Dictionary of Sydney

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St Thomas' Rest Park Crows Nest

Park located in West Street, Crows Nest which was once the site of North Sydney's first European burial ground. The land, which was previously the property of Edward Wollstonecraft, was donated to the Anglican Parish of St Leonards in 1845 by Alexander Berry. St Thomas' Cemetery was handed to North Sydney Council in 1967, and was then converted to a rest park. Many headstones survive, including the tomb of Berry, his wife Elizabeth and brother in law, Edward Wollstonecraft.

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Milestone
Buried
1845
Buried
Mar 1846
Buried
19 Sep 1873
Buried
01 Mar 1884
Buried
16 May 1892
Buried
29 Sep 1892
Buried
08 Nov 1895
Buried
21 Feb 1898
Buried
01 Nov 1901
Buried
01 Aug 1904
Buried
06 Aug 1904
Buried
08 Dec 1906
Buried
10 Apr 1907
Buried
01 Apr 1911
Buried
26 Apr 1922
Opened
1974
Name
Alternate
St Thomas' Cemetery St Leonards
1845 - 1967
Property
Owned by
1821 - 07 Dec 1832
Owned by
07 Dec 1832 - 1845
Owned by
07 Dec 1832 - 1845
Part of
1845 - 1967
Owned by
1967 -
Type