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Launch of re-Member WikiWe are proud to announce the launch of our newest initiative, the re-Member Wiki portal. Designed to remember the lives of those buried at the Cheltenham cemeteries, anyone can make a contribution and share information. The re-Member portal can be accessed at http://www.focrc.org/wiki. It's free to use and access. Just another example of the work we do to research, restore, remember. More... Forthcoming ToursOur NEW tour of the Cheltenham Memorial Park (Wangara Road) titled "Mostly Murders" is scheduled for 25 July 2010. Sunday 12 September 2010 at 2.00pm and Sunday 31 October 2010 at 11.00am. Bookings essential. "The Tragic '30s: Decade of Adventure" of the Cheltenham Pioneer Cemetery (Charman Road) featuring stories of tragic deaths of the in 1930s. Sunday 9 October 2010 at 11.00am. Bookings essential. Use the tour booking form to book your place on-line or ring Vivienne on 03 5420 7671. Cost $10.00 per person ($5.00 for members) and includes refreshments and tour guide. "I also attended the Sunday morning Tragic '20s Tour of the historic Cheltenham Pioneer Cemetery. This is a historic cemetery, and the tour was organised and presented by the Friends of Cheltenham and Regional Cemeteries. It was a wonderful walk through our local history, and a large crowd attended. Thank you, Travis Sellers, for all your work. It was a busy, but very enjoyable weekend" - Ms. Janice MUNT, MLA - local member of state seat of Mordialloc and Parliamentary Secretary of Health. Victorian Parliament Hansard, 27 May 2010 p 1951. Visit our re-Member Wiki Portal and contribute information on the lives of those buried at the Cheltenham Cemeteries. |
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Pictured left is from our Annual General Meeting held on 8 August 2010 attended by 16 persons when we made a special presentation of our DVD Remembering the Boys from Cheltenham. Just another example of the work we do to research, restore and remember.
The Friends of Cheltenham and Regional Cemeteries Inc. covers two historic burial grounds in Melbourne's south-east - Cheltenham Pioneer Cemetery (Old Cheltenham Cemetery) (1864) and Cheltenham Memorial Park (New Cheltenham Cemetery) (1933). About the Cheltenham CemeteriesOpened for interments on 3 October 1864, the Cheltenham Pioneer Cemetery was the first general cemetery established in Melbourne’s bayside and until 1917, was known as the “Mordialloc and South Moorabbin General Cemetery”. A portion of the Cemetery was excised in the 1880s for the railway line to Mordialloc. After the Pioneer Cemetery reached its capacity in the late 1920s, steps were taken to open a new burial ground and the first interment at the Cheltenham Memorial Park took place on 27 March 1933 on the 68th anniversary of the first interment at the Cheltenham Pioneer Cemetery. The original area comprised 21.9 acres and was constructed during the Great Depression at a cost of £8,666 using local unemployed men. A feature of the layout was the strong gridiron arrangement of roads and pathways contrasting with the serpentine layout of the Pioneer Cemetery. The non-denominational lawn sections were introduced in 1961. Both the Pioneer Cemetery and the Memorial Park contain the remains of many local, state and national identities. They are administered by the Southern Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust. Who's Who buried at Cheltenham?Amongst the notables buried at the Cheltenham cemeteries are: Clarice
Marjori-Banks Beckett - Realist artist This Month In FocusThirteeth July 2010 marks the 17th anniversary of the death of Natalie Jayne Russell who was brutally murdered along with two others in 1993 at the hands of sadist Paul Denyer. She was just 17. Described by her family as "an excellent student and always popular with her peers; always making people laugh", Natalie was buried with her grandparents after a service at John Paul College attended by family and the many friends whom she touched in her own quiet way. The Friends remember Natalie Russell and her spirit shall remain evergreen in the hearts of her loved ones. |
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