Five headstones standing sentinel
When you see five headstones side by side with the same date of death, most carved with "accidently killed..." you go searching for information. This was the case with a row of headstones located near the Merchant Navy Memorial in the Anglican section of Rookwood Necropolis. Let me tell you the story behind these headstones... THE LORD HOWE ISLAND PLANE CRASH 1948 But firstly. Lord Howe Island is a crescent shaped volcanic remnant in the Tasman Sea between Australia and New Zealand and is part of the state of New South Wales. It is 780 kms northeast of Sydney, 600 kms east of Port Macquarie and 900 kms south of Norfolk Island. It is only 10k long and only up to 2kms wide. Most of the small population, under 400, lives in the Northern part and the South are dominated by forested hills rising to 875 metres at their peak at Mount Gower. The area consists of 28 islands and rocks. Lord Howe Island showing mountainous terrain - Wikipedia Its industries are in Kentia Pa...