150 yrs Cemetery - Mays Hill, NSW, Australia
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S 33° 49.146 E 150° 59.593
56H E 314271 N 6256090
This plaque is on the Lychgate entrance to Mays Hill Cemetery.
Waymark Code: WM109ZV
Location: New South Wales, Australia
Date Posted: 03/29/2019
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member TeamBPL
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The Mays Hill Cemetery is one of the earliest cemeteries in what was western Sydney in the 1840's. While the Presbyterians had a section from 1839, it wasn't till 1849 that the Baptists of the Parramatta area also had a section. BTW the first Presbyterian entry to record was October 1843, while the first Baptist entry was in September 1852.

The cemetery is in the City of Parramatta Council. This commemorative plaque is on the western side of the lychgate entrance to the Cemetery. The transcription of the bronze follows:

This plaque unveiled by the Mayor of Holroyd
Councillor Allan Ezzy
commemorates the Sesqui Centenary (150years)
of Mays Hill Cemetery
celebrated in the adjacent park on the
15th November 1998 with a day of festivities
hosted by the
Friends of Mays Hill Cemetery

			Mr Gerry O'Brien
					The Friends of Mays Hill Cemetery
		Chairman

Address: Steele Street, Mays Hill, NSW, 2145, Australia

Visited: 1130, Thursday, 27 December, 2018

Subject: Town

Commemoration: 1998

Date of Founding: 1848

Date of Commemoration: 15 November, 1998

Address:
Mays Hill Cemetery, NSW

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