Morgan Cemetery, Morgan, South Australia.

Morgan Cemetery has its origins in the late 19th century river trade era, and its early history is unusually dramatic. The cemetery was established in 1889, later coming under council control.

One of the most well known stories is the identity of the cemetery’s first interment:

A Royal Navy surveyor named Harvey reportedly speculated while helping prepare the cemetery grounds about who would be the first person buried there.

The next day, he drowned in the Murray River and became the cemetery’s first burial, a story long repeated in local heritage accounts.

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Murray Bridge Cemetery, Murray Bridge, South Australia.

The Adelaide Road Cemetery was officially reserved and dedicated in November 1886, replacing the short lived original cemetery at Murray Park. Its first burial was William Hill on 2 October 1886, and it remained Murray Bridge’s main cemetery until the opening of the newer Bremer Road Cemetery in the late 20th century.

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Morgan Cemetery, Morgan, South Australia.

Morgan Cemetery has its origins in the late 19th century river trade era, and its early history is unusually dramatic. The cemetery was established in 1889, later coming under council control.

One of the most well known stories is the identity of the cemetery’s first interment:

A Royal Navy surveyor named Harvey reportedly speculated while helping prepare the cemetery grounds about who would be the first person buried there.

The next day, he drowned in the Murray River and became the cemetery’s first burial, a story long repeated in local heritage accounts.

© 𝓐𝓵𝓵 𝓡𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽𝓼 𝓡𝓮𝓼𝓮𝓻𝓿𝓮𝓭 𝓫𝔂 𝓖𝓪𝓻𝓭𝓮𝓷𝓼 𝓸𝓯 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓢𝓲𝓵𝓮𝓷𝓽.

#cemetery #cemetary #cemeteries #cementerio #grave #graves #gravestone #graveyard #taphophile #gardensofthesilent #southaustralia #photography #cemeteryphotography