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The Quigleys of Awaba Park- Marmong Point
https://history.lakemac.com.au/page-local-history.aspx?pid=1085&vid=20&tmpt=narrative&narid=3754
…Unfortunately most of the graves were not marked with headstones, and today no trace of them remains. This could easily have happened to the grave of Mrs. Quigley; however, some years after her death, Mr. J.P.……Unfortunately most of the graves were not marked with headstones, and today no trace of them…
William Thomas Walters headstone in West Wallsend Cemetery
https://history.lakemac.com.au/page-local-history.aspx?pid=1085&vid=20&tmpt=showmedia&objid=28444
…William's grave in West Wallsend Cemetery is a marked with a small marble headstone. The grave is in Row B, near the cemetery gates. His friends and family would have walked around 2km from town to stand at his graveside for the service.…
Reverend Lancelot E Threlkeld, 1788-1859
https://history.lakemac.com.au/page-local-history.aspx?pid=1085&vid=20&tmpt=narrative&narid=3586
…His extravagance knew no bounds and was to create grave problems for many years. The LMS were writing to him, protesting about his extravagance, as was the Reverend Marsden, their agent in the Colony. What ensued was an ongoing dispute with both Marsden and the LMS.……His extravagance knew no bounds…

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