CAIRNS, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA AND FAR NORTH QUEENSLAND CEMETERIES AND LINKS


The pioneer cemetery is located in McLeod Street Cairns close to the centre of town (10 mins walk). It is situated in a quiet area and the grounds are pleasant with a mixture of native Australian Trees along with pines.
There is an open building that houses alphabetical engraved lists of all those interred along with their year of decease and in many cases their year of birth along with the plot number. I have included part of this here .

Many of the graves, however are not marked and do not have the plot numbers and have to be researched via maps at the local council.But the dates of birth and death should be of interest to family researchers.

About 40% of the marked grave are like the small brass plaqued ones below and they sometimes give cause and place of death (or place of residence)and occupation.There are about 20% small children or stillbirths.

Most of the monuments are legible and I will try and photograph more as time allows.

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Photographs of individual monuments and plaques



"In Memory of Elisabeth Batchelor the beloved wife of John Buchanan who died at Stoney Creek January 1st 1889 aged 30 years"
 "In loving memory of our darling Cecil James Jacobs - Died 19 January 1916 - aged 7 months - At Rest"
 "Sacred to the memory of Charles Wallace died 11th Jan 1916 aged 53 years - Erected by  Chillagoe, Mount Mulligan, Mt Garnet and Etheridge Railway Employees"



"Moos Sorensen - Drover - Born c1880 Denmark - Died 1899 - Mulgrave - Delirium & Exhaustion" (probably heat stroke)
 "Sacred to the memory of our dear mother Bessie Jacobs died 19th Sept 1911 aged 50 years Also Henry son of the above who died 17th Feb 1913 aged 22 years - At Rest"
 "Name Unknown - Home Duties - Cairns - Born c1862 Yarabah -Died 1914"





"In Affectionate Remembrance of John Bannatyre who died at Stannary Hills 21st February 1908 aged 42 years"
 "In memorium of Mary the beloved wife of Michael Ward died 12th May 1902 aged 36 years -R.I.P. Also their daughter Mary born 16th Oct 1889 - died 8 Aug 1905 - R.I.P.
 "Angus McGilvray - Miner -Born c1849 Scotland -Died 1904 Cairns -Malaria"



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