Take a Look at Rookwood

I have shamelessly lifted the following from this page on The Rookwood Cemetery Site (I hope they appreciate the publicity):

ROOKWOOD OPEN DAY will be held on Sunday 19th September, 9am-3pm.
Activities throughout the whole Cemetery, including:

Heritage & garden tours

Bus tours

Crematorium and mausoleum tours

Offices open for family enquires

A street parade

Grave-digging demonstrations

Talks on the history of Embalming

Frazer Mausoleum and St Michael’s Chapel open

Delicious food

Books & bric-a-brac

Plants, heritage roses

Kids craft & colouring-in competition

Entertainment & HEAPS MORE!

JUST COME ALONG! No bookings required.

FREE ENTRY.

Gold coin donation for tours & buses

LOTS OF PARKING, FREE SHUTTLE BUS FROM LIDCOMBE STATION.

ROOKWOOD IS AN AMAZING PLACE!

The day is organised by the Friends of Rookwood. The Friends is a voluntary group, whose aims are to raise the public’s awareness of the need to preserve our history and raise money to help with restoration projects within the Cemetery.

More information phone or email friends_of_rookwood@hotmail.com