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NORTHCOTE CEMETERY

Other Name

Cawdortown Cemetery

Location

143 Separation Street, NORTHCOTE VIC 3070

Level

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143 Separation Street,
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Serparation Street, Northcote

Statement of Significance

What is significant?
Northcote Cemetery was established in 1861 when Peter Macarthur sold one acre of his land on the north side of the street to members of the local German community that had settled in the area. They were a close-knit community who wanted to preserve their national identity in their new country. The earliest burials occurred in the 1860s. The cemetery was regularly used until about 1940. The last burial was in 1971. The site is in a reasonable condition due to recent works undertaken by Northcote Council after 1992. However, recent garden modifications, restoration works, and security for the site have compromised the integrity of the place. .

The graves, the Italian Cypresses and the early gates within the cemetery are significant.

Later additions, including the fences, gates other than those identified as significant above, recent plantings and landscaping works conducted since 1992 are not significant.

How is it significant?
Northcote Cemetery is of local historic significance to the City of Darebin.

Why is it significant?
Historically, Northcote Cemetery is significant as important and rare surviving evidence of Northcote's early German community. It is also unusual as a small burial ground in close proximity to the heart of the city. The Italian Cypress within the Northcote Cemetery has significance as a representative example of the type of plantings found in cemeteries of this period. (RNE criteria A.4, B.2, D.2)

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