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Celtic crosss, Rookwood.

Rookwood Cemetery (officially named The Necropolis and named when it opened as The Necropolis, Haslams Creek.) is the largest multicultural necropolis in the Southern Hemisphere, close to Lidcombe Station in Sydney, Australia, about 15 kilometres west of the Sydney City central business district. Photo of Rookwood cemetery taken by Michael Rogers 2003. ... Photo of Rookwood cemetery taken by Michael Rogers 2003. ... Photo of celtic cross, Rookwood cemetry taken by Michael Rogers 2003. ... Photo of celtic cross, Rookwood cemetry taken by Michael Rogers 2003. ... A necropolis (plural: necropolises or necropoleis) is a cemetery or burying-place, literally a city of the dead. Apart from the occasional application of the word to modern cemeteries outside large towns, the term is chiefly used of burial grounds near the sites of the centers of ancient civilizations. ... The Sydney Opera House is one of the most iconic landmarks in the world, and since its opening it has become an international symbol of Sydney Sydney (pronounced ) is the state capital of New South Wales, located on the east coast of Australia. ... The central business district of Melbourne, Australia. ...

The first burial took place in 1867, and the Cemetery remains operational. In the past the Cemetery was served by a branch railway line with 4 separate Mortuary Stations. Regular bus services within the Cemetery have replaced the line. Rookwood Cemetery is one of the best and largest surviving examples of a Victorian cemetery in the world. Haslems Creek Cemetery station (Cemetery Station No. ...

The name Rookwood came some 20 years after the establishment of the necropolis, it was a means to differentiate the local village of Haslams Creek from the association of the burial ground, the village changed its name to Rookwood, and naturally the cemetery was soon known as Rookwood, the village changed its name again in the early 20th Century to "Lidcombe" (a combination of two Mayors names, Lidbury and Larcombe - Larcombe was also a Monumental Stone Mason). The cemetery retained the name Rookwood.

Rookwood is most likely an accidental or deliberate corruption of the name Brookwood Cemetery and its associated railway station. At the time of Rookwood's opening Brookwood Cemetery, located in Brookwood, Surrey, England, was one of the largest cemeteries in the world. It is less likely, however far more romantic that, as claimed by some sources, Rookwood was named after William Harrison Ainsworth's novel Rookwood, written in 1834.^[1] World War I Brookwood American Cemetery and Memorial, within the ground of Brookwood Cemetery Brookwood Cemetery is a burial ground in Brookwood, Surrey, England. ... Brookwood Railway Station was constructed to serve the adjacent cemetery and was at one stage served by its own station at London for the funeral trains. ... Brookwood is a town (or village, as it likes to be known) in Surrey, located about 5 km west of Woking, in a semi-rural location. ... Surrey is a county in southern England, part of the South East England region and one of the Home Counties. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the United Kingdom (light green), with the Republic of Ireland (blue) to its west Languages None official English de facto Capital None official London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked... Caricature from Punch, 1881: TO THE GREATEST AXE-AND-NECK-ROMANCER OF OUR TIME, WHO IS QUITE AT THE HEAD OF HIS PROFESSION, WE DEDICATE THIS BLOCK AD MULTOS ANNOS! William Harrison Ainsworth (1805 - 1882) was a British writer. ...

The building which served as a railway station for Rookwood Cemetery between 1867 and 1948^[1] was moved to Canberra in 1957 and became the All Saints Church, Canberra. Haslems Creek Cemetery station c1865[1] Cemetery Station No. ... For other uses, see Canberra (disambiguation). ... All Saints Church. ...

The entire cemetery is divided into denominational and operational areas with individual offices, staff, and equipment to run different parts of the entire area. Currently there are the following individual 'trusts' who manage the cemetery on behalf of the NSW State Govt., they include Anglican & General Cemetery Trusts, the Catholic Cemeteries Board, The Independent Cemetery Trust, Jewish Cemetery, Muslim Cemetery Trust, and importantly The NSW Cremation Co, who founded and operates The Rookwood Crematorium, the oldest operating crematorium in the country. The NSW Cremation Co. is the only private company operating a 'cemetery' section within the necropolis grounds, today the company is part of the Invocare company, with links to Service Corporation International of the USA.

Rookwood Cemetery is often jokingly referred to as the dead centre of town. Mention the word Rookwood in Sydney and most people will know what you refer to.

Approximately one million people have their final resting place within the boundaries of its almost 3 km². The "Friends of Rookwood Inc" raise public awareness of the cultural and historical value of the cemetery and also the need to ensure its preservation.

References

1. ^ ^a b State Rail Authority of New South Wales Archives Section, How & Why of Station Names: meanings and origins..., Second Edition, 1982, State Rail Authority of New South Wales,

External link

• Friends of Rookwood Inc.

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