Old Harvey Cemetery 1911

Seek out those from the past. Located on South Western Highway, the Harvey Cemetery reserve was established in 1911 for the settlers in and around the Harvey district. However, it was not officially opened until 1916.

Initially, the Harvey Cemetery was managed by a board of trustees.

The area was amended in 1917 and in 1921, the reserve was vested in the Harvey Road Board.

Many of the early settlers of the district have been interred here, and the headstones bear the names of many of the district’s well-known citizens.

The first ten recorded burials:

1. Section 1 No. 1, 5 February 1916, Susan M Anthony, Anglican, aged 49 years.
2. Section 1 No. 2, 24 March 1916, Vivienne Boronia Rowe, Anglican, aged 2½ years.
3. Section 1 No. 3, 15 April 1916, Maria Sands, Anglican, aged 81 years 10 months.
4. Section 1 No. 5, 1 May 1916, Baby Atkins, Anglican, aged 2 weeks.
5. Section 1 No. 5, 4 May 1916, Florence Atkins, Anglican, aged 3 weeks.
6. Section 1 No. 6, 13 June 1916, Frank Kirby, Anglican, aged 6 years.
7. Section 68 No. 2, 12 Sept 1916, Catherine McMillan, Wesleyan, aged 32 years.
8. Section 1 No. 10, 12 September 1916, Douglas Harris, Anglican, aged 2 days.
9. Section 1 No. 7, 11 October 1916, Bernard Henry Woodward, Anglican, aged 70 years.
10. Section 1 No. 11, 8 April 1917, Baby Pepper, Anglican, stillborn.

The cemetery continues to be used in addition to the Harvey Lawn Cemetery on Forestry Road, which has been established in recent years.

Currently, there are no new plots within this Cemetery. However, the cemetery continues to be used with prior reservations or for current Grant of Right holders.