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18-March-2019
18-March-2019

Photographs supplied by Chris McLaughlin

The cemetery commemorates the pioneers when the only access to the area was by ship at Harvey`s Return. The cemetery is the resting place of those who lived at the Cape Borda Lighthouse.

 

 

Location

Address:Cape Borda Road, Kangaroo Island, Cape Borda, 5223
State:SA
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -35.751975
Long: 136.632468
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Monument Type:Cemetery
Monument Theme:Landscape
Sub-Theme:Settlement
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Dedication

Approx. Monument Dedication Date:1984
Front Inscription

Harvey`s Return Cemetery

This cemetery is the resting place of sixteen persons who lived at the Cape Borda  Lighthouse Complex.

The earliest contemporary record is the burial of Captain Woodward on 13th September 1858.

'A memorial to those early pioneers when the only access to this area was by ship at Harvey`s Return.`

Erected by the Department of Transport 1984.

Left Side Inscription
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Right Side Inscription
Inscription in Proximity
Source: MA
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