It horrifies me that the burial sites of our Ancestors continue to be defiled, desecrated and destroyed and I’ve written about it often… To read these posts just click HERE HERE HERE HERE HERE HERE and recently I sent this post this to Sentimental Sunday… To read this just click HERE
Well I’ve now come to realise that, whilst being appalled and speaking out strongly for others, I’ve also been closing my eyes and refusing to see the depth of degradation happening in my own back yard…
Here are just a few examples of the situation, about 10 kilometres from my home, in Payneham Cemetery, South Australia.
Beautiful gravesites destined for & awaiting demolition
The destruction and desecration of graves in progress
Theodore Henry Elix so recently buried alongside his wife and now their graves are gone and the memorials awaiting collection or demolition.
Killled In Action and “making the ultimate sacrifice” does not ensure that this South Australian’s memory is honoured.
Here we are again… another young “diggers” life and sacrifice for his country defiled.
However, if any of these people happened to have been buried in South Australia’s West Terrace Cemetery… or their Memorials erected there then all would be OK
Why??? … Glad you asked. It’s because the West Terrace Cemetery has Heritage protection. That sounds good eh? …
The West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide has Heritage status and is feted and awarded…
This Cemetery has “Heritage status” and the gravesites/ memorials are protected because of… wait for it… {DRUMROLL…}
RARE INDEGENOUS SOUTH AUSTRALIAN PLANTS ARE GROWING THERE!!!
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Copyright © 2013. Catherine Ann Crout-Habel
Photographs by: Kylie Willison
