THE RECORDS I HAVE ON MENINDEE INCLUDE; 

 Menindee Cemetery was dedicated in 1864. It is likely that there were quite a number of people buried there before that date. The oldest marked grave in the cemetery is of George Green in May 1863. He was a son of Paddy Green who was well known storekeeper and speculator in the area at that time. Bridget Pain, wife of Thomas Pain who built Maidens Hotel is dated 1864. 

 There are hundreds of unmarked graves in the cemetery judging by the amount of deaths registered in Menindee as far back as 1869. Births, deaths & marriages for Menindee were previously registered in Wentworth. There are the deaths of   many unknown men registered in Menindee in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s. These people who were likely to have been buried as paupers were buried on the river side of the cemetery but there is no sign of their ever being graves there. 

Some of the older graves are of Joseph Dunne, the original owner of Netley Station, who drowned in Menindee Creek in 1874, Edward Forde – Head Surveyor of the Darling River Survey Party 1866, George Fullerton, Police Magistrate of Menindie – who died while traveling to Mt Gipps 1882 and Nicholas Sadlier, manager of old Albemarle Station for 42 years –died  1904.  There are also many members of the well known families of the area buried there. Some of the families are Kellys, Sloanes, Williams, Maidens, Owens, Powers, Larkins, Underdowns, Kolstads and  Klemms

Menindee Cemetery –Dedication of Plaques 7-5-2005

Since living in Menindee in the 1990’s I have always had an interest in the Menindee Cemetery and the history of the pioneers that rest there. Early in 2004 I approached Bill O’Brien, General Manager of the Central Darling Council about making funds available to research and recognize unmarked graves in this Cemetery. Over 30 individual plaques were placed and a Memorial Cairn was built which named about 50 persons who rest in unknown graves. A crowd of over 100 attended the ceremony on a bright sunny day. The plaques were dedicated by Rev. David Covington Groth Parish Priest Anglican Ministry District of Broken Hill. He later dedicated family plaques. 

 A memorial plaque was placed on the grave of Bridget Pain 1864, wife of Menindee Founding Father Thomas Pain who built Tom Pain’s Pub in 1852  (now Maidens Hotel) and their children. About forty five members of the Pain families attended.

IN LOVING MEMORY OF

MENINDEE’S FOUNDING FATHER

THOMAS PAIN 1822-1882

WHO BUILT ‘TOM PAIN’S PUB’ 1852

HIS WIFE

BRIDGET PAIN 31-5-1864

& THEIR DESCENDANTS

HELEN c. 1856 MENINDEE

MARY ELLEN 11-5-1861 MENINDEE

LOUISE 13-10-1863 S.AUS

THOMAS 2-7-1888 QLD

ELIZABETH 28-2-1892 QLD

GEORGE 5-8-1892 QLD

FRANK 25-5-1919 QLD

DEDICATED 2005

 William and Emily Ah Chung was pioneer Chinese Market Gardeners around 1870 They had ten children but only three survived to adulthood. Their son Syd Ah Chung was the Menindee Baker for many years. The bakery is now Ah Chung’s Bakehouse Gallery.  Family members attended and a plaque was placed on William & Emily’s grave in memory of all the children. Syd rests next to them. The Ah Chung descendants also visited where the Market Garden was so many years ago. It is hard to imagine that these people carried water up the steep banks of the river in buckets with a yolk across their shoulders but their greatest hardship must have been burying seven of their ten children.

George William Ah Chung  24-4-1873

William Francis Ah Chung  3-9-1874

Albert Edward Ah Chung  20-1-1877

Horace Ah Chung  3-3-1879

Edith Harriet Ah Chung 5-12-1887

Herbert Victor Ah Chung  25-1-1889

Adelaide   Ah Chung  1892

 The broken headstone of Ellen Brayley 1883 was found in a Menindee back yard. She was the wife of William E Brayley.  After much research her great grandson Kerry Brayley, was traced and came from Southern California with his wife Irma, for the occasion. The headstone was repaired and placed in the garden at the cemetery. The exact burial site remains a mystery. A plaque was placed next to the headstone stating:

                                Ellen Brayley lies in a grave

Only known to God

Her descendants in Australia & United States

Thank her for the gift of life.

The family also visited Harcourt Station which was Tartna Point on Tolarno Station downstream from Menindee. Ellen was 20 years old when she died at Tartna Point and left two very small children. I believe she was brought home to Menindee and buried near the Ah Chungs Bakery in her parent’s backyard. They owned land there. The headstone was found nearby in pieces many years later. Photographs of her and her headstone as it originally was, were traced and they were put on her headstone. Ellen’s husband left Menindee and later married again and had six more children. The second family did not know that the first family existed until family members started researching. The photographs and Ellen’s Death Certificate was found in an old case which William E left when he died in Brewarrina in 1935 and had previously never been opened by the family. It is thought that Ellen’s parents reared her children.

This Dedication Plaque was also put on the Cairn.

THIS PLAQUE WAS PLACED BY THE “CENTRAL  DARLING  SHIRE COUNCIL”

 TO HONOUR THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE, THE PIONEERS AND FAMILIES

 WHO’S HEADSTONES MARK THEIR FINAL RESTING PLACE

 AND THOSE WHO REST IN THESE GROUNDS IN UNMARKED GRAVES,

 TO RECOGNISE THEIR ROLE IN THE BUILDING

 OF OUR COMMUNITY IN THESE OFTEN HARSH REGIONS

 THEIR COMMITMENT TO THE BETTERMENT OF ALL

 THE THANKSGIVING THEY CELEBRATED

 THE HARDSHIPS, SADNESS AND LOSS OFTEN SUFFERED

 THE SMILE THEY ALWAYS FOUND

 2005

These People Rest Here Unmarked Graves

Arnold Sarah Jane        20-8-1897

Burgess John                2-8-1945

Clarke Charles              24-7-1938

Clarke Blanche               5-7-1939

Crimp Mary Jane          15-11-1878

Curran Grace May       23-5-1966

Curran Michael              12-3-1984

Egan Mary Ann        31-1-1879

Gormley John               8-9-1897

Hart Charles                 27-4-1917

Hart Ellen                       8-8-1919

Hull Benjamin aka Rohr    1943

Johns Kathleen             15-8-1941

Kleeman Frederick         30-9-1919

Larsen Hazel Louise     5-3-1963

Larsen Eskiled Karl      14-3-1965

Maiden Edith Alice       17-7-1879

Maiden Edward            5-11-1919

McInnes Donald           27-5-1971

McInnes Jessie             1923

Miller Kenneth Arthur   21-2-1930

Monoghan William 15-6-1942

Mura Bazal    12-1-1951

Parker Archibald 14-4-1944

Peter Kathleen 7-4-1901

Philp James Penver 30-5-1952

Philp Lawrence John     5-12-1963

Power Phillip James      29-4-1952

Pratt William                 19-11-1939

Quinlivan Barry John    

Ritchie James                21-2-1919

Sandford Lawrence  19-4-1989    Australian Army S111245

Skryzenski Alexander 12-7-1985

Sutton Reginald James 1938

Suttor Mary                  1903

Talbot Olive                 22-7-1932

Talbot Linley Stephen  5-7-1957

Tattersal Minnie            20-9-1968

Tonkin Bessie               27-3-1948

Walters Charles            3-6-1932

Walters Mary Ann        22-3-1933

Wellington Percival        16-11-1962

White James Roy          9-9-1975

Williams Ernest              11-6-1933

Wyman Valerie             17-6-1958

Photographs are available of the following headstones & crosses

* New or  replaced plaques

Agnew John-accidentally killed, fall from horse  24 years  1891

Ah Chung & Mary Jane Ellis- daughter  36years  1907

Ah Chung William  71years 1911 & Emily  87 years  1932  Market Gardeners

*Ah Chung Sydney Hillier 18-5-1959 Menindee Baker

Alexander Bob  18-5-1974

Bach Ellen 80 years 1939

Bach Lewis Edwin 86 years 1938

Baker Edward  79years     1937 & Henrietta  73years  1933 of Tartna Point

Baker Edward Charles  61 years 1949  Son of above

Baker Francis Joseph 83 years  1973

Baker Mary Ann  87years   1977

Bartley Ronald Douglas  61 years  16-4-1997

Baum Raymond  60years  5-8-1996  4/706589 RAE

Bear Sarah Elizabeth  26years  9-11-1888

Berry Arthur Thomas  14 months  24-3-1867

Berry Charles Alfred  45years 29-12-1878 & Francis Alfred 27years  1895

Bottom April Louise  9-5-2003

Bourke James Patrick 62 years 10-8-2002

Bourman Sydney Arthur 67 years 14-5-1974 & Elvie Phyllis 91 years 7-5-2001

Brewer Frederick William 44 years 2-5-1879 Drowned at Menindee

Briar Claude Albert 8-11-2006

*Brown Allan Hazelwood 15-10-1986

*Brown Daphne Frances 1-12-1996

Brown Jess 17th year 5-2-1930

Burgess James Joseph 30 years 4-5-1899

Cahill Patrick

Cameron Ellen 80 years 13-8-1931 & Alexander Killed at Poziers 23-7-1916

Cameron John 63 years 2-3-1904

* Campbell Malcolm 10-8-1931 & Elizabeth 4-2-1939

Carlson Lindsay Russell 66 years  7-2-1996

Cleary Annie died at Roseborough Hotel 3-5-1882 & Hibbett  Kate died at Cuthero Stn 19-9-1918

Cleary John 89 years 18-3-1960 & Edith 82 years 17-6-1964

Clifton Rueben John 18 years 11 months 30-4-1937 Accidentally killed-fall from a horse

Coombe Frank John (Bearsy) 4-9-2004

Coombe Kathleen  15 months 27-2-1937

Coombe Percy John 59 years 4-11-1960 & Stella  91 years 1998

Cowan William 25 years 2-3-1891

Cox Clarence 24-7-1969 & Beryl 10-8-1990

Cullen George 38 years 8-9-1880

Darby Hugh Dean 75 years 28-9-1977

Dawes William Henry (Harry the Hat) 24-6-1924--28-10-1993

D’Ettorre Donnina 12-11-1905--27-8-1987 & Vincenzo 13-10-1908--8-8-1992

D’Ettorre Vincent 21 years 13-2-1963--26-8-1984 Accidentally killed

Duffy Maurice William 31-8-1937--28-10-1993

Dunbar Victor76 years 21-8-1976 SX9571 Corporal

Dunn Mabel Victoria 61 years 9-9-1981

Dunne Joseph 47 years 15-9-1874 Drowned in Menindee Creek

Edwards Albert Norman (Tarzan) 10-7-1915--4-7-1996

Edwards Allan Matthews  10-7-1915--3-1-1986

Edwards David 65 years 3-9-1918 & Charlotte   29 years 4-9-1917

Edwards Eliza 71 years 28-8-1931

Edwards Elizabeth 80 years 22-1-1960

Edwards- Holmes Hilda  Mary 16-7-1910--25-4-1992

Edwards Oliver Stewart  55 years 17-7-1937

Edwards Thomas 64 years  26-2-1942 & Mary Agnes 77 years 30-3-1954

Edwards Thomas Edwin 23-1-1913--25-5-1995

Faust Fedora  19 years 11-2-1889 & Nina  18 years 28-2-1889 Died of Typhoid

Faust Mary Emily 74 years 3-9-1915 & (Elsie Matilda 17-7-1930 Buried West Tce Cem Adelaide)

Faust William James 75 years 25-6-1912

*Ferguson Desmond Keith 6-9-1989

* Ferguson Eric 22-3-1991

Ferguson Robert John 31 years 5-5-1994

Files Alexander Raymond 57 years 23-6-2001

Files Bob Harvey   (Pip) 53 years 11-2-1994

Files Bob James 14 years 21-12-1975 (Died in a wheat silo at Tandou)

* Files Catherine Ross 18-6-1922

Files Darren Andrew 11 years 21-12-1975 (Died in a wheat silo at Tandou)

Files Emily Mary 88 years 29-10-1993 & Arthur Victor  79 years 7-1-1978

Files John Gordon 67 years 12-3-2003

Files Lorraine (Gwennie) 21 years 4-10-1978 (Drowned in the Darling River)

Files Mary Ann 47 years 18-12-1933

Files-McGlashan Ruth Zane 7-3-1943--5-1-1979

Files Melba May 3-11-1931--8-9-2000

Files Henry  William (Mook) 6-10-2006

Files Robert John 64 years 8-5-1945

Files Ronald David (Coochie) 57 years 19-1-2003

Forde Edward 57 years 20-6-1866 (Head Surveyor Darling River Survey Party)

Fullerton George 39 years 20-8-1882 (Police Magistrate)

Gardiner Marjorie 83 years 23-10-2003

Gardiner Thomas George 15-8-2004

Goodlad Agnes 58 years 19-11-1907

Gormley Eugene 71 years 5-8-1960

Green George 3 days 5-3-1863 (Oldest marked grave)& Eliza Jane 6 months 31-1-1869

Gullier Beryl Frances  9 years 21-11-1923

Gutte Reinhold Johann (Jack) 27 years 19-11-1914

Halls Dorothy Rachael 84 years

Hardwick Roedale 32 years 7-2-1889

* Harris Paul 6-9-2001

Harrison John DeCourcey 54 years 19-1-1941 (Castle Harrison County Cork Ireland)

* Havili Silele  9-11-1996

Hehir Martin 87 years 13-3-1964

Hindmarsh John Leslie 61 years 31-1-1980

Holder Herbert 65 years 12-2-1967

Holder Sylvia 49 years 9-3-1957

Huddleston Milton 8.5 years 4-10-1925 (Accidentally drowned)

Hutchinson Albert 47 years 1-4-1887 & Ernest 1 year 3 weeks 17-10-1886

Hyland Eric Victor 61 years 24-9-1882 VX9019

Jackson Reta   (nee Klemm) 17-8-1917--1-7-2000

Jelly Alexander Keith 60 years 11-10-1995

Johns Rose Helen 60 years 9-5-1978 & Harold 76 years 1-8-1997

Johnson  Ronald James 1946

* Johnson Rex 17-4-1980

* Johnston Allan Joseph 4-10-1993

Jones Alfred Charles 18-4-1890--21-2-1959

Jones Edmund 26 years 1-5-1886

*Kelly Amos James 10-9-1977

Kelly Ann Marie 44 years 14-5-2000

* Kelly Bridget 2-5-1950

*Kelly Daniel  17-4-1981

* Harry Kelly 21-6-1970

* Kelly Harry William 13-11-1981

Kelly John 25-12-1902--29-4-1977 & Louisa 18-10-1905--27-10-1967

Kelly John Morris 40 years 17-5-1968

* Kelly Ronald 14-5-1896

* King Damien Charles 17-10-2000

* King David 11-12-1934 -- 4-5-1999

King-Pagano Sharon Ann 26-8-2004

King Tania Marie 13-5-2005

Klemm Helena Gertrude 9 months 11-6-1882

Klemm Johanna Rosina 74 years 9-9-1906

Kolstad Harold James 92 years 5-7-1990

Kolstad Irene Elizabeth 54 years 8-11-1960

Kolstad Jack  1952

Kolstad Peter OF 84 years 12-7-1981

* Kranz Fred Gregory 7-3-1982

Larkins Anne 1870--1973

Larkins James 55 years 4-4-1877

Larkins James William 83 years 12-7-1958

Larkins Mary 86 years 14-5-1959

Larkins Matthew 79 years 13-6-1954

Lawson Edith Gertrude 2 years 2 months 23-2-1877

Lombardo Anna 43 years 3-3-1983

Lombardo Paolo 15-5-1926--22-4-2002

Lombardo Santo 74 years 6-6-1973 & Saveria 66 years 16-1-1974

Lyons Mary Josephine 27 years 12-9-1894

Maiden Charles 4 months 11-12-1906

Maiden Charles 76 years 16-3-1930 & Elizabeth 90 years 6-9-1950

Maiden Elizabeth 56 years 27-12-1879  & Samuel 70 years 11-5-1886

Maiden Florence Jessie 7-12-1909--27-6-2002

Maiden James Leslie 80 years 12-7-1990

Maiden John Edward

Maiden Kenneth 42 years 11-1-1961

Maiden Margaret 71 years 4-6-1928  William 1930

Maiden Maud Catherine 10 months 23-3-1877

Maiden Richard 64 years 6-7-1992

Maiden Ruby Laura 84 years 20-2-1977

Maiden Samuel 74 years 12-5-1955

Maiden Samuel Francis 47 years 27-2-1957 (Accidentally killed)

Maiden Sarah Ann   19 years 13-2-1882& Sarah Alice 3 months 14-5-1882

Maiden Sarah May 71 years 31-7-1957

Maiden William Edward 93 years 9-6-1974

Maiden William Lewis  30-1-1909--14-3-1996

Marcon Antonio 68 years 3-12-1977 & Bruna 64 years 3-6-1978

Marsden Harold (Cupie) 29-7-1916--12-3-1995

Masclet Michel 59 years 19-10-2003

McManus Pauline Beth 7-11-1921--8-10-1999

McBryde Alexander 10-4-1876 (Died at Netley Station)

McInnes Edwin Archibald (Ted)

McInnes Malcolm Douglas (Cookie)23-12-1914--4-8-1992

McInnes Ronald James 25-7-2004

McKay Donald 59 years 10-7-1960 & Edith  80 years  15-4-1984

McLeod Catherine 72 years 18-12-1885

*McMahon William Henry 14-8-2002

Miller William Henry 83 years 19-11-1927

Morphett Gerald  64 years 4-8-1977 & Aileen (nee Underdown) 92 years 1-12-1998

Murkins Tyson John 1 month 10-7-1990

Nielsen Ethel May 1893-1959

Nielsen John Henry 2-1-1922--19-3-1992

Norris William Edmund  52 years 3-3-1915

Nunan Margaret 78 years 28-7-1959

O’Brien A 1882 Annie Louisa 11 years & Lester Margaret Charlotte Mary 18 months 1882

O’Brien John Morgan 10-4-1964

O’Brien Terrence James 48 years 13-12-1875

O’Neil John 39 years 21-1-1879

Owen Clarence Edwin 86 years 12-6-1982

Owen Florence Ellen 1900--1985

Owen John Sampson  1897--1975

Owen Llewellyn Corbett 1927--1985

Owen Margaret Ann 78 years 22-4-1951

Owen Mary Ann  62 years 13-11-1895 (D: Tolarno Stn) & John 67 years 26-4-1899

Owen Morris Edwin 68 years 31-8-1937 (D: Wanda Stn)

Pain Bridgit 35 years 31-5-1864 (Wife of Thomas Pain-Menindee's Founding Father)

Pavlovic Miroslav Martin 57 years 1-3-1983--accidentally drowned Cawndilla Lake

Petney Alice Ann 19 years 19-12-1891

*Philp-Sloane Corinne Ann 26-9-1993

Philp Geraldine Louisa (Jo) 26 years 29-1-1982

Philp James Gilbert 1980

Philp Kerry James 1971

Philp Margaret Louisa 1-4-2005

Power Jane 76 years 7-8-1924 ( D: Haythorpe Stn)

Power Myrtle Ivy 57 years 6-8-1924

Power Pierce Charles 72 years 20-8-1958

Power Ted  9 years  & Pat 7 years 27-10-1935 (Drowned in Darling River at Haythorpe)

Pretty Sarah Langford 68 years 30-3-1910

* Quayle Vincent John 18-7-1888

* Riley Austin Cyril 15-12-1980 (accidentally killed)

Roberts John Joseph 25-12-1923

* Roe Ernest 30-8-1977

Ross Harry 10 years 14-12-1923 (accidentally drowned)

Rudd Gordon Mervyn  52 years 4-2-1977

Sadlier Nicholas 68 years 7-4-1904 D: Albemarle Stn & Eliza 30 years 7-4-1905 D: at sea

Sanders Jack 17 years 24-1-1927 (accidentally drowned)

Sanders Stephen 64 years 20-8-1930

Sanford J W (Dusty) 69 years 25-12-1985 S32425 Private

Slattery Robert 24-10-1899--16-7-1987 (Orchardist)

Sloane Edward (Ted) 14-9-1964--29-8-2003

*Sloane Cyril Dennis 66 years 18-11-1989

* Sloane David (Mooney) 7-2-1986

Sloane Ian (Doggie) 9-8-1968--5-7-2003

Smith Alf R Cook  13-2-1895--30-12-1971 (732 3rd Light Horse B: Cuthero Stn)

Smith David Miller 37 years 27-6-1899 (D: Kinchega Stn)

Smith Fred 38 years 21-10-1890 & Church Lizzie 9 years 19-9-1890

* Spencer Alfred John (Jack) 14-9-1995

Spencer Violet 29-2-1940--8-2-1990

Stephens Raymond 84 years 20-2-1998

Sullivan James 62 years 29-9-1939

Sutton William John 31-3-1908--3-12-1988  & Eveline Margaret  5-9-1913--1-11-2001

Thompson Walter Herbert 61 years 15-7-1979

Tomlinson Henry John 74 years 30-4-1928

Travis Jessie 83 years 27-11-1951

Travis Joseph 70 years 20-11-1931 & Hicks Ella (BH CEM)

Travis Raymond Arthur 39 years 20-7-1945 & Elizabeth Jane 67 years 4-5-1975

Trezise Arthur Herbert 73 years 31-5-1987

Trezise Elvera Jane 46 years 6-8-1967

Warren nee Underdown Alice M 12-3-1986

Underdown AM 8-1-1927

Underdown LE (Ted) 18-9-1929

Waites William Henry 80 years 7-7-1962

Watson Millicent Kathleen 9-10-1996

* Weaver William Edwin 1923 of England

* Webster Martin 24-12-2003

*Webster Maude 21-8-1974 & William 14-2-1974

Wilkinson John Norton 34 years 23-8-1876

William Coral Frances  (Huddley) 52 years 27-5-1987

Williams Harriett 93 years 20-3-1959 & Mildred 11-3-1984

Williams Karl 39 years 15-8-1993

Williams Lloyd 29 years 26-6-1989

* Williams Malcolm 37 years 29-12 2000

Williams Nicholas (Ruby) 29 years 8-5-1992

Williams Pamela Coral 37 years 9-12-1992

* Williams Terrence 5-5-1997

* Williams Pansy 19-3-1973

Williams Reginald 60 years 9-11-1958 & Catherine 70 years 17-10-1971

Wreford CH 56 years 4-9-1902 (Late of Moorara Stn)

Young Charles Frederick 74 years 2-12-1875

Young Christine WM 68 years 24-6-1881