Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Pioneer cemetery

Pioneer cemetery by Blackshilo
Pioneer cemetery Tumut NSW Australia.The most notable gravestones are those of Thomas Boyd who traveled from Sydney to the present day site of Melbourne with the explorers Hume and Hovell. Also of interest is the grave of the talented Aboriginal cricketer Johnny Taylor who died of measles in 1875. He worked as a stockman at Blowering and was known as the best cricketer in the district before his untimely death. He was in his 20s when he died.

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