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Parramatta, NSW, Australia<br /> St John's Cemetery, the oldest burial ground in Australia. First burial here was that of James Magee, a convict's child, buried 31 January 1790 (unmarked); the oldest marked grave is that of Henry Dodd, 1791.
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Parramatta, NSW, Australia
St John's Cemetery, the oldest burial ground in Australia. First burial here was that of James Magee, a convict's child, buried 31 January 1790 (unmarked); the oldest marked grave is that of Henry Dodd, 1791.

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