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 Sleep On Beloved and...Transcript: Sleep on beloved and take thy rest,
Lay down thy head upon thy Saviour's breast
We loved thee well but Jesus loved thee best,
Good Night, Good Nigh...Year of Death: 1921Cemetery: Mt Lofty 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
Submissive To Thy WillTranscript: Submissive to thy will my God,
To Thee my partner I resign;
And humbly bow berfore Thy rod
I mourn but dare not to repine,Year of Death: 1866Cemetery: North East Road Cemetery
P Our Father Dear Has...Transcript: Our Father dear has gone to rest
To live in Heaven among the blest,
We would not call him back again
For he is free from grief and pain.Year of Death: 1887Cemetery: Norton Summit Cemetery
Farewell My WifeTranscript: Farewell my wife, my children dear,
I am not dead, but sleeping here
My debt is paid the grave you see.
Prepare you all to follow me.Year of Death: 1905Cemetery: St Johns Cemetery Kapunda
At One With All BeingTranscript: At One With All BeingYear of Birth: 1897Year of Death: 1991Cemetery: St Saviour Cemetery (Church)
P Short Was Her Call...Transcript: Short was her call she had from above;
No word to her loved ones did say.
Her eyes closed in heath like a babe in its sleep,
And she peacefully pas...Year of Death: 1897Cemetery: Norton Summit Cemetery
But The Fruit Of The...Transcript: 'But the fruit of the spirit is charity, joy, peace, patience...
Against such there is no lawYear of Birth: 1855Year of Death: 1938Cemetery: 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
A Ray of SunshineTranscript: A ray of sunshine goneYear of Birth: 1910Year of Death: 1912Cemetery: West Terrace Cemetery- Read more...