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TARRAYOUKYAN CEMETERY

Location Tarrayoukyan Road TARRAYOUKYAN, Southern Grampians Shire File Number 180 Level Stage 2 study complete

[1/1] 23148 Riddoch grave

Statement of Significance

What is significant?
The Tarrayoukyan cemetery is one of two places which mark the place where the village of Tarrayoukyan once stood. The cemetery and St. Joseph's Catholic Church are the only reminders of the township. The cemetery is located on a sloping site adjacent to farm land, a short distance from the church, and covers about four acres. There are a variety of graves within the cemetery, dating from the first interment in 1872, through to today, as the cemetery continues to be used. The graves of some of the most important early settlers in the area are represented within the Tarrayoukyan cemetery, including the Riddoch family of Penola. It is laid out in a typical denomination sectioned manner, on a rough grid system. The cemetery is well maintained and retains a very high degree of integrity.
How is it significant?
The Tarrayoukyan Cemetery is of historical, social and architectural significance to the Southern Grampians Shire.

What is significant?
The Tarrayoukyan Cemetery is of historical significance as an enduring record of those who have lived and died in the community, as a reflection of passing phases, ways of life and death, particular events, and as documentary evidence. It is of particular historical interest in that it has a separate section for Jewish and non-Christian burials.

The cemetery is of social significance for reflecting the customs and tastes of the community, for reflecting different religious values, and for reflecting different economic and social status. It is also important as a place of passive recreation.

The Tarrayoukyan cemetery is of architectural significance for its range of tombstones, memorials and iconography reflecting the aesthetics of different periods and groups within the community. It is also of interest for its overall design and position within the broader landscape.