St John's Cemetery in Parramatta, New South Wales | Landmark & historical place

St John's Cemetery

Locality: Parramatta, New South Wales

Phone: +61 2 9891 0700

Address: O'Connell and Aird Street 2150 Parramatta, NSW, Australia

Website: https://stjohnscemeteryparramatta.org

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15.01.2022 Had to share Gill Booysen’s @trustbru_images beautifully written feature on Friends of St John's Cemetery, Parramatta General Committee member BRIAN WICKHAM. Thank you so much Gill for capturing Brian’s passion for this heritage site and all that the cemetery has to offer visitors! ... #Repost via @trustbru_images on Instagram PARRAMATTA WANDERING 08.04.2019 The history and the hidden personal stories behind beautifully handscripted, handhewn tombstones within historic cemeteries have always held a fascination for me. Long-ago enough for my heart so there's no direct relation to Dan, green-grassed St John's sits between flats and businesses, a beautiful, aged red-baked brick wall being the only divide between the quick and the long-dead. The oldest surviving formal European cemetery in Australia, it was just awesome to connect with Parramatta-born Brian Wickham who helps maintain the space and had been there all day. We chatted to sundown; so grateful for the informal history lessons of past-Parramatta he conveyed; he showed me the rectangular, lichen-patterned headstone for Henry Dodd, 'First Fleeter' and convict superintendent who established the first successful wheat crop. Dodd died in January, 1791, apparently following pneumonia caught while chasing errant convicts, and his was the first marked burial place. Brian remembers the sale yards in the middle of Parramatta where 'chooks, hordes of chooks, cattle and horses were bought and sold'. His great, great, great grandmother was the first Postmistress of Parramatta following the death of her husband, the Postmaster - how's that for women's advancement! #history #parramatta #stjohnscemetery #hugegratitude #lovedmeetingbrian #mademyday #thequickandthedead #oldparramatta #grave_affair #cemetery #cemeteryphotography #cemetery_shots #cemeterylovers #taphophiles_only #darktourism #tourism #discovernsw #discoverparramatta #cemetery_nation @tessdodd8089 @discoverparramatta @oldparramatta @stjohnscemeteryproject SUPPORT THE WORK OF THE Friends of St John's Cemetery, Parramatta BY BECOMING A MEMBER AND/OR MAKING A DONATION TODAY. It's only $5 to become a Friend and all money goes towards supporting the conservation of the cemetery. Simply click this link: https://stjohnscemeteryproject.org/friends-of-st-johns-cem/

10.01.2022 It's the Friends of St John's Cemetery, Parramatta's first General Meeting for 2019 today at 2pm-4pm. Check out the full event details below.

09.01.2022 MONTHLY WORKING BEES On the fourth Saturday of each month, the Friends of St John's Cemetery, Parramatta are hosting regular working bees. The idea is that you can come along for as long as you like, help tidy up a particular grave or pick up some litter, all while meeting other members of the organisation. General Committee member Brian Wickham [pictured middle left] will be there from around 9am on the working bee days (this Saturday morning is one of them!). So come along,... say hello, do some weeding etc, make some friends within "the Friends" and help look after this very important heritage site. No matter what time of year, it can get very warm at the cemetery in the full sun, so always bring a hat, a bottle of water, and wear closed in shoes.

02.01.2022 REGULAR CLEAN-UPS of St John's Cemetery, Parramatta to resume! + A special event at another historic Parramatta cemetery!!!! There will be a regular clean up at St. John’s Cemetery on the first Saturday of each month. Please come along and help to keep the cemetery tidy and litter free. Wear appropriate footwear and gloves, sunhat and sunscreen. Full details available on the recurring event listing: Monthly Working Bees: St. John's Cemetery. You are also invited to a Clean Up Australia Day activity at another historic Parramatta cemetery: St Patrick's Cemetery at North Parramatta. This special event also includes a tour by Judith Dunn!!! Don't miss it!!! Full event details here: Clean Up Australia Day Event: St Pat's Cemetery.

02.01.2022 WORKING BEE ON TODAY AT ST. JOHN'S CEMETERY, PARRAMATTA! Come along any time between the hours of 9am to 2pm. See the event listing for further details!!!! https://www.facebook.com/events/2145698219019314/