Nundah Cemetery
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Nundah Cemetery is located in Hedley Avenue in the suburb of Nundah, Queensland
in the city of Brisbane
.
commenced as a small burial ground in 1846. Itwas officially opened in 1862. At that time, the district was known as "German station", as the earliest settlers were Lutheran missionaries, and hence the cemetery was originally known as "German Station Cemetery". The district was originally outside of the town of Brisbane
and was a farming community. At that time, the road beside the cemetery was (somewhat unimaginatively) known as "Cemetery Road". However the introduction of a railway through the district in 1882 opened it up for residential area
housing for the growing town of Brisbane. As "Cemetery Road" was regarded as an unattractive name for a residential street, it was renamed "Hedley Avenue" at some time in the 1930s or 1940s allegedly after a local doctor.
Many of the pioneers of the Nundah district are buried in this cemetery. The cemetery was originally established with a set of local trustees, but the records they kept of burials were somewhat sketchy at times. In the 1930s, Brisbane City Council took over the management of the cemetery (by this time Nundah was within the boundaries of the City of Brisbane).
As the German station settlement was established in 1838, it is unclear where the earliest burials in the settlement would have occurred.
Nundah, Queensland
Nundah is an inner suburb in the city of Brisbane, Australia, located approximately 8 kilometers north-east of the Brisbane central business district, in the local government area of the City of Brisbane....
in the city of Brisbane
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
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Establishment
The cemeteryCemetery
A cemetery is a place in which dead bodies and cremated remains are buried. The term "cemetery" implies that the land is specifically designated as a burying ground. Cemeteries in the Western world are where the final ceremonies of death are observed...
commenced as a small burial ground in 1846. Itwas officially opened in 1862. At that time, the district was known as "German station", as the earliest settlers were Lutheran missionaries, and hence the cemetery was originally known as "German Station Cemetery". The district was originally outside of the town of Brisbane
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
and was a farming community. At that time, the road beside the cemetery was (somewhat unimaginatively) known as "Cemetery Road". However the introduction of a railway through the district in 1882 opened it up for residential area
Residential area
A residential area is a land use in which housing predominates, as opposed to industrial and commercial areas.Housing may vary significantly between, and through, residential areas. These include single family housing, multi-family residential, or mobile homes. Zoning for residential use may permit...
housing for the growing town of Brisbane. As "Cemetery Road" was regarded as an unattractive name for a residential street, it was renamed "Hedley Avenue" at some time in the 1930s or 1940s allegedly after a local doctor.
Many of the pioneers of the Nundah district are buried in this cemetery. The cemetery was originally established with a set of local trustees, but the records they kept of burials were somewhat sketchy at times. In the 1930s, Brisbane City Council took over the management of the cemetery (by this time Nundah was within the boundaries of the City of Brisbane).
As the German station settlement was established in 1838, it is unclear where the earliest burials in the settlement would have occurred.
Current use
As the cemetery is now full, the only burial options available in the cemetery is the interment of ashes in existing family graves or in the collumbarium walls.Notable people buried in Nundah Cemetery
- George Bridges and wife Mary (née Brightman), pioneers who developed the Nundah shopping strip
- Thomas BridgesThomas Bridges (Australian politician)Thomas Bridges was a member of Australia's Queensland Legislative Assembly in the seat of Nundah as a member of the Ministerial party and as a member of the then Commonwealth Liberal Party .-Early...
, Member of the Legislative Assembly for the electorate of Nundah - James DicksonJames DicksonSir James Robert Dickson, KCMG was an Australian politician and businessman, the 13th Premier of Queensland and a member of the first federal ministry....
, Premier of Queensland and Commonwealth Minister for Defence - John McMasterJohn McMaster (mayor)John McMaster was an alderman and mayor of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. He was a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland and a Member of the Legislative Council of Queensland.-Personal life:...
, the "Father of Brisbane", 4 times mayor of Brisbane, Member of both the Queensland Legislative Assembly and Queensland Legislative Council