Find A Grave - Melbourne General Cemetery

Burke, Robert O'Hara b. 1821 d. July 1, 1861
Australian Explorer. A native of Ireland, he migrated to Australia in 1853 where he became a policeman. Although he had no exploration experience, he was chosen by the governemnt of Victoria to lead an expedition across Australia from south to north. Together with William John Wills they are credited as the first men to cross Australia. He made it to Cooper's Creek, the halfway mark, by November, but grew impatient of waiting for the rest of his group to catch up, so he along with three other...[Read More] (Bio by: Bigwoo)
Melbourne General Cemetery, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Coe, Kelvin b. September 18, 1946 d. July 9, 1992
Ballet Dancer. The first male dancer to rise through the ranks of the Australian Ballet from a junior dancer to principal. He joined the Australian Ballet as an apprentice in 1962 and was promoted to soloist in 1965 and a principal in 1969. In the early stages of his career he was cast by Nureyev in Raymonda and by Robert Helpmann in Sun Music. He won a silver medal with Marilyn Rowe at the 1973 Moscow International Ballet Competition, which established the famous Rowe-Coe partnership. Coe also...[Read More] (Bio by: Medora)
Melbourne General Cemetery, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Gorton, Sir. John Grey b. September 9, 1911 d. May 19, 2002
Australian Prime Minister. Gorton served as the Prime Minister of Australia from January 10, 1968, to March 10, 1971. Gorton retired from politics on November 11, 1975. (Bio by: K)
Melbourne General Cemetery, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Plot: Prime Minister's Garden, Position 3
Grady, Thomas b. September 18, 1831 d. May 18, 1891
Crimean War Victoria Cross Recipient. Grady was born in Cheddah, Galway, and enlisted in the British 99th Foot in 1853 at a time when the regiment had been serving in Australia since 1842 but instead of joining the regiment in New South Wales he transferred to the 4th Regiment in February 1854. Later that year he landed with his regiment in the Crimea in what is now the Ukraine where the British and French besieged the Russians before Sebastopol. On October 18, 1854 Grady was one of two...[Read More] (Bio by: Anthony Staunton)
Melbourne General Cemetery, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Plot: Roman Catholic Area S Grave No. 891
Ham, Greg Norman b. September 27, 1953 d. April 19, 2012
Musician, Actor. Ham was a member of the Australian rock Band "Men at Work" from 1979 to 1985 and again in 1996 for a reunion tour. He played saxophone, flute, harmonica, keyboards and percussion as well as vocals. He was also a member of the band Relax with Max. Ham was also an actor and was a regular cast member on "While You're Down There". Ham's other activities included teaching guitar at Carlton North Primary School and assessing music students seeking the Victorian Certificate of...[Read More] (Bio by: Laura Myers)
Melbourne General Cemetery, Carlton, Victoria, Australia
Holt, Harold Edward b. August 5, 1908 d. December 17, 1967
Australian Prime Minister. He served as the Prime Minister of Australia from January 26, 1966 until his death on December 17, 1967. He died while swimming in the ocean and his body was never recovered. (Bio by: K)
Melbourne General Cemetery, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Plot: Memorial
Lindrum, Walter b. August 29, 1898 d. July 30, 1960
Billiard Player. Born in Kalgoorie, Western Australia he began playing professionally by age fourteen. He won the world championship in 1933 and held it until his retirement in 1950. He set over fifty-five world records. During World War II he raised over one million dollars for charity holding nearly four thousand exhibtion matches in Australia. (Bio by: Bigwoo)
Melbourne General Cemetery, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Magner, Michael b. June 21, 1840 d. February 6, 1897
Abyssinia Expedition Victoria Cross Medal Recipient. He served as a Drummer in the 33rd Regiment, later the Duke of Wellington's Regiment. On April 13, 1868, during the assault on Magdala, Abyssinia, the head of the column of attack was checked by the obstacles at the gate. When men of the 33rd Regiment and an officer of the Royal Engineers broke away from the main approach, Drummer Magner and a Private were the first two men to enter Magdala, thus turning the defenders of the gateway. For most...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Melbourne General Cemetery, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Mather, Emily b. 1864 d. 1891
Folk Figure. She married Frederick Bailey Deeming in Liverpool, on September 22, 1891. They moved to Australia, and he murdered her in Windsor, Melbourne, by slitting her throat and hiding her body under the floorboards of their house. The bodies of Deeming's first wife and children were eventually discovered under the fireplace of their villa in England. Deeming was convicted and hanged for Emily Mather's murder.
Cause of death: Murdered
Melbourne General Cemetery, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Menzies, Sir. Robert Gordon 'Bob' b. December 20, 1894 d. May 15, 1978
Australian Prime Minister. He was Australia's longest serving Prime Minister. He served in office from April 26, 1939 to August 29, 1941, and December 19, 1949 until he resigned in 1966. (Bio by: K)
Melbourne General Cemetery, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Presley, Elvis Aaron [cenotaph] b. January 8, 1935 d. August 16, 1977
Rock Singer, Actor. His career reached such acclaim that he is now universally known as "The King of Rock and Roll". Born in Tupelo, Mississippi, he and his parents moved to Memphis, Tennessee in 1948. Graduating from Humes High School in 1953, in 1954, he began his singing career with the Sun Records label in Memphis. In late 1955, his recording contract was sold to RCA Victor, and he went to Nashville, Tennessee to record his first records for the company. On January 28, 1956, he made his...[Read More] (Bio by: Jane Eubanks)
Melbourne General Cemetery, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Ramsay, William b. June 6, 1868 d. September 4, 1914
Inventor, Manufacturer. In 1906 this native Australian invented Kiwi Boot Polish. "Kiwi", the national bird of New Zealand was chosen as the brand name to honor his New Zealander wife, Ann Elizabeth Meek Ramsay. He began his business by loading his horsedrawn wagon with his polish and selling it door to door to farmers throughout the area. During World War I his polish became popular with both British and American soldiers. The demand they created has today made Kiwi the world's best-selling...[Read More] (Bio by: Bigwoo)
Melbourne General Cemetery, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Scullin, James Henry b. September 18, 1876 d. January 28, 1953
Australia Prime Minister. He served as the Prime Minister of Australia from October 22, 1929 to June 1, 1932. (Bio by: K)
Melbourne General Cemetery, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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