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°33′15″S 153°03′58″E / 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 |
History edit
The cemetery opened in 1918 and the crematorium in 1999.[1]
Burial and cremation options edit
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 edit
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
War graves edit
The cemetery contains war graves of six Commonwealth service personnel of World War II.[3]
Gallery edit
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Mount Gravatt Cemetery, seen from Mains Road through a fence (2018). -
Mount Gravatt Cemetery (2019).
References edit
- ^ a b c "Mount Gravatt Cemetery and Crematorium". Brisbane City Council. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ "Mount Gravatt Cemetery". Mapping Brisbane History. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ "CWGC – Cemetery Details Mount Gravatt General Cemetery". Retrieved 24 July 2023. CWGC Cemetery Report.