Hindmarsh Cemetery

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Hindmarsh Cemetery
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Coordinates 34°54′41″S138°33′55″E / 34.911266°S 138.565369°E / -34.911266; 138.565369 Coordinates: 34°54′41″S138°33′55″E / 34.911266°S 138.565369°E / -34.911266; 138.565369
Owned by City of Charles Sturt
No. of graves>15,000
Website http://www.charlessturt.sa.gov.au/Cemeteries
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Hindmarsh Cemetery is located on the corner of Adam Street and South Road, Hindmarsh, South Australia and bounded by the River Torrens to the south.

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The cemetery and Sexton's cottage were included in the South Australian Heritage Register on 23 November 1989. [1]

History

The cemetery was originally planned and operated by committee appointed by the residents of Hindmarsh. A report in The Observer of 30 May 1846 noted that 2 acres were set aside for a cemetery, although the first burial occurred in the preceding month. [2]

Control of the cemetery effectively passed to the Hindmarsh Council, with the first Cemetery Committee on 2 March 1927. [2]

Interments

The first burial was of Edward Hughes of Hindmarsh on 21 April 1846. [2]

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