North Quay, Brisbane

Brisbane North Quay (Skew St) name index

Address: on the bank of the river on the curve of North Quay. near Skew Street, the northern approach to the William Jolly Bridge.
Opened: 1825
Closed: Moved to Paddington 1844
# graves:

Name	Died	Where Buried
Stapylton	bef 1841	North Quay
Tuck	bef 1841	North Quay
Dunlop	abt. 1895	elsewhere
Merridoo	abt 1841	Nearby North Quay
Noogamill	abt 1841	Nearby North Quay

An earlier grave site was on the riverbank just downstream (between Herschel St and Tank St). (It was used for children because the general cemetery was not suitable.)
Bodies were exhumed and transferred to Brisbane General Cemetery, Toowong in 1881

More information about
Toowong Cemetery history including history of earlier cemeteries.
The Paddington Cemetery (as described 1907)
CEMETERY AT NORTHERN APPROACH TO WILLIAM JOLLY BRIDGE : Letter of protest against land between Eagle Terrace and Union Street being used for drainage purposes. Mentions land having been used for cemetery purposes in the past.
THE OLD BURIAL GROUND. (1913, October 7). The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), p. 4. Retrieved February 11, 2012, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article19907521
Historic Brisbane maps from Picture Queensland from State Library of Queensland.
State Library of Queensland: Slater's Pocket Map of the City of Brisbane, 1865 or Trove
Brisbane 1844 Martens
Street map of the city of Brisbane, Queensland, 1878 from John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland.
Map of Brisbane, 1844 Gerler, Carl Friedrich from John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland,
Ham's map of the city of Brisbane, Queensland, 1863 from John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland,
Map of Brisbane and suburbs (Gordon & Gotch) from State Library of Queensland,

Photographed: Plaque Feb 2009

All the headstone photos in North Quay, Brisbane
Names in photographed order.
Names in alphabetical order.
Latitude -27.46702593786628, Longitude 153.0147990027361
Latitude -27° 28’ 1", Longitude 153° 0’ 53"