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Variant titleMajor Johnston PhotographsDescriptionGrave of Henry Lawson, Waverley Cemetery.
White plaque reads:
HENRY LAWSON
Australian Poet and Story Writer
Born 17th June 1867
Died 2nd September 1922
Love hangs about thy name like music round a shell, no heart can take of thee a tame farewell
Black plaque reads:
This plaque has been set to the memory of a great Australian
HENRY LAWSON
Poet, Journalist and Patriot
17th June 1867 - 2nd September 1922.
Loved by those who knew him
Honoured for generations
Unveiled on 2nd September 1972
On the occasion of the 50th Anniversary of his death.
D.J. Morey L.L.B., Dir Soc. Stud.,
Mayor of Waverley
Patron, Waverley Historical Society
Plaque at foot of grave reads:
In loving memory of
His wife
Bertha Marie Louise Lawson
Died 19th July 1957, aged 81 years.CreatorWaverley CemeteryDatec. 1980
White plaque reads:
HENRY LAWSON
Australian Poet and Story Writer
Born 17th June 1867
Died 2nd September 1922
Love hangs about thy name like music round a shell, no heart can take of thee a tame farewell
Black plaque reads:
This plaque has been set to the memory of a great Australian
HENRY LAWSON
Poet, Journalist and Patriot
17th June 1867 - 2nd September 1922.
Loved by those who knew him
Honoured for generations
Unveiled on 2nd September 1972
On the occasion of the 50th Anniversary of his death.
D.J. Morey L.L.B., Dir Soc. Stud.,
Mayor of Waverley
Patron, Waverley Historical Society
Plaque at foot of grave reads:
In loving memory of
His wife
Bertha Marie Louise Lawson
Died 19th July 1957, aged 81 years.CreatorWaverley CemeteryDatec. 1980
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Subject - Personal NameLawson, Henry (1867-1922)Subject - Corporate NameWaverley CemeterySubject - Topical NameCemeteriesHeadstonesGravesites and burialsSubject - Geographical NameWaverley Cemetery
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Waverley Cemetery, Waverley Cemetery (c. 1980). Waverley Council Library, accessed 17/01/2026, https://celebrating.waverley.nsw.gov.au/nodes/view/39720