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    1. Pt Frederick gravestones
    2. Judy Gifford
    3. Ann, only some remain. I grew up in the next street and the cemetery which dates to the 1840's had fallen into disrepair through neglect by the 1970's. That was the era when they made cemeteries into public parks and quite a few headstones have been saved and been re erected in rough family groupings in gardens. It is a beautiful spot at the very tip of a long narrow peninsula called Pt Frederick. It's a popular park and people often have picnics there or get married etc and it is well maintained by the Council. There is an obelisk there which lists all the known burials -which was erected by a joint project of Council and Service clubs like Apex when it became a park. Quite a few of my SMITH and CAIN headstones survive there and my visitors are given the obligatory tour to see them and the spot. Judy Gifford

    01/27/2001 01:15:41