Cheltenham Cemetery, originally the Port Adelaide and Suburban Cemetery, Cheltenham[1] but known as Woodville Cemetery, was established in 1876 by the Port Adelaide Corporation. Funds were allocated for the cemetery by the South Australian colonial administration in 1874.[2] The first recorded burial was Mrs. Hannah Mussared on 27 Jul 1876.[1][3] There is an Islamic cemetery located nearby too.[4]
| Cheltenham Cemetery | |
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| Details | |
| Established | 1876 |
| Location | High St & Port Road, Cheltenham, South Australia |
| Country | Australia |
| Coordinates | 34°52′19″S 138°31′34″E / 34.872°S 138.526°E |
| Owned by | Adelaide Cemeteries Authority |
| No. of interments | >74,000 |
| Website | Official website |
| Find a Grave | Cheltenham Cemetery |
| Footnotes | |
Notable interments and cremations edit
- Dr George Bollen
- David Bower (politician)
- John Carr (Australian politician, born 1871)
- James Luke (Jim) Cavanagh (1913–1990)[5]
- Sarah Francisco
- John Barton Hack
- Ruby Florence Hammond (1936–1993)[6]
- Charles Harrison (Australian politician)
- Joseph Coles Kirby
- F. N. Le Messurier (1891–1966)[7]
- Ivor MacGillivray
- Léon Edmond Mazure (1860–1939)[8]
- Adelaide Miethke
- Victor Herbert Ryan (1874–1956)[9]
- Frederick Furner Ward (1872–1954)[10]
- Thomas Parking (Tom) Willason (1882–1939)[11]
- Norah Magdalene Wilson (1901–1971)[12]
References edit
- ^ a b "Cheltenham's Dead". The Mail (Adelaide). Vol. 8, no. 389. South Australia. 25 October 1919. p. 2. Retrieved 13 June 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Cemetery for Port Adelaide". The Express and Telegraph. Vol. XI, no. 3, 273. South Australia. 2 October 1874. p. 2 ). Retrieved 7 June 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Advertising". The Express and Telegraph. Vol. XIII, no. 3, 812. South Australia. 26 July 1876. p. 1. Retrieved 13 June 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Giovanni Focarelli buried - but bikie leader Vince Focarelli is not allowed to attend". The Advertiser. 10 February 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
- ^ Howie-Willis, Ian (2007). "Cavanagh, James Luke (Jim) (1913–1990)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 17. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
- ^ Allen, Margaret; Raftery, Judith (2017). "Hammond, Ruby Florence (1936–1993)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
- ^ Wimborne, Brian (2000). "Le Messurier, Frederick Neill (Freddy) (1891–1966)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 15. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538.
- ^ Hallsworth, Merrily (2005). "Mazure, Léon Edmond (1860–1939)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. Supplementary Volume. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
- ^ Gargett, Kathryn (2002). "'Ryan, Victor Herbert (1874–1956)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 16. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
- ^ Saunders, Malcolm (1990). "Ward, Frederick Furner (1872–1954)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 12. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
- ^ Dickey, Brian (2005). "Willason, Thomas Parking (Tom) (1882–1939)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. , Supplementary Volume. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538.
- ^ Edwards, W. H. (2002). "Wilson, Norah Magdalene (1901–1971)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 16. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
