A Carved Stone Cross Amidst the Whispering Gums

Angaston Cemetery, Angaston, South Australia.

As the town of Angaston grew and the original cemetery became too small, twelve local citizens purchased four acres from Johann Gottfried Hanisch in 1867 to establish a new cemetery.

These men, among them Charles Holmes, James Jepson, and David Tavender, ran it as a private concern until the District Council of Angaston acquired it in 1911.

The cemetery has since remained a key historical and genealogical site for the region. It’s now located at 302 Angaston Road, with thousands of memorials documented and photographed.

© 𝓐𝓵𝓵 𝓡𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽𝓼 𝓡𝓮𝓼𝓮𝓻𝓿𝓮𝓭 𝓫𝔂 𝓖𝓪𝓻𝓭𝓮𝓷𝓼 𝓸𝓯 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓢𝓲𝓵𝓮𝓷𝓽.

#Cemetery #Cemetary #Cemeteries #Cementerio #Grave #Graves #Gravestone #Graveyard #Taphophile #GardensOfTheSilent #SouthAustralia #Photography #CemeteryPhotography

Duty Concluded in Quiet Earth

Kapunda Cemetery, Kapunda, South Australia.

Kapunda is home to two primary historical cemeteries: the Kapunda Cemetery (the main town cemetery) and the St John’s Catholic Cemetery, which is located a few kilometres outside of town and carries a more somber, legendary history.

Kapunda Cemetery serves as a record of the pioneers who built the copper mining town.

The first recorded burial took place on 9 November 1851, for Christopher Biggs, who tragically drowned at Light Bridge.

© 𝓐𝓵𝓵 𝓡𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽𝓼 𝓡𝓮𝓼𝓮𝓻𝓿𝓮𝓭 𝓫𝔂 𝓖𝓪𝓻𝓭𝓮𝓷𝓼 𝓸𝓯 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓢𝓲𝓵𝓮𝓷𝓽.

#cemetery #cemetary #cemeteries #cementerio #grave #graves #gravestone #graveyard #taphophile #gardensofthesilent #southaustralia #photography #cemeteryphotography

Sentinels in the Shade

Kapunda Cemetery, Kapunda, South Australia.

Kapunda is home to two primary historical cemeteries: the Kapunda Cemetery (the main town cemetery) and the St John’s Catholic Cemetery, which is located a few kilometres outside of town and carries a more somber, legendary history.

Kapunda Cemetery serves as a record of the pioneers who built the copper mining town.

The first recorded burial took place on 9 November 1851, for Christopher Biggs, who tragically drowned at Light Bridge.

© 𝓐𝓵𝓵 𝓡𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽𝓼 𝓡𝓮𝓼𝓮𝓻𝓿𝓮𝓭 𝓫𝔂 𝓖𝓪𝓻𝓭𝓮𝓷𝓼 𝓸𝓯 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓢𝓲𝓵𝓮𝓷𝓽.

#cemetery #cemetary #cemeteries #cementerio #grave #graves #gravestone #graveyard #taphophile #gardensofthesilent #southaustralia #photography #cemeteryphotography

OG Conversational Search Engine Ask.com Has Answered Its Last Question

image c/o pcmag.com

Ask.com, one of the earliest attempts at conversational search engines, has shut down 30 years after its debut. “Every great search must come to an end,” reads the headline on the now-defunct website. “As IAC [parent company] continues to sharpen its focus, we have made the decision to discontinue our search business, which includes Ask.com. After 25 years of answering the world's questions, Ask.com officially closed on May 1, 2026."

https://www.pcmag.com/news/og-conversational-search-engine-askcom-jeeves-has-answered-its-last-question #graveyard #internet #search

Blooms of Eternal Remembrance

Kapunda Cemetery, Kapunda, South Australia.

Kapunda is home to two primary historical cemeteries: the Kapunda Cemetery (the main town cemetery) and the St John’s Catholic Cemetery, which is located a few kilometres outside of town and carries a more somber, legendary history.

Kapunda Cemetery serves as a record of the pioneers who built the copper mining town.

The first recorded burial took place on 9 November 1851, for Christopher Biggs, who tragically drowned at Light Bridge.

© 𝓐𝓵𝓵 𝓡𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽𝓼 𝓡𝓮𝓼𝓮𝓻𝓿𝓮𝓭 𝓫𝔂 𝓖𝓪𝓻𝓭𝓮𝓷𝓼 𝓸𝓯 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓢𝓲𝓵𝓮𝓷𝓽.

#cemetery #cemetary #cemeteries #cementerio #grave #graves #gravestone #graveyard #taphophile #gardensofthesilent #southaustralia #photography #cemeteryphotography

The Cross of Young Amy.

Angaston Cemetery, Angaston, South Australia.

As the town of Angaston grew and the original cemetery became too small, twelve local citizens purchased four acres from Johann Gottfried Hanisch in 1867 to establish a new cemetery.

These men, among them Charles Holmes, James Jepson, and David Tavender, ran it as a private concern until the District Council of Angaston acquired it in 1911.

The cemetery has since remained a key historical and genealogical site for the region. It’s now located at 302 Angaston Road, with thousands of memorials documented and photographed.

© 𝓐𝓵𝓵 𝓡𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽𝓼 𝓡𝓮𝓼𝓮𝓻𝓿𝓮𝓭 𝓫𝔂 𝓖𝓪𝓻𝓭𝓮𝓷𝓼 𝓸𝓯 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓢𝓲𝓵𝓮𝓷𝓽.

#Cemetery #Cemetary #Cemeteries #Cementerio #Grave #Graves #Gravestone #Graveyard #Taphophile #GardensOfTheSilent #SouthAustralia #Photography #CemeteryPhotography

𝘠𝘰𝘶. 𝘔𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘯 𝘕𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘺, 𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘜𝘬𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘦, 𝘺𝘰𝘶, 𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘯 𝘚𝘢𝘯 𝘍𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘰 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘓𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘰𝘯, 𝘺𝘰𝘶, 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘠𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘙𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘱𝘱𝘪 𝘙𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳, 𝘺𝘰𝘶, 𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘯 𝘕𝘢𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘏𝘢𝘮𝘣𝘶𝘳𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘊𝘢𝘪𝘳𝘰 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘖𝘴𝘭𝘰 — 𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴, 𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥, 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘰𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘯𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘭𝘥 𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘣𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦’𝘴 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘦:

𝘚𝘢𝘺 𝘕𝘖! 𝘔𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘴𝘢𝘺 𝘕𝘖!

– From Wolfgang Borchert's poem "There's only one choice" ("Dann gibt es nur eins"), written in 1947 shortly before his death at just 26.

I'm not usually into poetry and grand literature, but reading Borchert's works about World War II and its aftermath at school left a lasting impression on me. So whenever I see memorials or #graves from that time, Borchert isn't far from my mind. You can read the full poem in English and the original German, along with context and links, here: http://www.swans.com/library/art13/xxx123.html

This is a section of #Brno Central Cemetery, Ústřední hřbitov, with the graves of German #soldiers of the Second World War for #CemeterySunday.


#cemetery #graveyard #churchyard #Friedhof #tombStones #Grabsteine #Grabstein #tombStone #headstones #headstone #Grab #Gräber #Soldaten #Soldatengräber #ThickTrunkTuesday #TreeTuesday #ZweiterWeltkrieg #SecondWorldWar #WorldWar2 #WorldWar #Weltkrieg #WorldWarII #ZentralfriedhofBrünn #Zentralfriedhof #Brünn