Gore Hill cemetery
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Gore Hill Cemetery is located in the northern Sydney
suburb of St Leonards
in New South Wales
, Australia
, and is one of the oldest and largest remaining cemeteries in metropolitan Sydney. It was established on 19 May 1868 by the New South Wales politician William Tunks. The first body was interred in 1877, and until its closure in 1974, 14,456 burials took place. Most burials took place between 1900 and 1930.
Several local councils administered the cemetery until 1875, when trustees from various denominations of churches took over the role. Scattered throughout the cemetery are remnants of the much older Devonshire Street Cemetery, which was cleared in 1901. By the 1950s burials had decreased, and in 1974 the cemetery ceased operating.
It is administered by the Gore Hill Memorial Cemetery Trust, PO Box 381 Artarmon NSW Australia 1570
Sydney
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suburb of St Leonards
St Leonards, New South Wales
St Leonards is a suburb on the lower North Shore of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. St Leonards is located 5 km north-west of the Sydney central business district and lies across the local government areas of Municipality of Lane Cove, North Sydney Council and the City of...
in New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, Australia
Australia
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, and is one of the oldest and largest remaining cemeteries in metropolitan Sydney. It was established on 19 May 1868 by the New South Wales politician William Tunks. The first body was interred in 1877, and until its closure in 1974, 14,456 burials took place. Most burials took place between 1900 and 1930.
Several local councils administered the cemetery until 1875, when trustees from various denominations of churches took over the role. Scattered throughout the cemetery are remnants of the much older Devonshire Street Cemetery, which was cleared in 1901. By the 1950s burials had decreased, and in 1974 the cemetery ceased operating.
It is administered by the Gore Hill Memorial Cemetery Trust, PO Box 381 Artarmon NSW Australia 1570