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| '''O'Neill's Point Cemetery''' is a historic cemetery and reserve located in ]. It is a 3.4 hectare tract of land that extends from Bayswater Ave, down to ]. Across from it is Bayswater Park. There is a walking and cycling track that runs beside the cemetery that connects Bayswater to Takapuna and Devonport to the north and south respectively. | '''O'Neill's Point Cemetery''' is a historic cemetery and reserve located in ]. It is a 3.4 hectare tract of land that extends from Bayswater Ave, down to the shore of ]. Across from it is Bayswater Park. There is a walking and cycling track that runs beside the cemetery that connects Bayswater to Takapuna and Devonport to the north and south respectively. | ||
| Built in 1891, O'Neill's acted as a second-generation cemetery to the '''Mount Victoria Cemetery''' in Devonport after this site raised health and safety concern for its proximity to the local residences. The cemetery is listed on the Heritage New Zealand List as a category 1 heritage site. It is particularly significant as it contains the final resting place of many prominent early New Zealanders as well as WWI veterans of Pacific and Māori background who were trained at Narrowneck Camp. | Built in 1891, O'Neill's acted as a second-generation cemetery to the '''Mount Victoria Cemetery''' in Devonport after this site raised health and safety concern for its proximity to the local residences. The cemetery is listed on the Heritage New Zealand List as a category 1 heritage site. It is particularly significant as it contains the final resting place of many prominent early New Zealanders as well as WWI veterans of Pacific and Māori background who were trained at Narrowneck Camp. | ||
| == History == | == History == | ||
| Symonds Street Cemetery was the first official cemetery in Auckland and has been in use since 1842. Initially, it was divided into four sections for Anglicans, Catholics, and Jews, and a shared Presbyterian, Wesleyan, and general sections. By 1852, the shared section became Presbyterian, and an additional Wesleyan and general section was added. | |||
| * the site where the cemetery now lies was given to the Devonport Borough council by James Frederick O'Neill | |||
| After establishing a new municipal cemetery in ] at ], the Symonds Street Cemetery was closed for burials in 1886, other than to existing family plots. No new plots were sold. In 1909, the ] took over management of the cemetery. | |||
| * James' father, Allan O'Neill had bought the entire peninsula in ?? from Robert Hunt, which is where the peninsula got its name | |||
| * The need for a new cemetery came when the Mount Victoria Cemetery raised health concerns from residents in the now bustling Devonport area. At this time, Bayswater was empty and so was a perfect place just outside of the Devonport area to set up a cemetery. | |||
| * The cemetery's layout was designed by John Francis Boylan, who was ?? | |||
| * First constructed was the section on the eastern side of the existing cemetery. | |||
| * The plots formed a ] grid that allowed for people to walk easily amongst the graves. | |||
| * These plots were divided into Anglican, Catholic and Unsectarian sections. | |||
| * Boylan also lined the cemetery with native trees... | |||
| * The cemetery was open for burials on ?? | |||
| * In 1895, more grave plots were added (where) and in 1897, a mortuary chapel was constructed, which has since been (destroyed/removed??). | |||
| * It was made in the Gothic Revival style by Edward Bartley, a renowned Auckland architect at the time. | |||
| * More plots were added in 1903... | |||
| * In 1910, a wharf was built at the end of the Bayswater peninsula with regular steam ferry services to Auckland city. A tram service connected this ferry terminal to Takapuna. | |||
| * Because of increased access to the peninsula and an increase of people living in Auckland after the first world war, the Bayswater peninsula began to grow in popularity as a residential area. | |||
| ⚫ | == Notable burials == | ||
| Due to the development of the ] during the mid-1960s, more than 4,100 bodies were moved and re-interred into two memorial sites at the cemetery. The land area was reduced by about a quarter. During the relocation, 2000 graves were found under 1200 headstones in the Anglican section, and 2100 graves under 400 headstones were found in the Catholic section. Many of Auckland's early colonists are buried here, including ], the first ] and co-author of the ]. | |||
| * '''Thomas''' (1803-1892) and '''Mary''' (1812-1891) '''Poynton''': Key figures in the growth of Catholicism in New Zealand. Celebrated the first Catholic mass in New Zealand in their home in Hokianga. | |||
| '']'' columnist ] has repeatedly criticised the state of disrepair, vandalism, and the presence of vagrants at the cemetery and called for the city council to improve the maintenance. Although the Auckland City Council commissioned the ''Symonds St Cemetery Conservation Plan in 1996'', only some of its recommendations have been implemented. The Council does employ a specialist stonemason to undertake gravestone restoration, but as many of the restored gravestones have been subsequently vandalised, the Waitamata Local Board admits the situation is much like "treading water". Security guards do patrol the cemetery at irregular intervals but have proved largely ineffective in stopping further damage. | |||
| * John Palmer (): Archdeacon of South Melanesia | |||
| === Military Deaths === | |||
| In October 2012, more than 20 of the headstones were sprayed with ] graffiti and ]. The vandalism occurred the night before a white nationalist celebration called "Flag Day". Three people were arrested, but in November, the charges against one were dropped due to a lack of evidence. | |||
| * '''Private Vilipate''' (1893-1915): First Pacific Islander military death. Vilipate was from Niue and died of pneumonia after he arrived in New Zealand | |||
| ⚫ | == Notable burials == | ||
| * '''Sergeant Beni Banaba''' (??): Came from an important chiefly family in Manihiri in the Cook Islands. Served in Egypt and Palestine between 1916 - 1917 | |||
| Main category: ] | |||
| ==== 1918 Flu Epidemic Deaths ==== | |||
| * '''Private Mannao (Manuao)''' (1880-1918): From Tuvalu. | |||
| * '''Private Tonuia''' (1891-1918): From Tuvalu. | |||
| * '''Private Laliqapta Illitomasi''' (1891-1918): From Fiji. | |||
| * '''Te Hapa Ihia''' (c. 1893-1919): Māori | |||
| * '''Tame Tahi''' (d.1918): Māori | |||
| * '''Kiri Toto''' (c.1895-1918): Māori | |||
| * '''Rupena Hihi''' (c.1891-1918): Māori | |||
| * '''Isabelle Maude (Maud)''' (1870-1918): Volunteered to look after the Māori and Pacifika troops who caught the flu. Died of the flu herself. | |||
| * ] (1805–1875), 1st Mayor of Auckland Borough Council in 1851 | |||
| * ] (1794–1883), land owner and philanthropist | |||
| * ] (1810–1886), significant entrepreneur who gave his name to the suburb of Henderson | |||
| * ] (1792–1842), first Governor of New Zealand and co-author of the Treaty of Waitangi | |||
| * ] (1788–1855), officer in the British Army | |||
| * ] (1791–1879), early pioneer, entrepreneur, financier and community leader | |||
| * ] (1812–1883), writer and judge of the Native Land Court | |||
| * ] (1818–1865), MP in the first two Parliaments | |||
| * ] (1816–1886), merchant and Jewish community leader | |||
| * ] (1837–1922), optician, Mayor of Auckland, MP | |||
| * ] (1831–1913), 1st Mayor of Auckland City (1871–1874) | |||
| * ] (1772–1851), Lieutenant-Governor of New Ulster Province | |||
| * ] (1835–1905), missionary, temperance and suffrage activist. | |||
| * ] (1844–1885), MP from 1872 to 1885 | |||
| * ] (1814–1860), radical English journalist and freethinker | |||
| * ] (1827–1875), MP from 1868 to 1870 | |||
| * ] (1793–1864), adventurer who attempted to establish his own sovereign state in New Zealand before British annexation | |||
| * ] (1793–1850), Royal Navy officer and first colonial storekeeper | |||
| * ] (1794–1875), an early Methodist missionary | |||
| * ] (1829–1900), a prominent trader from ] | |||
| == Gravestones == | == Gravestones == | ||
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| O'Neill's Point Cemetery | |
|---|---|
| Details | |
| Established | 1891 |
| Location | Auckland |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Coordinates | 36°48′37″S 174°46′53″E / 36.81030°S 174.78128°E / -36.81030; 174.78128 |
| Type | Historic |
| Find a Grave | O'Neill's Point Cemetery |
| Heritage New Zealand – Category 1 | |
| Official name | O'Neill's Point Cemetery |
| Designated | 7 July 2022 |
| Reference no. | 9394 |
O'Neill's Point Cemetery is a historic cemetery and reserve located in Bayswater, New Zealand. It is a 3.4 hectare tract of land that extends from Bayswater Ave, down to the shore of Shoal Bay. Across from it is Bayswater Park. There is a walking and cycling track that runs beside the cemetery that connects Bayswater to Takapuna and Devonport to the north and south respectively.
Built in 1891, O'Neill's acted as a second-generation cemetery to the Mount Victoria Cemetery in Devonport after this site raised health and safety concern for its proximity to the local residences. The cemetery is listed on the Heritage New Zealand List as a category 1 heritage site. It is particularly significant as it contains the final resting place of many prominent early New Zealanders as well as WWI veterans of Pacific and Māori background who were trained at Narrowneck Camp.
History
- the site where the cemetery now lies was given to the Devonport Borough council by James Frederick O'Neill
- James' father, Allan O'Neill had bought the entire peninsula in ?? from Robert Hunt, which is where the peninsula got its name
- The need for a new cemetery came when the Mount Victoria Cemetery raised health concerns from residents in the now bustling Devonport area. At this time, Bayswater was empty and so was a perfect place just outside of the Devonport area to set up a cemetery.
- The cemetery's layout was designed by John Francis Boylan, who was ??
- First constructed was the section on the eastern side of the existing cemetery.
- The plots formed a rectilinear grid that allowed for people to walk easily amongst the graves.
- These plots were divided into Anglican, Catholic and Unsectarian sections.
- Boylan also lined the cemetery with native trees...
- The cemetery was open for burials on ??
- In 1895, more grave plots were added (where) and in 1897, a mortuary chapel was constructed, which has since been (destroyed/removed??).
- It was made in the Gothic Revival style by Edward Bartley, a renowned Auckland architect at the time.
- More plots were added in 1903...
- In 1910, a wharf was built at the end of the Bayswater peninsula with regular steam ferry services to Auckland city. A tram service connected this ferry terminal to Takapuna.
- Because of increased access to the peninsula and an increase of people living in Auckland after the first world war, the Bayswater peninsula began to grow in popularity as a residential area.
Notable burials
- Thomas (1803-1892) and Mary (1812-1891) Poynton: Key figures in the growth of Catholicism in New Zealand. Celebrated the first Catholic mass in New Zealand in their home in Hokianga.
- John Palmer (): Archdeacon of South Melanesia
Military Deaths
- Private Vilipate (1893-1915): First Pacific Islander military death. Vilipate was from Niue and died of pneumonia after he arrived in New Zealand
- Sergeant Beni Banaba (??): Came from an important chiefly family in Manihiri in the Cook Islands. Served in Egypt and Palestine between 1916 - 1917
1918 Flu Epidemic Deaths
- Private Mannao (Manuao) (1880-1918): From Tuvalu.
- Private Tonuia (1891-1918): From Tuvalu.
- Private Laliqapta Illitomasi (1891-1918): From Fiji.
- Te Hapa Ihia (c. 1893-1919): Māori
- Tame Tahi (d.1918): Māori
- Kiri Toto (c.1895-1918): Māori
- Rupena Hihi (c.1891-1918): Māori
- Isabelle Maude (Maud) (1870-1918): Volunteered to look after the Māori and Pacifika troops who caught the flu. Died of the flu herself.