Australian Epitaphs
This page has been developed to record various epitaphs throughout Australia, with research into the origins of the epitaphs.
I welcome photos of any epitaphs of interest that you find, email through the contact page, with any details you can add (cemetery, location).
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P Where Once This...Transcript: Where once this gentleman and gentle man walked
The sound of leaves falling gently upon the Earth,
Whisper his name.Year of Death: 1990Cemetery: Euchunga Cemetery
P His Words, His...Transcript: His words, his actions are not dead
But in my heart are daily read.Year of Death: 1902Cemetery: Gumeracha Cemetery
May Angels Guard Her...Transcript: May angels guard her sleeping dust
Until Jesus comes to raise the just.Year of Death: 1886Cemetery: Ballarat Cemetery
I Expect To PassTranscript: I expect to pass through this world but once;
And good therefor that I can do, or any kindness that I can show to any fellow creature. Let me do it n...Cemetery: St George's Magill Cemetery
Ye Also Ready For In...Transcript: Ye also ready for in such an hour
Ye think not the Son of Man comethYear of Birth: 1873Year of Death: 1894Cemetery: West Terrace Cemetery
Gone In Life's Fair...Transcript: Gone in life's fair morning
Gone in the bloom of youthYear of Death: 1898Cemetery: Lyndoch Cemetery
P His Life Was Gentle,...Transcript: His life was gentle, and the elements so mixed in him, that nature might stand up and say to all the world, "This was a man!"Year of Birth: 1847Year of Death: 1931Cemetery: Norton Summit Cemetery
A Gentle and Devoted...Transcript: A Gentle and Devoted FriendYear of Death: 1960Cemetery: North East Road Cemetery
Give Her Of The FruitTranscript: Give her of the fruit of her hand; and let her own works praise her in the gates
Proverbs 31:31Year of Death: 1892Cemetery: Ballarat Cemetery
A Bright SunsetTranscript: A Bright SunsetYear of Death: 1920Cemetery: Hindmarsh Cemetery- Read more...