The Willaston General Cemetery on Dawkins Avenue, Willaston, South Australia opened on 1 August 1866. to replace the original burial ground on Murray Street,
Gawler, South Australia
Gawler, established in 1839, is the oldest country town in the state of South Australia. It was named after the second Governor of South Australia, Governor (British Vice-Regal representative) of the colony of South Australia, George Gawler. ...
was made in the mid 1850s, with the headstones from the original cemetery moved to the entrance.
Interments at the cemetery include:from http://adb.anu.edu.au/biographies/search/?scope=all&query=%22Willaston+Cemetery%22&x=0&y=0&rs=
* Ephraim Henry Coombe, (1858–1917) journalist and politician
* Leslie Duncan, (1880–1952), newspaper editor and politician
* Walter Duffield, (1816–1882) miller, pastoralist and politician
* Job Harris, (1840–1882) prominently associated with the discovery of gold at the Barossa Goldfields
* James Martin, (1821–1899) manufacturer and politician
* Frederick May, (1840–1897) engineer and manufacturer
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John McKinlay
John McKinlay (26 August 1819 – 31 December 1872) ,
Esmond Walter New, (1900–1982) Presbyterian minister and air force chaplain