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Lighthouse Graves

This is a significant piece of Tasmaniana and a somber reminder of how death was an ever present reality in the 19th century. In the photo at the top left you can just see the lighthouse and below it the graves of two unfortunate young souls buried on the hillside.

Their stories are as follows:
Tragically, the two year old daughter of assistant lighthouse keeper Isaac Merrick, Christina, choked on a piece of turnip and died in 1875. Next to her is buried the body of the six month old daughter of keeper A. Williams who died suddenly in 1898. Unfortunately this little girl has no name on her memorial.

A third person died in 1937 when Rupert Peters fell from a cliff on his way to go fishing. And his death created a unique historical moment and highlighted the bravery of one bush nurse:
"In 1937, Rupert Peters, a local farmer who did relieving work when keepers on leave fell while fishing off Trumpeters Rock, adjacent to the lighthouse. Sister Finn, the Bush Nurse for the Island came immediately on horse-back. Seeing the body, appearing to be alive, at the bottom of the cliff she made a difficult descent only to find this was not the case. The body was secured so it could be retrieved the next day. The doctor, who had travelled to the island, on hearing of Sister Finn’s prognosis and having no desire to make the same descent, declared his confidence in her ability and thus she became the only person, not being a medical practitioner, to sign a death certificate and submit it to the Coroner.

The body was brought up from the bottom of the cliff the next day." lighthouses.org.au/tas/cape-bruny-lighthouse/

On the right of my collage are the graves of some of the pet dogs who died while on service at the lighthouse.

Taken in: Australia / Tasmania / Point Labillardiere (show map)

Taken on: June 29, 2024

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