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26-May-2018
26-May-2018

Photographs supplied by Heather Stevens

The plaque, erected on the grave of Marjorie Bucknell who was one year old when she died, commemorates the children of the pioneers who were buried at St. Thomas`Cemetery between 1846 and 1950.  More than two thousand children under the age of ten were buried in the cemetery.

 

Location

Address:West Street, St Thomas Rest Park, Crows Nest, 2065
State:NSW
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -33.824335
Long: 151.206085
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Plaque
Monument Theme:People
Sub-Theme:Settlement
Approx. Event Start Date:1846
Approx. Event End Date:1950

Dedication

Front Inscription

    IN MEMORY OF
THE CHILDREN OF OUR PIONEERS
BETWEEN 1846 & 1950

More Than Two Thousand Children Under Ten
Years Of Age Were Buried Here
In St. Thomas` Cemetery.

Source: MA
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