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In
1894, a prospector named Robert Menzies stubbed his toe on the rich gold
bearing rocks and the town of Menzies was born. The population peaked at
an estimated 10,000 people and boasted 13 hotels, 3 banks it’s own
breweries and cordial factories, a post office with a staff of more than
20, a school with 205 pupils, a public library and 4 churches. But the
decline in gold mining meant Menzies rapidly diminished and many satellite
towns disappeared altogether. Today, many reminders of Menzies former
glory still remain.
The Menzies Pioneer Cemetery provides a insight into the lives of our
pioneering families.
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Front Gate of Cemetery |
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MAGGETTI, Harriett Ann 1904 |
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ACRAMAN, Gerald 1901 |
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MAGGETTI, Albert Edmund 1901 |
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BELDON, Raymond Richard 1914 |
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MATTHEWS, William 1871-1921 |
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BELDON, Mervyn Charles 1915 |
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McCLAY, Mary Ann 1912 |
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BELL, James 1896 |
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McCLAY, James 1912 |
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BELL, Mollie 1916 |
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MERRETT, Edward A 1897 |
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BELL, Will 1907 |
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MILLETT, Mary Wilhelmina 1906 |
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BERRYMAN, Vina 1898 |
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MILTON, William Frederick Edward
1864-1897 |
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BINGHAM, Florence 1897 |
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MOYLE, Joseph James 1916 |
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BRADSHAW, Priscilla 1900 |
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MOYLE, Ellen 1917 |
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COCK, Joseph William 1899 |
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O'DONOGHUE, Julia Veronica 1901 |
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COGAN, Eugene John 1902 |
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O'MEACHER, Alice 1897 |
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COLLETT, Clifford 1918 |
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PAYNE, Elizabeth Ann 1874-1952 |
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CUMMINS, Thomas 1902 |
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REED, Joseph 1913 |
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DONEY, Thomas 1909 |
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REYNOLDS, Peter 1938 |
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DUNCAN, Samuel Vere 1902 |
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RIDDELL, James Henry 1915 |
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DUNSTAN, Anna 1910 |
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RIDDELL, Alice Victoria |
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EPIS, Martin 1939 |
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SAWYER, Phyllis Therese 1926 |
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EPIS, Mary 1931 |
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SAWYER, Veronica Irene 1908 |
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FENNELL, Alban Walton 1916 |
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SCHMIDT, Emma Rebecca 1901 |
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FLACK, Fred C 1899 |
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SHIELDS, Eardley Oswald 1901 |
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GAFFNEY, John M 1902 |
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SMITH, Ralph 1902 |
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GIDNEY, Mary Elizabeth 1912 |
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SPALHOLTZ, Andy 1898 |
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GRANT, Alexander |
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SPALHOLTZ, H 1918 |
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HERLEY, William G 1911 |
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SPALHOLTZ, Henry Alexander 1917 |
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KEATING, Frank 1903 |
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STEPHENS, Myra Edna 1912 |
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KING, Denis R (DIN) 1900 |
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STOKES, Patrick 1903 |
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KNIPE, C B 1907 |
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WATSON, David B 1896 |
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LEISHMAN, John M |
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WEBSTER, Geo E W 1896 |
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LYSACHT, Patrick 1901 |
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