Sunday, August 15, 2010

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

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