Mount Gravatt Cemetery and Crematorium
Cemetery and Crematorium in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Mount Gravatt Cemetery and Crematorium is a cemetery and crematorium located at 620 Mains Road, Nathan, Brisbane, Australia. It is operated by the City of Brisbane.[1]
| Mount Gravatt Cemetery and Crematorium | |
|---|---|
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| Details | |
| Established | 1918 |
| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| Coordinates | 27.5541°S 153.0660°E |
| Owned by | Brisbane City Council |
| Size | 80 hectares |
| Website | Mt Gravatt Cemetery |
| Find a Grave | Mount Gravatt Cemetery and Crematorium |
The cemetery opened in 1918 and the crematorium in 1999.[1]
Unlike many cemeteries in Brisbane, Mount Gravatt is still open with new burial sites available. The cemetery offers lawn and lawn beam memorials and traditional headstones.[2] Ashes can be placed in niches, or buried or scattered in gardens.[1]
Notable people buried at Mount Gravatt include:
- Roy Armstrong, politician
- Felix Dittmer, politician
- Alfred Dohring, politician
- Kevin Hooper, politician
- Clive Hughes, politician
- Alec Lamont, politician
- Robert Nimmo, soldier
- James Toohey, prospector
The cemetery contains war graves of six Commonwealth service personnel of World War II.[3]
Mount Gravatt Cemetery, seen from Mains Road through a fence (2018).
Mount Gravatt Cemetery (2019).
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