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Terrace End Cemetery came into use in Palmerston North in 1875, superseded by Kelvin Grove Cemetery in 1927.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
Date
1968
Digitisation ID
2007N_P119_RES_0168
Held In
Coolstore

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Place
Napier Road, Palmerston North

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Taxonomy

Tags
burial,
grave site,
photographs,
reserves,
tombstones,
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