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
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
Some Day We May...Transcript: Some day we may understandYear of Death: 1911Cemetery: West Terrace Cemetery
In Sure And Certain HopeTranscript: In sure and certain hope of a glorious resurrectionYear of Death: 1925Cemetery: Hindmarsh Cemetery
P Short Was The Call...Transcript: Short was the call she had from above
Not a word to her loved ones could say
Her eyes closed in death as a babe in its sleep
And she silently passe...Year of Death: 1902Cemetery: Norton Summit Cemetery
P Though Gone From Us,...Transcript: Though gone from us, how hard to bear,
No more on Earth to roam;
Midst all our grief 'tis joy to know
He has found a better home.Year of Death: 1888Cemetery: Gumeracha Cemetery
Gone In Life's Fair...Transcript: Gone in life's fair morning
Gone in the bloom of youthYear of Death: 1898Cemetery: Lyndoch Cemetery
I Heard The Voice of...Transcript: I heard the voice of Jesus say come unto me and rest
Lay down thou weary one, lay down thy head upon my breast
I came to Jesus as I was weary and wo...Year of Death: 1883Cemetery: Hindmarsh Cemetery
He Answered The CallTranscript: He answered the callYear of Death: 1917Cemetery: West Terrace Cemetery
A Mother We LovedTranscript: A mother we loved has gone to rest,
God has claimed his own;
Oh, may her gentle spirit be
A star to guide us home.Year of Death: 1924Cemetery: Lyndoch Cemetery
Dear Wife And ChildrenTranscript: Dear wife and children shed no tears,
I must lie here till Christ appears,
When here He comes I hope to have
A joyful rising from the graveYear of Death: 1884Cemetery: Lyndoch Cemetery- Read more...