Browse by Tag
BBQ
Educational
Free camping
Gold history
Gold prospecting
Swimming
Walking track
Search

Vaughan Cemetery

  • 20211026 dsc 6309
  • 20211026 dsc 6310
  • 20211026 dsc 6306
  • 20211026 dsc 6311
  • 20211026 dsc 6301
  • 20211026 dsc 6303
  • 20211026 dsc 6305
  • 20211026 dsc 6314
  • 20211026 dsc 6316
  • 20211026 dsc 6321
  • 20211026 dsc 6322
Burgoyne Street, Vaughan VIC 3451

Explore other locations around this area using our interactive map

Features

  • Historic Cemetery
  • Fascinating Chinese burial section
  • Interactive art installation
  • Many attractive headstones and monuments
  • Large bushland setting
The Vaughan Cemetery was established in 1860 with the burial of Margaret Jane Stanley, aged 2 years and seven months. 

This fascinating cemetery lies in a large patch of bushland, with the different burial sections scattered out over a large area. 



There are many attractive monuments and headstones in the Vaughan Cemetery, including a large stone monument acknowledging those who rest here in unmarked graves.

Art installations


An interactive art installation titled 'Portal', created by local artist Jessie Stanley, features a lone door atop a small set of stairs. Once opened, a large mirror is revealed. 

This artwork was gifted to the Vaughan Cemetery Trust, along with another art installation titled 'Water'. A plaque alongside the art piece reads:

Portal
Jessie Stanley, 2015

Mild steel and checker plate, enamel, polished stainless steel.

Water
Jessie Stanley, 2015

Mild steel, enamel, acrylic, synthetic opal

Gifted to Vaughan Cemetery Trust by the artist in memory of her pioneering ancestors who contributed to shaping the township of Vaughan, and of those who walked these hills and drank from its springs.

The artist respectfully acknowledges the Dja Dja Wurrung people as traditional owners of the lands encompassing Vaughan, and their heritage in Victoria stretching back at least 1000 generations.

Installed at Vaughan Cemetery with thanks to Mount Alexander Shire Council

Chinese Burial Section


An impressive Chinese burial section lies at the back of the Vaughan Cemetery, with several rows of small headstones. 

Take care when walking up to the back of the cemetery, as there is a gully with unstable edges. Take note of all warning signs and do not approach the gully's edge.

More to explore nearby


Also of interest is the separate historic Vaughan Chinese Cemetery, which is located nearby at the entrance to the beautiful Vaughan Springs


DID YOU KNOW...

  • Many cemeteries in the goldfields were established in the early-mid 19th century. Walking through the historic cemeteries of the area is like taking a walk through time.
 

Comments

No comments

Leave a comment

Follow us on Facebook