Historical articles

Buried in the Old Bluff Cemetery, an historical area of the Gippsland. Located in site NSM-C051 marked by a traditional headstone and surrounded with a dainty iron fence. Thomas’s wife Kate Copeland was interred in the Bluff cemetery after her death on the 7th of November 1891. The funeral was a lengthy one consisting Mr…

Henry John Mapleson Buried in the Old Bluff Cemetery- Pioneers of Traralgon Henry and brother Joe travelled to Traralgon in 1873 to look for land to farm. Henry is buried with his wife and family, notably Patience (Liddiard) and with a memorial to Frederick Ralph Mapleson a Lieutenant with the 13th Light Horse Regiment (in…

Dugald Campbell Buried in the Old Bluff Cemetery- Pioneers of Traralgon, the second Campbell family in the district- site OP-D022 The Campbell family were celebrated pioneers of Traralgon. Dugald has the sad honour of being the owner of the oldest deed that is held at Gippsland Memorial Park.   27th January 1891 – FUNERAL OF…

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…

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…

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…