Journey Through Windsor’s History On A Tour Of Its Cemeteries

You can learn a lot about a community’s history by taking a walk through its cemeteries.

Rediscover some of Hawkesbury’s lesser-known cemeteries on an excursion to Winsdor’s historic Catholic and Presbyterian cemeteries.

The Catholic Cemetery is one of the oldest Catholic cemeteries in the state and was established by the early 1930s.

It is also one of the largest denominational cemeteries in Hawkesbury, with over 450 graves recording almost 1000 names.

Participants wil visit a variety of headstones including the politician, James Augustine Cunneen who died in 1889 after an accidental fall down a flight of stairs.

A more poignant headstone belongs to Catherine Eather and her five children who tragically drowned in the disastrous 1867 flood.

The headstone was erected by her “Affectionate Father”.

A smaller site with just over 100 graves recording 230 names in use by the mid-1830s, the Presbyterian Cemetery is the other on the tour.

Some of the interesting people buried in this cemetery include Mary Neilson who operated a chemist and newsagency in the town in the 1860s and Robert Dick, elected in 1871 as Windsor’s first mayor.

The tour will be held on Saturday, September 16 from 9:30 am to 11 am for a cost of $10 per person.

Bookings are essential, so visit http://hawkesburylibrary.eventrbrite.com or call 4560 4460 to book or get more information.

Prepare to learn about the prominent figures and the everyday folk buried in these cemeteries and discover their unique stories.

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