Mount Duneed Cemetery

Address

110 Williams Road, Mount Duneed, Victoria, 3217 Australia

Office hours

There is no office at this cemetery.

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Visiting hours

Open daily: 8:00am – 7:00pm

Daylight savings: 8:00am – 8:00pm

Vehicle access available

Overview of Cemetery

Mount Duneed Cemetery is nestled amongst the rural setting of the local area.

Upon entry, visitors are greeted by a towering Monterey Cypress, with views of rolling hills in the distance. Bordered by native acacia, the grounds reflect the history of the area, distinctly organised by denomination. This location is the home of the Rupert Vance Moon Memorial Garden.

What we offer at this location

Burial options

Monumental Grave

Cremation memorials

Personalised Garden Memorial
Memorial Bench Seat
Native Garden Memorial

Image gallery

Our history

Mount Duneed Cemetery was established in 1864.

In 1862 the government agreed to set aside land between Mount Duneed and Lake Connewarre

In 1862 the government agreed to set aside three, then five, acres of land between Mount Duneed and Lake Connewarre but local residents protested that the soil was unsuitable for burial purposes and so the original land grant was revoked and a two acre site was selected higher up Mount Duneed, (i.e. relocated from the Shire of South Barwon to the Barrabool Shire.) The five trustees were William Landale, Levi Swain, Thomas Palmer, James Gleeson and William Mann. Rules and fees were adopted, Mr Faraway was appointed sexton, and the first recorded burial took place on 23 October 1864. The Trust planted a ‘live fence of South Australian Kangaroo acacia’, built a gate and installed a hitching rail for horses. Provision was also made for a few shade trees for the horses that brought mourners to the cemetery because it was not uncommon for fifty horse-drawn carriages to accompany a hearse to the cemetery. There was the usual correspondence between the ‘Duneed Cemetery Trust’ and the Barrabool Shire Council regarding grounds maintenance and fences. In 1876 the Trust reported that it had £13 in the bank. The trustees who signed the annual report were A. Abercrombie, George Williams and Joseph Rainford.

In February 1891 a bushfire swept through the district and destroyed the cemetery.

All trees, fences and wooden railings were destroyed with only the stone fittings remaining. Residents noted that the few granite headstones in the cemetery presented a ghostly appearance after the fires had subsided.

There are few records of the management of the Mount Duneed Cemetery. The Victorian Government Gazette of 25 March 1901 indicates that Alfred White and James Calvert replaced Andrew White (deceased) and Daniel Ganley (resigned) but does not name the other trustees.

From Barwon Cemeteries (2016) by Peter Mansfield

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