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Rookwood Cemetery railway line information


Haslem's Creek Cemetery station (Cemetery Station No. 1) c. 1865[1]
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The Rookwood Cemetery Line used to be a part of the Sydney suburban network. The line serviced Rookwood Cemetery and was built in 1864, opening on 22 October 1864.[2][3]

  1. ^ State Rail Authority of New South Wales Archives Section, How & Why of Station Names: meanings and origins..., Second Edition, 1982, State Rail Authority of New South Wales,
  2. ^ Heritage Archived 3 May 2006 at the Wayback Machine page from All Saint's Church Ainslie website
  3. ^ List of Opening Dates of N.S.W. Rail Lines Prior to June 1942: Compiled from listings in The Retired Rail and Tramwayman, 1942

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