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JOHN DAVID MCLEAN
“Graven with an iron pen and lead in the rock for ever” (Job 19:24) Our third photo from the Berry & Co collection features the grave of John David McLean…
JOSEPH MCGIFFERT CLELAND
Died 1901 aged 66 years and buried in Public Section. He has a very handsome gothic style headstone. His brother, Rober McGiffert Cleland is buried at Bolton Street. From NZETC:…
IN MEMORY OF ROSE J WILLIAMS
This is the information we can piece together on Rose: she was born Rosina Hazelwood in 1868 in Islington, London. She came to New Zealand with her family on the…
CRUSHED TO DEATH IN A GOODS ELEVATOR
The Hanratty monument in the first Catholic section has a poignant memorial above the inscription. Two angels are supporting a woman whose eyes are raised and hands are clasped in…
Funny Article
We hope none of you have been using obscene language in the Cemetery ….
Headstone
This portion of headstone was recently found in the stream some distance from the cemetery. It appears to have been in the water for a long time.We’ve been trying to…
Turnbull & Son
This charming wee house in Mt Victoria came on the market today. It was built in 1910 for Mrs Catherine Gray who is buried at Bolton Street. This house is…
T G Macarthy Headstones
Well done Public Trust for getting the professionals in to refurbish the T G Macarthy headstones. Vlad was doing some detailed work on the lead lettering this morning – fiddly…
GEORGE HENRY ATHEA – ACCIDENTALLY KILLED
Deep in Public2 section is this fine headstone to 28 year old George Henry Athea who “met with a fatal accident whilst in the execution of his duty”. He had…