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John Burnett - tombstoneJohn Burnett was the first person to be buried in the Melbourne General Cemetery. His tombstone, now badly decaying, is classified by the National Trust. 
| IN MEMORY OF
JOHN ALEXANDER BURNETT
MERCHANT
WHO DIED 25 MAY 1853
AGED 36 YEARS | Grave of John Burnett (foreground) and Robert Hoddle (right)
in Melbourne General Cemetery | This grave can be visited on White Hat Tours' highly entertaining and informative Tour of Melbourne Cemetery. Just be sure to tell your guide at the start of the tour that this is one of the graves you wish to see. |
| Page last updated: | 22 January, 2008 | | URL:
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TOURISM NEWS
Qantas In Flight Magazine chooses
White Hat
Cemetery Tour as its featured Australian tour for May
There are many fine historical tours
throughout Australia including cemetery tours. From these, the
prestigious Qantas In Flight Magazine has chosen the White Hat Tour
of Melbourne Cemetery as its featured Australian tour for the May
2007 edition. This tour was also featured by ABC radio on 24 May and
will feature in a documentary series on Burke and Wills to be shown
on European television in 2008. The tour has been operating for many years and has won
praise from a wide range of sources. This is not a dry and stuffy
tour but in keeping with all White Hat offerings it is Informed,
Intelligent, Independent (and occasionally) Irreverent. You can find
details of the tour at White
Hat Tour of Melbourne Cemetery and view the article at
Qantas In Flight Magazine. |
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