| Rookwood Cemetery | |
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 Rookwood Necropolis entrance | |
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| Details | |
| Established | 1868 |
| Location | Sydney |
| Country | Australia |
| Coordinates | 33°52′27″S 151°03′17″E / 33.8741667°S 151.0547222°E |
| Type | Public |
| Size | 286 hectares |
| No. of interments | 1 million |
| Website | www |
| Find a Grave | Rookwood Cemetery |
Rookwood Cemetery (officially named Rookwood Necropolis) is a heritage-listed cemetery in Rookwood, Sydney, Australia. It is the largest necropolis in the Southern Hemisphere[1] and is the world's largest remaining operating cemetery from the Victorian era.[2] It is close to Lidcombe railway station about 17 kilometres (11 mi) west of the Sydney central business district. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.[3]
- ^ "About Rookwood General Cemeteries Reserve Trust". rookwoodcemetery.com.au. Archived from the original on 12 February 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
- ^ Lewis, Wendy (2017). Celebrating 150 years of Rookwood Catholic cemetery. Captain Honey. p. 3. ISBN 978-0646972893.
- ^ "Rookwood Cemetery and Necropolis". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H00718. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
