Cemetery 2271 - Waverley

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Waverley

cnr St Thomas St & Trafalgar St

Bronte

NSW

2024

-33.908880

151.267130

Image courtesy of Mr Timothy Ciscel.
Wikipedia describes Waverley Cemetery the following way.
The Waverley Cemetery is a cemetery on top of the cliffs at Bronte in the eastern suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Opened in 1877, it 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. Funerals are conducted Monday to Saturday.
Waverley Cemetery
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Established 1877 Location Bronte, New South Wales Country Australia Type Category II Local Govt Business Owned by Waverley Council Size 41 acres (170,000 m2) No. of graves 50000
Waverley Cemetery
The cemetery 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.

The cemetery office is located just inside the main gates.
Open from Monday – Friday 9am – 4pm.
Phone: (02) 9083 8899
Email: cemetery@waverley.nsw.gov.au

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