Purga Aboriginal Cemetery

Located at Carmichaels Road, this Aboriginal burial ground contains marked graves with timber crucifixes and concrete headstones spanning multiple generations.

The cemetery, established in 1914, operated alongside the Purga Creek Aboriginal Mission until 1948, with the earliest marked grave dating from 1918.

This site represents Aboriginal burial practices and maintains strong connections to Indigenous families whose ancestors lived at the Purga Creek Mission.

The cemetery remains active for Aboriginal community burials and includes interpretive signs that explain the historical background of the location.

The ashes of Harold Blair, an Aboriginal tenor, were scattered at this cemetery, which also contains early marble headstones from the mission period.

Location: Queensland

GPS coordinates: -27.71980,152.75100

Latest update: March 6, 2025 05:11