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Rookwood Cemetery

Rookwood Cemetery is the largest multicultural necropolis in the Southern Hemisphere, close to Lidcombe Station, west of Sydney. The first burial took place in 1867 and 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 surviving examples of a Victorian cemetery in the world and the largest cemetery in the Southern Hemisphere. Approximately one million people have their final resting place within the boundaries of its almost three hundred hectares. 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. The Friends of Rookwood Inc can be contacted on the following information; friends_of_rookwood@hotmail.com Website - http://home.iprimus.com.au/eckadoubledecka

The Secretary, P.O. Box 66, Lidcombe, NSW, 1825, Australia.

Coincidentally, one of the largest in the Northern Hemisphere is called Brookwood Cemetery.

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