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The 100th anniversary of the tragic sinking of the SS Yongala and its Brockley connection
It’s exactly 100 years today since the coastal trading ship SS Yongala sank in a tropical cyclone off the coast of Queensland, Australia on March 23rd 1911. The disaster became known as the ‘Townsville Titanic’ as all 122 passengers and crew were lost. The only body recovered was that of a racehorse called ‘Moonshine’ washed…
Wednesday 8th August set for next meeting of Friends of Brockley and Ladywell Cemeteries
Friends of Brockley and Ladywell Cemeteries We are a new group to help protect and improve Brockley and Ladywell cemeteries Next meeting:Wednesday 8th August, 7.30pm, Brockley Grove Depot,( on Brockley Grove, next to the cemeteries and opposite Crofton Baptist Church) All are welcome For further details, tel: 020 8690 0905
Friends of Brockley and Ladywell Cemeteries
Thank you to everyone who came to the meeting on Wednesday night in the cemetery chapel – about 25 people in total – not bad at all for a first meeting with limited publicity. There was general enthusiasm for starting up a Friends of Brockley and Ladywell Cemeteries group, although a wide range of views…