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Northern Suburbs Crematorium, Sydney
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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

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.

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

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

Notable interments

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

Notable cremations

Hutchence memorial at Northern Suburbs Crematorium
Hutchence memorial in the North Terrace of the park.

Cremations of notable people at the Northern Suburbs Crematorium include:

  • Sid Barnes, cricketer
  • Sir Thomas Bavin, Premier of New South Wales
  • Captain George Cartwright, A.I.F., VC recipient, World War I
  • Captain Frank Chaffey, soldier and New South Wales politician
  • V. Gordon Childe, archaeologist and philologist
  • Charmian Clift, novelist
  • W.A. Crowle, businessman and philanthropist
  • Slim Dusty, country singer
  • 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
  • Sergeant Arthur Evans, Lincolnshire Regiment VC recipient World War I – ashes buried Lytham St Annes, England
  • May Gibbs, author
  • Michael Hutchence, INXS lead singer
  • Alison Kerr, Lady Kerr, first wife of Sir John Kerr
  • Andrew Olle, journalist
  • Sir Frank Packer, media mogul
  • Banjo Paterson, poet
  • Mervyn Victor Richardson, Victa lawnmower inventor
  • Lindsay Gordon Scott, architect
  • Sir James Joynton Smith, Lord Mayor of Sydney
  • Corporal Arthur Sullivan, A.I.F. VC recipient, Russian Civil War – previously cremated Golders Green Crematorium, London, ashes rest near Tree 267A, North section.
  • E. J. Tait, theatre entrepreneur
  • Arkie Whiteley, actress
  • 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.

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