Bong Bong Church Cemetery in Moss Vale, New South Wales

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Moss Vale, Wingecarribee Shire, New South Wales 2577 Australia

Coordinates: -34.53753, 150.39111
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Contains Anglican and Presbyterian sections.

Christ Church was constructed in 1845 and is the oldest church between Cobbitty and Canberra. It was dedicated and consecrated in 1845 by Bishop W. G. Broughton, Bishop of Australia, and is a landmark feature on the approach to Moss Vale and Wingecarribee, to nearby Throsby Park. Charles Throsby of Throsby Park gave land for a church, burial ground, and parsonage with a glebe of 100 acres (40 ha) at Bong Bong. Construction started early in 1845, according to the plans of the architect, John Verge.

The cemetery is divided into two distinct sections: one of the Anglican graveyard of Christ Church Bong Bong and the other the Presbyterian cemetery. Although there is a light steel and concrete fence between them, the two sections form a unified group. The cemetery landscape is enhanced by two rows of mature Bhutan cypress trees (Cupressus torulosa), planted on the 1945 centenary of the church's construction, one tree per (17) Throsby child, and some other large trees, including gums which predate the church's construction, as shown in an 1820s painting of the area.

The monuments are arranged in parallel rows facing east. They date from 1841, and about half are pre-1900.

Contains Anglican and Presbyterian sections.

The monuments are arranged in parallel rows facing east. They date from 1841, and about half are pre-1900.