Waverley Cemetery facts for kids
Waverley Cemetery
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| Established | 1877 |
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St Thomas Street, Bronte, Waverley Council, New South Wales
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| Country | Australia |
| Type | Category II Local Govt Business |
| Owned by | Waverley Council |
| Size | 17 hectares (41 acres) |
| No. of graves | 50,000 |
| Official name | Waverley Cemetery; Waverley Cemetery; General Cemetery Waverley |
| Type | State heritage (complex / group) |
| Designated | 28 October 2016 |
| Reference no. | 1975 |
| Type | Cemetery/Graveyard/Burial Ground |
| Category | Cemeteries and Burial Sites |
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The Waverley Cemetery is a heritage-listed cemetery on top of the cliffs at Bronte in the eastern suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Opened in 1877 and built by R. Watkins (cemetery lodge, 1878) and P. Beddie (cemetery office, 1915), the cemetery is noted for its largely intact Victorian and Edwardian monuments. It is regularly cited as being one of the most beautiful cemeteries in the world. The cemetery contains the graves of many significant Australians including the poet Henry Lawson. It is also known as Waverley Cemetery and General Cemetery Waverley. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 28 October 2016.
The cemetery is owned by Waverley Council and is self-funded, deriving its income from interments – including burial, cremation, memorials and mausolea – of which there has been over 86,000. Waverley Cemetery was used during the filming of the 1979 Mel Gibson film Tim. The cemetery was designed to function along similar lines to Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris and Kensal Green Cemetery in London.
Images for kids
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Graves at Waverley Cemetery
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Grave of Henry Lawson
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Graves of George and Charlotte Sargent
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Waverley Cemetery and the boardwalk for the Bondi to Coogee Coastal Walk in 2018
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A panorama of the cemetery.
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Grave of Sir John Robertson
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Grave of John Horbury Hunt
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Packer family mausoleum
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Fairfax family plot
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Memorial of Juanita Nielsen, Mark Foy family mausoleum
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Grave of Sir Walter Edward Davidson
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rave of Sir Edmund and Lady Barton
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Grave of Sir Roden and Lady Cutler
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Grave of Sir Philip and Sir Kenneth Street
