Frenchs Forest Bushland Cemetery

Frenchs Forest Bushland Cemetery
Frenchs Forest Bushland Cemetery
Details
Established	1932 (first burial 24 April 1940)
Location	1 Hakea Avenue, Frenchs Forest, New South Wales
Country	Australia
Coordinates	33°44′22″S151°12′07″E / 33.7394°S 151.2019°E
Size	22 hectares (54 acres)

Last updated October 07, 2024

Frenchs Forest Bushland Cemetery is located in the suburb of Frenchs Forest and adjacent to the suburb of Davidson, occupying an area of 22 hectares. It is one of the main cemeteries on the Northern Beaches and is the only cemetery in the Forest district. It has been managed since 29 June 2012 by the Northern Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust (known as Northern Cemeteries).^[1]

History

On 23 January 1932, the Lands Department gazetted the site and officially dedicated it on 8 October 1937 with the first burial taking place on 24 April 1940.^[2] The Anglican Archbishop of Sydney, Howard Mowll, consecrated the Cemetery on 20 February 1955 and Rabbi Israel Porush, senior rabbi at the Great Synagogue, Sydney, consecrated the cemetery on 12 September 1943.^[3] Up to 1990 the Cemetery was known as "Frenchs Forest General Cemetery", with the change to the present name being adopted to reflect its native bushland setting.

Notable interments

Bob Ellis (1942–2016), prominent left-wing screenwriter, journalist, playwright, novelist, political commentator.^[4]
Jack Beasley (1895–1949), ALP and Lang Labor politician, Member of Parliament for West Sydney (1928–46), Minister for Defence and High Commissioner in London.^[5]
Douglas Stewart (1913–1985), poet, short story writer, essayist and literary editor.
Frank McGuinness (1900–1949), inaugural editor of Ezra Norton's Sydney newspaper The Daily Mirror and father of the journalist P. P. McGuinness.^[6]
Thomas Edwin Pearson (1867–1962), prominent sandsoap manufacturer and early developer of Driza-Bone.^[7]
Percival Richard Cole (1879–1948), history scholar, author and educationist and education civil servant.^[8]
Major General John Murray (1892–1951), Australian Army Officer in two world wars and later Trade Commissioner.^[9]
Clare Greiner (1908–1992), charity and mission worker and mother of NSW Premier Nick Greiner.^[10]
Duncan Campbell (1873–1941), Illabo Shire and Warringah Shire Councillor (1920–32, 1932–41).^[11]^[12]
Ben Lexcen AM (born Robert Clyde Miller, 1936–1988), Australian yachtsman and marine architect. He is famous for the winged keel design applied to Australia II which, in 1983, became the first non-American yacht to win the prestigious America's Cup in 132 years.
Heddington Joseph Jones, youngest son of Anne Jones, proprietor of Glenrowan Inn. He was present at the famous siege and capture of Ned Kelly.^[13]
John Shaw (1902–1983), civil engineer and public servant.

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References

↑ Northern Metropolitan Cemeteries Land Manager
↑ "French's Forest Cemetery". The Sydney Morning Herald . No. 30, 858. New South Wales, Australia. 26 November 1936. p. 6. Retrieved 2 August 2016– via National Library of Australia.
↑ "Frenchs Forest Cemetery Consecration Postponed". The Hebrew Standard of Australasia. Vol. 49, no. 14. New South Wales, Australia. 9 September 1943. p. 8. Retrieved 2 August 2016– via National Library of Australia.
↑ "Bob Ellis funeral: Prose his greatest gift, words are his enduring legacy, says Bill Shorten". 9 April 2016.
↑ "Impressive Funeral For J. A. Beasley". The Newcastle Sun . No. 9883. New South Wales, Australia. 5 September 1949. p. 2. Retrieved 2 August 2016– via National Library of Australia.
↑ "Family Notices". Truth . No. 3115. New South Wales, Australia. 2 October 1949. p. 5. Retrieved 18 May 2023– via National Library of Australia.
↑ G. P. Walsh, 'Pearson, Thomas Edwin (1867–1962)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/pearson-thomas-edwin-8004/text13947, published first in hardcopy 1988. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
↑ I. S. Turner, 'Cole, Percival Richard (1879–1948)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/cole-percival-richard-5724/text9683, published first in hardcopy 1981. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
↑ "Gen. Murray Dies, 59". The Sydney Morning Herald . No. 35, 481. New South Wales, Australia. 10 September 1951. p. 4. Retrieved 2 August 2016– via National Library of Australia.
↑ "Hundreds attend Greiner funeral". The Canberra Times . Vol. 66, no. 20, 733. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 18 January 1992. p. 13. Retrieved 2 August 2016– via National Library of Australia.
↑ "Obituary". Daily Advertiser. New South Wales, Australia. 18 July 1941. p. 2. Retrieved 2 August 2016– via National Library of Australia.
↑ "Councillor D. Campbell". The Sydney Morning Herald . No. 32, 308. New South Wales, Australia. 16 July 1941. p. 6. Retrieved 2 August 2016– via National Library of Australia.
↑ McCallum, Peter (28 June 2011). "Local connection to Ned Kelly". Manly Daily. Archived from the original on 30 November 2011. Retrieved 11 March 2019.

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[nmct-1] Northern Metropolitan Cemeteries Land Manager

[2] "French's Forest Cemetery". The Sydney Morning Herald . No. 30, 858. New South Wales, Australia. 26 November 1936. p. 6. Retrieved 2 August 2016– via National Library of Australia.

[3] "Frenchs Forest Cemetery Consecration Postponed". The Hebrew Standard of Australasia. Vol. 49, no. 14. New South Wales, Australia. 9 September 1943. p. 8. Retrieved 2 August 2016– via National Library of Australia.

[4] "Bob Ellis funeral: Prose his greatest gift, words are his enduring legacy, says Bill Shorten". 9 April 2016.

[5] "Impressive Funeral For J. A. Beasley". The Newcastle Sun . No. 9883. New South Wales, Australia. 5 September 1949. p. 2. Retrieved 2 August 2016– via National Library of Australia.

[6] "Family Notices". Truth . No. 3115. New South Wales, Australia. 2 October 1949. p. 5. Retrieved 18 May 2023– via National Library of Australia.

[7] G. P. Walsh, 'Pearson, Thomas Edwin (1867–1962)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/pearson-thomas-edwin-8004/text13947, published first in hardcopy 1988. Retrieved 2 August 2016.

[8] I. S. Turner, 'Cole, Percival Richard (1879–1948)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/cole-percival-richard-5724/text9683, published first in hardcopy 1981. Retrieved 2 August 2016.

[9] "Gen. Murray Dies, 59". The Sydney Morning Herald . No. 35, 481. New South Wales, Australia. 10 September 1951. p. 4. Retrieved 2 August 2016– via National Library of Australia.

[10] "Hundreds attend Greiner funeral". The Canberra Times . Vol. 66, no. 20, 733. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 18 January 1992. p. 13. Retrieved 2 August 2016– via National Library of Australia.

[11] "Obituary". Daily Advertiser. New South Wales, Australia. 18 July 1941. p. 2. Retrieved 2 August 2016– via National Library of Australia.

[12] "Councillor D. Campbell". The Sydney Morning Herald . No. 32, 308. New South Wales, Australia. 16 July 1941. p. 6. Retrieved 2 August 2016– via National Library of Australia.

[13] McCallum, Peter (28 June 2011). "Local connection to Ned Kelly". Manly Daily. Archived from the original on 30 November 2011. Retrieved 11 March 2019.

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