Sandgate Cemetery

Sandgate Cemetery is a necropolis in the Hunter region near Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, and has been continuously operating since 1881. The cemetery caters for all religious, ethnic and cultural requirements.[1]

Sandgate Cemetery
Catholic Chapel within the cemetery grounds
Details
Established1881
Location
116 Maitland Road, Sandgate, New South Wales, 2304
CountryAustralia
Coordinates32°52′08″S 151°42′22″E
TypePublic
Owned byGovernment of New South Wales
Size40 acres (160,000 m2)
WebsiteSandgate Cemetery

History

Sandgate Cemetery was opened in 1881 and has serviced the burial needs of Newcastle since that time. It is situated on Crown Land within the suburb of Sandgate, New South Wales. The cemetery is managed by a not for profit community organisation, Northern Cemeteries, through a Board of Trustees.

To service the new cemetery, a special Mortuary Station was built in Newcastle. Special trams conveyed funerals from the suburbs to the Mortuary Station then onward to a purpose built platform within the cemetery. Modern upgrades and changes continue to be made to this working cemetery.

Notable interments

The Cemetery has over 85,000 interments. Notably among these include:

References
  1. "About Us". Northern Cemeteries. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
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