Tambaroora Chinese Cemetery

Set on 1/2 acre within Burial Ground Gully, Tambaroora

Grave Location of Tan POON

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A Gold Miner
Died 24 Nov 1859 at Tambaroora
Buried 26 Nov 1859 at the Chinese Cemetery, Tambaroora
Aged 30 years from Amoy, China
Cause of death - Unknown ⁽⁹³³⁾

"Traditional Chinese burial practices in New South Wales combine deep-rooted ancestral customs, regional feng shui principles, and historical bone-return traditions, alongside modern adjustments like specialized brick burners and community memorial events.
Temporary Burial & Bone Repatriation: In the 19th and early 20th centuries, many Chinese immigrants were temporarily buried for about seven years. District and native-place associations (like the Quong Sing Tong at Sydney's Rookwood Cemetery) later exhumed the bones to ship them back to the deceased’s home village in China for final rest."^Wikipedia

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