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ScotsFoundedFootball @gedboy58.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

1 of 5 OTD 1885 John Malcolm Eadie Fraser died in Sydney, Australia. I have posted on this before. I went to see his grave site when I was in Australia, last month. He is buried in a Presbyterian lair in the far west of Rookwood Cemetery. I want to explain why this topic is so important.

Ged with Scots Football Historians' Group wreath at Rookwood Cemetery, Sydney. Grave site of Eadie Fraser. The site is not recognisable as a grave.

Wreath. The 'thistles' are actually sea holly. Every day's a school day.

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ScotsFoundedFootball @gedboy58.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

2 of 5 The grave is a fast 25 minute walk from the main entrance. I would recommend the train from Sydney Central to Lidcombe and then you have a fifteen minute walk, tops to the west entrance. Why go to a man without a memorial? It’s the principle, here. As ever - others have done the real work.

Ged O'Brien (l) and Paul Nicholls, eminent Sydney historian, who identified the grave site.

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