 The Paddington Cemeteries Act of 1911, authorised the Queensland Government to resume the several cemeteries at Milton and, upon the request of any relative of any person buried therein within 12 months, to disinter the remains of the deceased.The remains were removed together with any memorials to any cemetery agreed upon with associated costs borne by the Government.Of the 4,643 identifiable graves at Milton, there were 178 applications made.