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The West Family Buried in the Old Bluff Cemetery Island- “Their work is their memorial and their friends remember” Grave locations I-D010, I-D011 and I-D012 all belong to the West family. A very influential family to the early development of Traralgon and Gippsland. The central grave (I-D011), has the monument on it which includes Walter…
John Dunford Soldier of the 84th Regiment Buried in the Old Bluff Cemetery Island Grave location Old Presbyterian OP-J007 is the resting place of an old soldier John Dunford. John Dunford came to Victoria in May 1884 and arrived at Traralgon as one of the many early settlers. He was aged forty and passage was…
Adam William Leslie aged 12 Years 6 Months Buried in the Old Bluff Cemetery- family member of pioneers of Tyers This is the sad story of a young lad named Adam William Leslie who at just shy of 13 years of age died from drowning whilst helping his family. Adam has the sad honour of…
The Traralgon Cemetery Trust has developed a stunning, new Reflection Courtyard near the Children’s Section providing premium niche wall locations for family members of the children buried nearby, keeping families together in death. This is one of our most beautiful places in the cemetery, a private and secluded area for reflection and memories, where you can…
Buried in the Old Bluff Cemetery- Pioneering family of Tyers Andrew was a long serving Trust Secretary and later Chairman of the Traralgon Cemetery Trust from 1880 – 1893. He is the earliest serving Trust member found to be buried at the Old Bluff. Grave location NSB-A006. Note: the headstone pictured is a recent…
The Gippsland Memorial Park has many burials of those who served in one of our World Wars. Lists are being compiled, making them available for those wishing to undergo historical research. Here is a list with a map of all the WW1 soldiers buried within the grounds. Use this to find the graves of those…
12 new independent crypts have been approved by the Traralgon Cemetery Trust for purchase by families. There has been a high demand for the crypts within the community so we welcome this new building project at the Gippsland Memorial Park which should be finished by the end of April 2023. Included in the purchase price…
The Traralgon Cemetery Trust is very grateful for funding from the Latrobe City to contribute towards this new website. The upgraded website has been very well received by the public with a lot of information about the services the cemetery provides. Families are now able to find answers to their questions for many of the…
Said to be buried in the Old Bluff Cemetery – Believed to be the first headstone erected in the original Bluff Cemetery location all those years ago. Sadly, marking the grave of a young pioneer and his mother, who battled the hardships of mid-nineteenth century Gippsland. Charles John Linwood and Family This is thought to…
The Traralgon Cemetery Trust held an ANZAC Day Ceremony in memory of all those who served and are buried within these grounds. An ANZAC Day service was held at the War Memorial at the Traralgon Cemetery remembering those who served and sacrificed their lives for us. Members from the RAAF were in attendance to…