Woronora Memorial Park
| Woronora Memorial Park | |
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| Details | |
| Established | 1895 |
| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| Coordinates | 34°01′58″S 151°03′07″E / 34.0328752°S 151.0519931°E |
| Type | Public |
| Owned by | Government of New South Wales |
| Size | 112.25 acres (45.43 ha)[1] |
| No. of interments | 90,000 (buried) 137,000 (cremated) |
| Website | Woronora Memorial Park |
| Find a Grave | Woronora Memorial Park |
Woronora Memorial Park (often referred to as Woronora Cemetery) is a cemetery in Woronora, Sydney, Australia.
History
Woronora Cemetery was established in 1895 with the first burial on 2 April 1895.[2] In 1902 the Devonshire Street Cemetery was closed to make way for Central railway station and some graves were relocated to Woronora. The first cremation occurred in April 1934.[3]
Transport
A 750-metre railway line opened on 28 July 1900 branching off the Illawarra railway line at Sutherland terminating at Woronora Cemetery railway station.[4] It closed on 23 May 1947.[5]
Notable people
Notable people interred at Woronora Cemetery include:
- Henry Bachtold, Military Cross
- Harry Bath, rugby league
- Tiger Black, rugby league
- Brian Clay, rugby league
- William Matthew Currey, Victoria Cross
- Thomas Dunlea, Catholic priest
- John Patrick Hamilton, Victoria Cross
- Frank Jenner, evangelist
- Tom Killiby, rugby league
- Elias C. Laycock, rower
- John Harold Mostyn, rugby league
- Norman Oakes, public servant
- John Radecki, master stained glass artist
- Blair Wark, Victoria Cross
References
- ^ "THE WORONORA CEMETERY". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 18, 011. New South Wales, Australia. 9 December 1895. p. 3 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "REVENUE RETURNS OF NEWCASTLE PORT". The Daily Telegraph. No. 4923. New South Wales, Australia. 2 April 1895. p. 6 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Our History Woronora Memorial Park
- ^ 1895 'THE WORONORA CEMETERY', The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), 9 December, p. 3. , viewed 24 Apr 2019
- ^ Woronora Cemetery Line NSWrail.net