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From: "Liz & Peter" <>
Subject: Re: [AUS-SAGEN] SA Over Charge
Date: Tue, 9 Aug 2005 16:25:24 +0930
References: 385461956


This is a great find Steph - and was that for $11? Liz
----- Original Message -----
From: "Stephanie Cocks" <>
To: <>
Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2005 2:23 PM
Subject: [AUS-SAGEN] SA Over Charge


> Dear Listers,
>
> Further to the earlier discussion of cemetery costs etc., I have turned up
> (miracle) the lease for my Great Grandmother's grave at Cheltenham
> Cemetery. This lease was taken out/bought whatever the correct
> terminology is in 1889. There were two subsequent burials of children.
> The wording is as follows:-
>
> I ALICE SMIDTH hereby testify my desire to Rent on Lease for the term of
> Ninety-nine years, from the Trustees of the "Port Adelaide and Suburban
> Cemetery", a Piece of Land forming part of the said Cemetery, being
> Allotment No. 14 path No 1 East of section C. Containing on the North 9
> feet, on the East 9 feet, on the South 9 feet, and on the West 9 feet, and
> by measurement 81 square feet, at one shilling per square foot, and I also
> agree to comply with the terms and regulations now or which hereafter may
> be in force for the general management of the Cemetery.
>
> signature of Applicant
>
> etc etc.,
>
> A later lease taken out in 1927 which I have for one of Alice's daughters'
> Leveina Florence BERG nee SKIPWORTH, has very similar wording, Allotment
> details etc but does not mention any price per foot, only
>
> "and I also agree to comply with the terms and regulations now or which
> here after maybe in force for the general management of the Cemetery."
>
> I think the receipts for any payments have been lost in the mists of time.
> But goes to prove that not much money has been paid over a lot of years,
> but still the Authority has to maintain the cemetery in reasonable
> condition.
>
> Steph.
>
>
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