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==Sydney Cemeteries: A Field Guide==
Author: Lisa Murray
Publisher: NewSouth Publishing
From the publishers: "Sydney Cemeteries: A field guide" encapsulates the history and heritage of Sydney's public cemeteries, pointing out what's unique or different about each one and listing notable and notorious burials. It also lets you in on a few secrets, like how to decode monument styles and decipher symbols on headstones.
From The National Trust: This is the first cemetery field guide to be published, covering 101 publicly accessible cemeteries in the Greater Sydney area. The full-colour book includes descriptions, histories, contemporary photographs, historic photographs and contextual historical essays on cemetery design, headstone design, monumental masons, funerary symbolism and cultural heritage of cemeteries.
Sydney Cemeteries: A Field Guide is a commercial book publication sharing the expert knowledge of public historian Dr Lisa Murray with the wider community about the history and heritage cemeteries around Sydney. Whether you are interested in family history, exploring lesser-known parts of Sydney or finding a beautiful spot for a picnic, this comprehensive, expert guide has something for you. [1]
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Available at these locations:
https://www.google.com.au/books/edition/Sydney_Cemeteries/pL0svgAACAAJ?hl=en
The book is available to view in the State Library of NSW https://collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVmz3VPLX and in the National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/catalog/7092331 and in some local libraries, including Woollahra and Randwick public libraries.
Reviews of the book can also be requested from the NLA found in the following academic journals: Australian Garden History, 2017 Apr 01. 28(4), 31-31. Language: English, Database: JSTOR Journals Australian Garden History. 28(4):31 Language: English, Database: Australian Public Affairs Full Text / APAIS Index
The book can also be purchased from the usual Australian booksellers for around $15-$20 (at time of writing - Sept 2023).
Table of Contents
Introduction
Gothic romance: the cemetery ideal in Sydney
EAST
SOUTH
What headstone is that?
INNER WEST AND WEST
PARRAMATTA
Monumental masons
NORTH
NORTH WEST
Symbolic gestures: the hidden meanings of headstones
OUTER WEST
A stroll in the cemetery
HAWKESBURY
SOUTH WEST
Note on cemetery listings
Glossary
Bibiliography
Acknowledgements
Image credits
Index
Murray, Lisa (2016) Sydney Cemeteries: A Field Guide. NewSouth Publishing, Sydney Australia.
Murray, L. (2016). Sydney Cemeteries: A Field Guide. Australia: NewSouth Publishing.
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