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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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
Snatch'd By Grim DeathTranscript: Snatch'd by grim death, alas too soon he fled,
At prime of life, to join the silent dead,
But when the trumpet, sounds that awful phrase
May angels...Year of Death: 1875Cemetery: St Johns Cemetery Kapunda
Sleep On Beloved and...Transcript: Sleep on beloved sleep and take thy rest
Lay down thy head upon thy Saviour's breast
We loved thee well but Jesus loves thee bestYear of Death: 1894Cemetery: Lyndoch Cemetery
Beneath This Cold And...Transcript: Beneath this cold and humble stone
Lies mouldering in the dust
A man through life to virtue proud
Upright sincere and justYear of Death: 1875Cemetery: St Johns Cemetery Kapunda
In Heaven There Is One...Transcript: In Heaven there is one angel moreYear of Death: 1922Cemetery: West Terrace Cemetery
He Had Not Time To Say...Transcript: He had not time to say farewell
All in a moment our sorrow fell
Heaven retaineth now our treasure
Earth the lonely casket keeps
And the sunbeams l...Cemetery: West Terrace Cemetery
Hold Thou Thy CrossTranscript: Hold Thou THy cross before my closing eyes,
Shine through the gloom and point me to the skies
Heaven't morning breaks and earth's vain shadows flee
...Year of Death: 1934Cemetery: North East Road Cemetery
P United After Many...Transcript: United after many years
Anchored on the happy shoresYear of Death: 1923Cemetery: Houghton Cemetery
Dearest Mother We Have...Transcript: Dearest Mother we have laid thee
In the peaceful grave's embrace,
But thy memory will be cherished,
Till we see thy heavenly faceYear of Death: 1891Cemetery: West Terrace Cemetery
Our Lost Loved OnesTranscript: Our lost loved ones, we have laid them,
In their peaceful graves embrace;
But their memory will be cherished,
Till we see their heavenly face.Year of Death: 1899Cemetery: West Terrace Cemetery- Read more...