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BRANXHOLME CEMETERY

Location off Henty Highway BRANXHOLME, Southern Grampians Shire File Number 539 Level Stage 2 study complete

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Statement of Significance

What is significant?
The Branxholme Cemetery, located some six kilometers north east of the township of Branxholme, to the north of the Glenelg Highway, is a large reserve on an elevated site. It is the only cemetery associated with Branxholme, and its earliest burials date from the mid 1850s. There are several important memorials within the cemetery, particularly to those from early Pastoral Runs surrounding the township. The graves are grouped in the conventional manner, according to denominations. There are no significant plantings. The cemetery is in very good condition, and retains a very high degree of integrity.

How is it significant?
The Branxholme Cemetery is of historical, social and architectural significance to the district of Branxholme and the Southern Grampians Shire.

What is significant?
The Branxholme 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.

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 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.