. There is a head stone as you enter the cemetery telling you who is buried here. Being a Ned nut I know where abouts he is and felt blessed to be able to pay respects to him. Also Dan, Maggie, Jim and Grace Ned’s siblings are buried here unmarked. Steve Hart is also here with Mrs Kelly. Tom Lloyd is here and is marked. Tom was considered as the 5 th member of the gang. Such a piece full place and so happy Ned had finally been laid to rest with his family.See more..
3.5Buninyong Cemetery(9 reviews) - Not an easy place to find! Cemeteries
Trip Advisor's directions took us the wrong way on the Midland Hwy and deposited us at a private home. We turned around and drove back through Buninyong towards Ballarat, and were very relieved to see it on our left. There is a detailed map at the entry, but it is very out of date, which is why earlier visitors couldn't find the Chinese section. The signposts are faded and not easy to find. Everywhere was tidy, but we didn't enjoy walking around here as much as other cemeteries. See more..
Exploring Seymour and drive passed the park. I had to stop and look. Such a beautiful park to walk around and the headstones were lovely to read. You could tell due to age some headstones are breaking or broken however live they they are trying to restore them. See more..
4.5Maldon General Cemetery(8 reviews) - COMPLIMENTS MALDON'S COMMITMENT TO HERITAGE Cemeteries
Loved roaming this Cemetery! We used the brochure obtained from the information centre which outlined the heritage area and particular graves. Loved the Chinese heritage and the respect given. Toilets were well maintained. An extra highlight was a mob of 20+ kangaroos accompanying our entry along the Back Cemetery road.See more..
5.0Castlemaine Cemetery(6 reviews) - The curfew tolls the knell of a parting day Historic Walking Areas • Cemeteries
This cemetery contains burials going back to 1852 and it's still used today. it's set on the side of a hill in Campbells Creek. You can lose hours in this cemetery. As Thomas Gray eloquently wrote in 1742- The curfew tolls the knell of parting day, The lowing herd wind slowly o’er the lea, The plowman homeward plods his weary way, And leaves the world to darkness and to me. So many goodbyes have taken place, so many tears shed and so many memories lost and for many... found. These days we return to see if we recognise a headstone, a name... or just to remember that there is an extensive history here. There is something beautiful in the parting messages of loved ones to those who pass our mortal world.See more..
Prior to its construction, the graves of the Italian Prisoners of War from nearby Camp 13 were in the Murchison Cemetery. Each year, beginning in the 1950s a Mass of Remembrance was celebrated at a temporary alter. A gentleman from Kyabram fundraised for this memorial... a shilling at a time and collected 25, 000 pounds to build this memorial. The sanctuary area of the Ossario built of Castlemaine stone with a Roman tile roof, included an Italian white marble alter has a crypt below ground level with 130 Prisoners of War and internees who died in Australia during WW2. When it was completed , it was dedicated on the 10th September, 1961. It's a humbling place... I do not speak Italian but you feel as though you are walking into a sanctuary of peace when you enter it. It's located towards the back of the Murchison Cemetery.See more..
4.5Kilmore Catholic Cemetery(3 reviews) - Interesting walk around this little historical spot. Spent < 1 hour Cemeteries
On the road for an early morning coffee, i drove past this cemetery, wish i had brought camera. interesting walk around. See more..
This is a sober area to visit, together with the Loch Ard Gorge and the accompanying plaques describing the tragedy of the shipwreck. Puts the sightseeing in perspective!See more..
4.5Harrow Cemetery(2 reviews) - Historic and picturesque Cemeteries
I have numerous family and friends buried in this beautiful cemetery on the hill outside the village of Harrow Victoria. It is worth a look due to historic tombstones and the gravesite or favourite son Johnny MullaghSee more..
4.5German War Cemetery(2 reviews) - Germans who died in two world wars Cemeteries
This is the first foreign war cemetery established in Australia, it provided for reburial of 250 German civilians and Prisons Of War who died while interned in Australia... many of these were from nearby camps. Dr Hans Muhlenfeld, the German Ambassador, consecrated this cemetery in 1958. Each grave is marked by a bronze plaque bearing the deceased's name and date of death. The iron cross signifies the graves of Prisoners Of War and he Latin cross signifies that of a civilian internee. There is also a monument here that records the names of 27 Germans buried elsewhere in Australia and also commemorates 129 Catholics and 45 Protestant Missionaries. Respectfully I wandered around this area reading the plaques ... feeling saddened because they were so far from home, but it also feels like there is peace here as they are with their fellow Germans. It's a humbling reminder of the impacts of war.See more..
3.5Broadford Cemetery Reserve(2 reviews) - Old graves Friday: 12:00 AM - 11:59 PM Spent < 1 hour Cemeteries
Many of the graves date back over 100 years and quite a few have had their lettering detailed. There is little shade and no toilets, although there is some seating.See more..
There are about 400 graves in this cemetery but not all of them are marked. The headstones tell stories of people's mining accidents, illness, infant mortality and the harsh living conditions. Just inside the gate, to the right, there is a Chinese section. Many of the Chinese were storekeepers...others were market gardeners or miners. The countries represented during the goldrush era were England, France, Spain, New Zealand, Ireland, Scotland, China, Prussia, Austria, Denmark ...just to name a few. The sense here is that there was community...but there was a harshness as well. Whroo existed because of the gold mining, but these days it's simply a ghost town... nothing of the 130 buildings exist anymore. Walking around here is haunting, but interesting...often there are only stone markers to remind you that the dead are under your feet, but I suspect that you walk on graves without knowing it here, because time has returned those individuals to the earth.See more..
In 1872 the railway line was extended from Seymour to Longwood, resulting in the growth of a new township at the railway station. ‘Old Longwood’ on the highway is marked by the cemetery, 2 km south of the railway line. A school was opened in 1861 at Longwood East, now Old Longwood. Longwood was developed in the 1880s. An early building was the mechanics’ institute (1884) serving as a venue for the school and the Anglican church until they obtained their own buildings. A Catholic church began in 1885 and a Methodist church in 1886. Longwood is situated on Nine Mile Creek with readily cleared farmland to the north and timbered ranges to the south. Timber cutting became an important industry, and a rabbit processing works was opened in 1892 for meat and skins. With history like that... you are ensured of stories told on the headstones that this cemetery that is on the Hume Highway. I have driven past it on quite a few occasions wondering why it exists when it appears nothing much is there. This cemetery is full of pioneers who died a long way from their homes... you can walk around and see so many headstones highlighting that the individual's story started a long time ago in a far away land... and this is where they concluded life. It's not sad, it's their story and it's to be celebrated.See more..
3.0Tallarook Cemetery(1 review) - Now fades the glimm’ring landscape on the sight Spent < 1 hour Cemeteries
There is something about visiting a small town cemetery as the stories unfold of the community ... whole families reunite to spend eternity together and remember from whence they came. Tallarook has less than 1000 people living there but its community feel is humbling. Take a walk through this cemetery ... the views are amazing, the serenity of wandering through a cemetery is something special. Whilst people joke that no-one can argue with you in this place, the truth is that they can reach beyond their mortality and share their story with you... even by the way those they left behind tend their gravesite.See more..
Situated between the Fryers Range State Forest and the Fryers Ridge Nature Conservation Reserve is this picturesque cemetery. Elphinstone was named after Baron Montstuart Elphionstone, Governor of Bombay and Madras, India. It had been settled before the 1851 gold rushes and named Sawpoint Gully, as timber-getters had worked in the area. I arrived here in Spring, so the cemetery had flowers popping up making it quite beautiful... it's a really serene area. There is car parking along the edge of the road and to the side of the cemetery.See more..
4.0Vaughan Cemetery(1 review) - Some don't make it out alive Cemeteries
Vaughan, a small village is situated at the confluence of Fryer's Creek and the Loddon River...so the town is not listed in Tripadvisor at this time. However, to find the cemetery ... follow the road from Guildford to Vaughan and it's about halfway between both on the right side. Something to note is that there are actually two cemeteries for Vaughan... there is a Chinese Cemetery but it's near the entrance to the springs. Entering this cemetery in the late afternoon on a sunny Spring day with the shadows catching the headstones between flickers of sun seems somehow appropriate. I would recommend watching where you step because there are a lot of unmarked graves. There is also a sculpture there with a doorway going to nowhere... I found it interesting because of where it is placed. Perfectly suited really.See more..
The cemetery holds a grave to a gentleman who died in 1916, it says it's erected by No.516 Royal Black Preceptory to the memory of Sir Knt James Stanley... this grave held my interest because of the unusual markings on it. I googled to understand what this group was about. The Royal Black Preceptory is a higher order of the Loyal Orange Institution reserved for members who have attained the Royal Arch Purple Marksman Degree. The society was founded on the principles of Protestantism, patriotism, and preservation of the concept of separation of church and state. Membership was restricted to Protestant men eighteen years of age and older, who professed a life of temperance. Though not exclusive to a particular ethnic group, most members are Scotch-Irish or of Scotch-Irish ancestry. I could find so very little online about this group, but it appears to have been a fraternal secret society. If this grave doesn't lure your interest , then you need to walk away from the cemetery because nothing will intrigue you. But about the cemetery itself... It is one of the very few local landmarks that have stayed in the same location. Its early records were destroyed in a fire and old graves have decayed. The oldest of the existing gravestones is for Miriam Davies who died in 1875 at the age of 24. Much of the original town of Bonnie Doon was flooded by the construction of Lake Eildon in the 1950s. The township was relocated; some buildings were picked up and moved, whilst others were able to remain in their original site, such as the churches. Personally, I found this cemetery fascinating because of it's history... the fact that it remains when so much was lost in this town... but also for it's unique graves. Sir James Stanley in particular stood out for me.See more..
4.0Avenel Cemetery(1 review) - His Duty Nobly Done Cemeteries
This cemetery is centrally located in Avenel...so it's hiding nothing... BUT if you are someone who has an interest in the Kelly saga then this will be of interest to you. Step inside the main gates that have been erected for the early pioneers, turn left and you find a plain grave, with a low white fence and a new plaque... here lies John Kelly. John had copper coloured hair, so his friends nicknamed him "Red". Born in Ireland at the age of 21, Red stole pigs from a neighbour to sell at a local market. After standing trial he was found guilty and sentenced to seven years gaol with transportation to Van Diemen's Land ( Tassie). He never returned to Ireland. He married Ellen Quinn in 1850 and this was the beginning of the infamous Kelly story... these two went on to have children- Mary, Edward, Margaret, James, Daniel, Catherine and Grace. Red died at the age of 46 from dropsy . But there is more to tie you to the Kelly story in this cemetery. Esau and Margaret Shelton lay near to Red... Esau has immigrated from England. Esau and Margaret were the parents of Richard. And who was Richard? He was the young lad that Ned Kelly saved from drowning at the age of 11. Ned was presented with a green sash, fringed with bullion, in recognition of his bravery in saving Richard. Ned was wearing the sash under his armour at his last shootout at Glenrowan.See more..
This cemetery is really well marked near the entrance to Vaughan Mineral Springs, it's on your right as you enter and it's really well signposted. You will park and then walk into a fenced area. This is a historical cemetery that no longer has plots for burials so don't get too comfortable... you can't stay. :) This cemetery was used as a burial ground from 1855 to about 1859. European and Chinese Pioneers rest here. The site was fenced in 1926 - Bendigo Chinese Society paid for the fencing. An interesting thing to note here is that in 1859 the population of Vaughan was 13000... you will note that it's a much humbler population these days. The other cemetery for this town that replaced this one is on the road to Guildford... on your right.See more..
3.0Woosang Cemetery(1 review) - Whispers are fading Friday: 12:00 AM - 11:59 PM Cemeteries
Woosang is a small Victorian Rural Location within the local government area of Buloke, it is located approximately 210kms from the capital Melbourne covering an area of 49.952 square kilometres. Woosang has a recorded population of 11 residents. What fascinates me is that it's listed as just a rural location. The size and amount of graves would indicate that there was much more to Woosang than what you see today. If you wander through the front gates and walk to the back left of the cemetery you can see a war memorial in the distance, in fact, if you climb the wire fence, you can make your way towards it... it's a war memorial for WW1 and WW2... and like most war memorials, it was probably erected by the local community after WW1 and added to later. Further back in the trees you can see what looks like public toilets (brown building). So whilst I stood there looking across, I knew there had to be more to Woosang's story. On arriving home, I tried to research and kept hitting brick walls. I found a story of a man in the Australian War Memorials- "Robert Paterson was born in 1894, the eldest of nine children of John and Jane Paterson of Buckrabanyule in northern Victoria. After attending school at nearby Woosang, he worked on the family property as a crop farmer and grazier." I also located an old photo online of Woosang Sports which showed some old cars in 1914 and buildings behind. So, the cemetery seems to be what is left of Woosang ... and a nearby memorial that no-one visits. It's an interesting place to spend time at wandering around... the whispers for this area are now fading, the story is being lost... and it's a shame. To find the cemetery you follow a sign off the Calder Highway and it's only 1 kilometre down the road.See more..
Euroa is a beautiful town in the Strathbogie Ranges, so it goes without saying that there will be some beautiful life stories to share in the cemetery... of love, honour, life, commitment, truth... it's more than a simple acknowledgement ... it's the story between the first date and the last... that dash between them... that's where their truth lies, their story, their heartaches, their pain, their joy, their laughter. The cemetery is on the eastern side of Hume Highway, a mile north of Euroa...there is an extensive car parking area for you ... which is unusual in older cemeteries but ever so necessary. Parts of this cemetery will make you reflect, parts will bring you to tears. There is an extensive area for children, which is quite heartbreaking to visit. It's an interesting place to spend your time.See more..
4.0Wangaratta Cemetery(1 review) - Society had little charm for him; bush and solitude were his delight Cemeteries
In the silence a story is told...it's ancient, it's encumbering... there are limitations to the story... the earth holds its secrets to its breast... mother nature slowly indulges humanity with our whim of keeping these people with us. Eventually she will reclaim the earth... we will let go. For now though, we have memorials of those who have passed. The families have told their story ...briefly on their headstone... to remind us that they were loved, that their memory is worth retaining... that their existence meant something to someone. So many whispers... Remember me? I was John... I was only 13 when I received a wound at the siege in Glenrowan... 13...so much ahead of me... but it was my time... I passed away as a result of that wound. Remember me kindly... remember what occurred that fateful day. What of me...a mans voice calls to us. You have revered me as Mad Dog... aye, in hindsight you referred to me as "the most bloodthirsty ruffian that ever took to the bush in Australia". Men have occupations, well mine was a bushranger... excelling at what I was. I am Dan... Dan Morgan. The other whispers are drowned by these more famous voices... but nevertheless they all have a story to tell... take a moment, pause, listen and you will hear their stories.See more..
Seymour has two cemeteries... one that is historic, and one that is currently utilised. The main cemetery that is used has been here since 1916. So, you will find graves that are over 100 years old, but not many. What is quite prevalent in this cemetery with the nearby military base is the amount of graves that show military service. It's very humbling. This cemetery contains 20 graves from the Second World War, 19 of which are grouped together in a small plot. Adjoining the War Plot is the post war grave of a soldier who died while in service. There are also five graves from World War One here. See more..
