Rolleston Headstones, Queensland, Australia

ROLLESTON: Archive

 Pos S  23°55.209'
    E 150°12.872'

Rolleston is a small township on the road west from Moura to Springsure, about 45 km from Springsure. The area is notable for scenic highlands just to the south where sandstone gullies contain Aboriginal paintings and treeferns simmilar to the ponga of New Zealand.

The cemetery is beside the airstrip and only a hundred meters from the tiny township.

Close by is the Rolleston coal mine and the Great Australian Dividing Range separating rolling hill country from flat plains to the west.

We have now gone to a live on-line database called MOP ('Myra's Other Place') and the records listed below are steadily being copied over. Once a record is there a green tick will show alongside the entry. The MOP database has a lot more than just cemetery records and is worth checking out here where you can log in as Guest password guest.

Collected and collated by Myra Howerd

Actual headstone data; Data from other sources;
Data has been transferred to MOP

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    Surname:  Best                      
First names:  Frederick James
       Born:  28 May 1847               At:
       Died:  10 Sep 1886               At:
        Age:  39                    Buried:  Rolleston 
   Comments:  Drowned crossing the Brown River, Rolleston. Brothers and 
              sisters in other lands have placed this stone to mark his 
              grave. 
    Surname:  Bock                      
First names:  Mola
       Born:  1877                      At:
       Died:  7 Jul 1956                At:
        Age:  79                    Buried:  Rolleston 
   Comments:  'our dear Dad'.
    Surname:  Burnett                  
First names:  Henry
       Born:  1861                      At:
       Died:  30 May 1954               At:
        Age:  93                    Buried:  Rolleston 
   Comments:  Husband of Ruth Elizabeth Burnett.
    Surname:  Burnett                  
First names:  Ruth Elizabeth
       Born:  1874                      At:
       Died:  22 Nov 1955               At:
        Age:  81                    Buried:  Rolleston 
   Comments:  Wife of Henry Burnett.
    Surname:  Dallas
First names:  Bradley John
       Born:                            At:
       Died:                            At:
        Age:                        Buried:  Rolleston 
   Comments: 
    Surname:  Davies                   
First names:  Thomas
       Born:  1849                      At:
       Died:  30 Mar 1902               At:
        Age:  53                    Buried:  Rolleston 
   Comments:  Overseer of Planet Downs Station for 20 years.
    Surname:  Dolgner                  
First names:  Cecil George                  
       Born:  1908                      At:
       Died:  14 Feb 1968               At:
        Age:  60                    Buried:  Rolleston, QLD 
   Comments:  Son of Louis and Eliza Dolgner, brother of Walter. 'My dear husband'.
    Surname:  Dolgner                  
First names:  Charles Louis (Karl Ludwig)   
       Born:  1833                      At:  Büssow, Kreis Friedeberg, Prussia
       Died:  29 Feb 1872               At:
        Age:  39                    Buried:  Rolleston, QLD
   Comments:  Spouse of Maria née Krüger.
    Surname:  Dolgner                  
First names:  Eliza                         
       Born:  1868                      At:
       Died:  3 Jul 1946                At:
        Age:  78                    Buried:  Rolleston, QLD 
   Comments:  Wife of Louis Charles Dolgner.  Mother of Cecil George 
              and Walter Dolgner.
    Surname:  Dolgner                  
First names:  Louis Charles                 
       Born:  1864                      At:
       Died:  9 Jul 1942                At:
        Age:  78                    Buried:  Rolleston, QLD 
   Comments:  Husband of Eliza Dolgner. Father of Cecil George 
              and Walter Dolgner.
    Surname:  Dolgner                  
First names:  Walter                        
       Born:  1902                      At:
       Died:  1 Jul 1958                At:
        Age:  56                    Buried:  Rolleston, QLD 
   Comments:  'Our dear brother'.
    Surname:   Donovan
First names:  Joseph George
       Born:  1886                      At:
       Died:  22 Feb 1940               At:
        Age:  54                    Buried:  Rolleston 
   Comments: 
    Surname:  Eyles
First names:  Elizabeth Ann
       Born:  1879                      At:
       Died:  16 Sep 1964               At:
        Age:  85                    Buried:  Rolleston 
   Comments:  Wife of George John Eyles.
    Surname:  Eyles
First names:  George John
       Born:  1869                      At:
       Died:  3 Aug 1937                At:
        Age:  68                    Buried:  Rolleston 
   Comments:  Husband of Elizabeth Ann Eyles.
    Surname:  Eyles
First names:  Lawrence Joseph
       Born:  1901                      At:
       Died:  8 May 1963                At:
        Age:  62                    Buried:  Rolleston 
   Comments: 
    Surname:  Eyles
First names:  Pearlie
       Born:  1910                      At:
       Died:  11 Oct 1984               At:
        Age:  74                    Buried:  Rolleston 
   Comments:  'my dear mother'.
    Surname:  Eyles
First names:  Ruth E.
       Born:  1858                      At:
       Died:  26 Mar 1873               At:
        Age:  28                    Buried:  Rolleston 
   Comments:  Wife of Thomas Eyles.
    Surname:  Eyles
First names:  Thomas
       Born:  1838                      At:
       Died:  29 Dec 1881               At:
        Age:  43                    Buried:  Rolleston 
   Comments:  Husband of Ruth E. Eyles.
    Surname:  Eyles
First names:  Thomas George
       Born:  1899                      At:
       Died:  13 Jan 1965               At:
        Age:  66                    Buried:  Rolleston 
   Comments:  'our dear father'.
    Surname:  Fisher
First names:  Margaret J.
       Born:  Mar 1868                  At:
       Died:  14 May 1873               At:
        Age:  5 years 2 months      Buried:  Rolleston 
   Comments: 
    Surname:  Highfield
First names:  B.R.
       Born:                            At:
       Died:                            At:
        Age:                        Buried:  Rolleston 
   Comments: 
    Surname:  Hodgson
First names:  Mary Augusta
       Born:                            At:
       Died:  14 Jan 1941               At:
        Age:                        Buried:  Rolleston 
   Comments:  Wife of William Hodgson.
    Surname:  Hodgson
First names:  William
       Born:  1867                      At:
       Died:  21 Aug 1937               At:
        Age:  70                    Buried:  Rolleston 
   Comments:  Husband of Mary Augusta Hodgson.
    Surname:  Jackson
First names:  Clarence William
       Born:  3 Oct 1931                At:
       Died:  1 Jun 1989                At:
        Age:  58                    Buried:  Rolleston 
   Comments:  Husband of Shirley Del Jackson.
    Surname:  Jackson
First names:  Shirley Del
       Born:  23 Feb 1937               At:
       Died:  25 Nov 1989               At:
        Age:  52                    Buried:  Rolleston 
   Comments:  Wife of Clarence William Jackson.

MEMORIAL

    Surname:  Johnson
First names:  A. E.
       Born:                            At:
       Died:  7 Feb 1931                At:  Rolleston airstrip
        Age:                        Buried:  Rolleston 
   Comments:  Pilot of Aircraft.

    Surname:  Oram
First names:  Dora F.
       Born:  1912                      At:
       Died:  7 Feb 1931                At:  Rolleston airstrip
        Age:  19                    Buried:  Rolleston 
   Comments:  
    Surname:  Smith
First names:  Alan W.
       Born:  1905                      At:
       Died:  7 Feb 1931                At:  Rolleston airstrip
        Age:  26                    Buried:  Rolleston 
   Comments:

Immediately adjacent to the cemetery at Rolleston is the airstrip. It is a small strip, intended for light aircraft and presumably, Flying Doctor services. With the township so far from other centers it makes sense to fly in from a remote station.
On the day in question the aircraft was from Yeppoon, which is on the coast some 40 km from Rockhampton, and the pilot was willing to give the locals a joy ride, taking those interested for a short flight over the immediate area.

It is not recorded exactly what caused the crash, but the plane took off to the south-east and had only just cleared the end of the runway when it suddenly nose-dived down into the ground, killing the pilot and his two passengers. All were buried here in the cemetery less than 100m from where they died...


    Surname:  Lincoln
First names:  Bryan Vernan
       Born:  1936                      At:
       Died:  11 Feb 1954               At:
        Age:  18                    Buried:  Rolleston 
   Comments:  Accidentally drowned at Planet Downs Station.
    Surname:  Lothian
First names:  Reginald John
       Born:  1936                      At:
       Died:  17 Dec 1992               At:
        Age:  80                    Buried:  Rolleston 
   Comments:  Husband of Thelma, father of Zelda, John.
    Surname:  McKinlay
First names:  Charles John
       Born:  1905                      At:
       Died:  6 Aug 1974                At:
        Age:  69                    Buried:  Rolleston 
   Comments:  'dear husband and father'.
    Surname:  Meek
First names:  Daphne
       Born:  1934                      At:
       Died:  13 Mar 1984               At:
        Age:  50                    Buried:  Rolleston 
   Comments:  'dear wife, our mother'.
    Surname:  Meek
First names:  Stephen Lawrence (Steve)
       Born:  1968                      At:
       Died:  20 Mar 1976               At:
        Age:  8                     Buried:  Rolleston 
   Comments:  'our darling son and brother'.
    Surname:  Mills
First names:  Robert Keith (Bob)
       Born:  1918                      At:
       Died:  16 Jun 1981               At: 'Warremba' (station?)
        Age:  63                    Buried:  Rolleston 
   Comments:  Lived Ballimore. Missed by Joy Tremain and families, son 
              Michael and families.
    Surname:  O'Connor
First names:  Michael J.
       Born:  1954                      At:
       Died:  5 May 1980                At:  Accidentally killed 
        Age:  26                    Buried:  Rolleston 
   Comments:  'erected by young men and residents of Rolleston'.
    Surname:  Penhallurick
First names:  Ruby Margaret
       Born:  1900                      At:
       Died:  16 Mar 1949               At: 
        Age:  49                    Buried:  Rolleston 
   Comments:  'dear wife and mother'.
    Surname:  Powell
First names:  Margaret Jane
       Born:  Feb 1867                  At:
       Died:  18 Oct 1912               At: 
        Age:  45 years 8 months     Buried:  Rolleston 
   Comments:
    Surname:  Powell
First names:  Roderick Henry
       Born:  1866                      At:
       Died:  2 Jun 1945                At: 
        Age:  79                    Buried: Rolleston, QLD 
   Comments:
    Surname: Priddle               
First names: Edward Samuel                 Genealogy
       Born: 1894                      At:
       Died: 10 Oct 1958               At: 
        Age: 64                    Buried: Rolleston, QLD 
   Comments: 'our dear father'
    Surname: Priddle                
First names: Joseph Vigar                  Genealogy
       Born: 5 Oct 1843                At: Tintinhull, Somerset, England
       Died: 4 Sep 1927                At: Rolleston, QLD
        Age: 84                    Buried: Rolleston, QLD 
   Comments: Husband of Matilda Charlotte Louisa Priddle née Dolgner.
    Surname: Priddle
First names: Joseph John                   Genealogy
       Born: 1880                      At:
       Died: 29 Oct 1967               At: 
        Age: 87                    Buried: Rolleston, QLD 
   Comments: 'dear husband, our father'. Husband of Mary Ellen Priddle.
    Surname: Priddle               
First names: Mary Ellen                     Genealogy
       Born: 1891                      At:
       Died: 31 May 1978               At: 
        Age: 87                    Buried: Rolleston, QLD
   Comments: Wife of Joseph John Priddle. 'dear mother'.
    Surname: Priddle                
First names: Matilda Charlotte Louisa      Genealogy
       Born: 1854                      At:
       Died: 13 Aug 1941               At: 
        Age: 87                    Buried: Rolleston, QLD
   Comments: Wife of Joseph Priddle.
    Surname: Priddle               
First names: Neville John                  Genealogy
       Born: Feb 1946                  At:
       Died: 8 Mar 1947                At: 
        Age: 11 months             Buried: Rolleston, QLD 
   Comments: Brother to Pamela Jane Priddle, son of Phyllis May Priddle. 
              'dear son and brother'.
    Surname: Priddle               
First names: Pamela Jane                   Genealogy
       Born: 1942                      At:
       Died: 2 Jun 1949                At: 
        Age: 7                     Buried: Rolleston, QLD 
   Comments: Daughter of Phyllis May Priddle, sister of Neville John 
             Priddle.
    Surname: Priddle                
First names: Phyllis May                   Genealogy
       Born: 1918                      At:
       Died: 22 May 1980               At: 
        Age: 62                    Buried: Rolleston 
   Comments: 'my dear wife, our mother'. Mother of Neville John Priddle. 
             'mother, mother-in-law and g'mother'.
    Surname:  Roache
First names:  Margaret
       Born:  Jul 1892                  At:
       Died:  21 Feb 1913               At:  Accidentally drowned 
        Age:  20 years 11 months    Buried:  Rolleston 
   Comments:  'erected by schoolmates'.
    Surname:  Roache
First names:  Margaret
       Born:  1857                      At:
       Died:  5 Feb 1886                At: 
        Age:  29                    Buried:  Rolleston 
   Comments:  Wife of Patrick Roache.
    Surname:  Rose
First names:  Elizabeth
       Born:  ca 1850                   At:
       Died:  6 Nov 1938                At: 
        Age:  88                    Buried:  Rolleston 
   Comments:  Wife of George Henry Rose.This information kindly provided by Gwen Singh.
    Surname:  Ryan
First names:  John
       Born:  1842                      At:
       Died:  20 Dec 1879               At: 
        Age:  37                    Buried:  Rolleston 
   Comments:  Husband of Mary Anne Ryan.
    Surname:  Ryan
First names:  John Patrick
       Born:  1858                      At:
       Died:  22 Nov 1927               At: 
        Age:  69                    Buried:  Rolleston 
   Comments:  Husband of Kezia Jane Ryan.
    Surname:  Ryan
First names:  Kezia Jane
       Born:  1871                      At:
       Died:  26 Jun 1959               At: 
        Age:  88                    Buried:  Rolleston 
   Comments:  Wife of John Patrick Ryan.

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