Welcome to Lost Graves
Many cemeteries have been lost because of time, weather, land erosion, woods and relocation. Many of the vital records for these cemeteries have also been misplaced or lost leaving many questions about our ancestors unanswered.
Eumungerie General Cemetery is one of the lost and forgotten. Hidden for many years by a forest which completely reclaimed its own. In the 1970's, a double grave, surrounded by an iron palisade, was all that remained to show the role of this once hallowed ground. The forest today is almost impenetrable.
Here we tell the stories of those that lived and died during the boom days of Eumungerie. News articles and obituaries have been collected through archive newspapers and categorised by surname. Not all residents were buried in this cemetery but their lives were integral to the daily life of this village.
Eumungerie General Cemetery is one of the lost and forgotten. Hidden for many years by a forest which completely reclaimed its own. In the 1970's, a double grave, surrounded by an iron palisade, was all that remained to show the role of this once hallowed ground. The forest today is almost impenetrable.
Here we tell the stories of those that lived and died during the boom days of Eumungerie. News articles and obituaries have been collected through archive newspapers and categorised by surname. Not all residents were buried in this cemetery but their lives were integral to the daily life of this village.
Plan of Eumungerie General Cemetery |
Parish of Eumungerie 1889 |
Cemetery hidden within the forest near the creek
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"Do not stand on my grave and weep
I am not there, I do not sleep I am a thousand winds that blow I am the diamond glints on snow I am the sunlight on ripened grain I am the gentle autumn rain When you awaken in the mornings hush I am the swift uplifting rush Of quiet birds in circled flight I am the soft stars that shine at night Do not stand at my grave and cry I am not there, I did not die!" Anon |
One of the first trustees of the Eumungerie Cemetery was Mr W Pettersson, he made the coffins and read the burial services over most of the people buried there. The car used as the hearse was a T-Model Ford owned by Mr W Dewhurst, it was the first car in the Eumungerie village. The Eumungerie General Cemetery was dedicated on 2nd August 1905. This was revoked on 15th September 1967, with a portion being reserved for a rubbish depot and the remainder of the cemetery gazetted as a Reserve for the preservation of graves.
The known loved ones buried within are:
1915 Mary B M Alderton, age 7, daughter of Herbert J & Mary A (nee Hewett),
1918 Mary Sharp, infant of Henry Edward & Mildred Mary Corrie (nee Bowen)
1918 James Knight, age 21, son of John & Maggie
1919 Veronica Sharp,infant of Henry Edward & Mildred Mary Corrie (nee Bowen)
1920 Wilfred Dickerson, child, son of Herbert H & Ethol M (nee Priest)
? Unknown male, suicide by hanging himself from the railway bridge
? Nagle, female child, daughter of either:-
1. Ernest & Aubrey Nagle, nee Patman, or his parents
2. David & Sarah Nagle, nee Wilson
1915 Mary B M Alderton, age 7, daughter of Herbert J & Mary A (nee Hewett),
1918 Mary Sharp, infant of Henry Edward & Mildred Mary Corrie (nee Bowen)
1918 James Knight, age 21, son of John & Maggie
1919 Veronica Sharp,infant of Henry Edward & Mildred Mary Corrie (nee Bowen)
1920 Wilfred Dickerson, child, son of Herbert H & Ethol M (nee Priest)
? Unknown male, suicide by hanging himself from the railway bridge
? Nagle, female child, daughter of either:-
1. Ernest & Aubrey Nagle, nee Patman, or his parents
2. David & Sarah Nagle, nee Wilson
Reclamation
The Eumungerie Cemetery was reclaimed by volunteers during 2014/15. Part of the Presbyterian/Methodist section was cleared of scrub and fenced off. The area once again returned to hallowed ground with the addition of a white palisade around the last visible grave. Unveiling of the restored cemetery can be read on this link.
Where is Eumungerie
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EUMUNGERIE:
Situated on the Newell Highway between Brocklehurst and Gilgandra this small village evolved from a roadside inn/store known as The Coalbaggie Inn that was established in 1874. A small settlement grew between 1872 and 1881 as various selectors took up land surrounding the inn. The original settlement being named after the Inn - Coalbaggie. The railway arrived in 1901 and a timber mill opened on the line at Coalbaggie Creek and other development was spurred on. The village was dedicated as Eumungerie in 1904 - Eumungerie being and Aboriginal word for quandong, a native peach tree. Source: Towns around Dubbo |
Queen's Birthday Honours 2012
Rural Fire Service (RFS) – Australian Fire Service Medal
JOHN CHARLES MACKENZIE Secretary/Treasurer – Eumungerie Brigade, Orana Team, Region West
Mr Mackenzie has served the Eumungerie community and the wider Dubbo area with over 57 years of devoted service to the RFS. He is known to young and old alike as a ‘no fuss’ person who gets the job done. Mr Mackenzie joined the brigade as a volunteer in 1954 and was elected secretary in 1974 before taking on the role of treasurer in 2006. He has been involved in a number of campaign fires in the Goonoo and Beni Forests. He has shown commitment and dedication to the community in which he lives as well as to the RFS, which he is extremely passionate.
Source - www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0016/5614/Queens-Birthday-Honours-List.pdf
JOHN CHARLES MACKENZIE Secretary/Treasurer – Eumungerie Brigade, Orana Team, Region West
Mr Mackenzie has served the Eumungerie community and the wider Dubbo area with over 57 years of devoted service to the RFS. He is known to young and old alike as a ‘no fuss’ person who gets the job done. Mr Mackenzie joined the brigade as a volunteer in 1954 and was elected secretary in 1974 before taking on the role of treasurer in 2006. He has been involved in a number of campaign fires in the Goonoo and Beni Forests. He has shown commitment and dedication to the community in which he lives as well as to the RFS, which he is extremely passionate.
Source - www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0016/5614/Queens-Birthday-Honours-List.pdf
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