Historical information
Joseph Linton and his wife Mary (nee Dunlop) arrived in Victoria from Scotland in 1839 and established a pastoral run known as 'Emu Hill' near the present-day township of Linton which is named after them. (Linton was surveyed and officially gazetted in 1860. )
Joseph Linton was killed in a buggy accident in 1853, and is buried at Cape Clear, about 14 kilometres from Linton.
Physical description
Black and white copy of original photograph showing the grave and headstone of Joseph Linton.
Inscriptions & markings
"Sacred to the Memory of / JOSEPH LINTON / who departed this life / on the 22nd of August 1853 / Aged 59 Years / Blessed are the Dead who die in the Lord".
