St Andrew's Graveyard, Brighton is the graveyard of St Andrew's Anglican Church, Brighton, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The St Andrew's Graveyard is of historical significance as an extremely early, pre-

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graveyard and as a rare surviving example of such a graveyard in Victoria.St Andrews Church precinct
Heritage Victoria It is one of four remaining

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s in Victoria. The St Andrew's Graveyard is notable for the tombstones of early Victorian pioneers and prominent citizens, and their families, contained within it. These include Jonathan B. Were, leading merchant and agent and founder of J. B. Were and Son (d. 1885); Henry B. Foot, surveyor and planner of the Brighton township (d. 1857); William A. Brodribb, pastoralist and politician (d. 1886) and

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, chief engineer of the Victorian Railways (d. 1880). The retention of a wooden memorial marker (date unknown) is also of significance.

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St. Andrew's Brighton – Historic Graveyard

Brighton (Saint Andrew) Anglican Churchyard
BillionGraves 1843 establishments in Australia Cemeteries in Melbourne Churchyards in Victoria City of Bayside

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