The
Oldest
Headstones
in
New
Zealand,
Mangungu,
Horeke,
Hokianga
Harbour
|
Is it nothing to you, all ye that pass by? |
|
Photo:
Head
Stones
in
Mangungu,
Horeke, |
 This
is
the
headstone
that
has
a
legible
date.
It
is
the
earliest
date
recorded.
Two crew member of the ship "Roselyn Castle" drowned in the Harbour on the 30/05/1829. In the olden days, sailors often were not able to swim. Many of the head stones are talking about drownings, often due to consumption of alcohol. |
| The locals still use that graveyard to bury their dead. |
There
are
many
ancient
tombstones
in
the
old
Wesleyan
mission
cemetery.
One
of
them
is
the
tombstone
of
the
first
superintendent,
David
Clark
(on
left).
His
headstone
can
still
be
visited.
It
is
lying
flat
on
the
ground
with
the
inscription
from
Lamentations
I:12
Wairere
Boulders
Mangungu Mission, Horeke
Buildings over Water
in
Horeke
Natural
Pest
(Opossum)