Hi Brian Yes Dunwich had a benevolent asylum for many years. It housed mainly aged people who did not have anyone to care for them in the family. My mother's uncle was there for a few years before he died. He had been an itinerant worker (or swagman as Mum said). He used to just turn up at relatives homes for a few days visit and move on, usually on the trains, as swagman often did. There are records at the State Archives and also at the museum at Dunwich on Stradbroke Island. I think Redland Shire Council have burial records as my cousin got some from there. You probably won't find the actual grave as there are very few headstones, just a lot of metal markers and I understand a lot of unmarked graves in a grassed area. There was a jail on St Helena as I have someone there also. Regards Pam in Brisbane. From: "Brian M Morley" <bmo06298@bigpond.net.au> Subject: [AUS-QLD] Re Dunwich To: <aus-qld@rootsweb.com> One other question on Dunwich, do you know if there may have been a Jail or Hospital there in the early part of the 1900's? Benevolent Asylum records (Updated) The function of a benevolent asylum was to provide for poor people who because of age, accident, infirmity or otherwise were unable to care for themselves. The inmates included not only the elderly but also younger people. A benevolent asylum was not a mental asylum, but some people spent time in both. For advice about records of Dunwich Benevolent Asylum (including Qld Government Gazette notices re inmates), see the book Tips for Queensland Research. (New) You can now search the Sydney Benevolent Asylum Index 1857-1900 (opens in a new window). Some Queenslanders (including unmarried mothers) are listed there. For further Information contact - Judy Webster - http://www.judywebster.gil com.au/index.HTML Brian M Morley

Brian, apparently even a lot of the markers are not visible as over ther years they have covered over with sand and grass. I believe the museum has a listing of all burials there. Elaine ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pam Dale" <pamjdale@bigpond.net.au> To: <aus-qld@rootsweb.com>; <bmo06298@bigpond.net.au> Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 2009 10:34 PM Subject: Re: [AUS-QLD] AUS-QLD Digest, Vol 4, Issue 309 > > Hi Brian > > Yes Dunwich had a benevolent asylum for many years. It housed mainly > aged people who did not have anyone to care for them in the family. > My mother's uncle was there for a few years before he died. He had > been an itinerant worker (or swagman as Mum said). He used to just > turn up at relatives homes for a few days visit and move on, usually > on the trains, as swagman often did. There are records at the State > Archives and also at the museum at Dunwich on Stradbroke Island. I > think Redland Shire Council have burial records as my cousin got some > from there. You probably won't find the actual grave as there are > very few headstones, just a lot of metal markers and I understand a > lot of unmarked graves in a grassed area. > > There was a jail on St Helena as I have someone there also. > > Regards > Pam in Brisbane. > > > From: "Brian M Morley" <bmo06298@bigpond.net.au> > Subject: [AUS-QLD] Re Dunwich > To: <aus-qld@rootsweb.com> > >

We go over to Dunwich quite regularly to the Little Ships Club... which is just accross from the Cemetery....................My Mum grew up in Dunwich..... The Cemetery has thousands of graves all unmarked..... its just like a huge park now.. with only a quarter of the graves visible... If you think one of yours could be there let me know the name and I can take a photo next time we go over... Jan. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Elaine Rogers" <alelaine@tpg.com.au> To: <aus-qld@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2009 9:47 AM Subject: Re: [AUS-QLD] AUS-QLD Digest, Vol 4, Issue 309 > Brian, apparently even a lot of the markers are not visible as over ther > years they have covered over with sand and grass. I believe the museum has > a > listing of all burials there. Elaine > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Pam Dale" <pamjdale@bigpond.net.au> > To: <aus-qld@rootsweb.com>; <bmo06298@bigpond.net.au> > Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 2009 10:34 PM > Subject: Re: [AUS-QLD] AUS-QLD Digest, Vol 4, Issue 309 > > >> >> Hi Brian >> >> Yes Dunwich had a benevolent asylum for many years. It housed mainly >> aged people who did not have anyone to care for them in the family. >> My mother's uncle was there for a few years before he died. He had >> been an itinerant worker (or swagman as Mum said). He used to just >> turn up at relatives homes for a few days visit and move on, usually >> on the trains, as swagman often did. There are records at the State >> Archives and also at the museum at Dunwich on Stradbroke Island. I >> think Redland Shire Council have burial records as my cousin got some >> from there. You probably won't find the actual grave as there are >> very few headstones, just a lot of metal markers and I understand a >> lot of unmarked graves in a grassed area. >> >> There was a jail on St Helena as I have someone there also. >> >> Regards >> Pam in Brisbane. >> >> >> From: "Brian M Morley" <bmo06298@bigpond.net.au> >> Subject: [AUS-QLD] Re Dunwich >> To: <aus-qld@rootsweb.com> >> >> > > Quoting the entire text of a previous message in a reply is poor > netiquette. > Please don't do it. > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > AUS-QLD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.409 / Virus Database: 270.13.112/2389 - Release Date: 09/22/09 17:54:00