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Push to find resting places for remains found in desecrated graves
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- Sally Eaton says she was devastated to learn her ancestor's remains were dumped in the bush.
- The headstone for James Monks, an Irish convict who settled in the central Goldfields region before he died in 1862, sits along the dirt road running through the cemetery.
- "It was a big moment for me because he was one of the first ancestors to come to Australia in my family tree," Ms Eaton said.
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Sally Eaton says she was devastated to learn her ancestor's remains were dumped in the bush. (ABC News: Nate Woodall)
Link copied Share Share article When Sally Eaton visited a cemetery in Castlemaine looking for the resting place of her ancestor, it was easy enough to find his name.
The headstone for James Monks, an Irish convict who settled in the central Goldfields region before he died in 1862, sits along the dirt road running through the cemetery.
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