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When William Jackson was killed by a drunken David Hennesy riding his horse into a group of pedestrians, his family made sure the circumstances were not forgotten. His tombstone at Botany Cemetery reads: Sacred to the Memory
of ELIZH EDWARDS WILLIAM JACKSON who Was carelessly rode over
And Killed returning from the
Races May 21st 1831 Aged 21 Years O Henecy you did me Kill
And would not Pay my Dockters Bill,
Your Drunkeness has caused my fall
But consider you must come when GOD doth call. |
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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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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