Sydney cemeteries : a field guide
Murray, Lisa
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This is the ultimate handbook to Sydney's cemeteries. Cemeteries are not simply places for the dead - they are designed for the living. Visiting cemeteries to admire the headstones and enjoy their park like spaces was once a Sydney tradition. Sydney Cemeteries: A field guide encapsulates the history and heritage of Sydney's public cemeteries, pointing out what's unique or different about each one and listing notable and notorious burials. It also lets you in on a few secrets, like how to decode monument styles and decipher symbols on headstones. Includes local cemeteries of Penrith and surrounding area.
Main title:
Sydney cemeteries : a field guide / by Lisa Murray
Author:
Imprint:
Coogee, NSW : NewSouth Publishing, 2016.
Collation:
398 pages : colour illustrations, maps
Dewey class:
929.5944
Language:
English
Subject:
Cemeteries -- New South Wales -- SydneyEpitaphs -- New South Wales -- Sydney (N.S.W.)St Thomas' Anglican Church Cemetery (Mulgoa, N.S.W.)Emu Plains General Cemetery (NSW)St Stephen the Martyr Anglican Church Cemetery (Penrith, NSW)Penrith General Cemetery (NSW) -- KingswoodSt Marys General Cemetery (NSW)St Mary Magdalene Anglican Church Cemetery (St Marys, NSW)Sydney (N.S.W.) -- History
BRN:
342635
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Research | History Support Collection | 929.5944 SYD | Available |
| Research | Local Book | 929.5944 SYD | Not for loan (Set: 18 Jul 2017) |