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Beechworth Cemetery
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: Cemetery
: cemeteries / graves / headstones, cemetery sections, Chinese, burial records
: Ovens Goldfields
: Beechworth
: 1860 to 1932
: cemeteries / graves / headstones, cemetery sections, Chinese, burial records
: Ovens Goldfields
: Beechworth
: 1860 to 1932
Beechworth Cemetery contains the largest number of surviving Chinese headstones.
Beechworth Cemetery
Image Courtesy of: CAHS
Beechworth was a major goldfield and had a significant population of Chinese miners over a long period of time. Like Bendigo and Ballarat the Chinese community often participated in many community activities including processions and donating to the local hospital.
Beechworth cemetery
Image Courtesy of: CAHS
Beechworth cemetery
Image Courtesy of: CAHS
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