- Nundah Cemetery
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German grave in Nundah cemetery
Nundah Cemetery is located in Hedley Avenue in the suburb of Nundah, Queensland in the city of Brisbane.
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Establishment
The cemetery commenced as a small burial ground in 1846[1]. Itwas officially opened in 1862.[2] At that time, the district was known as "German station", as the earliest settlers were Lutheran missionaries, and hence the cemetery was originally known as "German Station Cemetery". The district was originally outside of the town of Brisbane and was a farming community. At that time, the road beside the cemetery was (somewhat unimaginatively) known as "Cemetery Road". However the introduction of a railway through the district in 1882 opened it up for residential area housing for the growing town of Brisbane. As "Cemetery Road" was regarded as an unattractive name for a residential street, it was renamed "Hedley Avenue" at some time in the 1930s or 1940s allegedly after a local doctor.
Many of the pioneers of the Nundah district are buried in this cemetery. The cemetery was originally established with a set of local trustees, but the records they kept of burials were somewhat sketchy at times. In the 1930s, Brisbane City Council took over the management of the cemetery (by this time Nundah was within the boundaries of the City of Brisbane).
As the German station settlement was established in 1838, it is unclear where the earliest burials in the settlement would have occurred.
Current use
As the cemetery is now full, the only burial options available in the cemetery is the interment of ashes in existing family graves or in the collumbarium walls.
Notable people buried in Nundah Cemetery
- George Bridges and wife Mary (née Brightman), pioneers who developed the Nundah shopping strip[3][4]
- Thomas Bridges, Member of the Legislative Assembly for the electorate of Nundah[5]
- James Dickson, Premier of Queensland and Commonwealth Minister for Defence[6]
- John McMaster, the "Father of Brisbane", 4 times mayor of Brisbane, Member of both the Queensland Legislative Assembly and Queensland Legislative Council[7]
See also
- List of cemeteries in Australia
References
- ^ Nundah Cemetery Trust, accessed 29 January 2011.
- ^ Brisbane City Council, Historic Cemeteries, accessed 6 December 2009
- ^ "Classified Advertising.". The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864-1933) (Qld.: National Library of Australia): p. 1. 2 November 1898. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article3681703. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
- ^ "Family Notices.". The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864-1933) (Qld.: National Library of Australia): p. 4. 30 May 1904. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article19282942. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
- ^ "Family Notices.". The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933-1954) (Brisbane, Qld.: National Library of Australia): p. 10 Section: Second Section.. 5 June 1939. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article40826444. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
- ^ "SUMMARY OF NEWS.". The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864-1933) (Qld.: National Library of Australia): p. 4. 14 January 1901. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article19127438. Retrieved 30 January 2011.
- ^ "MR. JOHN M'MASTER.". The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864-1933) (Qld.: National Library of Australia): p. 7. 1 March 1924. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article20666431. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
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Coordinates: 27°24′27″S 153°04′06″E / 27.4075°S 153.06833°E
Categories:- Brisbane
- Cemeteries in Queensland
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