| Memorials | : | 661 |
| Location | : | Petersham, Inner West Council, Australia |
| Description | : | All of the burials in this cemetery were moved to Rookwood in 1926/7 and are listed under Rookwood Catholic cemetery. The cemetery, which no longer exists, was located at the present site of the parish of St Thomas of Canterbury together with the Christian Brothers School, and former LCM Hospital at Lewisham. The Cemetery was opened in May 1865 because the Catholic Cemetery in Devonshire Street known as the Sandhills Cemetery was full and then subsequently closed in 1888. In 1852 Archbishop Polding had brought 12 acres and 5 perches of land at Petersham. By January 1865 the Archbishop had... Read More |
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Petersham Cemetery (Defunct) is located at Petersham, Inner West Council, Australia.
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660 memorials
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