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Stories about gravestones


As I've travelled around Australia, I've been blogging about the interesting stories behind many amazing cemeteries and gravestones. If you would like to have a look, here is a link to the latest one, and from there you can access all the others and subscribe to read more.

http://waytogoaustralia.com/2023/06/26/step-into-open-hold-was-johns-last/

 

 



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Sharyn Moodie


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Must admit i also enjoy reading grave stones and just so interesting in finding out about the person and place of the times 

That old gravestone stuck way at the back draws me in lol 

 

Morbid perhaps but i find it interesting



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Find them fascinating myself. Last one we went to wad out at Silverton. So sad when you find an unmarked small grave.

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The pioneer cemetery at Wellington NSW is interesting.

Half of it is now under the Mitchell Highway when the road was widened.

"Now known as the Pioneer Cemetery, this area was close to the site chosen by Lt Percy Simpson for the convict settlement in 1823. The original site continued to be used as Wellington's general cemetery up until 1873, when the present general cemetery was opened across the road from it. The last recorded burial at the old site took place in 1905. In April 1932, the highway running between the old and new cemeteries was widened. Much of the old cemetery was resumed for this purpose, resulting in the loss of most of the headstones and grave markers. The present Mitchell Highway runs directly over the graves of many of the district's pioneers."

As an aside the wind farm mob have just been granted the lease of the Wellington Caves caravan park. Mainly to house their workers whilst in the region. Shouldn't affect the caravan section though.

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you can only imagine some of the sadness /heartache /sorrow /hardship when you wander thru old grave yards

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