Characters

Joseph Cornelius Marconi – Goanna Oil Man

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Honourable Herbert Freemont Hardacre – A character of conscience and brotherly kindness

20

William Parry-Okeden – Commissioner of Police

33

Frederick Wecker – Cemetery Trustee

134

James Stone – Ginger Beer Entrepreneur

141

Edward Deshon – Public Servant

45

The Friends of Balmoral Cemetery Inc (or FOBC) was established on 28 July 2001, to preserve and enhance Brisbane’s historic Balmoral Cemetery.

Acknowledgments

Friends of Balmoral Cemetery Inc. are grateful for the assistance of many individuals and organisations for their ongoing support and for some of the information contained in this website:

Brisbane City Council, City Cemeteries
State Library of Queensland
Descendants of those who were laid to rest at Balmoral Cemetery

Contact Us

If you have an interesting story about Balmoral Cemetery and you are willing to share it with us, please email FOBC.