Friends of Coburg Cemetery

Hello to friends and supporters of the Friends of Coburg Cemetery,

After such a fantastic response to our recent night tour, we are pleased to offer it again!

Step into the shadows of Coburg Cemetery for a special night-time tour, exploring stories that linger long after dark.

"A TOUR OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS"

This guided night tour uncovers lives cut short by accidents, disasters and cruel twists of fate. These are stories drawn from real events and people buried at Coburg Cemetery. Many involve those who were young, unlucky, or simply in the wrong place at the wrong time. The setting and the stories combine to create an atmospheric (and perhaps slightly spooky) evening.

7.00pm – 8.30pm; Friday 10 April 2026

$10 non-members, $2 FoCC members. Cash only

Bookings essential: focc.group@gmail.com

Numbers are limited and, as with our previous tour, this is expected to book out quickly. We hope to see you there.

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Friends of Coburg Cemetery
www.friendsofcoburgcemetery.com
focc.group@gmail.com

Friends of Coburg Cemetery

Hello to friends and supporters of the Friends of Coburg Cemetery,

Step into the shadows of Coburg Cemetery for a special night-time tour, exploring stories that linger long after dark.

A TOUR OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS

Friday 13th Cemetery Tour – Stories That Linger After Dark

This guided night tour uncovers lives cut short by accidents, disasters and cruel twists of fate. These are stories not previously told, drawn from real events and people buried at Coburg Cemetery. Many involve those who were young, unlucky, or simply in the wrong place at the wrong time. The setting, the date and the stories combine to create an atmospheric and thought-provoking evening.

7.00pm – 9.00pm; Friday 13 March 2026

$10 non-members, $2 FoCC members. Cash only

Bookings essential: focc.group@gmail.com

Numbers are limited, and this tour is expected to book out. We hope to see you there!

Friends of Coburg Cemetery
www.friendsofcoburgcemetery.com

Symbols of the Cemetery

Dear Friends,

Join us for our next event Symbols of the Cemetery  as we explore the fascinating meanings behind the motifs and imagery found on headstones.

📅 Date: Sunday 16 November 2025
🕑 Time: 2:00 – 4:00 pm
📍 Location: Coburg Cemetery, Bell Street, Preston
🚗 Parking available inside the cemetery
💰 Cost: $10 (Members $2)

From angels and ivy to broken columns and clasped hands, every symbol tells a different story. This guided walk will help you interpret the rich language of cemetery symbolism and the personal messages families once shared through stone.

After the guided tour, you’ll have the chance to explore the cemetery and take part in a Symbols Scavenger Hunt, you might be surprised by some of the history you uncover! It’s also a great opportunity to bring your camera along.

Bookings are essential – please respond to this email to reserve your place.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Warm regards,
Friends of Coburg Cemetery Committee

Coburg Cemetery Tour

Join the Friends of Coburg Cemetery for one last tour before winter sets in!

Lawyers, Guns, and Money

Discover the stories of Coburg Cemetery residents who lived by the law, the gun, or the lure of wealth - The law makers, breakers and the ones caught in the crossfire. All with fascinating tales to tell.

🗓 Date: Sunday, 25 May 2025
🕝 Time: 1:30–3:30pm (please arrive a little early – we start at 1:30 sharp)
📍 Location: Coburg Cemetery – Bell Street, Preston 

Cost: $10, or $2 (FoCC members)

Bookings are essential. 

Book your spot by emailing us -  focc.group@gmail.com

We hope to see you there!

Cemetery Tour

Hello,

We wish to invite you to our upcoming event and also to share this invitation with others who may be interested—we’d love to see as many people as possible join us! 

The Friends of Coburg Cemetery invite you to our upcoming Tour of Unfortunate Events, where we explore the ill-fated yet compelling stories of those laid to rest at Coburg Cemetery.

We’re thrilled to be back with our first tour of 2025! It’s also been a while since we’ve hosted an evening tour, so we’re excited to explore the cemetery after dark once again—we hope you are too!

📅 Date: Thursday, March 6, 2025
⏰ Time: 7:00 – 8:30 PM (Meet inside the cemetery before 7 PM)
📍 Location: Coburg Cemetery, Bell St, Preston, 3072

💲Cost: Members - $2  Non-Members - $10     CASH ONLY

Prepare yourself to hear some fascinating yet unfortunate tales as we uncover the lives of individuals whose fates were shaped by accidents, misfortune, and twists of history.

Places are limited, so book now to secure your spot!
Reply to this email to reserve your place:  focc.group@gmail.com

Feel free to share the event poster attached.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Regards,

Friends of Coburg Cemetery Committee

ANZACs of Coburg Cemetery

The Friends of Coburg Cemetery have something special lined up, and we'd love for you to join us! We're holding a special ANZAC Day tour that's all about exploring the history and experiences of Australians during wartime.

ANZACs of Coburg Cemetery

Date: ANZAC Day - 25 April 2024

Time: 1:30 

Location: Coburg Cemetery, Bell/Elizabeth Street, Preston.

Cost: $10 non-members/$2 members

Did you know there are over 200 ANZACs resting in Coburg Cemetery? Crazy, right? This tour is our chance to pay our respects and learn more about the stories of the brave men and women from Coburg/Preston who served our country with courage and selflessness during WWI and WWII.

We’ll take you on a 90-minute walk filled with captivating tales and heart-wrenching moments as we visit the graves of these brave individuals. It's a chance to connect with history in a whole new way.

Please let us know if you would like to join us. Have any questions? Feel free to shoot us a message at focc.group@gmail.com
(And please share our event poster)

Regards,

Friends of Coburg Cemetery.

Coburg Cemetery

"Capture the Moment, Photography at the Cemetery" is on at Coburg Cemetery this Saturday.

• Date: Saturday 24 February 2024
• Time: 1:30 - 4:00 pm
• Location: Coburg Pine Ridge Cemetery, Bell St, Preston (Enter via gates on Bell St, parking inside)  
• Cost: Donation - on the day

Explore fascinating graves, capture compelling shots, and share hints and tips on photographing in cemeteries.

Bookings: focc.group@gmail.com

Coburg Cemetery

Hello!  There are still a few spots available on the All-Star Sports Tour of Coburg Cemetery this Sunday at 2pm. $10 ($2 for members). Visit the graves of Jock McHale, Dick Lee and other famous footy players, a few jockeys and other sporting movers and shakers who helped make Melbourne what it is today. Email to book: focc.group@gmail.com

Friends of Coburg Cemetery

My Day Tour

Socialists, unionists, politicians, and social reformers: historic Coburg Cemetery has been the final resting place of choice for left-leaning activists for over 150 years. 

Celebrate International Workers' Day (a day early) with the Friends of Coburg Cemetery, visiting graves and hearing about the men and women who fought for social justice and shaped our world.

2pm - 4pm, Sunday 30 April 2023
Bookings: focc.group@gmail.com

Cost: $10 ($2 for members)

Coburg Cemetery Tour

New cemetery tour! 7pm Thursday 1 December. Bookings: focc.group@gmail.com

Coburg Cemetery Tour

Hello, Friends and Supporters,

Tours of Coburg Cemetery are back. This Friday's dusk tour is almost booked out, so we have scheduled a repeat on the evening of Tuesday 12 April. 

Book in to hear some of the stories and enjoy this fascinating open space at dusk.

Coburg Cemetery Tour August 21

If walking amongst the dead in the dark doesn’t freak you out, come along for a moonlit night tour (clear skies permitting) to hear about some of the people of Coburg Cemetery and their stories. This tour will introduce you to new stories of people never included in past tours, ranging from fascinating achievers to sad stories of lives cut short.

Time: 6.30 – 8pm, Saturday 21 August 2021

Cost: $10 (or $2 for FOCC members).

Bookings essential: focc.group@gmail.com

Coburg Cemetery

Dear supporters,

Here is the latest poster listing events and tours at Coburg Cemetery scheduled for 2021.

These include:

• 18 April - a session of rubbing impressions of carvings on headstones and monuments
• 21 August - a night tour of graves not visited on previous tours
• 3 October - a new tour with all new stories

Please get in touch with us to book a spot and please share this with anyone you think might be interested.

Kind Regards,

Julie Stratford

President

Friends of Coburg Cemetery Inc.

Cemetery Tour

Hello friends and members. 

Here's one fun event not being cancelled! 

This cemetery tour will practice social distancing to keep everyone safe. We will wander through the cemetery in the dark, briefly stopping at graves with stories (some fascinating, some sad, some just quirky), using a portable speaker to ensure you can hear even though we will not be crowding close. 

Book now - only 8 spaces left! 8pm, Wednesday 8^th April. $10.00.

Women of Coburg Cemetery

Celebrate the Remarkable Women of Coburg Cemetery.

The first Coburg Cemetery tour of 2020! 

Revised and renewed, with recently-researched, fascinating women of Coburg Cemetery. 

Book in early to learn about the women who helped make our community what it is today. 

2 - 4pm. Sunday, March 1. Email to book: focc.group@gmail.com 

Coburg Cemetery

Streets and Stations - The People Behind the Names!

A Coburg Cemetery tour.

So who was Dare of Dare street? Jewell of Jewell Station? What about Anketell Street? Spry Street? Walker Arcade? 

Wander with us around Coburg Cemetery to hear some of the stories of the people behind the names of nearby streets, stations and parks.

2pm – 4pm, Sunday 15 September  2019.

Cost: $10 or $2 for members.

Includes tour and afternoon tea.

Bookings: focc.group@gmail.com

Friends of Coburg Cemetery, Inc.

PO Box 329 Carlton South, 3053

focc.group@gmail.com  www.friendsofcoburgcemetery.com

Friends of Coburg Cemetery

After decades in the dark, 400 gravestones are about to be placed back where they belong.

Join Friends of Coburg Cemetery as we work with the General Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust to start the process of returning the monuments and gravestones that have been left in a shed since controversial removals in the 80s. 

After locating and marking the sites, we will celebrate the beginning of this momentous project with lunch in the rotunda.

• Sunday 5 May 2019
• 10am - 1.30 (lunch provided from 12.30)
• RSVP to focc.group@gmail.com
• Coburg Cemetery, Bell Street, Preston (meet in the rotunda)

And, if you want more, the Headstone Impressions session (learning how to take rubbings of stone carvings) starts at 2pm. See info here.

Questions? Email us on at focc.group@gmail.com or call Julie on 0412 578 676.

Hope to see you there!

Julie and Lee

Friends of Coburg Cemetery, Inc.

PO Box 329 Carlton South, 3053

focc.group@gmail.com  www.friendsofcoburgcemetery.com