Alice Springs Memorial Cemetery

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    Memorial Ave, Alice Springs
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The Alice Springs Memorial Cemetery is adjacent to the aviation museum and contains the graves of some prominent locals. The most famous is that of Albert Namatjira (1902-59); it's the sandstone one in the middle section to the left as you enter the cemetery.

The headstone features a terracotta tile mural of three of Namatjira's Dreaming sites in the MacDonnell Ranges. Other graves located in the cemetery include that of Harold Lasseter (1880-1931), the eccentric prospector whose fervent search for the folkloric reef of gold (Lasseter's Reef) claimed his life. (Ironically, the casino is named after Harry.) The grave of anthropologist Olive Pink (1884-1975), who campaigned for Aboriginal rights, is also here.