Holland Richard
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Richard Holland, who died on 25 November 1881, was buried initially in a vault underneath the stone stairs in the conservatory adjoining the front part of Holland House at Turretfield.
According to The Bunyip of December 2, 1881, that was his long-held wish. The interment took place in front of 150 people, the funeral service being read by the Reverend A. Sells of Lyndoch.
The deceased was encased in three coffins: a cedar shell, a lead coffin and a highly polished cedar coffin. When Richard Holland’s will was read the trustees discovered that it required everything to be sold. On 7 December 1881, the body was removed from the vault and reinterred in St George’s Cemetery.
This information was extracted from 'Gawler's Cemeteries' Historical Leaflet. Researched and written by Anne Richards, Librarian, Reference and Research Services
Number 16 in a Series of Historical Pamphlets produced by Gawler Public Library © 2008 Gawler Public Library Please click here to view the document, with reference to Richard Holland on Page 15.
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