Cemeteries Outback
Algebuckina Bridge, Oodnadatta Track
To lose them is to lose part of our heritage. I have been researching the lonely graves in the far north of South Australia for the past 15 years and have noticed a continual deterioration in the condition of the graveyards. In March 2006 I submitted a management plan to the Heritage Commission of South Australia but I have had no response. I have published the results of my research here hoping that it will encourage groups of energetic and capable people to adopt one of these sites and undertake important and urgent preservation work. Dollar for dollar funding is available from Heritage SA (up to $5000?). The club's contribution could be "in kind" work such as travel, planning, design or fencing, etc. I am happy to assist in every way I can with funding applications, planning etc. The notes below are taken from the suggested management plan and should be detailed enough for development of individual plans for each area. The plan covers the burial sites between Marree and the Northern Territory border. Most of them date back to the building and operating days of the old Ghan Railway and The Overland Telegraph Line. The Graveyards
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