West Terrace Cemetery
| West Terrace Cemetery | |
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 Aerial view of the West Terrace Cemetery (also seen are Anzac Highway and West Terrace) | |
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| Details | |
| Established | before 1837 |
| Location | 161 West Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia, SA 5000 |
| Country | Australia |
| Coordinates | 34°56′4″S 138°35′6″E / 34.93444°S 138.58500°E |
| Size | 27.6 hectares (68 acres) |
| No. of interments | >150,000 |
| Website | aca |
| Find a Grave | West Terrace Cemetery |
The West Terrace Cemetery, formerly Adelaide Public Cemetery is a cemetery in
History
The Adelaide Park Lands were laid out by Colonel William Light in his design for the city in 1837. Originally, Light reserved 2,300 acres (930 ha) for a park, and a further 32 acres (13 ha) for a public cemetery.[1]
West Terrace Cemetery one of the oldest operating cemeteries in Australia.[2]
In 1843 the establishment of a
In 1902, the first crematorium in the southern hemisphere was built, and began operating in 1903. It was the only one in Australia for 20 years.[citation needed]
In 1989 the cemetery was listed on the South Australian Heritage Register.[2]
Smyth Chapel
The Smyth Chapel, located in the Catholic area of the cemetery, was designed by
In 2019 the Smyth Chapel underwent a large restoration, with project winning the Bob Such Award for Design for Social Benefit, a
Location and description
The 27.6-hectare (68-acre)
It is divided into a number of sections for various communities and faiths, including two
Since 2002,[citation needed] the site has been administered by the Adelaide Cemeteries Authority.
War graves
AIF Cemetery
With concerns from various patriotic associations about soldiers from the First World War without relatives being buried in unmarked graves in the cemetery, a deputation to the Minister of Public Works in February 1920 sought a "Soldiers Lot" not only for these soldiers but also those whose families wished to bury their "soldier loved ones" there. The minister set aside a half an acre of the Light Oval for this purpose, with a monument to be erected by public subscription and soldiers in unmarked graves to be re-interred there.[5] The first burial was in March 1920 but with slow progress of public fund raising the area was not dedicated until Sunday 10 December 1922.[6]
There are buried (at June 2014) 275 Commonwealth service personnel from both World Wars in West Terrace Cemetery whose graves are registered by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.[7]
Notable interments or cremations
- William and Ann Margaret Bickford, manufacturing chemists
- Arthur Seaforth Blackburn, military officer and Victoria Crossrecipient from the First World War
- Abraham Tobias Boas, long serving Rabbi of Adelaide's Jewish congregation
- James Bonnin, London property developer
- Aboriginaland popular Adelaide personality in the 1890s
- Charles Campbell, early settler, pastoralist and founder of Campbelltown
- Charles Chewings, geologist and anthropologist
- Sir Dominick Daly, 7th Governor of South Australia
- Phillip Davey, Victoria Cross recipient from the First World War
- Ethel Sarah Davidson, military nurse awarded Royal Red Cross and CBE
- J. Matthew Ennis, academic organist and pianist
- Boyle Travers Finniss, settler, soldier, surveyor and the first Premier of South Australia
- Thomas Gilbert, early pioneer and the colony's first Post Master General
- Percy Grainger, international musician and composer
- Charles Beaumont Howard, South Australia's first colonial chaplain
- Reginald Roy Inwood, Victoria Cross recipient from the First World War
- Jorgen Christian Jensen, Danish-born Victoria Cross recipient from the First World War
- Australian Federation
- Song of Australia
- Philip Levi, early settler and pastoralist
- John McPherson, first leader of the South Australian division of the Australian Labor Party
- Frederick Metters, founder of oven and stove manufacturing business that became Metters Limited
- Sir John Morphett (along with other members of his family), early settler, pastoralist and businessman
- Arthur Edward Rossiter, founder of footwear manufacturer, Rossi Boots
- Richard Gilbert Symonds, Surveyor for Colonel Light[8][9]
- unionist
- The unknown identity known as The Somerton Man
References
- ^ "The Park Lands". Herald. 6 September 1902. p. 7 – via Trove.
- ^ a b c d e "West Terrace Cemetery History". Adelaide Cemeteries Authority. Archived from the original on 4 March 2015.
- ^ "Smyth Chapel". Adelaide Cemeteries Authority. Archived from the original on 12 August 2011.
- ^ McNamara, Lindy (26 February 2020). "Smyth Chapel project wins award". The Southern Cross. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- The Mail. Adelaide. 14 February 1920. p. 2. Retrieved 30 May 2012 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Dedication of the Soldiers' Cemetery". The Advertiser. Adelaide. 9 December 1922. p. 11. Retrieved 30 May 2012 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Adelaide (West Terrace) Cemetery, CWGC Cemetery Report.
- ^ Symonds, Richard Gilbert (1810–1896) Encyclopedia of Australian Science
- ^ Symonds, Richard Gilbert State library – correspondence
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