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Originally Posted by dewolf
My father was a French polisher by trade. He was also an accomplished wood carver. Worked at a funeral home and actually made caskets for some time. He'd finish his caskets to perfection. If he made a casket for a child, he would hand carve their name into the wood. He would also carve the child's favorite animal into the lid. He always said back then that grave robbers were alive and well. He said they would generally pick Italian graves, as the women were often buried with all their jewellery. So not surprised by this at all.
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Is your father still with us? He sounds like a good bloke.
A lot of graves in the Catholic section, West Terrace cemetery were robbed back in the 70s and 80s.