Brisbane General Cemetery Trustees
The Brisbane General Cemetery Trust commenced when the first Trustees were appointed on 7 October 1870. New Trustees were appointed as others retired or died. Successors were often members of the same family or community group.
The Brisbane General Cemetery Trust ended on 1 August 1930, when the Brisbane City Council took over management of all cemeteries within the municipality.
Trustees
| Given Names | Last Name | Trustee Start Date | Trustee End Date | Reason | Chairman Start Date | Chairman End Date | Successor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John | Petrie | 1870-10-07 | 1892-12-08 | Died | 1870 | 1892-12-08 | Andrew Lang Petrie |
| William | Pettigrew | 1870-10-07 | 1904 | Resigned | 1893 | 1904 | James Stodart |
| John | Hardgrave | 1870-10-07 | 1906-11-08 | Died | 1904 | 1906-11-08 | J. W. Wassell |
| Michael | Quinlan | 1870-10-07 | 1878-07-02 | Died | Thomas Bunton | ||
| George | Edmondstone | 1870-10-07 | 1883-02-23 | Died | Richard George Petty | ||
| William | Perry | 1870-10-07 | 1891-06-11 | Died | John George Cribb | ||
| Samuel Walker | Griffith | 1870-10-07 | 1893 | Resigned | Frederick Shaw | ||
| Nathaniel | Lade | 1870-10-07 | 1895-07-17 | Died | |||
| Alexander | Raff | 1870-10-07 | 1904-04-11 | Resigned | J. MacDonald | ||
| James | Cowlishaw | 1870-10-07 | 1929-07-13 | Resigned | |||
| Coleman | Davis | 1873 ◇ | After 1881-03-15, Before 1881-06-28 |
Resigned | George Myers | ||
| Thomas | Bunton | 1878-08-03 | 1907-10-12 | Died | John Aloysius Hayes | ||
| George | Myers | 1881-07-30 | 1920-05-13 | Died | 1906 | 1919-02-25 | E. M. Myers |
| Richard George | Petty | 1883-04-20 | 1899-09-25 | Died | William Douglas Grimes | ||
| Andrew Lang | Petrie | 1893-01-20 | 1928-04-01 ¿ | Died ¿ | John George Petrie ¿ | ||
| John George | Cribb | 1893-03-06 | 1905-06-10 | Died | |||
| Frederick | Shaw | 1893-12-09 | 1897 | Resigned | William Thorne | ||
| Moses | Ward | 1895-09-25 | 1914-09-21 | Died | Edwin Wesley Howard Fowles | ||
| William | Thorne | 1897-07-01 | 1916-10-11 | Died | |||
| William Douglas | Grimes | 1900-02-23 | 1930-08-01 | Trust closed | 1922 | 1930-08-01 | |
| John | MacDonald | 1904-07-16 | Before 1928-04-07 | Died | Mure H. Robertson | ||
| James | Stodart | 1907-01-18 | 1922-06-20 | Died | 1919-02-25 | 1922-06-20 | Robert Mackay Stodart |
| James William | Wassell | 1907-01-18 | After 1924-04-25, Before 1926-01-12 |
Died ¿ | |||
| John Aloysius | Hayes | 1907-11-16 | 1930-08-01 | Trust closed | |||
| Edwin Wesley Howard | Fowles | 1914-12-11 | 1930-08-01 | Trust closed | |||
| Charles Henry | Harley | 1915-12-10 | 1930-08-01 | Trust closed | |||
| George Frederick | Scott | Before 1919-11-08 ◇ | 1923-09-28 | Died | W. R. Scott ¿ | ||
| Edward Myer | Myers | 1920-07-09 | 1926-04-01 ¿ | Died ¿ | E. R. Isaacs ¿ | ||
| Robert Mackay | Stodart | 1922-07-08 | 1930-08-01 | Trust closed | |||
| W. R. | Scott | 1923-11-17 | 1930-08-01 | Trust closed | |||
| E. R. | Isaacs | After 1922, Before 1927-07-25 ◇‡ |
1930-08-01 | Trust closed | |||
| John George | Petrie | After 1922, Before 1928-07-11 ◇✝ |
1930-08-01 | Trust closed | |||
| J. G. | Warren | After 1922, Before 1928-07-11 ◇ |
1930-08-01 | Trust closed | |||
| Mure H. | Robertson | 1928-04-07 | 1930-08-01 | Trust closed |
◇ indicates that the original appointment announcement has not been found.
¿ speculation
‡ Edward Myer Myers died 1 April 1926 so it is likely that E. R. Isaacs was appointed after that. Coleman Davis and his successors, George Myers, Edward Myers, and E. R. Isaacs were all part of the Brisbane Jewish community.
✝ Andrew Lang Petrie died 1 April 1928 so it is likely that John George Petrie, his son, was appointed after that.
Board of Trustees ca. 1920-1922
Brisbane General Cemetery Board of Trustees, ca. 1920 - 1922
Top insets: James Cowlishaw, Andrew L. Petrie
Standing: W. D. Grimes, John McDonald, Charles H. Harley, E. Griffith Oxley, Edward M. Myers
Seated: James William Wassell, James Stodart, George Frederick Scott
Bottom insets: J. A. Hayes, E. W. H. Fowles
Board of Trustees 1924
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Secretaries
- Arthur Rawlin 1 October 1870 to 1 July 1875
- Henry J. Oxley 1 July 1875 to 30 July 1916 (41 years)
- E. Griffith Oxley, acting secretary from 11 March 1907 and appointed 19 September 1910 until the dissolution of the Trust.
Overseers
- John Melville, 1 January 1874 to 8 March 1912
- T. H. Brown 22 April 1912 to 25 May 1916
- J. L. Melville 20 June 1916 to 1 August 1930, successor to his father