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North Road Cemetery

Coordinates: 34°53′S 138°36′E / 34.883°S 138.600°E / -34.883; 138.600
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North Road Cemetery
Graves at North Road Cemetery
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Details
Established1853
Location
CountryAustralia
Owned byAnglican Diocese of Adelaide
Size18 acres (73,000 m2)
No. of gravesmore than 24,000
Websitehttp://www.anglicancemeteries.com
Find a GraveNorth Road Cemetery

North Road Cemetery is located in the Adelaide suburb of Nailsworth, approximately 5 km north of the central business district. It is 7.3 hectares (18 acres) in size and there have been over 26,000 burials since its foundation in 1853. The original size of the cemetery was 0.8 hectare (2 acres) and was established by South Australia's first Anglican bishop, Augustus Short on land which he owned. The cemetery is still maintained by the Anglican Diocese of Adelaide.

Notable interments

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The cemetery contains the war graves of over 1,500 Commonwealth service personnel, ranging from WW1 to the Vietnam War.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ "The Late Mr. J. C. Hawker. An Interesting Career". Adelaide: The Register. 16 May 1901.
  2. ^ CWGC. "North Road Anglican Cemetery | Cemetery Details". Commonwealth War Graves. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  3. ^ Stein, Helen (2016). For King and Country. North Road Cemetery.
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34°53′S 138°36′E / 34.883°S 138.600°E / -34.883; 138.600