Roll of 35mm colour negative film, 6 stripsKodak GC 400-9anna brinkkotter, anton brinkkotter, anton william brinkkotter, bridgene josephine brinkkotter, eltham cemetery

Roll of 35mm colour negative film, 6 stripsKodak GC 400-9anna brinkkotter, anton brinkkotter, anton william brinkkotter, bridgene josephine brinkkotter, eltham cemetery

Roll of 35mm colour negative film, 6 stripsKodak GC 400-9eltham cemetery, elizabeth agatha sweeney, henry william mcmahon, kathleen carrucan, lea edith frances mcmahon

Roll of 35mm colour negative film, 6 stripsKodak GC 400-9eltham cemetery, agnes sweeney, arthur sweeney, ellen sweeney, john sweeney

Roll of 35mm colour negative film, 6 stripsKodak GC 400-9eltham cemetery, ellen sweeney, john sweeney, annie sweeney, caroline sweeney, johanna sweeney, margaret sweeney, thomas sweeney

Roll of 35mm colour negative film, 6 stripsKodak GC 400-9eltham cemetery, patrick carrucan

Roll of 35mm colour negative film, 6 stripsKodak GC 400-9eltham cemetery, john murray, mary ellen drain, mary murray, thomas drain

A memorial to still born babies at Eltham cemetery lies under the trees on the west side. A plaque within a garden bed states: “Cherished, but not cradled. This small garden is adjacent to a communal gravesite for stillborn babies, or those who died soon after birth. They were all born and /or died at Queen Victoria Medical Centre and buried between March 1979 and April 1986.” The landscaping was funded by Stillborn and Neonatal death Support (SANDS) Vic. Members. It also initially had a low wooden seat in place. (No longer in place as of April 2022) The Queen Victoria Medical Centre itself was founded in 1896 and at the time was one of only three hospitals worldwide founded, managed and staffed by women. The Centre has since merged and amalgamated with the Monash Medical Centre. EDHS records indicate that the communal burial site was also fo bodies that were donated to science. Roll of 35mm colour negative film, 6 stripsKodak GC 400-9eltham cemetery, communal grave, stillborn, plaque, memorial plaque, memorial to still born babies, women in eltham cemetery tour

A memorial to still born babies lies under the trees on the west side of Eltham cemetery, Mt Pleasant Road, Eltham. A plaque within a garden bed states: “Cherished, but not cradled. This small garden is adjacent to a communal gravesite for stillborn babies, or those who died soon after birth. They were all born and /or died at Queen Victoria Medical Centre and buried between March 1979 and April 1986.” The landscaping was funded by Stillborn and Neonatal death Support (SANDS) Vic. Members. It also initially had a low wooden seat in place. (No longer in place April 2022) The Queen Victoria Medical Centre itself was founded in 1896 and at the time was one of only three hospitals worldwide founded, managed and staffed by women. The Centre has since merged and amalgamated with the Monash Medical Centre. EDHS records also indicate that it was also a communal gravesite for bodies that were donated to science. Roll of 35mm colour negative film, 6 stripsKodak GC 400-9eltham cemetery, communal grave, stillborn, memorial to still born babies, women in eltham cemetery tour, memorial, garden, sands, stillborn and neonatal death support

Roll of 35mm colour negative film, 6 stripsKodak GC 400-9eltham cemetery

Roll of 35mm colour negative film, 6 stripsKodak GC 400-9eltham cemetery, gordon craig ford, gordon ford

Roll of 35mm colour negative film, 6 stripsKodak GC 400-9eltham cemetery, margaret taylor, sarah jane taylor, william j. taylor

Roll of 35mm colour negative film, 6 stripsKodak GC 400-9eltham cemetery, d.g. clark, e. clark