Northern Suburbs Crematorium, Sydney

Crematorium in Sydney, Australia

Northern Suburbs Crematorium, Sydney

Alternative names| Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium
General information
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 / -33.795045; 151.152922
Opened| 1933
Website
http://www.northernsuburbscrem.com.au/

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.[1]

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.[2][1] Bloomfield designed both places with a view to an authentic "florentine" feel. The grounds feature Art Deco statues, Royal Doulton tiles,[3] classic iron work and other period features. The Memorial Gardens is a heritage listed site[4] and often features in historical tours of Sydney and the North Shore.[1]

In 2012 a new Function Centre was opened by the Governor of New South Wales, Professor Marie Bashir.[5]

## Notable interments

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The cremated remains of notable persons located at Northern Suburbs Crematorium include:

* Jack Baddeley, 2nd Deputy Premier of New South Wales
* Sir Garfield Barwick, 7th Chief Justice of Australia and politician
* Harry Scott Bennett, radical
* Sir Nigel Bowen, Australian Attorney-General, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Australia
* Sir Joseph Cook, 6th Prime Minister of Australia
* Dame Mary Cook, Spouse of the Prime Minister of Australia
* Sir Talbot Duckmanton, former General Manager of Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)
* Pat Hills, 6th Deputy Premier of New South Wales and 69th Lord Mayor of Sydney
* Sir Samuel Hordern, businessman and namesake of the Hordern Pavilion
* Stuart Inder, journalist[6]
* Frederick Kneeshaw, politician
* Sir William McKell, 12th Governor General of Australia and 27th Premier of New South Wales
* Sir Bill Northam, Olympic yachtsman and businessman
* Lt. Gen. Sir John Northcott, 30th Governor of New South Wales
* Lady Jean Page, second wife of Prime Minister Sir Earle Page
* Banjo Paterson, poet
* Sir William Pettingell, businessman
* Maj. Gen Sir Charles Rosenthal, soldier and politician
* Sir Percy Spender, politician
* Sir Vernon Treatt, 17th Leader of the Opposition of New South Wales
* Sir Gordon Wallace, 1st President of the New South Wales Court of Appeal
* Sir Edward Warren, politician
* Chris Watson, 3rd Prime Minister of Australia
* Reginald Weaver, 16th Leader of the Opposition of New South Wales
* Lt. Gen. Sir Eric Woodward, 31st Governor of New South Wales
* Sir William Yeo, soldier
* Ada Baker, soprano and singing teacher

## Notable cremations

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Hutchence memorial in the North Terrace of the park.

Cremations of notable people at the Northern Suburbs Crematorium include:

* Sid Barnes, cricketer[citation needed]
* Sir Thomas Bavin, Premier of New South Wales[citation needed]
* Captain George Cartwright, A.I.F., VC recipient, World War I[7]
* Captain Frank Chaffey, soldier and New South Wales politician[citation needed]
* V. Gordon Childe, archaeologist and philologist[citation needed]
* Charmian Clift, novelist[citation needed]
* W.A. Crowle, businessman and philanthropist[citation needed]
* Slim Dusty, country singer[5]
* 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[7]
* Sergeant Arthur Evans, Lincolnshire Regiment VC recipient World War I – ashes buried Lytham St Annes, England[7]
* May Gibbs, author[5]
* Michael Hutchence, INXS lead singer[8]
* Alison Kerr, Lady Kerr, first wife of Sir John Kerr
* Andrew Olle, journalist[9]
* Sir Frank Packer, media mogul
* Banjo Paterson, poet[citation needed]
* Mervyn Victor Richardson, Victa lawnmower inventor[5]
* Lindsay Gordon Scott, architect[10]
* Sir James Joynton Smith, Lord Mayor of Sydney[citation needed]
* Corporal Arthur Sullivan, A.I.F. VC recipient, Russian Civil War – previously cremated Golders Green Crematorium, London, ashes rest near Tree 267A, North section.[11]
* E. J. Tait, theatre entrepreneur[citation needed]
* Arkie Whiteley, actress[citation needed]
* James (Jimmy) Brown Watt, born in Scotland 1898 and died at Lidcombe State Hospital 11th May 1952. Bravery In The Field recipient in WW1 & Sydney drummer with Jimmy Watt’s Orchestra

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.[12]

## References

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1. ^ a b c Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium website; Retrieved 7 August 2013
2. ^ Encyclopedia of Cremation, p. 70; Retrieved 7 August 2013
3. ^ Source says "Royal Dalton" [sic], but this seems to be a spelling error.
4. ^ "State Heritage Inventory: Northern Suburbs Crematorium and Memorial Gardens". www.environment.nsw.gov.au. Heritage Division, NSW Office of Environment and Heritage. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
5. ^ a b c d Sydney Morning Herald, "Crematorium opens doors to everlasting celebrations of life", 16 June 2012; Retrieved 7 August 2013
6. ^ Lawrence, Bob (8 February 2015). "Doyen of Pacific journalism, Stuart Inder MBE, dies at 88". PNG Attitude. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
7. ^ a b c [1] Burial Locations VC holders – New South Wales.
8. ^ Bell, Adam (12 February 2016). "INXS' Michael Hutchence and Johnny O'Keefe lie at Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens". The Daily Telegraph.
9. ^ Pitt, Helen (16 December 1995). "The ABC: a family in mourning". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 19.
10. ^ "Obituary. Mr. Lindsay G. Scott". The Sydney Morning Herald. New South Wales, Australia. 11 January 1941. p. 7. Retrieved 6 November 2021 - via National Library of Australia.
11. ^ Burial Locations of VC holders – Golders Green Crematorium. The site does not yet list him under New South Wales.
12. ^ CWGC Cemetery Report

## External links

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* Northern Suburbs Crematorium, Sydney at Find a Grave