Showing posts with label grave. Show all posts
Showing posts with label grave. Show all posts

Thursday 25 January 2024

When Bribie Island lost its cemetery. 1936

 To lose a cemetery is rather careless, but how one goes about losing it in the first place is so easy - just don't use it!



Source;

The Township That Lost Its Cemetery

Further Reading;

Bribie Island History - Cemeteries Why You Can't Be Buried On Bribie Island.

When a grave digger is left to his own devices... 1936

 ...he, or rather, this one in particular, had a novel idea to solve the pesky problem of uncovering previously interred bodies when digging new graves - evict the original residents into a nearby mine shaft.



That harsh sound you hear are the sounds of thousands of genealogists heads exploding.

Source;
Bones In Old Mine Shaft

When Bribie Island lost its cemetery. 1936

 To lose a cemetery is rather careless, but how one goes about losing it in the first place is so easy - just don't use it! Source; The ...