Welcome...
Welcome to the website of the Friends of Cheltenham and Regional Cemeteries Inc.
Pictured left is at
the Caulfield railway station on 4 December 2011 attended by 45 guests
where we launched our third book "The Caulfield Railway Disaster: Carnage & Courage"
while remembering those associated 1926 Caulfield Railway Disaster. Amongst
the guests were Andrew Lezala, CEO of Metro Trains Melbourne and Betty
Clark, the last survivor of the disaster.
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).
Tours in 2012
The Friends have released our schedule of tours of the Cheltenham cemeteries for 2012. On 28 February, we'll begin the year with '75 Years On' followed by 'More Mostly Murders' in April both at the Cheltenham Memorial Park. In June and August, the Cheltenham Pioneer Cemetery will host 'Hidden Gems, Odds and Ends' and then our popular 'The Tragic '30s: Decade of Adventure'. More...
New Book!
The Caulfield
Railway Disaster: Carnage & Courage is our third book published in
the Remembering Them series that was released on 4 December
2011. It details those associated
with the single most devasting event to affect the south-east.
More...
150th Anniversary...
The Friends have commenced the long road to the 150th anniversary of the Cheltenham Pioneer Cemetery in March 2015. In what we hope will engage all stakeholders - the Southern Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust, City of Kingston, Bayside City Council and most of all our members - we are in the process of drafting a plan of activities to ensure the anniversary is a great success. Watch this space.
We are seeking to hear from anyone who has an ancestor buried in the Pioneer Cemetery, in particular the Pioneers from the 1850s-'70s or people with photographs of the Pioneer Cemetery. Contact us...
