A list of some significant Australians and where they are buried.
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The following is a list of some significant Australians and where they are buried.
| NAME | DIED | GRAVE | STATE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
George Fife Angas | 15 May 1859 | Angaston - | SA | |
Henry Ayers | West Terrace - Adelaide | SA | ||
Frederick Baker (Federici) |
Melbourne General Cemetery | VIC | ghost of the Princess Theatre | |
Sir Redmond Barry |
Melbourne General Cemetery | VIC | judge | |
Sir Edmund Barton | 7 Jan 1920 | South Head - Sydney | NSW | politician |
John Batman | 6 May 1839 | Fawkner - | VIC | co-founder of Melbourne |
Rolf Boldrewood | Brighton Cemetery | VIC | writer | |
Robert O'Hara Burke |
Melbourne General Cemetery | VIC | explorer | |
Arthur Calwell |
Melbourne General Cemetery | VIC | politician | |
Amy Castles | Box Hill Cemtery | VIC | opera singer | |
William Champ |
Melbourne General Cemetery | VIC | first Premier of Tasmania | |
Ben Chifley | 13 Jun 1951 | Bathurst - | NSW | Prime Minister |
Caroline Chisholm | Northampton | England | ||
Sir William John Clarke |
Melbourne General Cemetery | VIC | ||
Marcus Clarke |
Melbourne General Cemetery | VIC | writer - author of 'For the Term of his Natural Life' | |
William Pascoe Crook |
Melbourne General Cemetery | VIC | ||
John Curtin | Karrakatta - | WA | Prime Minister | |
Arthur Davitt | 24 Jan 1860 | Eastern Cemetery - Geelong | VIC | |
Peter Dawson | 27 Sep 1961 | Rookwood - | NSW | singer |
C.J. Dennis | 22 Jun 1938 | Box Hill - | VIC | writer |
Sir James Dickson | 10 Jan 1901 | Nundah | - | |
Henry Dumaresq | 5 Mar 1838 | Muswellbrook | - | |
James Dunlop | 23 Sep 1818 | Kincumber churchyard - | NSW | |
Townsend Dureya | 13 Dec 1888 | Parkside property - Balranald | photographer | |
Thomas Elder | 6 Mar 1897 | Mitcham - | SA | |
John Pascoe Fawkner |
Melbourne General Cemetery | VIC | co-founder of Melbourne | |
Rev. John Flynn | Mount Gillen | - | ||
Francis Michael Forde | 28 Jan 1983 | Toowong | - | |
Sir John Forrest | 3 Sep 1918 | Karrakatta - | WA | |
Mark Foy | South Head - Sydney | NSW | ||
James Galloway |
Melbourne General Cemetery | VIC | 8 hours movement | |
Ernest Giles | Coolgardie - | WA | explorer | |
S. T. Gill |
Melbourne General Cemetery | VIC | artist | |
William Gillbee |
Melbourne General Cemetery | VIC | doctor | |
Duncan Gillies |
Melbourne General Cemetery | VIC | Premier of Victoria | |
Paddy Gleeson | St Barnabas - Clare | SA | ||
Richard Goldsbrough | Boroondara - | VIC | ||
Adam Lindsay Gordon | 24 Jun 1870 | Brighton Cemetery | VIC | poet |
Percy Grainger | 20 Feb 1961 | West Terrace - Adelaide | SA | composer |
Aeneas Gunn | 16 Mar 1903 | Elsey Station - | NT | |
Louise Hanson-Dyer |
Melbourne General Cemetery | VIC | L'Oiseau Lyre publishing and recordings | |
Joseph Furphy | 13 Sep 1912 | Karakatta Cemetery | WA | author |
James Harrison | 3 Oct 1893 | Geelong - | VIC | |
John Gorton | 19 May 2002 |
Melbourne General Cemetery | VIC | |
Dame Joan Hammond | 26 November 1996 | Bowral | ||
Pro Hart | Broken Hill Cemetery | NSW | Painter, inventor | |
Richard Heales |
Melbourne General Cemetery | VIC | Premier of Victoria | |
Edward Henty | Boroondara - | VIC | ||
Hans Heysen | 2 Jul 1968 | Hahndorf - | artist | |
Justice James Higinbotham | Brighton Cemetery | Vic | Juge, politician | |
Edmund Charles Hobson | 4 Mar 1848 | Fawkner - | VIC | |
Robert Hoddle |
Melbourne General Cemetery | VIC | ||
Harold Holt | body never found - memorial in -Melbourne General Cemetery | VIC | Prime Minister | |
Henry Hopwood |
Melbourne General Cemetery | VIC | founder of Echuca | |
John Ainsworth Horrocks | 23 Sep 1846 | Penwortham - | SA | |
Charles Hoskins | 14 Feb 1926 | Rookwood - | NSW | |
Charles Hotham |
Melbourne General Cemetery | VIC | Governor of Victoria | |
Jas. Huddart | 27 Feb 1901 | Boorondarra - | VIC | x |
Hamilton Hume | 19 Apr 1873 | Yass - | NSW | explorer |
Sir Isaac Isaacs |
Melbourne General Cemetery | VIC | First Australian-born Governor General | |
Captain Albert Jacka | 17 Jan 1932 | St Kilda - | VIC | First Australian VC |
David Jones | Rookwood - | NSW | ||
Henry Kendall | 1 Aug 1882 | Waverley - | NSW | |
Sidney Kidman | 2 Sep 1935 | Mitcham - | SA | |
John King |
Melbourne General Cemetery | VIC | explorer | |
Lewis Hubert Lasseter | Alice Springs Cemetery | NT | prospector | |
Peter Lalor |
Melbourne General Cemetery | VIC | Eureka Stockade | |
Henry Lawson | 2 Sep 1922 | Waverley - | NSW | writer |
Barnett Levey | 2 Oct 1837 | Pioneer Park - Botany | NSW | |
William Light | 6 Oct 1839 | Light Square - Adelaide | SA | |
Walter Lindrum |
Melbourne General Cemetery | VIC | billiards | |
Norman Lindsay | 21 Nov 1969 | Springwood - | artist | |
Carl Linger | 16 Feb 1862 | West Terrace - Adelaide | SA | composer |
William Saurin Lyster |
Melbourne General Cemetery | VIC | opera entrepreneur | |
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John Henry MacFarland |
Melbourne General Cemetery | VIC | Ormond College | |
Sir Bertram Mackennal | 10 Oct 1931 | Torquay Cemetery, Devon | England | artist |
Alice Maes |
Melbourne General Cemetery | VIC | actress | |
Douglas Mawson | 14 Oct 1958 | St Jude Anglican - Brighton | SA | Antarctic explorer |
Frederick McCubbin | 20 Dec 1917 | Brighton Cemetery | VIC | Painter |
Peter McCormick | 30 Oct 1916 | Rookwood - | NSW | x |
Nellie Melba | 23 Feb 1931 | Lilydale - | VIC | singer |
Sir Robert Menzies |
Melbourne General Cemetery | VIC | Prime Minister | |
Mo (Roy Rene) | 22 Nov 1954 | Rookwood - | NSW | entertainer |
General Sir John Monash | 8 Oct 1931 | Brighton Cemetery | VIC | engineer |
Sidney Myer | Boorondarra | entrepreneur, philanthropist | ||
Isaac Nathan | 15 Jan 1864 | St. Stephen's - Newtown | NSW | composer |
Ned Kelly | 11 Nov 1880 | Old Melbourne Gaol - | VIC | bushranger |
King O'Malley | Lilydale - | VIC | politician (cremated) | |
Sir John O'Shanassy |
Melbourne General Cemetery | VIC | Premier of Victoria | |
Henry Parkes | 27 Apr 1896 | Faulconbridge - | NSW | politician |
Richard Pratt | 28 Apr 2009 | Chevra Kadisha Cemetery, Lyndhurst | VIC | businessman, philanthropist |
John Price |
Melbourne General Cemetery | VIC | ||
Colonel Tom Price |
Melbourne General Cemetery | VIC | ||
William Ramsay |
Melbourne General Cemetery | VIC | Kiwi shoe polish | |
Tom Roberts | 14 Sep 1931 | Illiwarra churchyard - | TAS | artist (cremated) |
Steele Rudd | 11 Oct 1935 | Toowong - | QLD | writer |
James Ruse | St John's Catholic - Campbelltown | NSW | ||
James Scullin |
Melbourne General Cemetery | VIC | Prime Minister | |
Robert Barr Smith | 20 Nov 1915 | Mitcham - | SA | |
John T. Smith |
Melbourne General Cemetery | VIC | Mayor of Melbourne | |
Brettena Smyth |
Melbourne General Cemetery | VIC | suffragette | |
Catherine Spence | 3 Apr 1910 | Brighton - Adelaide | SA | |
James Stephens |
Melbourne General Cemetery | VIC | 8 hours movement | |
Nellie Stewart | Boroondara - | VIC | singer | |
Arthur Streeton | Ferntree Gully - | VIC | artsist | |
John Sulman | 18 Aug 1934 | Gore Hill - Sydney | NSW | Architect |
Robert Torrens | Leusdon Churchyard - | England | ||
James Tyson | 4 Dec 1898 | St Peter's - Campbelltown | NSW | |
Grace Vernon-Brockman | Karrakatta - | WA | ||
Ferdinand von Mueller | 10 Oct 1896 | St Kilda - | VIC | botanist |
William Charles Wentworth | Vaucluse House - Sydney | NSW | ||
Hugo Wertheim | 11 July 1919 | Brighton Cemetery | VIC | importer, manufacturer |
William Wills |
Melbourne General Cemetery | VIC | explorer | |
Sir Hubert Wilkins | 30 November 1958 | North Pole | Ashes scattered at North Pole from the submarine U.S.S. Skate | |
Philip Wirth | 29 Aug 1937 | North Road Anglican - Collinswood | SA | Circus |
John Wren | Boroondara | VIC | ||
Sam Wynn |
Melbourne General Cemetery | VIC | Wynnvale Wines | |
William-Cross Yuille | St Kilda - | VIC | pioneer |
Why not browse through the considerable list of tombstones from Melbourne General Cemetery (Australia)?
