St. David's Park
Hobart, City of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
The cemetery was formally designated in 1804 by Rev. Robert Knopwood, with burials commencing shortly after Hobart Town's establishment. The cemetery was the resting place for many of its early settlers and convicts.
The cemetery was in significant disrepair. It closed to new burials in 1872, some of the remains were moved to Cornelian Bay, but most were left to rest peacefully, Many headstones were preserved along the park's boundary walls, and significant monuments, including Collins' memorial, were consolidated in the park's northeast corner, the rest of the headstones were destroyed to be converted into a public park, St David's Park officially opened to the public in 1926.
The cemetery was formally designated in 1804 by Rev. Robert Knopwood, with burials commencing shortly after Hobart Town's establishment. The cemetery was the resting place for many of its early settlers and convicts.
The cemetery was in significant disrepair. It closed to new burials in 1872, some of the remains were moved to Cornelian Bay, but most were left to rest peacefully, Many headstones were preserved along the park's boundary walls, and significant monuments, including Collins' memorial, were consolidated in the park's northeast corner, the rest of the headstones were destroyed to be converted into a public park, St David's Park officially opened to the public in 1926.
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- Added: 26 Jun 2009
- Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 2311729
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