Cemeteries of the Northern Territory · Cemeteries of the Northern Territory (Australia) Vernon T. O'Brien O.B.E. Genealogical Society of the Northern Territory Inc Cemetery Date

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Cemeteries of the Northern Territory (Australia)

Vernon T. O'Brien O.B.E. Genealogical Society of the Northern Territory Inc

Cemetery Date of

Records Land Status Heritage Listing &

National Trust Reference

GSNT Description & Burial Register

Geographical Co-ordinates

Adelaide River Pioneer Cemetery

1879 - 1942 Lot 100, Town of Adelaide River

Listed AHC 14/7/1987 NTG G44 30.10.1996 (See website). NT Ref 6/124 of 14/7/1987

M.I & GSNT Death Index 1874-1971, 1903 to approx 1971 not comprehensive

13 15 131 06

Adelaide River War Cemetery

1942 - 1944 Lot 86, Town of Adelaide River

War Graves Commission 25/3/1988 – AHC Register NT Ref 6/108

NTG G24 14/6/2006 GSNT Death Index

13 14 131 07

Adelaide River PMG Personnel

1942 – 1944 Lot 86, Town of Adelaide River

GSNT Death Index 13 14 131 07

Adelaide River Civil Cemetery

1942 – 1944 Lot 87,Town of Adelaide River

GSNT Death Index ; 1942 -1944

13 14 131 07

Alekeregne (Bathurst Island)

NT Por 1640 Aboriginal Burial Ground Freehold Tiwi Land Trust

GSNT Death Index 11.76339 130.6367

Cemeteries of the Northern Territory Cemetery Date of





Updated 01 September 2012

ALICE SPRINGS CEMETERIES

Alice Springs General Cemetery

1933 – 2001 Lot 1027, Town of Alice Springs

NT Ref -Strong’s Listing of the Alice Springs General Cemetery Graves M.I 6/1010

GSNT Death Index, and Comprehensive alphabetical listing of graves (incl. of Stuart Cemetery) 1890 1996

23 41 133 52

Alice Springs O/land Telegraph Cemetery

1870 – 1890

Lot 1686, Town of Alice Springs

Former Historical Reserve R1071 NTG G38 21.7.1979. Now Territory Parks & Wildlife Commission NTG 26A 30.6.78. NT Ref 6/1109

GSNT Index of known graves 1870 – 1896

23 40 133 53

Stuart Town (Alice Springs) Cemetery

1890 - 1933 Lot 1675 Town of Alice Springs

Gazetted originally NTG G32 10/8/1994 NT Ref 6/1110


Ali Curung NT Por 599

Freehold Warrabri Aboriginal Land Trust

11. 76339 130.636778

Alexandria Downs Station Cemetery

1885 - 1902 PPL913 Private cemetery GSNT 1902 Deaths 52 listed 1890 – 1949 deaths. Included in Barkly booklet 2002

19 03 136 42 approx







Angurugu Within NT Por 1669 Angurugu Aboriginal Burial Ground

GSNT Death Index – two deaths

13.96775 136.7422

Anmatjere Within NT Por 3038 Mount Allan Aboriginal Yalprakinu Land Trust Burial Ground

22.24988 132.2183

Anmatjere Within NT Por 3636 Ahakeye Aboriginal

Land Trust 22.1242 133.2629

Anmatjere Within NT Por 3636 TiTree Aboriginal

Burial Ground 22.21259 133.4314

Anthony Lagoon Cemetery

1890 - 1949 Townsite NT Por 1953 & NT Por 1990

NT Ref - 6/800 Anthony Lag. Survey DP327A Police Res. & Cemetery

GSNT Death Index 17 58 135 31 Homestead







Areyonga NT Por 1635 Areyonga Aboriginal Burial Ground

GSNT Death Index – one death

24.07314 132.2722

Arltunga (1) X-roads

(2) White Range

CCNT Reserve NT Por 1329

Nat Trust 6 /1121 Historic Reserve

GSNT Death Index

23 27 134 43 23 26 134 45

Attack Creek/ Brunchilly graves

1883 Brunchilly PL845 Milner grave


Austral Downs Station Cemetery

1882 - 1902 Pastoral Lease PPL 922 NT Por 1605

NT Ref - 6/1486 Homestead Site


Auvergne Station Cemetery

1889 - 1892 Part of Pastoral lease 1km from homestead on riverbank NT Por 2676

6/708 NT Ref - 3 known graves

GSNT Death Index 15 41 130 00 approx







Avon Downs Station Cemetery

1889 - 2000 Pastoral Lease PPL 926 N.T Por 298

NTG G43 26 Oct 2005 Heritage listed

GSNT Death Index 20.02 137 29 approx

Barrow Creek Cemetery

1874 - 1887 CL Corp. NT Por 3603 (3604 Ab Corp). NT Por 4772A

NT Ref - 6/0906 Barrow Creek Telegraph Station Heritage listed


Batchelor Post War Post War 1942 Deaths 13 02 131 01 Beetaloo Station Cemetery

1934 – 1948 PPL1095 Private Cemetery Compiled data – Deaths at Station Cemetery 1934 – 1948

17 13 133 48

Belyuen Within Sec 25 Hd

of Bray Belyuen Aboriginal Burial Ground


Borroloola Cemetery

1886 - 2011 N.T Por 5812A NT Ref - Gulf National Trust Listing of those buried in Cemetery

GSNT Death Index

16 04 136 16

Borroloola Graves Listing

1886 – 2011 N.T Por 5812 NT Ref - Gulf National Trust listing of district deaths

See above Borroloola included in “Borroloola Gulf District Deaths

16 04 136 16







Bradshaw Station Cemetery

1896 - 1935 NT Por 3686 & PPL 1089

NT Por 5671, part of NT Por 3686. Savage’s Grave NTG46 24.11.1999 NT Ref - 6/0713 Homestead Site

GSNT Death Index

15. 20 130 16

Bridge Creek

1870 - 11897 Location to be identified by research


Brocks Creek Cemetery (Zapopan Cemetery)

1891-1940

Part of NT Por2683 (Douglas) designated NT Por 5715(A).

Listed under the Heritage Conservation Act NTG G45 17 Nov, 1999


Brocks Creek Chinese Cemetery

1888 – 1902 Not positively identified for heritage purposes.

Listed 9/7/1985 NT Ref – 6/0224A Chinatown Site (and Cemetery)

Listing compiled of Chinese deaths this Cemetery. 1893 – 1909 Cemetery to be located.

13 27 131 24 approx

Brunette Downs Cemetery

1889 – 1978 PPL925 Listing of about 18 graves held by GSNT

18 38 135 56 approx

Bulla Within NT Por

2982 Gudabinjin Aboriginal Burial Ground

15.7623 130.0396







Bulman Within NT Por

1646 Freehold Weemoi Aboriginal Burial Ground


Burrundie Cemetery 1888 - 1902 NT Por 6167A Listed 9/7/1985

NT Ref 6/0219 GSNT Death Index 13 31 131 41.5

Calvert Within NT Por

3975 Mungoorbada Aboriginal Burial Ground


Canteen Creek Within NT Por

4246 Crown Land Canteen Creek Aboriginal Burial Ground


Chilla Well Within NT Por

1633 Yuendumu Aboriginal Burial Ground

22.25194 131.7917

Collett Creek Graves 1872 - 1881 Freehold Sec 950

Hd of Goyder Nil remains of Roadhouse 1885

Listing. GSNT Listing Cemetery Book No. 2 1872 – 1881 deaths listed

12 55 130 55







Cresswell Downs 1885 – 1911 PPL1014 Listing included in Barkly booklet Graves 2002 pages 8/9

17 56 135 54

Croker Island (Minjilang)

Within NT Por 1647 Freehold

Minjilang Aboriginal Burial Ground

11 09 132 34

Daly River Copper Mine Cemetery

1884 – 1914 NT Por 3114 & Road

Listed under the Heritage Conservation Act NTG G33 16.8.1995. NT Ref 6/202

M.I & GSNT Listing. Cemetery Book No. 1 1884 – 1914 deaths listed

13 40 130 41

Daly River Grave Noltenius Billabong

1884 NT Por 2681 designated NT Por 1661 A

Listed under the Heritage Conservation Act NTG G33 16.8.199 NT Ref. 6/202

GSNT Listing and papers on J. Noltenius

13 40 130 41

Daly River (Naulyu) Within NT Por

4028 Freehold Daly River Aboriginal Burial Ground


Daly Waters Cemetery

1871 –1894 Telegraph Res. Cemetery Book No. 2 1902 plus deaths listed

16 16 133 22

DARWIN CEMETERIES







Palmerston (Parap) 1869 - 1919

Lot 3506 Town of Darwin

NTG G18 07/05/1997 Listed under the Heritage Conservation Act. NT Ref 6/0315

Inscriptions and photographs of M.I.’s Published “Palmerston Cemetery & its Occupants” – to be revised additional deaths found by GSNT

12 26 130 50

Gardens Cemetery

1919 – 1957 Lot 3402 Town of Darwin

Listed under the Heritage Conservation Act NTG 30.01.2001. NT Ref – 6/034

GSNT Death Index Inscriptions & Photographs of M.I.’s

12 27 130 50

Darwin General Cemetery McMillans Road

1958 to 11.09.1989

Lot 4522 Town of Nighcliff (Reserve 1199)

Incomplete D.C.C Cemetery listing available on microfiche

GSNT Death Index M.I’s photographed to 2001

12 32.5 130 52

Thorak Cemetery 1988 - 2001 NT Por. 2734

Thorak Cemetery Reserve

NT Ref – 6/0328 GSNT Death Index M.I.’s for cremations

12. 25 130 58

Chinese Cemetery Stuart Park

1920 - Lot 531‘6 Town of Darwin.

NT Ref – see Chung Wah Society








Delamere Station Cemetery

1886 - 1888 PL1121 GSNT Death Index 15 44 131 32

Docker River (Petermann)

Within NT Por 1634

Docker River Aboriginal Burial Ground at Galliwinku

GSNT Death Index – 1 death

24 53 129 07

Driffield 1878 - 1900 Pine Creek Mining GSNY Death Index 14 01 132 10

Elcho Island Within NT Por

1647 Freehold Elcho Island Aboriginal Burial Ground


Elsey Memorial Cemetery

1890 - 1941 NT Por No 270 held by Mataranka Com. Govt Council was Reserve 1155

Listed under the Heritage Conservation Act NTG G10 14.3.2001. NT Ref – 6/505

Booklet “Elsey Cemetery Northern Territory (We of the Never Never” Pub. 1996 & Updated 2003 M.I and Listing

15 04 133 07

Emerald River Cemetery (Groote Eylandt)

1899 Aboriginal Land Trust NT Por 1632

NT Ref 6/403 GSNT Death Index – 1 death - Graveyard to be located on Groote Eylandt

14 04 136 25







Emungalan Cemetery 1917 - 1926 NT Gov Lot 2976A Reserve Lot

Listed 14./10/1985 Under the Heritage Conservation Act 12.11.2001‘. NT Ref – 6/524

GSNT Death Index

14 27.5 132 15

Eureka Mine Cemetery

1893 – 1900 PL815 GSNT Death Index 13 42 132 10 approx

Eveleen Mine Cemetery

1889 – 1901 PL815 GSNT Death Index 13 39 132 00

Extended Union GSNT Death Index

See Union Town Cemetery 13 37 131 46

Finke Within NT Por

3819 Finke Cemetery Burial Ground

25.57739 134 5811

Fort Dundas 1825 - 1827 NT Por 1644

Aboriginal Land Tiwi Land Trust British Settlement – GSNT

Listing 1824 – 1827 11 25 130 25

Fort Wellington 1827 – 1829 NT Por 2123

Gurig National Park British Settlement – GSNT

Death Index 1827 – 1829 11 14 132 25







Fountain Head Cemetery.

1879 – 1910 To be located GSNT Death Index

13 28 131 30 approx

Gan Gan Within NT Por

1646 Freehold Arnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust

Gan Gan Aboriginal Burial Ground

13.04795 135.9414 13.04574 135.9429

Gapuwijak Within NT Por


Gapuwijak Aboriginal Burial Ground

12.50262 135.8104

Gardens Cemetery (See under

Darwin)

Grove Hill 1884 - 1899 1884 - 1902 GSNT Death

Index - see also Port Darwin Camp Cemetery

13 28 131 33

Gunbalanya Within NT Por


Oenpelli Aboriginal Burial Ground








Gunyangara Within NT Por 1646

Gunyangara Aboriginal Burial Ground

12.2158 136.7051

Henbury Station 1893 – 1902 PPL1094 GSNT Death Index 24 33 133 14 Hermannsburg Cemetery

1877 - 1970 Lot 143 (A), Township of Hermannsburg – Ntaria Council

Listed under the Heritage Conservation Act NTG G6 14.02.2001. NT Ref 6/1120

GSNT Death Index Separate Cemetery account compiled

23 56 132 46

Hodgson Downs Within NT Por

1507 Freehold (Minyerri)

Hodgson Downs Aboriginal Burial Ground


Hooker Creek Lajamanu Cemetery

1950 Aboriginal. Land. NT Por 1643

GSNT Death Index – not fully examined. Part listing only in Timber Creek/VRD Booklet 2002

18 20 130 38

Horseshoe Creek 1907 – 1915 GSNT Death Index 14 07 132 07 approx Howley Cemetery

1879 – 1902 To be located No graveyard yet identified and preserved

GSNT Death Index Cemetery to be located.

13 03 131 20







Imanpa Within NT Por 1230 Freehold

Imanpa Cemetery Aboriginal Burial Ground

25.13331 132.56181

Katherine Cemetery 1927 – 2001 Lot 1481 Town of

Katherine, Katherine Town Council.

Listed 6/4/1987. NT Ref 6/508

GSNT Death Index Katherine Mortuary Return 1873-1941

14 26 132 16

Kintore NT Por 1635 Freehold

Kintore Long Trave Aboriginal Burial Ground

23.27702 129.3598

Knott’s Crossing Cemetery

1873 – 1927 Listed for Heritage. NT Ref 6/528 Precinct

GSNT Death Index (1870-1932 approx) Deaths recorded in KMR return for Katherine

14.4419 132 2699

Kybrook Farm Within NT Por

1028 Freehold Kybrook Aboriginal Burial Ground

GSNT Death Index one death

13.86381 131.8236

Lake Nash Station Cemetery

1889 – 1930 Pastoral Lease 954 N.T Por 3115

NT Ref – 6/19 Alice Springs

GS Death Index

20.57 137 55

Manangoora Station PL685 GSNT Death Index 16 00 136 50







Maranboy Cemetery 1913 – 1955 Jawoyn Land Trust NT Por 3629

Listed 21/12/1989. NT Ref 6/551.Survey NT Por. 6690 Heritage

GSNT Death Index – Cemetery Book No. 1

14 32 37 132 47 27

McKinlay 12 Mile Cemetery

1879 – 1884 Being researched and located

(see Howard Pearce Pine Creek Listing of deaths only in Booklet No. 1 Heritage


Mount Riddock Old Cemetery

1890 NT Por 5358(A) – part of NT Por 2453

Listed under Heritage Conservation Act NTG G14 14.4.1999


Mount Wells 1877 - 1902 GSNT Death Index

13 31 131 41

Murranji graves 1886 – 1946 Various Listing of deaths in

Timber Creek / Victoria River District Booklet.

GSNT Death Index Various – Lone Graves

Newcastle Waters Station Cemetery

1893 – 1943 Pastoral Lease NT Por 2093

Listed 1/9/1986. NT Ref 6/0827

GSNT Death Index Mortuary Return 1887 – 1951

17 22 133 24







Newry Station graves

1890 - 1960 P.Pastoral Lease 1114 NT Por 2693

Listing of deaths in Timber Creek/ Victoria River District Booklet/ NT Ref 6/0755 Homestead only

GSNT Death Index Listed in Timber Creek/VRD Booklet 2002

16 03 129 15

Nhulunbuy Cemetery 1973 – 2002 GSNT Death Index

12 11 136 46

Noltenius grave 3.10.1884 See Daly River

Listing. Nat. Trust 6/202 NT Por `1661(A) `16/8/1995 NTG G33

Johannes L Noltenius 13.33 130 45

Old Pine Creek Cemetery

1870 – 1894 Surveyed Lot 147 Town of Pine Creek


Pine Creek Cemetery 1894 – 2000 Lot 153 Town of

Pine Creek GSNT Death Index 13 48 50 131 50 30

Pine Creek (Chinese) Cemetery

1872 – 1940 Located probably on Bonrook PL 643 NT Por 710

NT Ref 6/207 GSNT Death Index 13 50 10 131 50

Port Darwin Camp Cemetery

1874 – 1902 Part of Douglas PL NT Por. 2683

GSNT Death Index (1879 – 1899 approx) Listing of 30 graves Cemetery Book No. 1

13 31 131 32







Port Essington See Victoria Settlement Historic Reserve

Powell Creek Cemetery

1893 – 1902 NT Por 5988 Survey Plan S2000/37

NT Ref 6/603 part of Powell Creek Tele. Station

GSNT Death Index Cemetery Book No. 2 Pages 6/7

18 04 133 40 approx

Powell Creek Mortuary Return

1893 - 1902 NT Por 5988 NTG G50 20.12.2000 GSNT Death Index File F608

18 04 133 40

Providence Knoll 1872 - 1899 GSNT Death Index 14 42 132 49 Renner Springs Graves

1888 NT Por 1512 Helen Springs PL1001

Eastern side Stuart Highway


Roper River Graves Listing

1875 - 1894 Various NT Ref – 6/0577 GSNT Listing See Borroloola and Gulf District Deaths Booklet

14 42 134 30 approx

Rum Jungle Cemetery 1875 - 1902 Probably on Sect.

2848 Hundred of Goyder

Site under review by Heritage Unit

GSNT Death Index (1857 – 1908) Cemetery Book 2

13 00 130 59







Shackle Cemetery 1877 - 886 Probably on NT Por 695 PPL1111 Ban Ban Springs

Listing (Golden Dyke) NT Ref – 6/220

GSNT Death Index (Golden Dyke) Cemetery to be located

13 34 131 30

Southport Cemetery 1873 – 1887 Within Section

2231 Hundred.of Cavenagh

NT Ref - 6/320 Part of Southport Ruins.

GSNT Death Index Cemetery Book No. 1

12 732 130.949

Springvale Cemetery 1886 - 1976 Within NT Por

5050. NT Por 1277A, 5603 (A)

NT Ref – 6/507 Part of Station


Stapleton Cemetery 1874 - 1902 Sect. Hundred of Waterhouse

Heritage listed Plaque added 2007


Stuart Town Cemetery

1896 - 1933 Lot 1675 Town of Alice Springs

See under Alice Springs NT Ref 6/1110 Listed under Heritage Act 10.8.1994 NTG G32


Tanami Lone Graves 1910 Within Central

Des-ert Aboriginal. Land Trust. NT Por 1740

NT Ref – 6/1202 Tanami Goldfields 6/19


Tanumbirini Station Cemetery (old)

1896 - PPL1060 Private old Cemetery GSNT Death Index 16 09 134 50







Tennant Creek General Cemetery

1933 - 2001 Lot 2124, Town of Tennant Creek

GSNT Death Index & M.I. Grave stones part photographed

19 38 134 14

Tennant Creek O.T Line graves

NT Por 4072 & 4771 (a)

N.T.G G26 4/7/2001 GSNT Death Index 19 38 144 14

Timber Creek Cemetery

1910-2001 NT Por 3122 Lot 60, Town of Timber Creek

NT Ref – 6/0701 Part of Timber Creek Reserve

GSNT Death Index Timber Creek/VRD Booklet 2002

15 38 130 27

Tobermorey Station Cemetery

1914 PPL1130 GSNT Death Index included in Barkly Tableland Deaths

22 16 137 58

Union Town Cemetery 1875 - 1902 Pastoral Lease

Mary River PL 1640/1641

Surveyed Cemetery 1890


Victoria River Downs Station Cemetery

1883 –2001 Pastoral Lease 680 NT Por 799

NT Ref 6/0705 GSNT Death Index Listing now part Timber Creek/VRD Booklet 2002

16 24 131 00

Victoria Settlement Historic Reserve

1838 – 1849 Gurig National Park NT Por 2123 NTG G27 5 July 1995

11 22 132 08







Wadeye Within NT Por 1637 Freehold

Wadeye Cemetery Aboriginal Burial Ground

GSNT Death Index one death

14.23451 129.5228

Waite Creek Within NT Por

1739 Freehold Waite Creek Aboriginal Burial Ground Nyirripi Yunkanjini Aboriginal Land Trust

22.6507 130.556

Wallace Rockhole Within NT Por

2078 Freehold Uruna Aboriginal Land Trust

22.6507 130.556

Wandie Graves 1897 - 1902 Within Mary River

Pastoral lease NT Por 1641


Waterloo Station Graves

1890 P.Pastoral Lease 1047 NT Por 4090

GSNT Death Index - included with Timber Creek/VRD Booklet 2002

16 37 129 19

Wave Hill Cemetery 1897 - 1927 P.Pastoral Lease

1002 NT Por 2653

NT Ref – 6/0735 GSNT Death Index - included in Timber Creek/VRD Booklet 2002

17 27 130 49

Willeroo Station 1892 - 1901 GSNT Death Index included

in Timber Creek VRD 15 17 131 34







Winnecke Depot & Cemetery

1903 - 1922 NT Por 6086(A) (part of PPL 1095

NT Ref – 6/1156 Heritage listed 19/4/2001 NTG G20

GSNT Death Index included in Booklet Arltunga in 2002

23 17 134 20

Wollogorang Station 1887 GSNT Death Index included

in Borroloola District Deaths

17 12 137 56

Wongalara Station 1896 - 1902 GSNT Death Index 14 07 134 28 Yam Creek Cemetery

1873 - 1901 To be located within Ban Ban Pastoral Lease No 1111 NT Por 695

NT Ref – 6/0221 Mine and Smelter


Yarralin Within NT Por

2719 Freehold Yarralin Aboriginal Burial Ground


Explanations: C.C.N.T. Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory D.C.C. Darwin City Council GSNT Genealogical Society of the Northern Territory Inc M.I Monumental Inscriptions P.L. Pastoral Lease P.PASTORAL Private Pastoral Lands POR Portion VRD Victoria River District

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