Bunbury Pioneer Catholic Cemetery
Bunbury, Bunbury City, Western Australia, Australia
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Bunbury, Bunbury City, Western Australia 6230 AustraliaCoordinates: -33.32581, 115.63167 - Cemetery ID:
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Comprising of an area of 1 acre 3 perches on Lot 300, Reserve 23888 was surveyed for the purpose of a Roman Catholic Cemetery when Ommaney surveyed the Bunbury Townsite in 1841. On 17 November 1842, Eliza Keegan, a young mother, was the first person to be buried in the Roman Catholic Cemetery. Some 550 Roman Catholic settlers and their descendants were also interred there.
The cemetery closed in 1954 partly due to sand movement covering the graves. The land was returned to the Crown in 1951, and some graves were relocated to the new Bunbury Town Cemetery, including 9 Sisters of Mercy and Father Dean Martelli. Others were permitted to remove their relatives to the new town Cemetery, provided it was at their own expense. The opportunity was beyond the means of many families in the post-war period. The old Catholic Cemetery was graded in 1954, and it is estimated there are over 520 graves under the sand dunes. There is no visible evidence of the graveyard except for a signpost erected by the council to mark the site.
Comprising of an area of 1 acre 3 perches on Lot 300, Reserve 23888 was surveyed for the purpose of a Roman Catholic Cemetery when Ommaney surveyed the Bunbury Townsite in 1841. On 17 November 1842, Eliza Keegan, a young mother, was the first person to be buried in the Roman Catholic Cemetery. Some 550 Roman Catholic settlers and their descendants were also interred there.
The cemetery closed in 1954 partly due to sand movement covering the graves. The land was returned to the Crown in 1951, and some graves were relocated to the new Bunbury Town Cemetery, including 9 Sisters of Mercy and Father Dean Martelli. Others were permitted to remove their relatives to the new town Cemetery, provided it was at their own expense. The opportunity was beyond the means of many families in the post-war period. The old Catholic Cemetery was graded in 1954, and it is estimated there are over 520 graves under the sand dunes. There is no visible evidence of the graveyard except for a signpost erected by the council to mark the site.
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