Following on from last month's post, we are pleased to present local historian Gregor Campbell's video tour of Dunedin's historic Southern Cemetery, recorded as part of the 2021 Ōtepoti Dunedin Heritage Festival.
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
For more details on each story, Gregor has provided these links to his excellent blog, In Loving Memory.
Octagon fire - Wilson family
https://otagotaphophile.blogspot.com/2019/02/calamitous-fire-at-octagon.html
Edward Peters
https://otagotaphophile.blogspot.com/2021/10/edward-peters-aka-black-peter-first.html
Boyes VC
https://otagotaphophile.blogspot.com/2018/06/duncan-boyes-vc-and-two-graves.html
Dunedin Fire Brigade
https://otagotaphophile.blogspot.com/2021/10/the-men-of-dunedin-volunteer-fire.html
Rev Thomas Campbell
https://otagotaphophile.blogspot.com/2019/11/the-pride-of-yarra-death-in-his-most.html
John Bevin
https://otagotaphophile.blogspot.com/2018/02/honour-600-1060-sergeant-major-john.html
St John Branigan
https://otagotaphophile.blogspot.com/2018/09/police-commissioner-st-john-branigan.html
16th Chief of Glengarry
https://otagotaphophile.blogspot.com/2018/08/alexander-ranaldson-macdonell-17th-earl.html
Prince Lubecki
https://otagotaphophile.blogspot.com/2018/02/the-princes-lubecki-of-poland.html
F/O Gourley
https://otagotaphophile.blogspot.com/2017/08/failed-to-eject.html
James Grennan
https://otagotaphophile.blogspot.com/2019/04/sergeant-major-james-grennan-1830.html
Agnes McPhee
https://otagotaphophile.blogspot.com/2017/08/a-shocking-tragedy.html
Daniel Francis Murphy
https://otagotaphophile.blogspot.com/2018/09/daniel-francis-murphy-and-shamrock.html
Edward Theomin
https://otagotaphophile.blogspot.com/2020/05/52820-sergeant-edward-moritz-theomin.html
Samuel Saltzman
https://otagotaphophile.blogspot.com/2018/02/samuel-saltzman-obe.html
Yan Sue Cot
https://otagotaphophile.blogspot.com/2021/08/yan-sue-cot-1850-12111895.html
Dewar Family
https://otagotaphophile.blogspot.com/2021/01/the-cumberland-street-tragedy-of-1880.html
Tumoerangi
https://otagotaphophile.blogspot.com/2019/05/watai-tumeorangi-1839-13121869.html
Janet McIntyre
https://otagotaphophile.blogspot.com/2018/08/unhappy-families-reids-and-mcintyes.html
Thomas Campbell
https://otagotaphophile.blogspot.com/2017/08/dear-little-thomas.html
Muriel Smyth
https://otagotaphophile.blogspot.com/2018/09/our-little-muriel.html
Albert Vernon Campbell
https://otagotaphophile.blogspot.com/2018/04/albert-vernon-campbell-of-hms-neptune.html
William Valpy
https://otagotaphophile.blogspot.com/2019/03/the-political-assassination-and.html
Video credit: Foyer Projects 2021