Mallala Catholic Cemetery

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As the township of Mallala developed in the 1870's the Catholic population had neither church nor private cemetery. Travelling priests provided services until St. Malachy's Church was built in 1882, but for burials, the choice was Mallala General Cemetery on Feltwell Road which commenced in September 1869, or the  Pinkerton Plains Catholic Cemetery, south of the River Light near Hamley Bridge - a long journey by horse-drawn hearse. In 1916 landholder Henry Edward Hallion donated a block from his land on Franks Road, 4 km. from Mallala for the purpose of a Catholic Church Cemetery, On 13 December 1916 a portion of Section 272 was officially transferred to the Catholic Church Endowment Inc. The Mallala Catholic Cemetery is a quiet and peaceful place, situated on a back road, surrounded by small trees and native mallees and interspersed with small cassias.  With only 27 graves out of a possible 260, it would seem likely to remain as it is for some time to come.

Family names recorded are Hallion, Howard, Meaney, Heilmar, Guldon, Smallacombe and Temby. Detailed information is held at the Mallala Museum.

 

 

Sources

• St. Malachy"s Burial Register
• Durdin  Funeral Directors
• Taylor and Forgie Funeral Directors
• Mattiske Funerals
• Parish Information  Jack Angus and Jim Hallion.
• Genealogy Society S.A.