Chewton Cemetery

Just east of Castlemaine is the small community of Chewton. From the local paper/magazine we can tell that it is a vibrant, close-knit place. It also houses a couple interesting cemeteries.



The Chewton Cemetery is still in active use even though some sections are quite old, dating back to the early 1850's.

We even got a little bit of sunshine so we could have a shadow in a picture. The soft ground meant that stones leaning precariously was common. Although it is difficult to tell from the photos, the ground is well littered with kangaroo poo making it clear that this is a popular place after the sun sets.

I suppose from the gold extraction, there were a few people with the financial means to put fancy statuary on their graves. This one is a pretty common design in cemeteries of this time and place.

The little cherub watches over this grave.