Rookwood Necropolis, Rookwood, New South Wales

Date: 1867 [unknown]
Location: Rookwood, New South Wales, Australia
Surnames/tags: Cemetery New_South_Wales

General Information

Cemetery name: Rookwood Necropolis
AKA: Rookwood Cemetery

Address: Rookwood, New South Wales, Australia

The suburb of Rookwood is covered completely by the Rookwook Necropolis

GPS Coordinates: -33.873957109685854, 151.05607801416267 OpenStreetMap Google Maps

History

Rookwood Necropolis was established in 1867 and is one of the largest burial grounds in the world, covering an area of 286 hectares. With artefacts, structures and landscapes accumulated throughout its development, Rookwood Necropolis reflects the changing nature of Australia’s religious, social and cultural life over the last 150 years.

The final resting place of over 1 million souls, Rookwood is a working cemetery where people of Sydney from all walks of life continue to bury their loved ones.

The Rookwood Necropolis Trust was established by the NSW Government to manage the common property and infrastructure of the Cemetery.

The Rookwood Necropolis is public dedicated land managed in accordance with the provisions of the Crown Lands Act 1989.

Portions

• New South Wales Garden of Remembrance
• Rookwood Anglican Cemetery
• Rookwood Catholic Cemetery
• Rookwood General Cemetery
• Rookwood Independent Cemetery
• Rookwood Jewish Cemetery
• Rookwood Lutheran Cemetery
• Rookwood Memorial Gardens and Crematorium
• Rookwood Methodist Cemetery
• Rookwood Presbyterian Cemetery
• Sydney War Cemetery
  • New South Wales Cremation Memorial
  • Sydney War Memorial

References

• This is part of the Australian Cemeteries Project.