Interior of Holy Trinity (Catholic) Church, Wesbury, North-Western Tasmania, showing the last resting place of the late Venerable Archdeacon Hogan (on the right) Weekly Courier, 21 May 1914
Most of the headstones are behind the church, other these couple at the front. I am not including transcriptions as they have been done very well elsewhere.
Thomas Reibey of nearby Entally at various times archdeacon of Launceston, state politician & premier, started building this church in 1868 but stopped after a couple of years. And it sat like this for most of the next century — just walls. It was finally completed and opened in 1961.
The lighter rows of stone in the top of the wall are the newer part. Continue reading →