The Whroo Cemetery Trust is holding an information and discussion morning on June 8th at 11.30 am at the cemetery with a view to asking the INVITED families and descendants of those buried there their opinions on proposed further projects.
The new fence and general clean up of the cemetery are to be commended ( although the fence was originally designed to keep animals out, a plain wire fence will not) the Trust has already commenced placing name plaques and this is causing consternation in the community. Those already placed there have been proved to be erroneous in some cases, with little regard for their accuracy. This need not happen as my research has been able to identify some locations, unfortunately the vast majority will never be known.
For those attending I would ask yourselves, why is this not a Community Consultation gathering ( instead of INVITED guests) and what proof does the Trust have that their name plaques are correct?
I have made several offers to assist them with this, in order that accurate historical data is used, they have refused to take advantage of my well researched and commended information.
The role of a Cemetery Trust is clearly laid down in the Rules and Regulations issued by the relevant Government Department , their actions are specific and limited.
Surely any work in an historic cemetery is duty bound to be as accurate and proven as possible given existing primary documentary evidence. I would suggest you check that the grave allocated to an ancestor of yours is labelled correctly, and if not please ask why not when there is accurate research data available.
The new fence and general clean up of the cemetery are to be commended ( although the fence was originally designed to keep animals out, a plain wire fence will not) the Trust has already commenced placing name plaques and this is causing consternation in the community. Those already placed there have been proved to be erroneous in some cases, with little regard for their accuracy. This need not happen as my research has been able to identify some locations, unfortunately the vast majority will never be known.
For those attending I would ask yourselves, why is this not a Community Consultation gathering ( instead of INVITED guests) and what proof does the Trust have that their name plaques are correct?
I have made several offers to assist them with this, in order that accurate historical data is used, they have refused to take advantage of my well researched and commended information.
The role of a Cemetery Trust is clearly laid down in the Rules and Regulations issued by the relevant Government Department , their actions are specific and limited.
Surely any work in an historic cemetery is duty bound to be as accurate and proven as possible given existing primary documentary evidence. I would suggest you check that the grave allocated to an ancestor of yours is labelled correctly, and if not please ask why not when there is accurate research data available.