Rookwood Cemetery, Sydney

Name: Rookwood Cemetery
Address: Hawthorne Ave, Sydney, Australia

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Rookwood Cemetery is a heritage-listed cemetery in Rookwood, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is the largest necropolis in the Southern Hemisphere and is the world's largest remaining operating cemetery from the Victorian era. It is close to Lidcombe railway station about 17 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999. ()

Alternative names: Established: 1868 (156 years ago)Area: 1.1 mi²Coordinates: 33°52'27"S, 151°3'22"E

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Hawthorne AveAuburn (Rookwood)Sydney Australia

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Nearby attractions include: ANZ Stadium, Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre, Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre, Sydney Markets.

1.9 miN
Sports, entertainment and events venue
ANZ Stadium, Sydney
49 min walk • ANZ Stadium, a centerpiece of Sydney Olympic Park in Australia, stands as an iconic venue in the realm of sports and entertainment. Originally known as Stadium Australia, it was constructed to host the 2000 Summer Olympics and has since been a site of monumental...
1.8 miNE
Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre, Sydney
47 min walk • The Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre, formerly Sydney International Aquatic Centre, is a swimming venue located in the Sydney Olympic Park in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
1.7 miN
Sport venue, Sport
Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre, Sydney
44 min walk • Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre is a multi-use stadium in Sydney Olympic Park, Australia. The capacity of the stadium is 5,000 spectators.
1.2 miNE
Shopping, Market, Farmer's market
Sydney Markets, Sydney
31 min walk • The Sydney Markets are a group of wholesale and retail markets in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The Sydney Markets are located in the Inner West locality of Flemington, New South Wales, 16 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district.
1.8 miN
Shopping, Shopping centre
Lidcombe Shopping Centre, Sydney
45 min walk • Lidcombe Shopping Centre is a shopping centre in the suburb of Lidcombe in Greater Western Sydney.
2 miNE
Area
Sydney/Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney
51 min walk • Sydney Olympic Park is a suburb of Greater Western Sydney, located 13 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Parramatta Council.
1.6 miNE
Museum
New South Wales Hall of Champions
42 min walk • The New South Wales Hall of Champions is a museum at Australia Avenue, Sydney Olympic Park, New South Wales, Australia. The property is owned by State Sports Centre Trust.
1.4 miS
Park
Norfolk Reserve, Sydney
36 min walk • Norfolk Reserve is located in suburban Greenacre, 14 km from the centre of Sydney, Australia. An isolated bushland remnant surrounded by a heavily industrialized and urban area. Listed rare species of plants recorded in this reserve include the downy wattle and the vine Vincetoxicum woollsii.
1.9 miW
Mosque
Auburn Gallipoli Mosque, Sydney
50 min walk • The Auburn Gallipoli Mosque is an Ottoman-style mosque in Auburn, a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. More than 500 worshippers attend every day and around 2,000 worshippers attend the weekly special Friday prayer at the Auburn Gallipoli Mosque, which is primarily used by Turkish Australians.
0.9 miNW
City, Area
Lidcombe, Sydney
23 min walk • Lidcombe is a suburb in western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Lidcombe is located 15 km west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Cumberland Council, with a small industrial part in the north in the City of Parramatta.
1.8 miSE
Church
St Anne's Roman Catholic Church, Sydney
46 min walk • St Anne's Roman Catholic Church is a heritage-listed Roman Catholic school and church building located at St Annes Square, Strathfield South in the Municipality of Strathfield local government area in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It was built from 1859 to 1864. It is also known as St.