Nudgee Cemetery & Crematorium
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Main entrance to Nudgee Cemetery & Crematorium | |
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Established | 1867 |
| Location | Nudgee, Brisbane |
| Country | Australia |
| Coordinates | 27°22′09″S 153°05′16″E / 27.3691°S 153.0878°ECoordinates: 27°22′09″S 153°05′16″E / 27.3691°S 153.0878°E |
| Type | Headstone, Lawn, Columbarium |
| Owned by | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Brisbane |
| Number of graves | Over 27,000 |
| Website | www.nudgeecemetery.com.au/ |
Nudgee Cemetery & Crematorium is a large Roman Catholic cemetery at 493 St Vincents Road, Nudgee, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The cemetery opened in 1867 and is still operating. Over 27,000 people are buried there.[1]
Notable people interred
A list of people buried in Nudgee Cemetery & Crematorium can be found in the Category:Burials at Nudgee Cemetery and in the list below:
- Vince Gair, politician and Premier of Queensland
- William Webb, judge of the Supreme Court of Queensland, High Court of Australia and President of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East after the end of World War II
- Ron McAuliffe, politician and one of the founders of rugby league's State of Origin series
- Mother Vincent Whitty, nun who established the Sisters of Mercy in Queensland
See also
References
- ↑ "History of Nudgee Cemetery". Retrieved 8 November 2014.
External links
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