MURRINDAL STATION GRAVES
MURRINDAL PARK, BUCHAN-GELANTIPY ROAD MURRINDAL, EAST GIPPSLAND SHIRE
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Statement of Significance
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MURRINDAL STATION GRAVES - History
Murrindal was a wayside coach stop for travellers between the Monaro and Gippsland. Three people are known to be buried here: William Thomas Connors, aged 6 months, died Jan 1885 of inflammation of the bowel. Born Monaro, NSW, parents Thomas Connors & Elizabeth Woodhouse. John Moore, aged 62 years, died 13 Feb 1872 after the wheel of a dray passed over him on the Murrindal-Buchan Road. A carpenter by trade. Andrew Patterson, aged 53 years, was a contractor working on the road when killed by a dynamite explosion at Murrindal in July 1891. He was married to Sarah Ward, and left 11 children.Heritage Inventory Description
MURRINDAL STATION GRAVES - Heritage Inventory Description
This old graveyard now shows no markers or any evidence of graves, and is marked only by a very large, old poplar tree, presumably planted within the small cemetery. The cemetery originally had a picket fence, and in relatively recent times was marked by 2 wooden posts and a chain. No traces of either remain.
The graves are situated in open grazing land below Pattersons Cutting, on the Buchan-Gelantipy Road, in the Murrindal River valley. The former graveyard is a few hundred metres to the west of the historic Murrindal Station Homestead, and sits on a small upper level terrace, on the north side of a gully which feeds into the Murrindal River.
Physical Conditions: Poor
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MURRINDAL STATION GRAVESVictorian Heritage Inventory
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Murrindal HomesteadNational Trust
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