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Cassandra Morgan

A life of dedication to Melbourne's dead

Barry Dawson says most people wouldn't like grave digging - it takes a particular type of person. (JOEL CARRETT) (AAP)

Beneath lofty monuments and among hundreds of roses, Barry Dawson is the first to admit a life surrounded by death isn't for everyone.

He started working as a gardener at Melbourne's Fawkner cemetery aged 19, and five years later traded shears for a shovel to become a gravedigger.

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