Donnybrook Cemetery Tour

Enjoy an informative walk and talk on a tour of this ten acre rural cemetery led by cemetery historian David Weatherill on Saturday October 25 as part of the Royal Historical Society of Victoria's History Week and the City of Whittlesea Cultural Heritage Program.

This pioneer cemetery was established in 1857 and is still open to burials.  Learn the stories of pioneers past while enjoying the Spring colour of wildflowers common in the cemetery at this time of year.  People with family history related connections welcome to come along and share their stories. Meet at the Malcolm Street, Donnybrook Cemetery at 2.00 pm

Cemeteries talk

Whittlesea Historical Society Inc.  wishes to invite you to a talk by

Cemeteries Historian Dr Celestina Sagazio

Her talk is entitled:

“Interesting Cemetery Tales and Humorous Epitaphs.”

“Cemeteries offer a sense of continuity with our past communities and landscapes. They contain an historical record of the local communities that created them and headstones, which can have fascinating historical facts!”

This talk will be held on

Wednesday Evening, 9 April 2014

At 7.30 pm, in the Fountain Room,

The Council Offices

City of Whittlesea

Ferres Boulavard

South Morang

Entry is Free.     Supper will be served.     

Bookings Essential 

Please R.S.V.P. by Friday, 4 April

Maryann Rosenthal :  Phone 9217 2138 B.H Maryann.Rosenthal@whittlesea.vic.gov.au or

Lindsay: Phone 9435 9391, if not available, please leave a message

Eltham Cemetery Walk

Eltham District Historical Society has an upcoming heritage walk of interest.

The Eltham Cemetery is the custodian of more than 150 years of Eltham’s history. Harry Gilliam’s research on the cemetery includes information on Eltham pioneers from those early years, as well as details of interesting and important locals buried there in more recent times.

Harry will lead a further tour of grave sites on Sunday 13th November. It will include many sites not visited on previous cemetery visits.

The tour will start at 2.00 pm. Enter the cemetery from Mt Pleasant Road (Melway Ref. 21 K9) and proceed to the car park near the south western corner. This tour is free and is open to the general public as well as Society members.

Eltham Cemetery celebrates 150 years

The Eltham Cemetery was established in 1858 and is celebrating it's 150th anniversary this year. The site selected on Mount Pleasant Road at that time was on on high ground overlooking the village of Eltham.

The cemetery, set in natural bushland adjoining Montsalvat, is the resting place of Sir William Irvine, a former Premier and Chief justice of Victoria.

The cemetery contains a number of historic headstones and honours pioneers of the Eltham district including Thomas Sweeney and his family.

Local and family history researchers can search it's online database.