Rookwood Cemetery Discoveries

  It's New Year's Eve so let's reflect on who has been revealed in Rookwood Cemetery Discoveries in 2023. The year has been filled with many published blogs about people who chose a life of service helping others as well as those who chose not to; tragedies that were heartbreaking and secrets and scandals that shocked us. A view of the Old Catholic section - author's own collection  My most popular blog was the one devoted to Lucy Farrow, mother of John Villiers Farrow, Hollywood producer and film maker and grandmother of Mia Farrow. The next most popular was that of the murder of Leticia Frances Cavanagh and followed by the Banka ferry disaster and slaughter of innocents. You also liked the story of the "bad" mother of Macdonaldtown, Sarah Makin. Henry Shiell, the City Coroner, was a popular read as was one about the secrets and scandals found in Section One of the Old Anglican Section. It seems I will need to find more titillating material to engage ...

  Sydney is a harbour city and images of the Harbour Bridge and the Sydney Opera House are easily recognisable throughout the world. Many ferries transport thousands of people around the harbour to various inner city suburban terminals and as far west as Parramatta. Taking a ferry ride is one of life's little pleasures for locals and visitors alike but there have been a number of tragic disasters on the harbour. On the 13th February 2023 it will be 85 years since the sinking of the "Rodney" with the loss of 19 lives. The youngest victim calls Rookwood "home" THE SINKING OF THE RODNEY FERRY Sydney at the time had a large ferry fleet and there were always new operators looking to find a niche in the market providing more than a simple "port to destination" service. On that fateful day the harbour was awash with ferries and small craft wanting to get as close as possible to the US cruiser "Louisville" as it departed our shores for its ...