13-519: The Devonshire Street Cemetery (also known as the Brickfield Cemetery or Sandhills Cemetery) was located between Eddy Avenue and Elizabeth Street , and between Chalmers and Devonshire streets, at Brickfield Hill , in Sydney , Australia. It was consecrated in 1820. The Jewish section was used from 1832. By 1860, the cemetery was full, and it was closed in 1867. In 1820, Governor Macquarie ordered
26-457: A four-year period the cemetery was expanded by the addition of 7 acres (2.8 hectares) to its south. A road was formed along the southern boundary of the cemetery in the first half of the 1830s and was called Devonshire Street. The Devonshire Street Cemetery, where many of the early settlers were buried, was later moved to build the Sydney railway terminus. In 1901, the cemetery was resumed to allow for
39-593: A north-westerly direction for 200 metres from Elizabeth Street to Pitt Street . To the north Belmore Park runs along its full length, while to the south is Central station . Three lanes of road traffic run in each direction. On its northern side it has a row of bus stops that are served by Transdev John Holland and Transit Systems services to the Eastern Suburbs . On the southern side, two bus stands were served by Sydney Buses services to Railway Square and Greyhound Australia interstate services. In April 2017,
52-530: A number of cemeteries as listed below. Bunnerong Cemetery, south of the city, had a tram line constructed to make the removal of recasketed remains as simple as possible. Bunnerong Cemetery was next to the Botany Cemetery and, in the early 1970s, was absorbed by that cemetery to create the Eastern Suburbs Memorial Park . Central railway station was opened on 4 August 1906. Cemetery locations in
65-554: Is held by the State Library of New South Wales . A hardback book version was also produced. Eddy Avenue Eddy Avenue is a street in the Sydney central business district of New South Wales , Australia. It runs west from Elizabeth Street to Pitt Street outside Central station . Eddy Avenue was built in 1905, during the construction of Central Railway Station. It was named after Edward Eddy , who served as Commissioner of Railways from 1887 to 1897. Eddy Avenue runs in
78-719: The City of Sydney local government area . Elizabeth Street runs south from Hunter Street , past Hyde Park and David Jones , and reaches the CBD boundary at Central station . The street continues further south and is approximately 8.6 kilometres (5.3 mi) long and passes through a mixture of residential and commercial areas. Between Eddy Avenue and Redfern Street, the street carries southbound traffic only; with Chalmers Street carrying northbound traffic. The speed limit on Elizabeth Street varies between 40 kilometres per hour (25 mph) to 50 kilometres per hour (31 mph). Elizabeth Street
91-564: The 1910 built tram waiting shed was demolished as part of the construction of the coach terminal. Elizabeth Street, Sydney Elizabeth Street is a major street in the central business district of Sydney in New South Wales , Australia . The street continues south of the central business district (CBD), through the inner city suburbs of Surry Hills , Redfern and Waterloo , before terminating in Zetland . Elizabeth Street lies within
104-656: The coach bays relocated to the western forecourt of Central station. Since the introduction of the light rail services, the Big Bus Tours sightseeing services stop in Pitt Street just south of Eddy Avenue. Until the early 1960s, Eddy Avenue had tram lines running down its central reservation. The CBD and South East Light Rail commenced operation along Eddy Avenue in December 2019 after construction commended in May 2017. In July 1990,
117-576: The consecration of the Devonshire Street Cemetery. The burial ground was set aside on Brickfield Hill . These cemeteries were the principal burial grounds from 1820 to 1866 in Sydney and they were often called the Sandhills Cemetery, a colloquial name found on some death certificates which reflects the land at the edge of Surry Hills . A brick wall was erected before any interments took place to enclose its 4 acres (1.6 hectares). Within
130-556: The development of Central railway station, Sydney and representatives of deceased persons buried in the Devonshire Street cemetery were given two months to arrange for exhumation and removal of remains from the cemetery. All reasonable costs were borne by the Government of New South Wales . The remains that were unclaimed were relocated to a purpose-built cemetery named Bunnerong Cemetery . Remains that were claimed were transferred to
143-663: The metropolitan area, including Sandgate Cemetery in Newcastle, New South Wales and Berkeley Pioneer Cemetery in Unanderra, New South Wales . An index created from a number of previous collections of information, including some remaining original cemetery registers, called the Devonshire Street Cemetery re-interment register and index ("microform" format) was produced by the Library of Australian History, North Sydney, 1999. A copy
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#1732855145162156-514: The metropolitan region that took re-interments from Devonshire Street Cemetery include Gore Hill cemetery , St Thomas Cemetery in Crows Nest , Rookwood Cemetery , Waverley Cemetery , Balmain Cemetery , Camperdown General Cemetery , Randwick General Cemetery, Bunnerong Cemetery , Field of Mars Cemetery , South Head General Cemetery and Woronora Memorial Park . Remains were also relocated outside
169-591: Was originally known as Mulgrave Street, but was renamed by Governor Lachlan Macquarie in 1810 for his second wife, Elizabeth Henrietta Campbell (1778-1835). On VP Day (15 August 1945), the Dancing Man photograph and film were taken of celebrations in Elizabeth Street. In 2016, it became the route for Sydney's Anzac Day parade with the traditional route via George Street unavailable due to CBD and South East Light Rail construction work. Elizabeth Street
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