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Cemeteries
There are arguably two cemeteries on Wadjemup: the Aboriginal cemetery, which was not originally designated as such, and the colonisers', which was marked by an enclosing stone wall.
References and Links
Myles, Lyn 2023, History of the Rottnest European (Settlement) Cemetery 1949-Present, Swan Genealogy.
Lorraine Larment 's Cemetery Records page for Rottnest Island Cemetery – mentioning six graves, 1853-1899, for Ankerman, Gurney, O'Donoghue, Phillips, Shea, and Storrs @ www.ozburials.com/CemsWA/Rottnest/rottnest.htm
This page incorporates material from Garry Gillard's Freotopia website, that he started in 2014 and the contents of which he donated to Wikimedia Australia in 2024. The content was originally created on 17 April, 2023 and hosted at freotopia.org/rottnest/cemetery.html (it was last updated on 29 April, 2024). The donated data is also preserved in the Internet Archive's collection.