Old Onslow WA Memorial Inscriptions

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	Old Onslow, WA
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	Old Onslow, WA
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	Ashburton River, Old Onslow, WA
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	Ashburton River, Old Onslow, WA
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	Ashburton River, Old Onslow, WA
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	Old Onslow Cemetery
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	Old Onslow Cemetery
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	Old Onslow Cemetery
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	Jane O'GRADY 25 May 1894 Duncan CUMMING 20 Feb 1896 Elenor W STEWART 12 Jun 1897 John Edward McKENZIE 29 Aug 1897 Annette McCARTHY 8 Oct 1898 R I CLARK 6 Nov 1900 John O'GRADY 11 Oct 1903 Lionel Birch Slade FORBES 27 Apr 1904 Clarice Delicia CLARK 16 Nov 1905 Old Onslow Cemetery, register of grants of rights of burial
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	Neils HANSEN, 19 Sep 1907, C of E David McLEAN, 26 Sep 1907, Presbyterian Charles JOHNSON, 15 Oct 1908, C of E William McALLISTER. 15 Oct 1908, Presbyterian Richard DONNELY, 31 Jan 1909, C of E Trminato Ignoo ?, 28 Jan 1909, Mohammedan Richard JOHNSON, 25 May 1909, C of E Mary GRIFFIN, 11 Apr 1910, C of E Frank WEBSTER, 24 Apr 1910, C of E Billy (alias Tommy) ABILBY, 23 Apr 1910 George ROE, 21 Jul 1910, C of E Michael Joseph O'DONNELL, 17 Jul 1911, R.C. David TRACEY, 9 Aug 1911, R.C. Rose Ellen CHRISTIE, 27 Jan 1912, R.C. Rose GRAY, 7 Jun 1912, C of E NaKauring KU, 20 Jul 1912, Mohammedan Emilio ALBERIZ, 7 Aug 1912, R.C. Mary 21 Jan 1913, Aboriginal Robert WATERSON, 27 Jan 1913, C of E Abik MANJORIA, 17 Feb 1913, Aboriginal Shimon SAGKECHI, 9 Jul 1913, Mohammedan Thomas Risbury SCARFF, 10 Jul 1913, C of E Madge and child, 24 Jul 1913, Aboriginal Francis GOODFELLOW, 9 Aug 1913, C of E Jessie WHITTAKER, 17 Aug 1913, Presbyterian Richard GRAY, 17 Sep 1913, C of E George WARD, 24 Nov 1913, C of E William KNOWLES, 8 Mar 1916, C of E Charles PAYNE, 16 Feb 1914 Old Onslow Cemetery, register of grants of rights of burial
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	Neils HANSEN, 19 Sep 1907, C of E David McLEAN, 26 Sep 1907, Presbyterian Charles JOHNSON, 15 Oct 1908, C of E William McALLISTER. 15 Oct 1908, Presbyterian Richard DONNELY, 31 Jan 1909, C of E Trminato Ignoo ?, 28 Jan 1909, Mohammedan Richard JOHNSON, 25 May 1909, C of E Mary GRIFFIN, 11 Apr 1910, C of E Frank WEBSTER, 24 Apr 1910, C of E Billy (alias Tommy) ABILBY, 23 Apr 1910 George ROE, 21 Jul 1910, C of E Michael Joseph O'DONNELL, 17 Jul 1911, R.C. David TRACEY, 9 Aug 1911, R.C. Rose Ellen CHRISTIE, 27 Jan 1912, R.C. Rose GRAY, 7 Jun 1912, C of E NaKauring KU, 20 Jul 1912, Mohammedan Emilio ALBERIZ, 7 Aug 1912, R.C. Mary 21 Jan 1913, Aboriginal Robert WATERSON, 27 Jan 1913, C of E Abik MANJORIA, 17 Feb 1913, Aboriginal Shimon SAGKECHI, 9 Jul 1913, Mohammedan Thomas Risbury SCARFF, 10 Jul 1913, C of E Madge and child, 24 Jul 1913, Aboriginal Francis GOODFELLOW, 9 Aug 1913, C of E Jessie WHITTAKER, 17 Aug 1913, Presbyterian Richard GRAY, 17 Sep 1913, C of E George WARD, 24 Nov 1913, C of E William KNOWLES, 8 Mar 1916, C of E Charles PAYNE, 16 Feb 1914 Old Onslow Cemetery, register of grants of rights of burial
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	Ching WONG, 26 Apr 1917, Mohammedan Charles NYSTOM, 20 Jun 1917, C of E Ahmat MALACCA, 3 Apr 1918, R.C. Robert James BOYTON, 3 May 1918, C of E Charles Tingey MOLE, 11 Sep 1918, C of E Charlie, 1 Jan 1919, Aboriginal LAPTHORN, 19 Feb 1919, C of E Robery KINGSLEY, 6 Mar 1919, C of E Annie Louisa CLARK, 31 Mar 1919, C of E Henry CLARK, 16 May 1919, C of E CLARK, 26 May 1919, C of E Paddy, 11 Oct 1919, Aboriginal Bluey, 18 Nov 1919, Aboriginal Edmund Henry KEALY, 28 Jan 1920, R.C. Bin Mal HASSAN, 18 Apr 1920, Mohammedan William BRADFIELD, 22 Jul 1920, R.C. William YOUNG, 28 Oct 1920, C of E Rosie, 28 Oct 1920, Aboriginal John JENSEN, 18 Jan 1921, C of E Joseph McCARTHY, 30 Jun 1921, R.C. William Lawrence STAPELMAN, 13 Nov 1921, C of E Thomas LYNCH, 2 Dec 1921, C of E Basil COCHRANE, 2 Dec 1921, R.C. William SURRADGE, 2 Dec 1921, C of E Sawago KUSAKA, 20 Jan 1922, C of E Kunnfiro WODDA, 2 Fen 1922, Mohammedan Joseph Leo McGRATH 18 Feb 1922, R.C. Provecio OVEAN 24 Jun 1922, Mohammedan MALLACHI, 24 Jun 1922, Mohammedan Old Onslow Cemetery, register of grants of rights of burial
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	Ching WONG, 26 Apr 1917, Mohammedan Charles NYSTOM, 20 Jun 1917, C of E Ahmat MALACCA, 3 Apr 1918, R.C. Robert James BOYTON, 3 May 1918, C of E Charles Tingey MOLE, 11 Sep 1918, C of E Charlie, 1 Jan 1919, Aboriginal LAPTHORN, 19 Feb 1919, C of E Robery KINGSLEY, 6 Mar 1919, C of E Annie Louisa CLARK, 31 Mar 1919, C of E Henry CLARK, 16 May 1919, C of E CLARK, 26 May 1919, C of E Paddy, 11 Oct 1919, Aboriginal Bluey, 18 Nov 1919, Aboriginal Edmund Henry KEALY, 28 Jan 1920, R.C. Bin Mal HASSAN, 18 Apr 1920, Mohammedan William BRADFIELD, 22 Jul 1920, R.C. William YOUNG, 28 Oct 1920, C of E Rosie, 28 Oct 1920, Aboriginal John JENSEN, 18 Jan 1921, C of E Joseph McCARTHY, 30 Jun 1921, R.C. William Lawrence STAPELMAN, 13 Nov 1921, C of E Thomas LYNCH, 2 Dec 1921, C of E Basil COCHRANE, 2 Dec 1921, R.C. William SURRADGE, 2 Dec 1921, C of E Sawago KUSAKA, 20 Jan 1922, C of E Kunnfiro WODDA, 2 Fen 1922, Mohammedan Joseph Leo McGRATH 18 Feb 1922, R.C. Provecio OVEAN 24 Jun 1922, Mohammedan MALLACHI, 24 Jun 1922, Mohammedan Old Onslow Cemetery, register of grants of rights of burial
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	Annie Emma HOOLEY, 28 Jul 1922, C of E Annie. 28 Sep 1922, Aboriginal John MURPHY, 7 Nov 1922, R.C. Charles LOCKE, 5 Oct 1923, C of E Georgina, 18 Dec 1923, Aboriginal Ernest McDONALD, 12 Jan 1924 R.C. Mary Jane McGRATH, 21 Jan 1924 R,C, Winnie LILLYCRAPP, 23 Apr 1924, C of E William Jason JONES, 29 Jul 1924, C of E BATCHER, 15 Mar 1925, Mohammedan William Henry SCOTT, 1 Apr 1925, Presbyterian Nellie of Minderoo, 19 Jun 1925, Aboriginal Frank Oliver OSBORNE, 8 Jul 1925, C of E William BLACKBURN, 5 Aug 1925, R.C. Old Onslow Cemetery, register of grants of rights of burial James RICHARDSON, 7 Sep 1925, R.C. Walter W SCARFF, 1 Jan 1926, C of E Ah QUC, 22 Mar 1926, Pagan Fook Ah JONG, 20 Apr 1926, Pagan Peter TISCOMELLI ?, 10 Apr 1927, R.C. James McCAFFEY, 20 Apr 1927 , R.C. Ruby (aboriginal) 22 Aug 1927 Wang Ueng HEE ?, 22 Aug 1928, pagan Robert CEHUNUGO ?, 29 Nov 1928,Anglican Richard Colin FISHER, 25 Nov 1929, Anglican James Farquharsm ?, 11 Feb 1930, Anglican Ah KING ?, 29 Jul 1930, Anglican Mary Teresa NEWBY, 26 Nov 1930 R.C. Emily HEMMINGSON ?, 12 Dec 1930, R.C. Walter Oswald, JARRATT, 6 Mar 1931, Anglican New Onslow Cemetery, register of grants of rights of burial
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	Annie Emma HOOLEY, 28 Jul 1922, C of E Annie. 28 Sep 1922, Aboriginal John MURPHY, 7 Nov 1922, R.C. Charles LOCKE, 5 Oct 1923, C of E Georgina, 18 Dec 1923, Aboriginal Ernest McDONALD, 12 Jan 1924 R.C. Mary Jane McGRATH, 21 Jan 1924 R,C, Winnie LILLYCRAPP, 23 Apr 1924, C of E William Jason JONES, 29 Jul 1924, C of E BATCHER, 15 Mar 1925, Mohammedan William Henry SCOTT, 1 Apr 1925, Presbyterian Nellie of Minderoo, 19 Jun 1925, Aboriginal Frank Oliver OSBORNE, 8 Jul 1925, C of E William BLACKBURN, 5 Aug 1925, R.C. Old Onslow Cemetery, register of grants of rights of burial
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Old Onslow

Address: In the ruins of the town of Old Onslow.
Opened: 1885 - 1925
# graves:

The original town of Onslow was abandoned around 1925 after one too many cyclones. A new town was built on the other side of the bay. The ruins are Old Onslow, and are (apparently) accessible by car. We only reached the outskirts and found the remnants of trivia markers for some parts of town which themselves had been bleached white. There is a book in the Onslow Museum with the burial records for Old Onslow cemetery. The introduction page is below.

Old Onslow Cemetery

1885 - 1925
The information contained in this booklet is all that we were able to find relating to the people who were buried at old Onslow Cemetery; as records have been lost or destroyed over time.
Please note the following regarding dates :-

The handwritten cemetery records refer to "date of issue of certificate" not date of death

Mail sent from Onslow to Perth took a long time by today's standards. An example Jane O'Grady died 23/5/1894 but death was not registered in Perth until 17/9/1894.

My Aunt Thelme Mounsher (nee Clark) explained that if a person died in the morning they would be buried in the afternoon similarly if they died in the afternoon they would be buried the following morning. Often the burial took place before the death was registered.

The cemetery tombstones have beenand are still subjected to cyclones, salt water floods, shifting sand hills, grass and trees growing through and among the graves plus ant hills which would give you an indication of why so few tombstones remain.
Some of the "metal" numbers which correlate to "number of entry in burial register" can still be located at the cemetery; but again the records indicate the numbering started in 1908 yet people had been buried prior to this date.
Should you have any information that will assist in adding to this record please forward any photographic or documentary evidence to me.
Mignonne Clark at 11 Tarongo Way, City Beach, WA 6015.

From "edge of Empire"
by Martyn and Audrey Webb
Settlement of the north-west began in 1884 by Walter Padbury, which ended in 1885 with the gazetting of the townsite and port of Onslow at the Ashburton river mouth.

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Photographed: Sep 2009

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Latitude -21.70233330564423, Longitude 114.9445762585249
Latitude -21° 42’ 8", Longitude 114° 56’ 40"

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