Balmain Cemetery
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Balmain Cemetery was a cemetery in Leichhardt, New South Wales, Australia. The Pioneers Memorial Park now stands in its place.
Robert Towns monument, relocated to Castle Hill, Townsville
Headstone of Edmund Blacket, relocated to Camperdown Cemetery
Robert Towns
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Robert Towns was a British master mariner who settled in Australia as a businessman, sandalwood merchant, colonist, shipowner, pastoralist, politician, whaler and civic leader. He was the founder of T
Balmain Cemetery
…The plans were advertised and families were invited to arrange for re-interment of bodies or removal of memorials. As a consequence, the memorial to Robert Towns (the founder of Townsville, Queensland) was relocated to Castle Hill in Townsville. The memorial for Edmund Blacket and his wife Sarah were relocated…
Robert Towns, by unknown artist
Cranbrook House in 1917, home of Robert Towns 1864 to 1873
Robert Towns Gravestone, Detail of monument atop Castle Hill, Townsville