Willaston General Cemetery

The Willaston General Cemetery on Dawkins Avenue, Willaston, South Australia opened on 1 August 1866.[1] to replace the original burial ground on Murray Street, Gawler, South Australia was made in the mid 1850s,[2] with the headstones from the original cemetery moved to the entrance.[1]

Willaston General Cemetery
Details
Established1862
Location
Willaston, South Australia
CountryAustralia
Coordinates34.57799°S 138.74172°E / -34.57799; 138.74172
WebsiteTown of Gawler:Cemeteries - Willaston
Find a GraveWillaston General Cemetery
Footnotes

Interments at the cemetery include:[3]

  • Ephraim Henry Coombe, (1858–1917) journalist and politician
  • Leslie Duncan,(1880–1952), newspaper editor and politician
  • Walter Duffield, (1816–1882) miller, pastoralist and politician
  • Job Harris, (1840–1882) prominently associated with the discovery of gold at the Barossa Goldfields
  • James Martin, (1821–1899) manufacturer and politician
  • Frederick May, (1840–1897) engineer and manufacturer
  • John McKinlay, (1819–1872) explorer
  • Esmond Walter New, (1900–1982) Presbyterian minister and air force chaplain

References
  1. Cemeteries of Gawler: Willaston Cemetery
  2. "GAWLER". South Australian Register. XXIII (3919). South Australia. 29 April 1859. p. 3. Retrieved 21 March 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. from http://adb.anu.edu.au/biographies/search/?scope=all&query=%22Willaston+Cemetery%22&x=0&y=0&rs=
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