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
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
I Shall Go To HimTranscript: I shall go to him, but he shall not return to me.Year of Death: 1892Cemetery: North East Road Cemetery
Gone to Join the AngelsTranscript: Gone to join the Angels
Peace for EvermoreYear of Death: 1927Cemetery: West Terrace 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
My Saviour Comfort MeTranscript: My Saviour Comfort MeYear of Death: 1938Cemetery: North East Road Cemetery
RP Will Always Be...Transcript: Will always be remembered by what she hath done.Year of Death: 1932Cemetery: Mt Lofty Cemetery
Long Days and NightsTranscript: Long days and nights she bore her pain
To wait for cure 'twas all in vain.
But God alone who thought it best
Did ease her pain and give her rest.Year of Death: 1911Cemetery: West Terrace Cemetery
God Knew BestTranscript: God Knew BestYear of Death: 1940Cemetery: West Terrace Cemetery
UP God Hath Taken Back...Transcript: God hath taken back our darling,
Placed our bud among His flowers
Taken back the child He lent us;
To a better home than ours.Year of Death: 1912Cemetery: Norton Summit Cemetery
Had We Been ThereTranscript: Had we been there at the hour of Death
To catch the last sight of your parting breath
Your last faint whisper we might have heard
And whispered in ...Year of Death: 1897Cemetery: West Terrace Cemetery- Read more...