The North Brighton Cemetery, operated by the

City of Holdfast Bay The City of Holdfast Bay is a local government area in the south-western coastal suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia. History The council was formed 1 January 1997, when the City of Glenelg and City of Brighton councils were amalgamated by ...

Somerton Park Somerton Park was a football, greyhound racing and speedway stadium in Newport, South Wales. Football In April 1912 Newport County had been accepted to play in the Southern League for the 1912–13 season. Shortly afterwards, the site ...

had its first burial in 1859.

Interments

Des Corcoran James Desmond Corcoran AO (8 November 1928 – 3 January 2004) was an Australian politician, representing the South Australian Branch of the Australian Labor Party. He was the 37th Premier of South Australia, serving between 15 February 1979 ...

(1928–2004) politician and soldier * William Fisk (1871–1940) politician *

Pat Glennon Pat Glennon (23 August 1927 – 14 February 2004) was an Australian jockey raised in the Ascot Vale area in Melbourne, not far from the Flemington Racecourse. Glennon rode his first winner, a horse named Alares, trained by his father, at a bu ...

(1927–2004) jockey * Henry Hamilton (1826–1907) grape-grower and wine-maker and ** Frank Hamilton (1859–1913) wine-maker *

Reginald Pole Blundell Reginald Pole Blundell (4 February 1871 – 9 August 1945) was a member of the South Australian House of Assembly from 1907 to 1918 and the Australian House of Representatives from 1919 to 1922. Blundell was born in the Adelaide suburb of Norw ...

(1871–1945) tobacco-twister, trade unionist and politician * Arthur Donald McCutcheon (1890–1955) Methodist minister and social worker * Mabel Mary McCutcheon (1886–1942) nurse * Paul Moran * Francis Phillip O'Grady (1900–1981) engineer and public servant *

Catherine Helen Spence Catherine Helen Spence (31 October 1825 – 3 April 1910) was a Scottish-born Australian author, teacher, journalist, politician, leading suffragist, and Georgist. Spence was also a minister of religion and social worker, and supporter of ...

J. B. Spence John Brodie Spence (15 May 1824 – 7 December 1902) was a prominent Scottish-born banker and politician in the early days of South Australia. He was a brother of the reformer Catherine Helen Spence. Spence was born in Melrose, Scottish Bord ...

William George Torr William George Torr MA, BCL, LLD (29 March 1853 – 13 September 1939), often referred to as "Old Oxford", was a religious educator in South Australia. History William G. Torr was a son of John Torr (c. 1815 – 14 February 1884) of Tavistoc ...

(1853–1939) headmaster

References

{{Cemeteries_in_South_Australia 1859 establishments in Australia Cemeteries in South Australia