McLeod Street Pioneer Cemetery
McLeod Street Pioneer Cemetery
McLeod Street Pioneer Cemetery
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Michael Yip
Caloundra, Australia63 contributions
Oct 2021 • Couples
Easy parking from the McLeod St entry and though a double gated entrance leading down a pathway to a pergola with a list and location of the pioneer residents of Cairns.
Obviously the conditions of some of the headstones are well aged or non existing.
The records have been transposed from old records, so accuracy is not guaranteed.
It's a tranquil walk amongst the inhabitants and surprisingly quiet. It's easy the leave the world behind....if your into this stuff.
I was looking for family so enjoyed the history of it all
Obviously the conditions of some of the headstones are well aged or non existing.
The records have been transposed from old records, so accuracy is not guaranteed.
It's a tranquil walk amongst the inhabitants and surprisingly quiet. It's easy the leave the world behind....if your into this stuff.
I was looking for family so enjoyed the history of it all
Written 28 October 2021
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Ursula K
Melbourne, Australia424 contributions
Apr 2014 • Solo
I stumbled upon this cemetery by accident - or was it? Nearing sunset the iron gate was open and I wandered around this beautiful cemetery with graves back to the 1800s - closing before World War 1. The 100 plus remaining grave sites featured stone green with moss, some encircled by decorative wrought iron. The cemetery grounds are sheltered by the branch span of historical trees and visited daily by the local birdlife. A family of kookaburras shared a meal during my visit. There is a commemorative pavilion listing a roll call of hundreds of names of early settlers who made Cairns their home and burial ground. There is a collection of wooden seats placed for you to rest and consider the lives of those who had gone before.
Written 17 April 2014
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Jacco S
Wormer, The Netherlands843 contributions
Mar 2020
During our stay in Cairns we rented a bike and we did a tour on our own. We were here some years ago and we wanted to see it again.
Written 13 May 2020
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Pamela912
Sydney, Australia72 contributions
July 2020
This well maintained and shady oasis is a very interesting place to wander around. Reading the names and imagining the lives of these people makes for an interesting afternoon and brings to life (pun intended) the early history of Cairns.
Written 4 September 2020
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RobGymeaBay
Miranda, Australia457 contributions
July 2019 • Couples
In Cairns visiting my son and his family I was requested by a distant relative to find the grave of Elizabeth Jane Bridekirk in the Pioneer Cemetery. Elizabeth is the Granddaughter of my Great, great,great Grandfather. I went to the Cemetery and found her name on the Rotunda but could not find the plot plan. Research at the Cairns Library and the History Society gave me some leads. Back to the Cemetery to give it another try there it was in plain sight the plot plan. From there is was a matter of lining up plots and come to a conclusion where Elizabeth's unmarked grave was. She was buried there on 27th January 1915 and it is probably a long time since anyone showed an interest in her. Why William Sparkes the Boxing Champion's Daughter lived her last years in early Cairns is probably a story for another time? At rest under a well kept lawn beside a huge tree in Far North Queensland is as good as it can probably get. A credit to the Cairns Council for preserving it's past.
Written 15 July 2019
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Sue O
Westhampton, MA92 contributions
Mar 2019 • Couples
A very peaceful cemetery and relatively well maintained. All those residing were listed and numbered so it would have been easy to find a long gone relative. Unfortunately ours were not to be found.
Written 23 March 2019
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novosoftnz
Auckland Central, New Zealand226 contributions
Mar 2016
Lots of old stones here, several bird species can be seen here also. Great place for genealogists to locate family ancestors.
Written 24 March 2016
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Steve E
Laval, Canada84 contributions
Jan 2016 • Couples
Reading the carefully prepared list of 2500 names, trades, ages, dates in the gazebo I could imagine pioneer life through this window to the past.
Few made it to 70 years of age. So many under 10 years of age.
Cairns in 1880 to 1949 was a very harsh place.
Few made it to 70 years of age. So many under 10 years of age.
Cairns in 1880 to 1949 was a very harsh place.
Written 17 February 2016
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zalanooca
7 contributions
Dec 2014
This is a strangely beautiful cemetery. Lots of information about early pioneers to read and discover. Quiet and out-of-the-way. Worth a look!
Written 22 September 2015
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duncrich
Brisbane, Australia31 contributions
Sept 2022
A very informative display board with a history of the place, in the context of the old town, with a list of names and quotes from the newspaper attacking the person who chose that site. It's now a peaceful place between suburban housing and commercial properties.
Written 15 September 2022
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