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The following grave can be seen at Avoca Cemetery

TO THE MEMORY
OF HARRIET. THE
BELOVED DAUGH
TER OF. GEORGE
AND: ELIZA CROW
HURST WHO DEPARTED
THIS LIFE THE 16 OF NOV
1870 BORN 14TH OF OCT. 1866
AGE 4 YEARS

A bronze plaque at the foot of the grave adds the following:

 

SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF OF
ELIZA CROWHURST

A DEVOTED MOTHER WHO CARVED THE HEADSTONE
ON THIS GRAVE AND WHEELED IT IN A BARROW
FROM PERCYDALE TO THE CEMETERY
TO ERECT IT THEREON.

THE MEMORY OF THE JUST IS BLESSED

MOTHER'S DAY AVOCA 1963

If you are interested in tombstones, make sure to book a place on White Hat Tours' highly entertaining and informative Tour of Melbourne Cemetery next time you are in Melbourne Australia.

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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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