Mersey Vale Memorial Park

Public cemetery in Tasmania, Australia

41°12′19″S 146°20′35″E / 41.20537°S 146.34312°E / -41.20537; 146.34312Size25.64 hectaresWebsiteOfficial websiteFind a GraveMersey Vale Memorial Park

Mersey Vale Memorial Park is a cemetery located at 29-31 Stony Rise Road, Quoiba, Devonport, Tasmania, Australia.[1] It is the burial place of Australian Prime Minister Joseph Lyons.[1][2]

History

In 1968 Devonport, Latrobe and Kentish Councils commenced a forty-year agreement to establish and operate a cemetery for their three municipalities.[1]

Management

After the forty years Devonport City Council became the sole operator and administrator of the cemetery.[1]

Notable interments

  • Darrel Baldock AM, VFL footballer, politician
  • Mary Bell, aviator
  • Joseph Lyons, Premier of Tasmania, 10th Prime Minister of Australia (re-interred in 1969)[2]
  • Dame Enid Lyons, first woman to be elected to the Australian House of Representatives
  • Kevin Lyons, Speaker of the Tasmanian House of Assembly

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Mersey Vale Memorial Park". Devonport City Council.
  2. ^ a b "Lyons gets his wish". The Canberra Times. 15 January 1969. p. 8.

External links

  • Mersey Vale Lawn Cemetery Quoiba Tasmania, Billion Graves