Rookwood Cemetery and Sydney's Mortuary Stations
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- čas přidán 26. 08. 2024
- The intrinsic link between the biggest cemetery in the Southern Hemisphere, and the history of Mortuary Stations in Sydney.
The foundations of Mortuary Station No. 1 are still in Rookwood Cemetery for visitors to see. Download a map: www.rookwoodce...
The beautiful example of building of that time is still located adjacent to Central Station and was used as a function centre at one time. Funerals to Rookwood became more necessary after two central cemeteries were removed. One was at the now Town Hall area and the other was called Devonshire being located at Devonshire Street. The latter was excavated when Central Station was relocated / renovated from being nearer to Redfern. The Devonshire tunnel is a popular underpass at Central.
Nice article. When rebuilt as a church in Canberra the station was mirror imaged.
Great Video, thanks for sharing - Shared/Scheduled.
Very interesting I never knew this
In early 1960s I worked as a fettler with a gang housed in the mortuary platform at central……..it had little historic or sentimental value then other than as a place to store junk. As a callow youth I thought little of it as I was very familiar with the mortuary platforms at Rookwood cemetery, which had also fallen into disrepair. In do remember that the tracks were still in place and the passenger platform at Rookwood still existed. One could easily trace the path of the Mortuary line after it branched off before Lidcombe. For many years the line was used to terminate and store yo-yo services between Lidcombe and Regents Park which ran as Four car sets in off-peak times.
These were times of change and growth, retaining many links with the nineteenth century in terms of practise and custom. There was old stuff everywhere and not much of it was valued as heritage had not yet taken hold.
Stavros, a skinny kid working for the railway!!! A good job in them days!!!
Good memory,good post, good job👍 Stay young mate.✌
Amazing history.
There are still remnants left of the railway inside Rookwood Cemetery. There were 4 stations within and the platform and building base of no.3 can be seen behind the catholic office. You can even find a map of the railway layout.
The Photo @0:42 is of Devonshire St, looking up at the Sandhill's Cemetery, now Central Station.
Very interesting and educational.
So, no one bothered to visit Fathers on Father's Day then? Ive walked past the beautiful Regent St Station for 12 years. It never disappoints with its fine columns and masonry. It mustve seen so much grief over the years.
Fathers Day is always a Sunday (as is Mothers Day) so I'm not sure why they singled out Mothers Day. The train would run on Fathers Day too, being a Sunday.
very informative clip thank you!!
Passengers one shilling,corpses travel free ! 🤔🤣 Well made and educational -thanks ! 👌
Jewell of Architecture.And the Main,the Trains.
Any construction photos? Regent st station looks amazing if only WE built like this. Another inherited peice of infrastructure ❤ his story
Passed it for years on my way home from work. Scariest place at night.,
Did they get the idea for this, from the London Necropolis Railway. This used to take mourners, and corpses from London, to Brookwood Cemetery, with three classes of funeral.
Passengers used to travel on the Necropolis Railway, because it was cheaper than using the regular train from the company that owned the railway that the Necropolis Railway used.
My grand parents are buried there
Imagine getting run over by this train. Crook as Rookwood the old saying goes cheers.
Corpses traveled free.😮
They should have never closed the station.
It was a national landmark
Why is the Level Crossing ahead sign in the corner!? Not once have I really seen a level crossing in the video.
As the saying goes " l feel as crook as Rookwood "
At least you could ride the train for nothing, just one small problem!!!!!!
Good central vacant land for building. Fairytales and Golf courses.For the HOPEFULL DEAD and PAID UP. Put me in the GREEN BIN
Crook as Rookwood .