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Farina Cemetery

The Farina Cemetery is located around 2km to the North-West of the Farina township, and was used from around 1883 to 1972. It is located on Section 89 within the suburban area of Farina, comprising 5 acres and granted on the 7th July 1887. The land was granted under the Crown Lands Act 1886 to a group of men living at Farina, and it is likely that they formed the initial committee of management for the Cemetery. These men were Frank Wilkinson (Clerk), Ronald Ewan McDonald (Storekeeper), John Napier (Storekeeper), George Tyler White (Publican) and John James Doig (Blacksmith). A copy of the information board located at the Cemetery can be viewed here.

The following 244 people listed are either known to be buried in the Cemetery or are from Farina and their dates of death are known.

NameBirthDeathAgePhotoNotes/Reference
Bob UNKNOWNabt 18765 Sep 189418
Jim UNKNOWN21 May 1895
William ADAMSabt 184619 Dec 188842
John James Walter ADDISON15 Jun 18928 Mar 191219Death of John James Addison 1912
Henry ANDERSONabt 187404 Jun 192147
William ANDREWS7 Mar 18810
Grace Ellen ARNOLD1 Sep 190216 Feb 19030
Richard ARNOLDabt 183312 Aug 188956
Rose May ARNOLDabt 187926 Feb 193555
William ARTHURabt 185410 Dec 191460
Reginald ASHWORTHabt 188527 Nov 192439
Abdul Mustan Burah BALOOCHabt 184926 Apr 193384
James BAPTISTabt 183724 Feb 190545
Susan T BARNESabt 186821 Sep 191345
Gertrude Mary Julanna BARRETT9 Jun 188912 Sep 18989Appears to have been registered at birth as BARRETT but death certificate as BARRATT.
Patience BENNYabt 182803 Nov 190274
George BIRDabt 185331 Dec 191461
Lorrie Emily BONYTHON (TURNER)abt 189330 Sep 192330dau/Ernest William; w/Guy Godolphin
Jane Cuora BOXERabt 184021 Nov 191777
Edward Thompson BRADDOCKabt 183519 Jan 188044
Alfred BRALLAabt 186728 Nov 188821
Clement BRALLAabt 184004 Jun 191878
Annie Mary BRENNANabt 186712 Jun 188619
Annie Mary Maud BRENNANJun 188620 Dec 18860
Baby BRENNAN25 May 18840
Arthur Chester BROUGHTONabt 189007 Jul 195565
Dolly BROWNabt 189217 Apr 192735
Thomas Alfred Walter BROWNabt 190709 Jun 19103
John Robert BRUMBY27 Aug 186403 Feb 191147son/John Robert & Mary (Brumby); b. Longford, TAS, Australia; h/Maria (Anderson)
Baby BUNDREN5 Jan 18810
John BURGESSabt 185905 Mar 191050
Frederick BURGOYNEabt 185414 Dec 189036
George BURGOYNEabt 18367 Jul 188650
Annie Elizabeth CALDWELLabt 186906 Aug 194475
George Washington CALDWELLabt 187721 Aug 193053
Torn CALFabt 189416 Jan 195560
Catherine CAMPBELL18 Jan 18920
James CAMPBELL16 Sep 18930
Eva Florence CARN28 Dec 18908 Feb 18910
William CARROLLabt 184026 Mar 190572
Alec CARSTLEabt 186229 Apr 191856
Michael Christopher CAULFIELDabt 183115 Apr 191988
Charles Kemble CHAPMANabt 187005 Oct 194272h/Elizabeth Ann
Elizabeth Ann CHAPMANabt 188025 Nov 196080w/Charles Kemble
Joan Cathleen CHAPMANabt 192218 Nov 194725
John CLINESabt 184607 Sep 191771
William COBIACabt 18568 Aug 189034
John COCKINGabt 183817 Dec 188345
Margaret Irilda COLLINS8 Mar 191906 Sep 19201
Norman John COMANabt 190102 Apr 195756
Horace Fredrick CORBETabt 189405 Jun 191723
Peter COVENTRYabt 186707 Jan 192658
Alexander COWANabt 182623 Feb 188154
Andrew Buik CRAIGabt 183629 Oct 191377
Anne CRAIGabt 18357 Mar 188751
Annie CRAIGabt 18395 Jun 189960
Josiah (or Joseph) DARBYMay 188312 Jul 18841
William DASHWOODabt 184026 Feb 190544
William Cyril DAVIESabt 190720 May 194235
Thomas DAWESabt 183113 Feb 188856
Mary DOIGabt 186226 Dec 190240
Charles DONNELLY20 Jan 19053 Aug 188639son/William & Mary; b. Tasmania
Alice May DRAPERApr 189115 May 18910
Emily Elizabeth DRAPERabt 185504 Oct 190045
Sarah Ann DRAPERMar 18927 Dec 18931
William DRAPERabt 180713 Jan 188779
William DUNCANabt 185717 Jan 189638
Spriggins DUNNApr 18825 Jun 18831
William George DUNNApr 189325 Oct 18930
Mary ENGLISHApr 188921 Feb 18900
Sarah FARR24 Feb 19050
Edward James FIELDER (OR FIELDING)12 Aug 188325 Nov 18830
Constance Esma FINNJun 191706 Oct 19181
Elijah John FINN6 Dec 187917 Jun 18855son/William Thomas George & Jane Balhanna Hatfield
Elizabeth Blanch FINN11 Sep 188912 Sep 18890dau/William Thomas George & Jane Balhanna Hatfield
Florence Jane FINN3 Oct 188728 Mar 18880dau/William Thomas George & Jane Balhanna Hatfield
Nathaniel James FINNabt 187024 Feb 193059son/William Thomas George & Jane Balhanna Hatfield
Rachael May FINN26 Apr 188628 Apr 18860dau/William Thomas George & Jane Balhanna Hatfield
Daniel Joseph FITZGERALD20 Apr 19090
Morris FITZGERALDabt 185621 Jan 188932
William FITZGERALDabt 186004 Jan 193271
Mary Jane FLANNIGANabt 186819 Jul 189527
Alexander FRASERabt 185709 Mar 190538
Agnes FREEMANabt 183128 Mar 188351
Rhonda Noreen FROST12 Oct 191218 Jan 19130
Eliza GILLabt 18512 Nov 189140
Samuel GILLARDabt 183515 Dec 188550
Robert John GORDONFeb 188021 Jan 18810
Leonard Jack GRAYJul 188812 Jan 18890
John GREENabt 185102 Aug 190757Newspaper Report of John Green death
Laura Elizabeth GREGORY30 Oct 18830
Kernan HAMILTON5 Apr 18820
Albert William HARRISabt 186325 Apr 188724
William HEALEY (OR HEALY)abt 184920 Feb 190656Newspaper Report of death
Mary Farina HENWOODMay 187921 Feb 18811
Maude HENWOODJun 18807 Mar 18810
Honora Margaret HISGROVEApr 18798 Jan 18790
John HISGROVEMay 18799 Dec 18801
Robert Charles HOKINabt 186920 Feb 188919
Bridget HOWARDabt 186412 Jun 189430
Henry Greville HOWARDabt 183123 Feb 190550
Fitz John HUEYabt 185831 May 191759
Frances HUMPHREYSabt 182631 Jul 188458
William HUMPHREYSNov 18203 Oct 187959
Thomas IRWIN09 Jul 1907
Baby JOHNSON2 Dec 18840
Mervin Henry JOHNSTON1 Dec 191613 Feb 19203
Robert JOHNSTONE26 Feb 19050
Robert Henry JOHNSTONEabt 188715 May 18892
John JONES27 Sep 192035
Harry JONSONabt 183517 Jan 189660
Ada Mabel JOYCENov 188217 Aug 18830
Daniel KENNYabt 182813 Jan 188960
Thomas Francis KILLMARTINabt 18812 Jan 189412
Charlotte Myrtle KITEabt 188707 Feb 192133
George KITEabt 186728 Jun 192760
Matilda KITEabt 185021 Jul 192878
Stephen KITEabt 183830 Dec 191476
Millicent KNIGHT6 Sep 1897
David LANDER10 Jun 1892
Henry LATHAM9 Nov 1881
John LAWRIE07 Aug 1900
Rebecca LENNON1 Jun 190011 Mar 19010
Jessie Ida Edith LLOYD14 Mar 190228 Mar 19020John William LLOYD [F]
Richard Ernest LOCKWOODabt 18807 Aug 189414
Catherine Susan LOVELESS23 Dec 1913
Bebe Mariam MAHOMET (ADRIENNE)abt 188116 Jan 193957w/Gool
Gool MAHOMETabt 186521 May 195085h/Bebe Mariam
Pyrosa MAHOMETabt 192516 Jun 193914
Sher Ali MAHOMETabt 191416 Sep 195238
Willie MAHOMETNov 191805 Aug 193112
Alfred John MALENOIRabt 1844abt 188642
Hilda May MANFIELD19 Oct 187819 Sep 189719Funeral of Hilda May MANFIELD
John MANFIELD1 May 18920
Robert MANFIELD27 Mar 18920
Luke George MARTINabt 185909 Nov 192162
Thomas MARTINabt 183112 Apr 188453
William Jack MARTINabt 192906 Feb 194414William Leslie MARTIN [F]
William Joseph MARTINabt 186604 Mar 191346William Joseph Martin died in 1913 on Murnpeowie Station. He was living in Farina at the time.
It is believed he was buried on the station. (Not in the Farina Cemetery)
George Hunt MARZETTIabt 184114 Dec 190362
Michael MCCABEabt 190712 Mar 19168
William MCDILL22 May 18830
Catherine MCDONALDabt 189125 Oct 191120
Robert Athol Grant MCDONALDabt 191810 Jan 196849
Bridget MCGOVERNabt 186118 Dec 190140
Rubie Elsie MCINTOSHabt 189107 Jun 192837
George Burton MCLEODabt 188823 Dec 191931
Gwendoline Fowler MCLEODabt 191805 Oct 19191
Peter MCMAHONabt 184219 Sep 188240
Tom MCMAHONabt 188824 Aug 191628
Tomas McKay MCPHARLINabt 185504 Apr 190566
Walter Bernard MCPHARLINabt 188423 May 191430
Farquhar MCRAEabt 186215 Oct 190644
Ahmed MERAKMADabt 18605 Jun 188222
Alfred MERRITT14 Jul 189011 Aug 18900
Rebecca Stanley MOFFATT18 Jun 185210 Aug 192254
Robert Carruthers MOFFATTJun 184608 Jul 190660Rebecca Stanley (Creek) Moffatt [Spouse]
Annie MORAN (ALDERMAN)31 Aug 189109 Apr 194250dau/George & Elizabeth Ann (Truin); b. Gladstone
John James Walter MORANabt 187426 Dec 192854
Mary Eva MORAN1 Aug 193128 Jan 19320
Cecelia Catherine MORRISabt 185017 Apr 191666
Gordon William MORRISabt 185912 Dec 191758
Michael Christopher MORRISabt 185027 May 189747Funeral of Mr Morris at Farina
William George MORRIS12 Jul 184227 Sep 190664
Bertha MURRAYabt 189516 Jun 194348
Henrietta Margaret MURRAYAug 188120 Jan 18831
Malcolm Melrose MURRAY12 Mar 188928 Oct 18890
Margaret Zelica MUSTAN5 AP 193507 Jun 19350
Robert NEVILLEabt 191016 Jan 195443
Kathleen Olive NOLAN01 Dec 1915
Kenneth NOLAN1 Dec 191605 Apr 19170
Morris NOLAN1 Dec 191613 Apr 19170
Stanley NOLLabt 185925 Apr 188223May be Stanley Holt, son of Lt Colonel Holt of London.
Ellen Theresa O'DONNELLabt 186008 Dec 190040
James O'LOUGHLINabt 188616 Jun 191933
Jane O'NEILLabt 186220 Dec 189331
Dominic Francis OGARAMar 188116 Jan 18820
Alleen Gwenneth OLDFIELDabt 192104 Jan 195836
Mark OLIVARIEabt 185811 Aug 191052
Mary Ann OLIVARYabt 182220 Jan 190683
Baby OWEN9 Nov 18930
Edwin Huntley (or Edith Huntley) OWENabt 189213 Oct 18931
William OWENabt 18879 Dec 18892
Amy Florence PARSONS27 Sep 189615 Nov 18960
James Gordon PATTERSONabt 190727 Jun 197265
Caleb PEDLERabt 184410 Feb 191570
Joseph PERKINSAug 188118 Jan 18831
Annie PERRYFeb 189329 Aug 18930
Eva PERRYFeb 18935 Aug 18941
John PERRYabt 184712 Dec 189548
Alfred Ernest POOLEabt 185518 Mar 190145
Percival James PROVENabt 185719 Oct 192871
Daniel PYEabt 183918 Dec 189152
Adam READabt 189526 Jun 192732
Olive Crofton Peddie RICHARDSONabt 185427 Nov 188329
Ann ROLLENSabt 185316 Apr 188835
Ethel May ROLLENSJan 189126 Apr 18910
Ivy Rebecca ROLLENS28 Oct 189618 May 19047
Catherine Ellen ROLLINSJul 189226 Jan 18930
Francis William jnr ROLLINS20 Jul 191327 Nov 19134m
Francis William snr ROLLINSabt 185729 Jan 191457
Rosa ROSSDec 188014 Oct 18810
Maria ROSSERabt 184328 Oct 188239
Olivaro SANTIAGOabt 182126 Nov 189675
John SCHMIDTabt 184419?Oct 193490
William Bernhard SCHULTZabt 186817 Apr 189931
Sydney SEDEEKabt 185601 Nov 193175
William Richard SHAWSep 188923 Apr 18911
John SHIRLEYabt 188525 Apr 191934
Charles Ernest SMITHabt 186711 Jan 188315
Dorothy Mabel SMITH1 Jun 190112 Feb 19020
Frank James SMITHabt 189126 Oct 191928
John Henry SMITHabt 184419 Oct 193490
Mary Ellen SMITH25 Dec 189613 Aug 18981dau/John Henry & Kathrine Ellen (Moffat); b. Farina, SA, Australia
Reuben Claude Harold SMITH6 Aug 189115 Feb 18920Son of Reuben Brooker SMITH
William Richard SPICERabt 185029 Jun 188434
Edward John STOCKDALEabt 183128 Apr 190675
Frederick STRACHANabt 185604 Nov 190044
John SULLIVANabt 18251 Dec 188560
William James SULLIVANabt 186914 Feb 192454
Hans SVENSONabt 188001 Jul 194767
James TEEabt 184813 May 188537
William TENCHabt 184723 Aug 189346
Edgar Leland THOMASabt 189720 Feb 191517
Gladys May TILMOUTHabt 189207 Mar 19051
Mary Ann TILMOUTHabt 183018 Jun 190070
William TILMOUTHabt 182216 Jan 188663
John TODDApr 18855 Jun 18850
Harry TOMSENabt 188001 Jul 194767
Clarence Albani TOWNSENDabt 189415 Sep 192632
Myrtle TURMYabt 184830 Oct 189345
Bridget WADEabt 183821 Jan 189657
Adam WHITEabt 18368 Feb 189760
Henry WILKINSONabt 185227 Aug 188230
May WILLISJun 188228 Feb 18830
John Germain WILLSabt 183801 Apr 190971
Hugh WILSONabt 184208 Jan 191572
Muriel Catherine Ellen WILSON29 Oct 19130
Baby WOOKEY28 Jul 18820
Elizabeth WOOKEYabt 184517 Apr 188136
Charles WORRINabt 182723 Feb 190554
W J CLARK10 Jun 1890Death of new School Teacher Mr W J CLARK