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Gifted speaker William Laing was never shy to voice an opinion. The Ponsonby resident at one point fancied a political career and stood for election to parliament. He also aligned himself to various social advocacy groups and was a champion for the unemployed – especially after losing his own job as a printer.
But the father of seven fell desperately ill after addressing a crowd of unemployed during a public rally on August 3, 1886. Doctors summoned to his Franklin Rd home found him confined to bed and deteriorating fast. They diagnosed an "inflammation of the lungs" brought on by exposure to the cold night air.
The 46-year-old died on August 8 and his casket was transported to the Auckland city railway station a day later for the trip west to Waikumete Cemetery. A large crowd of the same people he'd addressed just a few evenings earlier was at the station to pay its respects as the train departed.
Laing, once a Methodist preacher, was an Anglican at the time of his death and a familiar face at St Thomas' Church. Members of his old congregation were quick to come to the assistance of his widow Mary and her large brood of children – organising a series of fundraisers to help get the family back on its feet. Auckland's mayor, city councillors and various entertainers also came to the party by offering facilities and services for a benefit concert a month or so after the funeral.
Mary Laing died in 1914 and is buried with her husband.
Their tombstone also includes the name of a son, Albert Morton Laing, who was killed and buried in France during World War One.
Compiled by Geri
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The late Mrs Mary Laing, whose funeral took place at Waikumete yesterday, was the widow of an old Liberal stalwart and valued friend of Sir George Grey. Mrs Laing was intimately associated with the Epiphany Church since its erection, and as a prominent member of the Mothers' Union will be missed very much by that body and by a very numerous circle of personal friends. The funeral service, which was largely attended at the church and graveside, was conducted by Rev. W. E. Lush, and the Druidic portion of the last rite was performed by the Grand President, Bro. Thompson. Messages of condolence were received from all parts of the Dominion.
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Plot 34: William Laing – Painter – Pneumonia
Mary Laing
In
Loving Memory
of
WILLIAM LAING
died 8th August 1886.
Aged 46 years.
and
MARY
his wife
Who died 12th Oct. 1914
aged 67 years.
Until the dawn break.
And the shadows fall away.
also
ALBERT MORTON LAING
son of the above
who died of wounds in France
31st July 1916
“He did his duty.”
DEATHS
LAING.—On October 12, Mary, widow of the late W. H Laing.
The funeral will leave her late residence, 16, Kent Steet, Grey Lynn, to-morrow (Wednesday) morning, at 10 a.m., for Epiphany Church, thence to Waikumete Cemetery. Friends please accept this intimation.
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Unless I can be buried in a forest when I die, I would like to be buried in Greenbank Cemetary.
One of my first memories is being pushed in my pushchair by my Maternal Grandmother, Nan Chapple up the hill at the end of Greenbank View.
I went to school on Essery road to the now demolished Whitefield Boys School.
Before that I went to Greenbank Infants at the same site and inbetween Infants School and Secondary School I went to Coombe Road Juniors which also lead to Greenbank Cemetery.
At Whitefield Boys, games was held once a week at Gordon Road in Whitehall, we had to walk in groups of boys along Greenbank View.
Someone gave Nick Thomson some laxatives once at the Boys School and I remember the Assembly the next day with whichever teacher taking it telling us how he'd nearly not made it home.
Dave Yabsley dropping the friday collection charity bowl which had been in the school for about fifty years, he walked round that day with a tuppaware container.
I remember also one seventies summer being in a tree house in the field opposite and a gang of older boys taking it over.
One of my gang, can't remember who, ran to get my Mum who in turn run over and rescued us and shooed the older boys away.
I still have scar to this day on my left palm from falling onto broked glass walking acroos the field behind Gadshill Road.
I remember my Mum bandaging it up and me asking if it will scar, she told me probably not.
Dad still lives in our house, the house where I was born on Fishponds Road, a stones throw from Greenbank Cemetary and I suppose it feels like home to this day.
As you can see, lot's of memories, Greenbank is a special place.
Grave of Commodore William Lowe, of the Honourable East India Company’s Naval Service, and his wife Elizabeth Reid Hart
The General Cemetery in Spring Bank West the Western Cemetery now belongs to Kingston upon Hull City Council for its upkeep. The Council is also responsible for the General Cemetery but as you will see later it is very badly kept yet still visited by families to leave flowers.
My photos of General Cemetery will follow over the next few days.
The General Cemetery was opened in 1847. The cemetery was closed in 1972, and went into the hands of the Council. Some maintenance work has been undertaken more recently. But I could not see any on my visit on March 1st 2019.
There is so much history in here and I shall be going back!
The cruiser 'Askold' of the Imperial Russian Navy. Launchied in 1900, 'Askold' began the Great War as part of the Allied (British-French-Japanese) joint task force pursuing the German East Asia Squadron under Admiral Maximilian von Spee. In August 1914 she patrolled the area to the east of the Philippines, resupplying out of Hong Kong and Singapore. In September and October, she was assigned to escort duty in the Indian Ocean.
'Askold' was then assigned to the Mediterranean Sea for operations off the coasts of Syria and Palestine for coastal bombardment and commerce raiding operations based from Beirut and Haifa. In 1915, she was involved in operations against the Ottoman Navy and the Austrian Navy in Greece and Bulgaria, including support for troop landings in the Gallipoli Campaign.
She underwent an extensive refit in Toulon, France beginning in March 1916, which involved the replacement of her guns. The repairs were delayed by lack of materials and manpower. Crew tensions flared as the crewmen were forced to live on board, whereas the officers went to Paris.
On 19th August there was an explosion in her powder magazine attributed to sabotage, and four crewmen were later convicted and sentenced to death. Repairs were completed only in December 1916.
'Askold' was then transferred to the Barents Sea theatre of operations. She left Toulon on 27th December for England via Gibraltar. In bad weather, she suffered some storm damage in the Atlantic and reached Plymouth on 20th January 1917 with only 70 tons of coal left.
The storm damage was repaired at Devonport Dockyard where she remained until she left for Greenock in Scotland on 23th May. This was a period of considerable uncertainty for Imperial Russia which may explain why she stayed in Devonport for so long.
During those months, two of her crew, both Stokers, died.
Pyotr Orgorielkov was 27 years old when he died in March 1917. He was buried in Ford Park Cemetery. His fellow stoker, his fellow Stoker, Nicolai Yevgrafov or Efgrafov, was buried close to him when he died four weeks later.
Pyotr's headstone shows the date of his death using the "Old Style" (Julian calendar) date of 7th March. This converts to 20th March for the Gregorian calendar ("New Style") in use in the UK at the time. This was just a few weeks after the start of the "February Revolution" in Russia
The main events of the revolution took place in and near Petrograd (present-day St. Petersburg), the then-capital of Russia, where longstanding discontent with the monarchy erupted into mass protests against food rationing on 23rd February 1917 (Old Style) = 8th March (New Style).
Revolutionary activity lasted about eight days. It involved mass demonstrations and violent armed clashes with police and gendarmes, the last loyal forces of the Russian monarchy.
On 27th February (Old Style) = 12th March (New Style) mutinous Russian Army forces sided with the revolutionaries.
Tsar Nicholas II abdicated on 2nd March (Old Style) = 15th March (New Style), ending Romanov dynastic rule, and Imperial Russia. The British government reluctantly offered the former Imperial family asylum in the UK on 3rd March 1917 (Old Style) = 19th March 1917 (New Style).
The Chaslands cemetery in the Catlins near Papatowai has mature stands of the rare South Island tree Olearia lineata (twiggy tree daisy), making it stand out from the surrounding landscape.
The final burial recorded at the cemetery was in 1941 and it closed officially in 1969.
It had a very unusual circular layout
The General Cemetery in Spring Bank West the Western Cemetery now belongs to Kingston upon Hull City Council for its upkeep. The Council is also responsible for the General Cemetery but as you will see later it is very badly kept yet still visited by families to leave flowers.
My photos of General Cemetery will follow over the next few days.
The General Cemetery was opened in 1847. The cemetery was closed in 1972, and went into the hands of the Council. Some maintenance work has been undertaken more recently. But I could not see any on my visit on March 1st 2019. In monochrome
There is so much history in here and I shall be going back!
Description: Comb grave in Carr Cemetery in Overton Co., Tenn.
Date: November 25, 2012
Creator: Dr. Richard Finch
Collection name: Richard C. Finch Folk Graves Digital Photograph Collection
Historical note: Comb graves are a type of covered grave that are often called "tent graves." The length of the grave was covered by rocks or other materials that look like the gabled roof or comb of a building. They were popular in the 19th and early 20th centuries. It is conjectured that these graves were covered to protect them from either weather or animals, or perhaps both. While comb graves can be found in other southern states, the Cumberland Plateau in Tennessee has the highest concentration of these types of graves.
Accession number: 2013-022
Owning Institution: Tennessee State Library and Archives
ID#: Okalona Q - Carr Cem 13
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Another from the bottom of the "is it worth putting on flickr?" folder, this time from 9 years ago.
London, England, UK - December 5, 2012: Winter frost and snow lies in the Lambeth Cemetery on Blackshaw Road in Tooting.
An epitaph we can all relate too: "She hath done what she could." This headstone stood out from the rest; the etching dark and easily visible despite being over 100 years old!
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Grave of Capt. Asa Boardman, d. 1825 and Olive Boardman, d. 1869, Miner Cemetery, Middletown, Connecticut
a photo series from last summer...
Forgotten Jewish cemetery - founded in 1874.
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