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History of the Lockwood Cemetery

The new Lockwood Township was gazetted for approval on 12th July 1853. It was situated at Bullock Creek on the road from Melbourne to the Lower Loddon and Swan Hill. Source 1853 Vol 1 page 996 Government Gazette.

The Lieutenant Governor has been pleased with the advice of the Executive Council to appoint:

Mr Martin Butler SNR

Mr Robert McGlashan

Mr John Clarkson

Mr Henry Page Saunders

Mr James Jones

to be Trustees of the Public Cemetery near Lockwood in the District of Sandhurst established under the Provisions of the Act of Council 17, Victoria No.12

By his Excellency's Command, William C. Haines, Source 1855 Vol 1 Page 751 Government Gazette.

Lockwood is 14km south of Bendigo, near the road intersect of the Bendigo / Maryborough Rd and Calder Alternative Hwy. The Lockwood Cemetery is located on Cemetery Road 1 km south of Lockwood. It is a small cemetery in a beautiful bush setting situated on 9 acres of land.

History of Marong Cemetery: MARONG PUBLIC CEMETERY - [BULLOCK CREEK, Officially gazetted 6th December 1861. [some interments took place prior to this date]

Like so many early burial grounds the original records have been lost with the existing registers commencing in 1872. Expenditure in the 1872 minute book shows a charge of