BUCHAN SOUTH GRAVES (MARY MACKIESON & JANE DAVIDSON)
180 HOLLOWAYS ROAD BUCHAN SOUTH, EAST GIPPSLAND SHIRE
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Statement of Significance
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BUCHAN SOUTH GRAVES (MARY MACKIESON & JANE DAVIDSON) - History
Mary Matilda MacKieson, aged 3 years, died 2 Feb 1875 after having her clothes caught fire. The daughter of the station owner, she was buried by Joseph Wyatt and her father. Her father, John W Mackieson, was said to have been born in Prince Edward Island, Canada, and educated at Harvard. While in the district, he had an alternative occupation as a Surgeon, and occasionally practised medicine. Her mother was Mary Roberts. Jane Davidson, aged 46 years, died in Buchan 7 Feb 1884 after 4 months illness with encephalitis. The daughter of Susan & James Roberts of Wales, and sister-in-law of J W Mackieson, Jane had wed A B Davidson when aged 33 years. She was buried by A W Ward.Heritage Inventory Description
BUCHAN SOUTH GRAVES (MARY MACKIESON & JANE DAVIDSON) - Heritage Inventory Description
The position of the graves was formerly marked by two lightwood trees, but the precise position of the graves have been lost since the removal of the trees, and ploughing of the paddock. Locals remember them being just to the south of the corrugated-iron shed.
The graves are situated within a grassy grazing paddocl beside Yellow Waterhole Creek. The land in the vicinity is comprised of river flats, and has a strong rural aspect. The paddock contains a corrugated-iron machinery & hay shed, and is accessed via a gate from Holloways Road.
Physical Conditions: Poor - graves sites not visible.
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BUCHAN SOUTH GRAVES (MARY MACKIESON & JANE DAVIDSON)Victorian Heritage Inventory
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