General cemetery - Mackay, Qld, Australia
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member blingg
S 21° 08.713 E 149° 09.936
55K E 724889 N 7660247
The former Mackay General Cemetery
Waymark Code: WM12MJW
Location: Queensland, Australia
Date Posted: 06/15/2020
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member elyob
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The Mackay Cemetery was established in 1865 with the earliest burial being recorded in July 1866. The cemetery was divided into sections according to religious denomination and included an alien section. The cemetery contains South Sea Islander, Japanese, Javanese (Muslim) and Singhalese graves.
In the late 1990's the cemetery was closed to new burials and replaced by Walkerston and Mt Bassett cemetries
City, Town, or Parish / State / Country: Mackay

Approximate number of graves: 15500

Cemetery Status: Inactive Maintained

Cemetery Website: Not listed

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