07/16/07

White Cliffs Children’s Cemetery

This cemetery is situated in the town. A plaque showing  the Wilcannia Court House Records for White Cliffs shows these names.

Lillie Smith 1891

George Herbert Friend 1891

Soloman Hyams 1891

Frederick William Smith 1892

Percy Richardson Hooley 1892

Fernlie William Hooley 1892

H Page died of thirst near here 1892

George Matthewson 1893

This plaque was erected by White Cliffs History Group Inc. 1999

White Cliffs Pioneer & General Cemetery

 This cemetery has a Heritage Memorial Roll 1898-1996 & a Federation Memorial Roll 1891-2000.

Names & dates available on request.

 A plaque with the following inscription:

1788-1988 – Pioneer & General Cemetery

From the few known records of the period 1892-99 over 500 children

 & innumerable adults lie in unmarked graves. The ravages of typhoid,

 diphtheria  & dysentery decimated the children of this mining community.

To the memory of our pioneer men women & children,

whatever their origins & beliefs & to those who came later

who lie here in graves  known & unknown graves this plaque is dedicated.

White Cliffs Bicentennial Committee 1988

Photographs are available for the following headstones or crosses.

Barrett Charlotte, Alexandra & Maud

Bignall Barry 13-8-2006

Blackie Ernest George 1902

Blance David 1979

Bradbury William 1901

Bunworth Teddie 1906

Byers Sydney David & Clare

Campbell Alan G (new grave)

Chapman Lorraine 1997

Clark Peter Andrew 23-1-2004

Clarke Kenneth 1984

Curovich Sylvia B 1997

DeGormois Donald H 1987

Dennis Sandy 1986

Dromgoole Mary Gertrude 1901

Duchatel Mona Josephine 1993

Fennell Stanley David 1997

Finch James 1902 & Elizabeth 1932

Forrest Anne 1906

Grannell Thomas 1900

Guggenheimer Eugen

Hans Yohann  Steyfan 1977

Heaton Margaret

Henderson Michael John 1994

Henderson Michael John-Husband of Annette

Hume Dunn Henry & Morris Margaret & Hume Marjory

Hime Murray Charles 1994

Hime Russell Murray

Howard Patrick Joseph 1904

Jones John Price 1909

Joyce Robert 1994

Kanis Kurt 1993

Kaye Earl 1993

Kemp John Ernest G 1984

Kennewell Michael Patrick 9-10-2006

Lane Denny 1906

Lewis Donald A 1972

Lynch Minnie 1900

Martin Maggie 1900

Maiden Greta Eunice 102

Martin William Alfred H 1912

McArthur

Montgomery James 1903

Morgan Ethel Gladys 1915

Morrison Alan Robert  19-4-2003

O’Connor Leonard 1993

Pearce RJ 1902

Pedler Isaac Connor 1997

Prentice Tate James 1981

Richardson William Roy & Ellen Florence

Richardson William 1910

Roberts Christenia E & Edward

Ross Slim (Sportsman)

Rostron George FV 1908

Rowe Gwenda (Historian) 2002

Sealy AF 1992

Simpson John 1995

Smith George 1940

Stewart Mary Ann 1904

Swift Albert Lloyd (JacK) 1997

Thompson Peter Ewan 1998

Unknown Headstone

Unknown (new Grave)

Walker Thomas