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Terrace End Cemetery came into use in Palmerston North in 1875, superseded by Kelvin Grove Cemetery in 1927. It is divided into denominational divisions and 'public reserves' for stillborn babies and the poor. The total number of recorded burials is about 10,000.

Identification

Object type
Image
Relation
Public Photograph Collection P 143
Date
1927 to 1929
Digitisation ID
2007N_P143_RES_0177
Held In
Coolstore

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Creation

Created By
Place
Napier Road, Palmerston North

Object rights

License
No Known Restrictions

Taxonomy

Tags
1920s,
burial,
cemetery,
grave site,
photographs,
reserves,
tombstones,
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Gravestone for Sarah and Alfred Drew
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