God's Acre Cemetery is a heritage-listed cemetery in front of

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, along Beatty Road, between Kerry & Mortimer Roads, Archerfield,

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, Australia. It is also known as Grenier's Burial Ground, Coopers Plains Cemetery and Oxley Cemetery.

History

God's Acre Cemetery was established in 1859 by Thomas Grenier as a burial place when his son Volney Grenier, aged 16, was killed in a fall from his horse. Yeerongpilly Shire Council took control of the cemetery in 1924, and subsequently

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in 1925. The cemetery was surrounded by the

from the late 1920s. The Federal Airports Corporation now owns the land, but is leased by the

. God's Acre Cemetery is listed on the Brisbane Heritage Register.

References

External links

Gods Acre Cemetery
Monument Australia
Photos of headstones in the cemeteryBillionGraves
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