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).
Recent Entries
Yet I Will RejoiceTranscript: Yet I will rejoice in the Lord,
I will Joy in the God of my SalvationYear of Death: 1893Cemetery: Uley Road Cemetery
Just As I AmTranscript: Just as I am, without one plea
But that thy blood was shed for me,
And that Thou bid'st me come to Thee,
O Lamb of God, I come!Year of Death: 1887Cemetery: West Terrace Cemetery
Music In Its Highest...Transcript: Music in its highest form
seems a pensieve memoryYear of Birth: 1834Year of Death: 1924Cemetery: North East Road Cemetery
Who Plucked That Lovely...Transcript: Who plucked that lovely flower;
"The Master",
The gardener held his peaceYear of Death: 1936Cemetery: West Terrace Cemetery
P Safe WIth The MasterTranscript: Safe with the MasterYear of Death: 1924Cemetery: Norton Summit Cemetery
He Said, The Maid Is...Transcript: He said, the maid is not dead.
Matthew 9.c.24.vYear of Death: 1887Cemetery: Hindmarsh 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
Semper FidelisTranscript: Semper Fidelis
(Translates to 'Always Failthful')Year of Death: 1962Cemetery: St George's Magill Cemetery
However Just Her...Transcript: However just her indignation might be, her ideal was not to claim justice but to give tendernessYear of Death: 1910Cemetery: North East Road Cemetery
To Meet In HeavenTranscript: To meet in Heaven!
How sweet the thought,
When life's short years are past
No more to weep, no more to partYear of Death: 1926Cemetery: St Johns Cemetery Kapunda- Read more...