https://mallala.nowandthen.org.au/w/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=Luddie 2026-04-20T18:20:42Z User contributions MediaWiki 1.24.2 https://mallala.nowandthen.org.au/w/index.php?title=Mallala_Catholic_Cemetery&diff=5033 2012-09-26T11:45:55Z

<p>Luddie: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Place<br /> |Places category=Site<br /> |Site type=Land section<br /> |Also known as=Hallion Cemetery<br /> |Street number=<br /> |Street name=<br /> |Street suffix=<br /> |Town or Locality=Mallala<br /> |Geocoordinates=-34.426947677683, 138.4739112854<br /> |Date approximate=No<br /> |Date demolished=<br /> |Date approximate2=<br /> }}<br /> As the township of Mallala developed in the 1870's the Catholic population had neither church nor private cemetery. <br /> <br /> Until St. Malachy's Church was built in 1882 the travelling priests provided services for the community. But for burials, the choice was either the&amp;nbsp; Mallala General Cemetery which commenced in September 1869 and was located on Feltwell Road, or the&amp;nbsp; Pinkerton Plains Catholic Cemetery, south of the River Light near Hamley Bridge.The latter was a long journey for the horse-drawn hearse and the grieving relatives and friends who travelled in horse drawn vehicles over dusty or muddy roads. <br /> <br /> In 1916 landholder Henry Edward Hallion donated a block from his land on Franks Road, 4 km. from Mallala for the purpose of a Catholic Church Cemetery, On 13 December 1916 a portion of Section 272 Hundred of Grace was officially transferred to the Catholic Church Endowment Inc. The Mallala Catholic Cemetery is a quiet and peaceful place, situated on a back road, surrounded by small trees and native mallees and interspersed with small cassias. &amp;nbsp;With only 27 graves out of a possible 260, it would seem likely to remain as it is for some time to come. <br /> <br /> The family names recorded are Hallion, Howard, Meaney, Heilmar, Guldon, Fahey, Heilmar, Smallacombe and Temby. Information which details the position of the graves and provides personal details&amp;nbsp; is on file at the Mallala Museum. <br /> <br /> &amp;nbsp; <br /> <br /> &amp;nbsp;<br /> {{Info<br /> |Related Articles=St Malachys Catholic Church,Feltwell Cemetery,Dublin Cemetery,Barabba Cemetery,Shannon Cemetery,Two Wells Cemetery<br /> |Sources=Brian Verrall filed, at the Mallala Museum, information which was compiled from the following resources,St. Malachy&quot;s Burial Register,Durdin; Funeral Directors,Taylor and Forgie Funeral Directors,Mattiske Funerals,Parish Information&amp;nbsp; Jack Angus and Jim Hallion,Genealogy Society S.A. ,The Mallala museum maintains a database of burial details for the cemeteries in the District. Please contact the museum if you are seeking information on a specific cemetery record.<br /> |FlickrID=4796031556,5061714711<br /> }}<br /> {{MemoryHeader}}<br /> {{Memory|I have just established that my gradfather Ludwik Guldon was buried here in 1951. If I can establish that his Headstone still exists I would like to visit |Luddie}}<br /> {{MemoryFooter}}</div>

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