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Linwood Cemetery is the fifth oldest surviving cemetery in Christchurch. [5] It was opened in October 1884 as a response to concerns about the health implications of burying people in the inner city. [1] [6] The area where the cemetery was built was originally lupin-covered sand dunes well outside the city and near the Corporation rubbish dump ...
The Christchurch City Council searched for additional cemetery land beginning in 1913, and opened Bromley Cemetery for burials in July 1918. [1] Later that year the cemetery became the main burial place for fatalities of the 1918 flu pandemic from the eastern side of the city.
This category contains persons buried in Linwood Cemetery, Christchurch, New Zealand. Pages in category "Burials at Linwood Cemetery, Christchurch" The following 39 pages are in this category, out of 39 total.
This category contains persons buried in Addington Cemetery, Christchurch, New Zealand. Pages in category "Burials at Addington Cemetery, Christchurch" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total.
The cemetery was included in the original survey of Christchurch that was carried out in 1850. It was set up for three separate denominations: [1] Reserve 20 was set aside for the Church of England; this was an area east of Barbadoes Street. Reserve 42 was set aside for Roman Catholics; this was an area west of Barbadoes Street.
The cemetery was extended in size in 1940. [7] Ruru Lawn Cemetery opened in 1941 and is the burial ground for the victims of the 1947 Ballantyne's fire. [8] Memorial Park Cemetery has been in use since 1956 and, like Ruru Lawn Cemetery, is operational. [9] In 1990 a major marae complex, Ngā Hau e Whā National Marae, was opened in the suburb ...
This category contains persons buried in Memorial Park Cemetery, Christchurch, New Zealand. Pages in category "Burials at Memorial Park Cemetery, Christchurch" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.
This category contains persons buried in Ruru Lawn Cemetery, Christchurch, New Zealand. Pages in category "Burials at Ruru Lawn Cemetery" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total.