Contents include: Sorrento graves p27. Old Melbourne Cemetery p30. Portland North Cemetery p35. Saint Andrew's Cemetery, Brighton p41. Saint Helena Cemetery, Greensborough, Major Anthony Beale, Beale family p44. Melbourne General Cemetery p48. Boroondara (Kew) Cemetery p57. Coburg Cemetery p63. Geelong Western Cemetery p69. Westgarthtown (Thomastown) Cemetery p75. Northcote Cemetery p78. Ossario, Murchison Cemetery p80. Pennyweight Flat Cemetery p82. Maldon Cemetery p85. Terang Cemetery p91. Traralgon Cemetery p95. Cann River Cemetery p98. Gobur Cemetery p101. Havilah Cemetery p103. Ebenezer Cemetery p106. Coranderrk Cemetery p108. Ramahyuck Cemetery p110. Hepburn graves p112. Bontharambo Cemetery p114. Naringal Cemetery p116. Lone Graves p117.

Section 1. The history of cemeteries -- 1. Historical development and physical features -- The development of cemeteries -- Historical evolution of cemeteries in Victoria -- Physical elements -- Cultural significance -- 2. The first cemeteries -- Sorrento Graves / Jane Lennon -- Old Melbourne / Chrys Spicer -- Portland North -- 3. Churchyard cemeteries -- St. Andrew, Brighton -- St. Helena, Greensborough -- 4. Central Melbourne -- Melbourne General Cemetery -- 5. Surburban cemeteries -- Boroondara / Chrys Spicer -- Coburg / Chris Johnston -- 6. Provincial cemeteries -- Geelong Western / Chris McConville -- 7. Ethnic cemeteries and burial practices -- Westgarthtown -- Northcote -- Ossario, Murchison -- Migrants of today -- 8. Goldfields cemeteries -- Pennyweight Flat -- Maldon -- 9. Rural cemeteries -- Terang -- Traralgon -- Cann River -- Gobur -- Havilah -- 10. Aboriginal mission cemeteries -- Ebenezer -- Coranderrk -- Ramahyuck -- 11. Private cemeteries and lone graves -- Hepburn Graves -- Bontharambo -- Naringal -- Lone graves -- section 2. Cemeteries as a research tool -- 12. Cemetery research / Chrys Spicer -- Society -- Architecture -- Genealogy -- section 3. The care of cemeteries -- 13. Conserving cemeteries / Chris Johnson -- Administration and management -- Maintaining and conserving historic cemeteries -- General conservation and management guidelines -- Other times of cemeteries -- Adding new structures to older cemeteries -- List of plants suitable for use in 19th and early 20th century cemeteries.

History of Victorian cemeteries; includes a chapter on Aboriginal mission cemeteries; guide to how to use cemeteries for research and family history and how to conserve cemeteries....