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Macquarie Park and Crematorium caters for both burials and the interment of ashes. The most notable interments are Sir John Kerr, Governor General of Australia whom dismissed the Whitlam government causing the 1975 Australian constitutional crisis; two former Prime Ministers of Australia, Billy Hughes and Bob Hawke as well as entertainers Johnny O'Keefe and Don Lane.
Eastern Suburbs Memorial Park, (Sydney) – Incorporates Botany Cemetery, Eastern Suburbs Crematorium and Pioneer Park (where headstones from early Sydney burial grounds have been relocated). Field of Mars Cemetery, (Sydney) – Ryde , it was proclaimed on 3 December 1887 and opened for burials in 1890.
The Macquarie Park Cemetery and Crematorium (formerly known as the Northern Suburbs General Cemetery) North Ryde opened in 1922 . The cemetery is situated on 59 hectares of Crown land on Delhi Road directly opposite the entrance to the underground metro North Ryde railway station. It was also originally part of the Field of Mars Common. [40]
The Grange and Macquarie Plains Cemetery are a heritage-listed homestead and cemetery at 3249 O'Connell Road, Bathurst, Bathurst Region, New South Wales, Australia. It was built from 1830 to 1836, probably by convict labour.
Macquarie Park is named for Governor Lachlan Macquarie (1762–1824), a British military officer and colonial administrator who served as the Governor of New South Wales from 1810 to 1821. The area that is now Macquarie Park was part of the suburb of North Ryde from the late 19th century. The area was once filled with market gardens, poultry ...
Port Macquarie First Burying Ground is a heritage-listed former cemetery and now public park at Clarence Street, Port Macquarie, Port Macquarie-Hastings Council, New South Wales, Australia. The site was chosen by Captain Allman, and it was in use from 1822 to 1824.
This is the original town square proclaimed by Macquarie, and still retains its original relationship with the schoolhouse, cemetery and townships. In the park itself is the War Memorial, erected by local residents in 1918. [13] In 1966, it was relocated within the park, and new plaques were added at this time. [14] [15]
The Register of Aboriginal Reserves 1875-1904 held by NSW State Archives includes a map of the locality and a description of the area and whether it is good for hunting and fishing. [ 5 ] The reserves were operated under the direction of various government authorities including the Aborigines Protection Board (1883–1940), the Aborigines ...