tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20455692.post621552468855284206..comments2024-01-22T00:07:49.451+11:00Comments on Margaret Muir : Melanesians graves on Norfolk Island.M. C. Muirhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13443902997432695441noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20455692.post-72673669223810368012019-01-12T06:56:06.914+11:002019-01-12T06:56:06.914+11:00Thank you for this valuable comment. I have to adm...Thank you for this valuable comment. I have to admit my knowledge was superficial guided only by the information available in the vicinity.M. C. Muirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13443902997432695441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20455692.post-28964182765312291732019-01-11T21:28:59.314+11:002019-01-11T21:28:59.314+11:00These are not, in fact, the graves of the Melanesi...These are not, in fact, the graves of the Melanesian Mission. The original cemetery was in the valley beside St Barnabas Chapel. The area had been trampled by cattle and was in a bad state of repair. Around 1980, the remaining intact headstones were re=erected in the area beside the Chapel. Most would be of actual Mission workers rather than Melanesians, who would generally have had simple wooden crosses. In the early 1990's. a cairn was erected in the valley on the site of the original cemetery carrying the names of all who were known to have been buried there.Mary Christian-Baileynoreply@blogger.com