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Burials and cemeteries

Burial and cremation indexes

The Queensland BDM displays deaths until 30 years ago.  This collection has details of more recent deaths for local, state and interstate cemeteries.

Burial and cremation indexes may have details for:

  • Deceased name
  • Date of burial or cremation
  • Place of burial or cremation

Burial and cremation register index (coming soon)

Headstone and monument inscriptions

Headstone and monument registers may have details for:

  • Deceased name
  • Date of birth and/or death
  • Headstone, monument or plaque inscription

Headstone and monument transcription index (coming soon)

Cemetery crawls

Since 2004, the Society has hosted cemetery crawls and produced a booklet of the featured grave residents.The booklets are currently being indexed and digitised.

Cemetery crawl booklet index

The booklet is in a number of formats as technology changed.  The index contains

  • Booklet issue number
  • Event date of Cemetery Crawl
  • Format (.pub, .word or .pdf)

Cemetery crawl booklet index as at 29/10/2024

Cemetery crawl interred resident index

A short biography is given for the interred residents featured in the booklets.  Details may include:

  • Names including maiden names and aliases
  • Births, marriages and deaths
  • Parents, siblings and spouse/s
  • Emigration
  • Schooling and
  • Occupation

Cemetery crawl interred resident index (coming soon)

Online registers

These third party online databases hold burial details. Some sites have been built by volunteers and may not have been recently updated.

Gympie Cemetery Trust – Deceased search

Australian Cemeteries

International websites

Findagrave.com

Billiongraves.com

CONTACT US

Secretary: gympiefamilyhistory@gmail.com

Research officer: research@gfhs.com.au

Phone: 07 5482 8211

OPENING HOURS

Wednesday: 9:30am – 2:00pm
Friday: 9:30am – 12:00pm
Saturday: 1:00pm – 4:00pm

LOCATION

1 Chapple Street, Gympie Qld 4570

In the Old Ticket Office under the Rattler Railway Station.

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Disclaimer: The information/text material found within is posted with good conscience and thought to be true and correct, but we do not guarantee the information/text material and must be viewed in a similar way as other information on the internet. Our Society website is maintained by our members who volunteer their time and skills.

We acknowledge the traditional owners of the land and pay our respects to the elders of the past, present and emerging.