List of burials at Melbourne General Cemetery

This is a list of notable individuals buried at Melbourne General Cemetery .

Melbourne General Cemetery

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List of burials

A

• Douglas Alexandra (1922–2000), architect
• Sir Harry Brookes Allen (1854–1926), pathologist

B

• Mendel Balberyszski (1894–1966), Jewish community leader, historian of the destruction of the Vilna Ghetto in Lithuania.
• Sir Redmond Barry (1813–1880), Acting Chief Justice who sentenced Ned Kelly to hang; instrumental in the foundation of the Royal Melbourne Hospital, the University of Melbourne, and the State Library of Victoria
• Auguste de Bavay (1856–1944), Belgian-born brewer and industrial chemist
• James Beaney (1828–1891), surgeon
• Rivett Bland (1811–1894), colonial administrator and gold miner
• Hugh Brophy (1829–1919), Fenian
• Sir Anthony Brownless (1817–1897), physician, Chancellor of Melbourne University
• Robert O'Hara Burke (1821–1861) explorer (see Burke and Wills expedition) ^[1]
• William Burnley (1813-1860), politician, early Melbourne pioneer for whom Burnley was named

C

• Hughie Cairns (1888-1929), jockey, first jockey to win the W.S. Cox Plate and the Melbourne Cup in the same year ^[2]
• Arthur Calwell (1896–1973), Politician, Leader of the Federal Opposition
• Comte Lionel de Moreton de Chabrillan (1818–1858), first French Consul
• William Champ (1808–1892), Premier of Tasmania
• Janet Clarke (1851–1909), benefactor
• Marcus Clarke (1846–1881), novelist & poet, author of For the Term of His Natural Life
• Sir William Clarke (1831–1897), landowner and philanthropist
• James Coates (1901–1947), confidence trickster, racketeer, underworld figure ^[3]
• Kelvin Coe (1946–1992), ballet dancer
• Mario Condello (1952–2006), solicitor, underworld figure
• Tom Corrigan (1851–1894), champion Irish jockey, died in a fall at Caulfield
• George Coulthard (1856–1883), sportsman, pioneer of cricket and Australian football

D

• Derrimut (c1810-1864), Boonwurrung leader in early days of Melbourne
• Louise Dyer (1884–1962), music publisher

E

• William Henry Ellerker (1837–1891), architect
• George Elmslie (1861–1918), first Labor Premier of Victoria

F

• John Pascoe Fawkner (1792–1869), one of the founders of Melbourne
• Frederick Federici (1850–1888), opera singer, who created the title role in The Mikado in New York in 1885 ^[4]
• Edmund Finn (1819–1898), journalist, wrote under the nom-de-plume "Garryowen"
• Kathleen Fitzpatrick (1905–1990), historian
• 'Tracker' Forbes (1865-1922), Australian footballer
• James Goodall Francis (1819–1884), Premier of Victoria
• John Freeman, (1822–1900), attempted assassin of Queen Victoria in 1840 under his former name Edward Oxford
• Malcolm Fraser (1930–2015), 22nd Prime Minister of Australia

G

• Jack Galbally (1910–1990), solicitor, politician
• James Galloway (1828–1860), trade unionist, leader of the Eight Hours' Movement ^[5]
• S.T. Gill (1818–1880), artist
• Duncan Gillies (1834–1903), Premier of Victoria
• Samuel Gillott (1838–1913), politician, Mayor of Melbourne
• Sir John Gorton (1911–2002), 19th Prime Minister of Australia
• Thomas Grady VC DSM (To más Ó Grádaigh) (1835–1891), Irish Victoria Cross recipient in the Crimean War
• Edward Grayndler (1867–1943), AWU General-Secretary, politician
• Augustus Greeves (1806–1874), politician, Mayor of Melbourne
• Thomas Griffiths (1865–1947), General & Colonial Administrator
• Henry Gritten (1818-1873), English-Australian landscape artist
• Mrs Aeneas Gunn (Jeannie Gunn) (1870–1961), writer, author of We of the Never Never

H

• Eliza Hall (1847–1916), benefactor, founder of Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
• Greg Ham (1953–2012), musician
• William Hammersley (1826–1886), cricketer, writer, codifier of Australian Rules Football
• Patrick Hannan (1840–1925), discoverer of gold at Kalgoorlie
• Frank Hare (1830–1892), police officer in charge of the Kelly Gang hunt ^{[6] [7]}
• Richard Heales (1822–1864), Premier of Victoria
• John Hennings (1835–1898), artist and theatre impresario ^{[8] [9]}
• Hermann Herlitz (1834–1920), Lutheran pastor and pioneer ^[10]
• Robert Hoddle (1794–1881), surveyor, designer of Melbourne
• Henry Hopwood (1813–1869), convict, pioneer, founder of Echuca (Tomb only; body actually buried in Echuca)
• Tom Horan (1854–1916), Test cricketer, wrote on cricket under the nom-de-plume "Felix"
• Anthony Hordern (1788–1869), founder of the department store dynasty
• Sir Charles Hotham (1806–1855), Governor of Victoria

I

• Sir Isaac Isaacs (1855–1948), the first Australian-born Governor General
• John Iliffe (1846–1914), Dentistry pioneer

K

• Araluen Kendall (1869–1870), infant daughter of Henry Kendall, commemorated in the poem "Araluen" ^{[11] [12]}
• Sir James Kennedy (1882–1954), sportsman and politician
• John King (1838–1872), explorer, sole survivor of Burke and Wills expedition
• Lowe Kong Meng (1830/31-1888), Chinese Australian businessman

L

• Peter Lalor (1827–1889), leader of the Eureka Stockade
• Walter Lindrum (1898–1960), billiards champion, has a distinctive tombstone in the shape of a billiard table

M

• John Macadam (1827–1865), scientist and politician, for whom the Macadamia nut was named
• Sir John Henry MacFarland (1851–1935), educator, Chancellor of the University
• Sir John Madden (1844–1918), Chief Justice
• Emily Lydia Mather (1865–1891), victim of Frederick Bailey Deeming ^[13]
• John Reid McGowan ("Gentleman Jack") (1872–1912), boxing champion
• Evander McIver (1834–1902), architect
• Dame Pattie Menzies (1899–1995), Spouse of Sir Robert Menzies
• Sir Robert Menzies (1894–1978), 12th Prime Minister of Australia
• Billy Midwinter (1851–1890), Test cricketer for both England and Australia
• Sir Norman Mighell (1894–1955), Anzac and Diplomat
• Robert Clark Morgan (1798 – 1864), Captain of the ship that brought the first settlers to South Australia.
• Sam Morris (1855–1931), Test cricketer

N

• William Nicholson (1816–1865), Premier of Victoria, Mayor, advocate of secret ballot
• Robert Nickle (1786–1855), Army commander

O

• Mietta O'Donnell (1950–2001), restaurateur, chef and food writer
• Cornelius O'Mahony (1840–1879), Gaelic scholar and Fenian
• Sir John O'Shanassy (1818–1883), Premier of Victoria

P

• Roy Park (1892–1947), Test cricketer, footballer (Melbourne), soldier, doctor
• John Parnell, (1860–1931), soldier & administrator ^[14]
• Sir James Patterson (1833–1895), Premier of Victoria
• John Giles Price (1808–1857), Magistrate, murdered by convicts at Williamstown

R

• William Ramsay (1868–1914), developer and founder of Kiwi Boot Polish
• Richard Read (the Younger) (c.1796-1862), colonial artist ^[15]
• Moses Rintel (1823–1880), pioneering Rabbi
• Robert Russell (1808–1900), architect, pioneer

S

• Carty Salmon (1860–1917), politician, Speaker of the House of Representatives
• William Sams (1792–1871), colonial administrator, key figure in the founding of Melbourne
• Jack Saunders (1876–1927), Test cricketer
• James Scullin, ninth Prime Minister of Australia
• Sarah Scullin, Spouse of the Prime Minister of Australia
• Clara Seekamp (1819–1908), actress, teacher, writer, first female editor of an Australian newspaper
• James Service (1823–1899), Premier of Victoria
• Hattie Shepparde (1846 – 1874), actress and opera singer - buried with her mother and infant daughter
• John Singleton (1808–1891), physician, philanthropist, evangelical Christian, social reformer; founder of the Royal Children's Hospital and Melbourne City Mission ^[16]
• John Thomas Smith (1816–1879), publican, Victorian colonial politician, seven times Lord Mayor of Melbourne, for whom Smith St. was named
• Brettena Smyth (1840–1898), feminist, suffragette, freethinker, family planning advocate ^[17]
• Sir Arthur Snowden (1829–1918), politician, lawyer, mayor
• Captain Frederick Standish (1824-1883), Police Commissioner, diarist
• Thomas Welton Stanford (1832–1918), businessman, brother of Stanford University founder Leland Stanford
• Peter Steele (1939–2012), poet
• James Stephens (1821–1889), stonemason, Chartist and Eight Hours' campaigner
• Joseph Sternberg, (1852–1898), politician
• Alfred Stirling (1902–1981), diplomat
• Davie Strath (1849–1879), golfer
• Selina Sutherland (1839–1909), health and child welfare worker

T

• Julian Thomas (1843–1896), journalist, wrote under the nom-de-plume "The Vagabond"
• Sir John Thurston (1836–1897), Fijian colonial administrator
• Thomas Topping (1828–1895), stonemason, Eight Hours' campaign pioneer ^[18]
• Elizabeth Tripp (1809–1899), educational pioneer
• Gerard Tucker (1885–1974), founder of the Brotherhood of St Laurence

V

• Julie Vieusseux (1820–1878), educator and artist

W

• Sir Henry Weedon (1859–1921), Lord Mayor and parliamentarian ^[19]
• Clarence Whistler (1856–1885), wrestler
• William John Wills (1834–1861), explorer (see Burke and Wills expedition)
• Edward Wilson (1813–1878), journalist
• Ray Wilson (1910–1938), jockey ^[20]
• John Wroe (1782-1863), religious visionary, founder of the Christian Israelites
• Samuel Wynn (1891–1982), restaurateur, wine merchant

Y

• Florence Young (1870–1920), actress & singer ^[21]

Z

• Traugott Zwar (1876–1947), soldier, writer, surgeon

References

1. Phoenix, Dave (2011). Following Burke and Wills across Victoria : a touring guide. Phoenix. ISBN   978-0-646-56419-7.
2. "Hugh Cairns' Funeral". Daily News.
3. "James Coates". Australian Dictionary Biography.
4. Federici on the Melbourne General Cemetery website
5. "Medal – James Galloway Grave Restoration, Labour Historical Graves Committee, Australia, 1992". Museums Victoria.
6. "Francis Hare".
7. "Hare, Francis". Obituaries Australia.
8. "John Hennings". Australian Dictionary Biography.
9. "Death of Mr John Hennings". The Age. 14 October 1898.
10. "Hermann Herlitz". ADB.
11. "Araluen Kendall". The Argus. 22 November 1924.
12. "Araluen – Henry Kendall".
13. "Frederick Deeming". Australian Dictionary Biography.
14. "John William Parnell". ADB.
15. "Richard Read". ADB. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
16. Otzen, Roslyn. Dr John Singleton 1808–1891. Melbourne Citymission, 2008, pp 30–34.
17. "Brettena Smyth". Australian Dictionary Biography.
18. "A stonemason whose legacy was to sculpt a fairer working day". The Citizen.
19. Dunstan, David (1990). "Sir Henry Weedon (1859–1921)". Australian Dictionary of Biography . Vol. 12. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN   978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN   1833-7538. OCLC   70677943 . Retrieved 12 August 2025.
20. "Funeral of R. Wilson Today".
21. "Florence Maude Young". Australian Dictionary Biography.