Windback Wednesday - Moorcroft Reserve Grave

Visitors to Moorcroft Reserve in Burnside often enquire about what appears to be a gravesite located in the Reserve. Many stories about this grave circulate, some suggesting it is the resting place of a child, while others believe it is to mark the burial of a family pet.

The headstone reads: 'In loving memory of Alice Maude White, died at birth 17 March 1841'.

If you have any relevant information about this grave, we would love to hear from you at 8366 4200.

The de Mole family from England purchased around 12 acres of land in this locality in 1855 and established a property called The Waldrons. After the last private owner of the estate, Alexander White, passed away in 1959, the grounds were subdivided and Moorcroft Reserve was created.