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People have been burying and mourning their dead for more than 100,000 years, and many of those traditions remain unchanged today. As the oldest city in \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fsafewill.com\u002Fblog\u002Fposts\u002Fcreating-a-will-in-australia-guide\">Australia\u003C\u002Fa>, Sydney has it's fair share of historical resting places (though some have been lost to urbanisation and expansion), each of which are deeply entwined with the social and cultural history of the city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cbr \u002F>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch2 dir=\"ltr\">The Lost Cemeteries of Sydney\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Ch3 dir=\"ltr\">Old Sydney Burial Ground\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\">Sydney's first official European Christian burial ground opened in 1972, on the site where Town Hall sits today. For the next 28 years until its closure in 1820, most people who died in Sydney Town were buried here, both convicts and citizens; in death, we are all equal, regardless of our status in life. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3 dir=\"ltr\">Devonshire Street Cemetery\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\">After the closure of the Old Sydney Burial Ground to make way for the construction of what is now Sydney Town Hall, a cemetery was opened at the Brickfields, and was commonly known as Devonshire Street Cemetery or the Sandhills then; now, the site plays host to Central Railway Station. \u003Cbr \u002F>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\">The Sydney Jewish Cemetery, Devonshire Street was the first burial ground for the Sydney Jewish Community. 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Officially, the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fsafewill.com\u002Fblog\u002Fposts\u002Fwhat-is-a-traditional-funeral\">first burial was in the Roman Catholic section\u003C\u002Fa> of the cemetery: Catherine McMullen, a 14-month-old toddler, interned on January 7th, 1867.\u003Cbr \u002F>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\">\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.rookwoodcemetery.com.au\">Rookwood Cemetery is the world's largest cemetery\u003C\u002Fa> from the Victorian area still in operation, today continuing to serve as the final resting place for over a million people. 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It's Australia's most well-known cemetery, and since opening, has been host to \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fsafewill.com\u002Fblog\u002Fposts\u002Fpoems-for-funerals\">over 86,000 internments, including Australian poet Henry Lawson.\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cbr \u002F>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch2 dir=\"ltr\">What Did We Do Before Cemeteries: Informal Burial Grounds\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cbr \u002F>Many of those who died in the early years of the colony were buried informally (not in a consecrated cemetery), and remnants of these can be seen in various places around Sydney. Most often, these early settlers were buried within a mile of their place of arrival. The first informal European burial grounds were located around the area of the Rocks, but nothing of the burials in the first five years of settlement remains; what little we do know comes from offhand descriptions in other documents and letters. \u003Cbr \u002F>\u003Cbr \u002F>Aboriginal people in the Sydney region followed traditional cultural practices, either burial or cremation followed by burial, up until 1820. Notable Aboriginal Australians who were buried according to European customs include Arabanoo and Ballederry, who were interned in the grounds of the first Government House, and \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.google.com\u002Furl?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FBennelong&ved=2ahUKEwjwqf214e2FAxXp9zgGHfhrDt8QFnoECBAQAQ&usg=AOvVaw0OdO7ZCGNimNsbZS2DOttV\">Bennelong\u003C\u002Fa> and Nabaree, interned in the estate of James Squire.\u003Cbr \u002F>\u003Cbr \u002F>\u003Cbr \u002F>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cfigure>\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fstorage.googleapis.com\u002Fcms-safewill-operation-australia-southeast1\u002Fimages\u002Fsecret-travel-guide-RkXablb96A-unsplash.jpg\" alt=\"Waverly Cemetery, Sydney NSW\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption>Serenity at Waverly Cemetery, Sydney NSW\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Ch2 dir=\"ltr\">Places of Contemplation and Remembrance\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\">Cemeteries not only provide a place of \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fsafewill.com\u002Fblog\u002Fposts\u002Fyour-guide-to-planning-a-memorial-ceremony\">contemplation and remembrance for the ones we love\u003C\u002Fa>, but they also serve as living historical archives, helping us to reflect on our connections to community and tradition; they bridge generations, preserve memories, and stand as a cultural landmark, being host to ceremonies and traditions that reinforce community bonds and our collective identity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cbr \u002F>Sydney's cemeteries are time capsules into the past, commemorating individuals and telling the broader history of the development of Sydney and it's diverse cultural history and landscape\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cbr \u002F>\u003Cbr \u002F>\u003C\u002Fp>",[169],{"__typename":170,"id":171,"title":172},"blogTopics_Category","115369","General Interest",{"__typename":174,"byline":175,"firstName":176,"fullName":177,"id":178,"photo":175,"role":179},"User",null,"Laura","Laura Barling","84383","Editor","02 May 2024","02nd May 2024",[183],{"__typename":11,"title":184,"filename":185,"kind":14,"original":186,"xs":187,"sm":188,"md":189,"lg":190,"xl":191},"Bronte NSW","joshua-tsu-_Jk9BcCqsXo-unsplash.jpg","https:\u002F\u002Fstorage.googleapis.com\u002Fcms-safewill-operation-australia-southeast1\u002Fimages\u002Fjoshua-tsu-_Jk9BcCqsXo-unsplash.jpg","https:\u002F\u002Fstorage.googleapis.com\u002Fcms-safewill-operation-australia-southeast1\u002Fimages\u002F_xs\u002Fjoshua-tsu-_Jk9BcCqsXo-unsplash.jpg","https:\u002F\u002Fstorage.googleapis.com\u002Fcms-safewill-operation-australia-southeast1\u002Fimages\u002F_sm\u002Fjoshua-tsu-_Jk9BcCqsXo-unsplash.jpg","https:\u002F\u002Fstorage.googleapis.com\u002Fcms-safewill-operation-australia-southeast1\u002Fimages\u002F_md\u002Fjoshua-tsu-_Jk9BcCqsXo-unsplash.jpg","https:\u002F\u002Fstorage.googleapis.com\u002Fcms-safewill-operation-australia-southeast1\u002Fimages\u002F_lg\u002Fjoshua-tsu-_Jk9BcCqsXo-unsplash.jpg","https:\u002F\u002Fstorage.googleapis.com\u002Fcms-safewill-operation-australia-southeast1\u002Fimages\u002F_xl\u002Fjoshua-tsu-_Jk9BcCqsXo-unsplash.jpg","115368",[194],{"__typename":195,"id":196,"title":197},"blogPostType_Category","17430","Article","5 min read","final-resting-places-sydneys-oldest-cemeteries","Final Resting Places: Sydney's Oldest Cemeteries","blog\u002Fposts\u002Ffinal-resting-places-sydneys-oldest-cemeteries",false,[204],{"__typename":205,"question":206,"answer":206},"faqStructuredData_TableRow","",[208],{"__typename":209,"name":206,"text":206},"howToStructuredData_TableRow",[],{"ROOT_QUERY":212,"User:84383":217,"blogPostType_Category:17430":218,"blogTopics_Category:115369":219,"blogPost_Entry:115368":220},["null","__typename",213,"seomatic({\"asArray\":true,\"uri\":\"\u002Fblog\u002Fposts\u002Ffinal-resting-places-sydneys-oldest-cemeteries\"})",214,"entry({\"section\":\"blog\",\"slug\":\"final-resting-places-sydneys-oldest-cemeteries\"})",215],"Query",["null","__typename",68,"metaTitleContainer",69,"metaTagContainer",70,"metaLinkContainer",71,"metaScriptContainer",72,"metaJsonLdContainer",73],{"__ref":216},"blogPost_Entry:115368",["null","__typename",174,"users_byline",175,"firstName",176,"fullName",177,"id",178,"photo",175,"users_role",179],["null","__typename",195,"id",196,"title",197],["null","__typename",170,"id",171,"title",172],["null","__typename",166,"author",221,"postDate@formatDateTime({\"format\":\"d M Y\"})",180,"postDate@formatDateTime({\"format\":\"dS F Y\"})",181,"headerImage",223,"id",192,"blog_postType",225,"textContent@readingtime",198,"slug",199,"blog_summary",119,"title",200,"uri",201,"customStructuredData",175,"isHidden",202,"faqStructuredData",228,"howToStructuredDataName",175,"howToStructuredData",230,"structuredDataType",210,"textContent",167,"blog_topics",232],{"__ref":222},"User:84383",[224],["null","__typename",11,"title",184,"filename",185,"kind",14,"url",186,"url@transform({\"handle\":\"xs\"})",187,"url@transform({\"handle\":\"sm\"})",188,"url@transform({\"handle\":\"md\"})",189,"url@transform({\"handle\":\"lg\"})",190,"url@transform({\"handle\":\"xl\"})",191],[226],{"__ref":227},"blogPostType_Category:17430",[229],["null","__typename",205,"question",206,"answer",206],[231],["null","__typename",209,"name",206,"text",206],[233],{"__ref":234},"blogTopics_Category:115369",1793767419316]