Comet Headstones, Queensland, Australia

Comet

This is a very small village on the Capricorn Highway, between Blackwater and Emerald. It is beside the Comet River, and was once a crossing for the old trail on to Springsure. There remains a pub, a few houses, and Leichardt's famous tree. The cemetery is somewhat in disrepair, and clearly is not in current use.

In addition to the interments shown below there is a stone with Chinese characters. All graves are included irrespective of date.

Collected and collated by Alan Wagener.

Actual headstone data;

+ Data from other sources

The comet cemetery is sadly in very poor condition. Click on image for full size view


    Surname:  Carrington      
First names:  Eliza
       Born:                            At:
       Died:  2 Jul ??                  At:
        Age:  46                    Buried:  Comet 
   Comments:  Spouse of William Carrington.
    Surname:  Carrington      
First names:  Frederick Floyd
       Born:  1875                      At:
       Died:  16 Jul 1922               At:
        Age:  47                    Buried:  Comet 
   Comments: 
    Surname:  Cooper            
First names:  W. Willoughby
       Born:  7 Dec 1883                At:
       Died:  12 Dec 1883               At:
        Age:  5 days                Buried:  Comet 
   Comments: 
    Surname:  Coulson           
First names:  Walter
       Born:  Aug 1875                  At:
       Died:  25 Jan 1878               At:
        Age:  2 years 4 months      Buried:  Comet 
   Comments: 
    Surname:  Ellis              
First names:  Marie Constance (Tottie)
       Born:  4 Jul 1924                At:
       Died:  1 Feb 1926                At:
        Age:  1 year 7 months       Buried:  Comet 
   Comments: 
    Surname:  Gifford           
First names:  Albert
       Born:  May 1885                  At:
       Died:  22 Feb 1916               At:  Accidentally drowned.
        Age:  30 years 11 months    Buried:  Comet 
   Comments:  Spouse of May Gifford.
    Surname:  Kitchiner        
First names:  Annie
       Born:  5 Aug 1882                At:
       Died:  5 Sep 1882                At: 
        Age:  1 month               Buried:  Comet 
   Comments:  With Harriet Kitchiner. Sisters?
    Surname:  Kitchiner        
First names:  Harriet
       Born:  14 Jan 1885               At:
       Died:  6 Apr 1885                At: 
        Age:  3 months              Buried:  Comet 
   Comments:  With Annie Kitchiner. Sisters?
    Surname:  O'Reilly          
First names:  Ellen Mary
       Born:  1854                      At:
       Died:  4 Feb 1887                At: 
        Age:  33                    Buried:  Comet 
   Comments:  Spouse of Thomas O'Reilly.
    Surname:  O'Reilly          
First names:  Terence Peter
       Born:  Sep 1884                  At:
       Died:  8 Jan 1885                At: 
        Age:  10 weeks              Buried:  Comet 
   Comments:  Son of Ellen Mary and Thomas O'Reilly.
    Surname:  Parker             
First names:  James (Jim) Alexander Black
       Born:  1874                      At:
       Died:  1 Aug 1943                At: 
        Age:  69                    Buried:  Comet 
   Comments: 
    Surname:  Roads               
First names:  Ellis Daisy
       Born:  Jan 1898                  At:
       Died:  16 Nov 1898               At: 
        Age:  10 months 3 days      Buried:  Comet 
   Comments: 
    Surname:  Wafer               
First names:  Moses Frederick
       Born:  1883                      At:
       Died:  15 Aug 1927               At: 
        Age:  44                    Buried:  Comet 
   Comments: