Friends of The Amos Family Cemetery in Cranbrook, Tasmania, Australia | Community
Friends of The Amos Family Cemetery
Locality: Cranbrook, Tasmania, Australia
Address: Lot 1, Glen Gala Road 7190 Cranbrook, TAS, Australia
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25.01.2022 Grave digging was certainly hard work in the past and the AFC is in very dry rocky ground!
25.01.2022 The Mercury, 10th March 1936. Obituary of Mrs Mary Emma Amos (nee May Shaw), wife of Howard Amos of Glen Gala. This photograph hangs today alongside Howard Amos’s at the May Shaw Health Centre, Swansea. This facility still services the east coast community.
23.01.2022 Gala Aisle rainbow, Galashiels The Scott or Gala Aisle, within the old burial ground of Galashiels, is apart from Old Gala House, the oldest surviving building... in Galashiels, being erected in 1636 by Hugh Scott the then laird of Gala. The Scott Aisle was the burial ground of the Gala Family and is the only remaining part of the ancient Parish Kirk of Galashiels. There may have been a chapel on this site for hundreds of years prior to the church becoming designated in 1617 as the parish kirk for the area. The Aisle was restored and re-roofed in 1992
21.01.2022 Thankyou for all the positive feedback I received today to my interview last night on the Amos Family. If you missed it it will be available on playback. Regards Jennie Amos
17.01.2022 Maybe this was our Amos family tartan since coming from the Borders ?
16.01.2022 Rear view of Cranbrook House today with weeping apricot tree in blossom. Alfred Amos extended in the late 19th century the house his grandfather John Amos built in the 1830’s.
15.01.2022 Some images of our new exhibition - 100 Years of the MAY SHAW A history of healthcare on the east coast 1921 2021. A copy of the book is available from May Shaw Nursing Centre or the East Coast Heritage Museum. Soft cover $30 & Hardcover $50
14.01.2022 Mary Ann Collins Amos’s ( wife of James Amos of Craigie Knowe & Cranbrook House ) grandmother, Elizabeth Goldsmith, came out on the Lady Juliana.
13.01.2022 Some pages from May Shaw's Writing Album currently on display in the museum
13.01.2022 ABC Hobart 936 Evenings with Louise Saunders 7.25 Thurs. 28/5 Interview on the Amos FamilyABC Hobart 936 Evenings with Louise Saunders 7.25 Thurs. 28/5 Interview on the Amos Family
13.01.2022 Remembering Mary Emma (May) Amos nee Shaw 1876-1936 buried in the Amos Family Cemetery, Cranbrook.
13.01.2022 The Mirror Trick ! A ‘hands off’ method to read a hard to read headstone inscription, without rubbing, scraping or shaving cream all no no’s ! https://youtu.be/dyGlVWvGZbs
11.01.2022 Food for thought
11.01.2022 The Hazards including Mt Amos.
10.01.2022 The Mercury 8 Dec 1939: Cranbrook had 2 teams then can you believe! East & West Cranbrook. Jim (James) Amos being Captain then of East Cranbrook. Many of our Amos men are listed as players from the 1880’s as reported in the newspapers. The Cranbrook pitch can still be seen at Craigie Knowe vineyard.
10.01.2022 Our known Amos family story starts in a small village of Gattonside, 1 kilometre north of Melrose, on the north side of the River Tweed. It was in 1756 when the family of James Amos moved here & in about 1759 James' father leased a small farm in Gattonside from James Boston. In the old Melrose parish register is recorded: 'Booked for ditto(in order to marry) Aug 17th( 1771) James Amos & Helen Hoy both of this Parish.' It is their sons, Adam (1774-1845) & John Amos(1777-1848) who are our founding fathers in Van Diemen's Land and are buried in the Amos Family Cemetery.
08.01.2022 The new entrance gateway is up! Sincere thanks to Glenn for his design & clever craftsmanship. A real labour of love.
08.01.2022 After cleaning Gala Kirk, such beautiful features Gala Kirk 175th Anniversary Service, this Sunday 29th November @ 11am, followed by lunch.
08.01.2022 In order to protect the cemetery from prevailing winds it will be important to reinstate windbreak plantings. This will also return some atmosphere to the cemetery. Currently the cemetery is very wind exposed due to the hawthorn hedges in surrounding paddocks being removed, as well as the commemorative oak trees.
06.01.2022 Research has since shown that John Amos (1777-1848) was both the builder & millwright of Riversdale Mill (Amos family documents). The current owners are currently restoring the mill and have a Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/riversdalemill/
05.01.2022 Small flood at Cranbrook House this morning. The now towering poplar tree was planted by James Collins Amos with his great nephew James (Jim) Amos in 1921. James Collins Amos returned to Tasmania from his property Burrenbah, Mungindi, NSW for the Centenary celebrations.
04.01.2022 More photos of the works undertaken at the cemetery itself, after repairing the road into the cemetery. We have a most impressive gateway, memorial stones for plaques, a flagpole & repairs to fencing. We still have much to do carefully cleaning gravestones and lifting some stone & brick work that have sunk. Grateful thanks to our contractor Glen and his workman Jim and also to the other family members who came along & helped in some way : Peter, Jack, Mark, Gerald, John & David.
02.01.2022 Work has now recommenced on repairing Glen Heriot Lane (Crown Road Reserve) & Right of Way Easement, which is the legal and historic access to the Amos Family Cemetery. This is also vitally important to preserve, as it forms part of the cultural landscape of our historic cemetery.
02.01.2022 Shearing ewes at Cranbrook Estate today. The bloodline goes back to John Amos’s original flock. The historic shearing shed, ( the oldest in the district ) dates back to the 1840s- 50s. The Oyster Bay Pines were all cut off the property. The boards are pit sawn & off the property as well. In the old days, sheep were blade shorn. The sheep were also run through the river & washed before shearing, as a higher price was paid for washed wool.
