Northern Suburbs Crematorium, Sydney facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Northern Suburbs Crematorium, Sydney |
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| Alternative names | Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium |
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| 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 |
The Northern Suburbs Crematorium, officially Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, is a crematorium 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 1933.
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 and Sydney's first crematorium at Rookwood Cemetery. Bloomfield designed both places with a view to an authentic "florentine" feel. The grounds feature Art Deco statues, Royal Doulton tiles, classic iron work and other period features. The Memorial Gardens is a heritage listed site and often features in historical tours of Sydney and the North Shore.
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. And one of Australia's most famous country singers, Slim Dusty. In 2012 a new Function Centre was opened by the Governor of New South Wales, Professor Marie Bashir.
Notable cremations
Cremations of notable people at the Northern Suburbs Crematorium include:
- Sid Barnes, cricketer
- Sir Thomas Bavin, Premier of New South Wales
- Captain George Cartwright, A.I.F., VC recipient, World War I
- Captain Frank Chaffey, Soldier and New South Wales politician
- V. Gordon Childe, archaeologist and philologist
- Charmian Clift, novelist
- Slim Dusty, country singer
- 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
- Sergeant Arthur Evans, Lincolnshire Regiment VC recipient World War I - ashes buried Lytham St Annes, England
- May Gibbs, author
- Michael Hutchence, INXS lead singer
- Alison Kerr, Lady Kerr, first wife of Sir John Kerr
- Banjo Paterson, poet
- Mervyn Victor Richardson, Victa lawnmower inventor
- Lindsay Gordon Scott, architect
- 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.
- E. J. Tait, theatre entrepreneur
- Arkie Whiteley, actress
Commemorated by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission are 64 Commonwealth service personnel and a Dutch merchant seaman who were cremated here during World War II.
