The Cemetery pre-dates the Caulfield Roads Board – the first official recognition of the suburb of Caulfield. Established in 1854 it became, together with St Kilda Cemetery, an alternative resting place for those who had lived south of the Yarra River. There are up 70,000 people interred, including famous Australian artists, politicians and military heroes.
The first representative of the Jewish community of the Board of Trustees was Phillip Blashki. He organised the building of the Tahara house, where the deceased were watched until buried. He instigated the idea of half-graves for children, as they were expensive and child mortality was high in the 19th century. Blashki also founded the Jewish burial society, Chevra Kadisha, still in existence today.
^"Victorian Government Gazette, No 54, 5 May 1868, 879". AustLII.
^"Brighton General Cemetery, Victoria | Cemetery Details". CWGC. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
^"Who's Who of Notable Interments". Brighton General Cemetery.
The Jews in Victoria in the Nineteenth Century, L.M. Goldman 1954
The enduring remnant:the first 150 years of the Melbourne Hebrew Congregation, 1841–1991, Joseph Aron, Judy Arndt, Melbourne University Press, 1992 – History – 438 pages
Phillip Blashki, A Victorian Patriarch, Gael R. Hammer, 1986 ISBN0958945101
External linksedit
Official website
Brighton General Cemetery – Billion Graves
April 12, 2024
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For the cemeteries in Brighton South Australia see St Jude s Church Brighton and North Brighton Cemetery Brighton General Cemetery is located in the Melbourne suburb of Caulfield South Victoria but takes its name from Brighton Victoria Brighton General CemeteryBrighton General CemeteryDetailsEstablished1854LocationCaulfield South VictoriaCountryAustraliaCoordinates37 54 0 S 145 1 15 E 37 90000 S 145 02083 E 37 90000 145 02083Size11 70 ha 28 acres 3 roods 27 perches 1 2 3 WebsiteBrighton General Cemetery Southern Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust Find a GraveBrighton General Cemetery Contents 1 History 2 War graves 3 Notable interments 4 References 5 External linksHistory editThe Cemetery pre dates the Caulfield Roads Board the first official recognition of the suburb of Caulfield Established in 1854 it became together with St Kilda Cemetery an alternative resting place for those who had lived south of the Yarra River There are up 70 000 people interred including famous Australian artists politicians and military heroes The first representative of the Jewish community of the Board of Trustees was Phillip Blashki He organised the building of the Tahara house where the deceased were watched until buried He instigated the idea of half graves for children as they were expensive and child mortality was high in the 19th century Blashki also founded the Jewish burial society Chevra Kadisha still in existence today War graves editAs of November 2021 update the cemetery contains the identified war graves of 156 Commonwealth service personnel 135 from World War I and 21 from World War II Most are members of the Australian Armed Forces but three served for New Zealand Army 1 and British Army 2 4 Notable interments editSome of the notable people buried there include 5 Name Born Died NotesThomas Bent 1838 1909 22nd Premier of VictoriaWalter Bingle 1861 1928 Senior and career federal public servantAnnie Bright 1840 1913 British born journalist and spiritualistThomas Alexander Browne 1826 1915 British born police magistrate and justice of the peace later as novelist Rolf Boldrewood Maurice Vincent Buckley 1891 1921 Soldier of the First Australian Imperial Force in Europe during World War I and recipient Victoria Cross VC Ada Cambridge 1844 1936 English born fiction author poet and autobiographerJohn Chanter 1845 1931 Politician Australian MP NSW MP and state cabinet minister George Henry Crowther 1854 1918 Founded Brighton Grammar School in 1882Jack De Garis 1884 1926 Market gardener newspaper publisher businessman and aviatorHenry Deane 1847 1924 English born civil engineer and railway pioneerElizabeth Eggleston 1934 1976 Australian activist author and lawyerSheila Florance 1916 1991 Theatre film and television actressAdam Lindsay Gordon 1833 1870 Azores born poet jockey police officer and politician South Australian parliamentarian Bernard Heinze 1894 1982 Music academic conductor Director of Sydney Conservatorium of MusicGeorge Higinbotham 1826 1892 Politician Chief JusticeGeorge Johnston 1868 1949 World War I General with First Australian Imperial ForcePaul Jones 1878 1972 Goldminer teacher federal and state politician Australian MP and Victorian Legislative Councillor William Donovan Joynt 1889 1986 World War I Victoria Cross recipient First Australian Imperial Force and Australian Army officer during World War II later as publisher and authorHugh Menzies 1857 1925 Victorian politician and brother of James Menzies and uncle of Sir Robert Menzies former Prime Minister of AustraliaJohn Monash 1865 1931 Civil engineer and World War I General with First Australian Imperial ForceCharles Moore ca 1858 1916 Derry born businessman and founder of Australian retail storesJames Newland 1881 1949 Soldier with First Australian Imperial Force and officer with the Australian Army recipient of VCWalter Peeler 1887 1968 Soldier in the First Australian Imperial Force WWI and Second Australian Imperial Force WW II recipient of VC and later as custodian of the Shrine of RemembranceHenry Sutton 1855 1912 InventorEveline Winifred Syme 1888 1961 English born landscape painter print makerSquizzy Taylor 1888 1927 Career criminal and gangsterAlbert Thurgood 1874 1927 Australian rules footballer later as bookmaker cricketer and golferHarry Trott 1866 1917 Postman and test cricketerHoward Vernon 1848 1921 Operetta singer actorMerric Boyd 1888 1959 Australian artist ceramacist and potterReferences edit Facts Brighton General Cemetery Gazette 5 5 1868 p 884 Victorian Government Gazette No 54 5 May 1868 879 AustLII Brighton General Cemetery Victoria Cemetery Details CWGC Retrieved 20 November 2021 Who s Who of Notable Interments Brighton General Cemetery The Jews in Victoria in the Nineteenth Century L M Goldman 1954 The enduring remnant the first 150 years of the Melbourne Hebrew Congregation 1841 1991 Joseph Aron Judy Arndt Melbourne University Press 1992 History 438 pages Phillip Blashki A Victorian Patriarch Gael R Hammer 1986 ISBN 0958945101External links editOfficial website Brighton General Cemetery Billion Graves Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Brighton General Cemetery amp oldid 1208143167, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
