Northern Suburbs Crematorium, Sydney
| Northern Suburbs Crematorium, Sydney | |
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| Alternative names | Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium |
| General information | |
| Location | Sydney, New South Wales |
| Address | 199 Delhi Road, North Ryde NSW 2067 |
| Coordinates | 33°47′42″S 151°09′11″E / 33.795045°S 151.152922°E |
| Opened | 1933 |
| Website | |
| http://www.northernsuburbscrem.com.au/ | |
The Northern Suburbs Crematorium, officially Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, is a crematorium affiliated with Protestantism located in North Ryde, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney, Australia. It was officially opened on 28 October 1933, and the first cremation took place on 30 October.[1]
Northern Suburbs Crematorium was the second crematorium in New South Wales. It was designed by Frank I'Anson Bloomfield (1879-1949), who was cremated there, and also designed NSW's and Sydney's first crematorium at Rookwood Cemetery.[2][1] Bloomfield designed both places with a view to an authentic "florentine" feel. The grounds feature Art Deco statues, Royal Doulton tiles,[3] classic iron work and other period features. The Memorial Gardens is a heritage listed site[4] and often features in historical tours of Sydney and the North Shore.[1]
The most notable interments include two Prime Ministers of Australia, Chris Watson and Joseph Cook, one Premier of New South Wales and later Governor-General of Australia, Sir William McKell, and the poet and author of Waltzing Matilda, Banjo Paterson.
In 2012 a new Function Centre was opened by the Governor of New South Wales, Professor Marie Bashir.[5]
Notable interments
The cremated remains of notable persons located at Northern Suburbs Crematorium include:
- Jack Baddeley, 2nd Deputy Premier of New South Wales
- Sir Garfield Barwick, 7th Chief Justice of Australia and politician
- Harry Scott Bennett, radical
- Sir Nigel Bowen, Australian Attorney-General, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Australia
- Sir Joseph Cook, 6th Prime Minister of Australia
- Dame Mary Cook, Spouse of the Prime Minister of Australia
- Sir Talbot Duckmanton, Former General Manager of Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)
- Pat Hills, 6th Deputy Premier of New South Wales and 69th Lord Mayor of Sydney
- Sir Samuel Hordern, Businessman and namesake of the Hordern Pavilion
- Stuart Inder, Journalist[6]
- Frederick Kneeshaw, Politician
- Sir William McKell, 12th Governor General of Australia and 27th Premier of New South Wales
- Sir Bill Northam, Australian Olympic yachtsman and businessman
- Lt. Gen. Sir John Northcott, 30th Governor of New South Wales
- Lady Jean Page, second wife of Prime Minister Sir Earle Page
- Banjo Paterson, Poet
- Sir William Pettingell, Businessman
- Maj. Gen Sir Charles Rosenthal, Soldier and politician
- Sir Percy Spender, Politician
- Sir Vernon Treatt, 17th Leader of the Opposition of New South Wales
- Sir Gordon Wallace, 1st President of the New South Wales Court of Appeal
- Sir Edward Warren, Politician
- Chris Watson, 3rd Prime Minister of Australia[7]
- Reginald Weaver, 16th Leader of the Opposition of New South Wales
- Lt. Gen. Sir Eric Woodward, 31st Governor of New South Wales
- Sir William Yeo, Soldier
Notable cremations
Cremations of notable people at the Northern Suburbs Crematorium include:
- Sid Barnes, cricketer[7]
- Sir Thomas Bavin, Premier of New South Wales
- Captain George Cartwright, A.I.F., VC recipient, World War I[8]
- Captain Frank Chaffey, Soldier and New South Wales politician
- V. Gordon Childe, archaeologist and philologist
- Charmian Clift, novelist
- Slim Dusty, country singer[5]
- Air Commodore Sir Hughie Edwards, Royal Air Force VC recipient World War II and Governor of Western Australia - ashes buried Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth, Western Australia[8]
- Sergeant Arthur Evans, Lincolnshire Regiment VC recipient World War I - ashes buried Lytham St Annes, England[8]
- May Gibbs, author[5]
- Michael Hutchence, INXS lead singer[7]
- Alison Kerr, Lady Kerr, first wife of Sir John Kerr
- Banjo Paterson, poet[7]
- Vic Richardson, lawnmower inventor[5]
- Sir James Joynton Smith, Lord Mayor of Sydney
- Corporal Arthur Sullivan, A.I.F. VC recipient, Russian Civil War - previously cremated Golders Green Crematorium, London, ashes rest near Tree 267A, North section.[9]
- E. J. Tait, theatre entrepreneur
- Arkie Whiteley, actress[7]
Commemorated by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission are 64 Commonwealth service personnel who were cremated here during World War II.[10]
References
- 1 2 3 Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium website; Retrieved 7 August 2013
- ↑ Encyclopedia of Cremation, p. 70; Retrieved 7 August 2013
- ↑ Source says "Royal Dalton" [sic], but this seems to be a spelling error.
- ↑ "State Heritage Inventory: Northern Suburbs Crematorium and Memorial Gardens". www.environment.nsw.gov.au. Heritage Division, NSW Office of Environment and Heritage. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 Sydney Morning Herald, "Crematorium opens doors to everlasting celebrations of life", 16 June 2012; Retrieved 7 August 2013
- ↑ Lawrence, Bob (8 February 2015). "Doyen of Pacific journalism, Stuart Inder MBE, dies at 88". PNG Attitude. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 find-a-grave; Retrieved 7 August 2013
- 1 2 3 Burial Locations VC holders - New South Wales.
- ↑ Burial Locations of VC holders - Golders Green Crematorium. The site does not yet list him under New South Wales.
- ↑ CWGC Cemetery Report