Mount Gravatt Cemetery and Crematorium
| Mount Gravatt Cemetery and Crematorium | |
|---|---|
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| Details | |
| Established | 1918 |
| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| Coordinates | 27°33′15″S 153°03′58″E / 27.5541°S 153.0660°E |
| Owned by | Brisbane City Council |
| Size | 80 hectares |
| Website | Mt Gravatt Cemetery |
| Find a Grave | Mount Gravatt Cemetery and Crematorium |
The Mount Gravatt Cemetery and Crematorium is a cemetery and crematorium located at 620 Mains Road, Nathan, Brisbane, Australia. It is operated by the City of Brisbane.[1]
History
[edit]The cemetery opened in 1918 and the crematorium in 1999.[1]
Burial and cremation options
[edit]Unlike many cemeteries in Brisbane, Mount Gravatt is still open with new burial sites available. The cemetery offers lawn and lawn beam memorials and traditional headstones.[2] Ashes can be placed in niches, or buried or scattered in gardens.[1]
Notable people
[edit]Notable people buried at Mount Gravatt include:
- Roy Armstrong, politician
- Felix Dittmer, politician
- Alfred Dohring, politician
- Kevin Hooper, politician
- Clive Hughes, politician
- Alec Lamont, politician
- Robert Nimmo, soldier
- James Toohey, prospector
War graves
[edit]The cemetery contains war graves of six Commonwealth service personnel of World War II.[3]
Gallery
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Mount Gravatt Cemetery, seen from Mains Road through a fence (2018). -
Mount Gravatt Cemetery (2019).
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Mount Gravatt Cemetery and Crematorium". Brisbane City Council. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ "Mount Gravatt Cemetery". Mapping Brisbane History. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ "CWGC – Cemetery Details Mount Gravatt General Cemetery". Retrieved 24 July 2023. CWGC Cemetery Report.