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ASHES TO ASHES – A ‘WILL’ FOR CREMATION

On August 30, 2021   /   History   /   2 Comments
Tags: Cremation, Harry Gordon, History of cremation, Lindisfarne, Tasmanian History
ASHES TO ASHES - A 'WILL' FOR CREMATION

Cremation was being advocated in Tasmania in the 1890s. The following piece is from the Tasmanian Democrat, August 7 1896. A correspondent asserted that traditional burial was very costly, and that cemeteries often became eyesores. ‘For a piece of ground suitable for this purpose you will have

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