Mersey Vale Memorial Park Explained

Mersey Vale Memorial Park
Established:	1968
Country:	Australia
Location:	Devonport, Tasmania
Coordinates:	-41.2054°N 146.3431°W
Size:	25.64 hectares
Findagraveid:	2309069

Mersey Vale Memorial Park is a cemetery located at 29-31 Stony Rise Road, Quoiba, Devonport, Tasmania, Australia.^[1] It is the burial place of Australian Prime Minister Joseph Lyons.^{[1] [2]}

History

In 1968 Devonport, Latrobe and Kentish Councils commenced a forty-year agreement to establish and operate a cemetery for their three municipalities.^[1]

Management

After the forty years Devonport City Council became the sole operator and administrator of the cemetery.^[1]

Notable interments

• Darrel Baldock AM, VFL footballer, politician
• Mary Bell, aviator
• Joseph Lyons, Premier of Tasmania, 10th Prime Minister of Australia (re-interred in 1969)^[2]
• Dame Enid Lyons, first woman to be elected to the Australian House of Representatives
• Kevin Lyons, Speaker of the Tasmanian House of Assembly

External links

• Mersey Vale Lawn Cemetery Quoiba Tasmania, Billion Graves

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mersey Vale Memorial Park . Devonport City Council.
2. News: Lyons gets his wish . . 15 January 1969 . 8.