The Moonta Cemetery in
Moonta, South Australia
Moonta is a town on the Yorke Peninsula of South Australia, north-northwest of the state capital of Adelaide. It is one of three towns known as the Copper Coast or "Little Cornwall" for their shared copper mining history.
Description
The town ...
was established under the Moonta Cemetery Trust in May 1866. Burials had occurred prior to that, with the town having been surveyed and land sold in March 1863. Plans for the cemetery were made in 1867 with walls erected between 1871 and 1876, the front gates made by
J. H. Horwood and Co. of Adelaide. J. H. Horwood and Co. also cast the copper bell installed in 1896.
The Moonta Cemetery, including wall, gates and waiting room were included in the
South Australian Heritage Register
The South Australian Heritage Register, also known as the SA Heritage Register, is a statutory register of historic places in South Australia. It extends legal protection regarding demolition and development under the ''Heritage Places Act 1993'' ...
on 28 November 1985. It is now managed by the
District Council of the Copper Coast
The Copper Coast Council is a local government area in the Australian state of South Australia located at the northern end of the Yorke Peninsula. It was established in 1997 and its seat is in Kadina.
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The Copper Coast Council is lo ...
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People
Interments in the cemetery include:
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Thomas Boutflower Bennett
Thomas Boutflower Bennett (1808–14 September 1894) was an early colonist of South Australia, remembered as a schoolmaster at J. L. Young's Adelaide Educational Institution and at Saint Peter's College.
He married Elizabeth (14 January 1811– ...
(1808–1894) was an early colonist of South Australia
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John Verran
John Verran (9 July 1856 – 7 June 1932) was an Australian politician and trade unionist. He served as premier of South Australia from 1910 to 1912, the second member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) to hold the position.
Verran was b ...
, (1856–1932) miner and premier
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John Stanley Verran
John Stanley Verran (24 December 1883 – 30 August 1952) was an Australian politician.
Verran was born in Moonta, the son of John Verran, later Premier of South Australia. He went to work in a mine at the age of 11, and later worked as ...
, (1883–1952) politician
References
Further reading
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External links
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{{Cemeteries in South Australia
Cemeteries in South Australia
South Australian Heritage Register
1866 establishments in Australia