Sandgate Cemetery is a necropolis in the

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near

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, Australia, and has been continuously operating since 1881. The cemetery caters for all religious, ethnic and cultural requirements.

History

Sandgate Cemetery was opened in 1881 and has serviced the burial needs of Newcastle since that time. It is situated on Crown Land within the suburb of Sandgate, New South Wales. The cemetery is managed by a not for profit community organisation, Northern Cemeteries, through a Board of Trustees. To service the new cemetery, a special Mortuary Station was built in Newcastle. Special trams conveyed funerals from the suburbs to the Mortuary Station then onward to a purpose built platform within the cemetery. Modern upgrades and changes continue to be made to this working cemetery.

Notable interments

The Cemetery has over 85,000 interments. Notably among these include: * William Brennan, politician * Stanley Carpenter DCM, footballer and soldier *

Matthew Charlton Matthew Charlton (15 March 1866 – 8 December 1948) was an Australian politician who served as leader of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and Leader of the Opposition from 1922 to 1928. He led the party to defeat at the 1922 and 1925 federal e ...

, Leader of the Federal Opposition *

Hugh Connell Hugh John Connell DSO, MC & Bar (12 June 1884 – 31 January 1934) was an Australian politician from the Labor Party and a soldier who served in World War I. Early life Connell was born in the Sydney suburb of Woollahra, New South Wales and e ...

, soldier and politician *

Peter Connolly Peter William Connolly FSA (8 May 1935 – 2 May 2012) was a British scholar of the ancient world, Greek and Roman military equipment historian, reconstructional archaeologist and illustrator. He was a regular contributor to such periodicals as ...

, politician * Charles Crombie DSO, WWII pilot * Alfred Goninan, founder of A Goninan & Co *

Frank Hawkins Frank Hawkins, Jr. (born July 3, 1959) is a former professional football player, a running back who played seven seasons in the NFL with the Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders, from 1981 to 1987. He is also a former Las Vegas City Council member. F ...

, politician *

Herb Narvo Hermann Olaf Frances "Herb" Narvo (19 August 1912 – 28 July 1958) was an Australian rugby league footballer and boxer of the 1930s and 1940s. He was a national representative rugby league player and national heavyweight boxing champion. He h ...

, footballer & boxer *

Frank Purdue Frank Outen Jensen Purdue, (2 September 1899 – 24 December 1985) was an Australian politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1956 until 1962 and again between 1964 and 1965. He was prominent in local Governm ...

, politician * John Christian Reid, Mayor of Newcastle *

Dave Sands Dave Sands (born David Ritchie; 4 February 1926 – 11 August 1952) was an Indigenous Australian boxer. The man the Americans called the "boxer with the educated left hand" received his due when he was inducted into the World Boxing Hall of ...

(David Ritchie), Aboriginal Australian boxer * Arthur Selwyn, 1st Dean of Newcastle * James Smith, politician *

Jack Stretch John Francis Stretch (28 January 1855 – 19 April 1919) was an Australian Anglican bishop. Early life Stretch was born in Geelong, Victoria, the son of Reverend John Cliffe Theodore Stretch and his wife Frances (née Heath). He was educated ...

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Bishop of Newcastle * Pat Walsh, rugby league and rugby union footballer * David Watkins Snr, politician

Gallery

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. Grave of David Watkins, Sandgate Cemetery.jpg , Grave of David Watkins.

References

{{Reflist 1881 establishments in Australia Anglican cemeteries in Australia Cemeteries in New South Wales Eastern Orthodox cemeteries Roman Catholic cemeteries in Australia