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July 2010 Self Guided tours of the Cemetery are now available.
The first edition "Best of the Best" are available from the Cemetery Office (Mon-Fri) for a gold coin donation. If you have missed one of our tours, with these guide you can find the key monuments and memorials in your own time.
As other guides in the series come to hand we will list them here.
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>> July 28ANECDOTES ABOUT THE FUNERAL INDUSTRY - and all you wanted to know but were too afraid to ask! Talk by Nick Waters Manager of Le Pine in Kew Date: Wednesday, 28th July , 2010 Time: 7.30pm Location:NEW LOCATION - LePine Funeral Services, 741 High Street, Kew East (corner Oswin Ave), plenty of free parking onsite Cost: Free!
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>> August 29 MARVELLOUS MELBOURNE - architects and buildings What: Many of the architects and owners of well-known buildings in Melbourne and nearby suburbs are buried at the Cemetery. Hear about Joseph Reed (Melbourne Town Hall, Royal Exhibition Building), David Askew (Block Arcade), John Koch (Labassa) and mansions such as Studley Hall, Raheen and Narrapumelap.
Date: August 29th, 2010 Time: 1pm Meet at the gatehouse Location: Boroondara (Kew) General Cemetery, Cnr Parkhill Road and High Street, Kew. Melways Ref: 45F5 Cost: $15 adults, Seniors $10, Members $8 Light refreshments will be served Bookings essential: - Gail White Ph: 9762 5543 Proceeds go towards the preservation and conservation of the Boroondara Cemetery
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> September 26 SPORTS CRAZY What: Hear about some of the sports crazy people who have memorials in the Cemetery. Date: Sunday 26th September 2010 Time: 2pm Meet at the Cemetery Clocktower Location: Boroondara (Kew) General Cemetery, Cnr Parkhill Road and High Street, Kew. Melways Ref: 45F5 Bookings essential: T.Warms 9817 3717 Cost: $15, Seniors/Concession $10; FOBKC Members $8 Proceeds go towards the preservation and conservation of the Cemetery projects.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> September 22 AGM 7.30pm - guest speaker Dr Catherine Kovesi What: Catherine will speak on the Good Shepherd Sisters of Abbotsford, many of whom are buried in the cemetery. How they got there, about their order and how many 'inmates' they helped over the years. If we're lucky, a few anecdotes or personal stories about a couple of the nuns. Dr Catherine Kovesi - Senior Lecturer in History at the School of Historical Studies, University of Melbourne.
Date: September 22nd, 2010 Time: 7.30pm Location:NEW LOCATION - LePine Funeral Services, 741 High Street, Kew East (corner Oswin Ave), plenty of free parking onsite Cost: Free Light refreshments will be served at the conclusion
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> October 8 Seniors Tour (Friday) 10am this tour in development, further details to be advised
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> October 24 Entertainers & Entrepreneurs 2pm this tour in development, further details to be advised
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> November 12 Doctors, Death & Disease - Twilight Tour 7.15 for 7.30pm this tour in development, further details to be advised
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> December 5 Members Only Christmas Function (Sunday)
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