Gordon Cemetery

I was in Gordon this afternoon on business and drove down a street I hadn't before. It's right off the Pacific Highway - opposite of the train station. Off on the right is a small church which I've seen before, but never from this approach. Low and behold behind the old church is it's cemetery.


Most of it was overgrown and a lot of the graves haven't been attended to in years. The oldest one I saw was from 1886. The latest from August 2009. However, there are very few new ones. The majority are from around 1905 - 1920, or so it appears. It was hard to tell as most headstones are made of sandstone, which tends to eroded over time.


I always find old cemeteries intriguing, yet sad. Sad because of the inscriptions on the headstones... One example here: "Aggie, Beloved daughter of Harold & Simone. She left this earth on Sept 18, 1905 aged 8 1/2. She will be forever in our hearts."


However, this cemetery was sad for two reason. The tragic deaths of many young people and that it was so neglected. Trees had grown and matured right in the middle of some graves, pushing the headstones off to the side and leaving them at odd angles. Some graves had collapsed inward and had become piles of cement and stone.


Time and nature marches on...