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- Kerry died in 2005 aged 68. He presided over multi-billion-dollar media empire that included the Nine Network and a magazine stable fronted by Woman's Day and the Australian Women's Weekly. He is buried at his private estate, Ellerston, in the Hunter Valley, NSW.
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Dec 26, 2005 · Kerry is NOT buried in South Head. He is buried on his "Ellerston" property near Scone in the Upper Hunter, overlooking a polo field.
Dec 31, 2005 · The family apparently got the nod, because yesterday afternoon workmen dug a grave, nestled among trees near what appeared to be a polo field. The ceremony itself remains a mystery, with no public announcement.
Dec 31, 2005 · "Kerry is now at peace." It's not an easy business, this: not just to keep discreet a funeral for one of the most famous men in the land, but to bury him where he wanted to lie, not in a public ...
He is buried at his private estate, Ellerston, in the Hunter Valley, NSW. Fiddian-Green's sculpture left the UK last Friday and would travel by sea to Australia via the Panama Canal. It is set to arrive on December 27, the day after the sixth anniversary of Packer's death.
- St David's Park
- Campbell Street Primary School
- St John's Park
- Cornelian Bay Cemetery
- Aboriginal Gravesites
Tucked away in a small pocket of Hobart's CBD, St David's Park is Tasmania's oldest gravesite. Established in 1804, the park was used as a burial ground for many early settlers who arrived on Van Diemen's Land and served as a general burial ground for the public. Tasmania's first Lieutenant-Governor David Collins is buried in the park, along with d...
Hidden from the unsuspecting children who attend Campbell Street Primary School, near Hobart's CBD, are about 5,000 convicts buried beneath the grounds. The only evidence of what lies below is a plaque erected by Hobart historian Brian Rieusset 19 years ago. Mr Rieusset said the site was formerly known as the Holy Trinity burial ground and was used...
Beneath the grounds of the old Church of England Cemetery lie 400 children buried in unmarked graves. The children were from early settler, convict and Aboriginal families, as well orphanages. Military men and their families were also buried here. Other occupants include co-founder of The Mercury newspaper and former politician John Davies, and the...
Formerly an old farm on the banks of the River Derwent, the Cornelian Bay Cemetery was officially opened in 1872 after concerns were raised about the poor condition of the old church burial grounds in Hobart's CBD. A major benefit of the cemetery's location was no infrastructure could be built around it, preventing it from becoming yet another area...
Much like the colonial gravesites found across Van Diemen's Land, there are many Aboriginal gravesites unknown to the public. Aboriginal historian Dr Greg Lehman said Indigenous gravesites could be found across Tasmania. Wybalenna on Flinders Island is the largest Aboriginal burial ground, where 200 Indigenous people were laid to rest including Abo...
Dec 26, 2005 · Is this your ancestor? Explore genealogy for Kerry Packer born 1937 Randwick, New South Wales, Australia died 2005 Bellevue Hill, New South Wales, Australia including ancestors + children + more in the free family tree community.
Kerry Packer. Kerry Francis Bullmore Packer AC (17 December 1937 – 26 December 2005) was an Australian media tycoon, and was considered one of Australia's most powerful media proprietors of the twentieth century. [2] The Packer family company owned a controlling interest in both the Nine Network and the publishing company Australian ...
