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Cemeteries of Southern
Tasmania: Vol I Woodbridge compiled by Thelma McKay
Originally known as
Peppermint Bay, the cemetery was opened in 1859. There
is no dedicated Burial Register and this publication is
based on TAMIOT records. Cemetery plans were destroyed
in the 1967 bush fires. Included in this publication is
a numbered cemetery plan drawn up by the Kingborough
Council in 1991 when the burial ground was closed.
Dates from Death Notices published in The Mercury
are also included in the indexes.
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Cemeteries of Southern
Tasmania: Vol II Congregational Cemeteries of Bagdad,
Brighton/Pontville, Broadmarsh, Green Ponds/Kempton,
Hunting Ground and Wattle Hill, Melton Mowbray
compiled by Rosemary Davidson
Compiled from the
Congregational Burial Register and related records for
the Kempton area of the Southern Midlands (north of
Hobart) and includes many pioneering families.
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Cemeteries of Southern
Tasmania: Vol III Queenborough Cemetery, Hobart
(Hardcopy in two volumes, A-J and K-Z. Also
available as a microfiche.)
This cemetery, which served
the southern suburbs of Hobart for over 70 years, was
opened in Sandy Bay in 1873. It was closed in 1944; the
land was later redeveloped; the cemetery no longer
exists. This index is compiled from various records
held at the Archives Office of Tasmania eg relevant
headstone and memorial transcriptions, and the Hobart
City Council’s burial and removal records and associated
correspondence.
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Cemeteries of Southern
Tasmania: Vol IV Richmond: Part 1 Anglican
Cemeteries of Southern
Tasmania: Vol IV Richmond: Part 2 Roman Catholic
Cemeteries of Southern
Tasmania: Vol IV Richmond: Part 3 Congregational (inc
Cambridge)
Many early colonists and
convicts are buried in the burial grounds for St Luke’s
Anglican Church, St John’s Catholic Church, plus the
Congregational cemetery at both Richmond and nearby
Cambridge. Dates from Death Notices published in The
Mercury are also included in the indexes. No longer
available as originally published in one volume, each
cemetery is now available as a separate book.
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Cemeteries of Southern
Tasmania: Vol V Cornelian Bay Cemetery (microfiche)
Hobart’s first public
cemetery opened at Cornelian Bay in 1872. Many names
included in this index refer to earlier deaths; some
headstones have been relocated from early Hobart
churchyards. The first index (Set 1) consists of over
40,000 names arranged alphabetically and includes, where
available, death date, age, and the number of persons
named on the headstone. The second index (Set 2) is
sorted by TFHS Inc. Hobart Branch Code and lists
together all people noted on each headstone. Included
in this second index are, where available, the names of
parents and/or spouse. Names from cremation plaques
located on Walls and in Memorial Gardens at Cornelian
Bay have not been included.
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Cemeteries of Southern
Tasmania: Vol VI Hobart’s early churchyards and other
monuments Part 1 Congregational Cemeteries
Includes burial records for
the Upper Davey Street Congregational Cemetery, which
was closed by 1902 and the land later redeveloped, and
also those interred in the of the Congregational church
grounds at New Town (St John’s) and Hestercommbe.
Cemeteries of Southern
Tasmania: Vol VI Hobart’s early churchyards and other
monuments Part 2 Presbyterian Cemeteries
Hobart’s early Scottish
pioneers buried their loved ones in a Presbyterian
burial ground on the corner of Patrick and Church
Streets. Many headstones still line the perimeter walls
of what is now Council parkland. Burial records from
both St Andrew’s Church (now Scot’s Uniting) and St
John’s Presbyterian Church are included.
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Cemeteries of Southern
Tasmania: Vol VII Clarence Plains (Rokeby) Anglican,
Congregational
Clarence Plains’ fertile
land was one of the earliest areas to be settled outside
Hobart. Many pioneering farming families and convicts
are buried in St Matthew’s Anglican churchyard, and the
small Congregational burial ground.
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Cemeteries of Southern
Tasmania: Vol VIII Sorell District
Cemeteries of Southern Tasmania, Volume VIII, consists of 3
CD-ROMs which include all the cemeteries in the Sorell District.
Each cemetery has a brief history and/or description, a plan, and a
list of the individuals identified there.
Wherever possible, each individual has a photograph of his or her
grave and/or headstone, a transcription of any wording and a plot
number. Many inscriptions were recorded up to 30 years ago so that,
in some cases, an inscription is given even though it may no longer
be clear on the tombstone. All identifiable interments to the end
of 2003 have been included.
Also included is a history of the Sorell District and details of how
each cemetery may be found.
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