Established 1853 Size 18 acres (73,000 m) Founded 1853 | Country Australia No. of graves more than 24,000 Phone +61 8 8344 1051 | |
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Address Cemetery Ave, Nailsworth SA 5083, Australia Hours Closed today SundayClosedMonday8:30AM–5PMTuesday8:30AM–5PMWednesday8:30AM–5PMThursday8:30AM–5PMFriday8:30AM–5PMSaturdayClosed Burials Daisy Bates, Richard Baker, Herbert Basedow Similar Australian Cemeteries, Cheltenh Cemetery, Payneham Cemetery, Centennial Park Cemetery, Mitcham General Cemetery |
North Road Cemetery is located in the Adelaide suburb of Nailsworth, approximately 5 km north of the central business district. It is 7.3 hectares (18 acres) in size and there have been over 24,000 burials since its foundation in 1853. The original size of the cemetery was 0.8 hectare (2 acres) and was established by South Australia’s first Anglican bishop, Augustus Short on land which he owned. The cemetery is still maintained by the Anglican Diocese of Adelaide.
Notable interments
The cemetery contains the war graves of 27 Commonwealth service personnel, 16 from World War I and 11 from World War II.
References
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