I have walked there every day for the past ten years at least. It’s really lovely, there are foxes, rabbits, hares, Guinea pigs, and I’ve even seen goats.. oh, and many many red belly blacks in the summer! Some famous graves, some very funny tomb stones inscriptions.. and it used to be the place to get sunset shots, but lately many big units/ sky rises have been constructed, so it’s not much good.. but you can still get lovely panoramic shots into the distance.
Hi Liz , Rookwood is my favorite cemetery there is so much to see , I have spent many days exploring , it is sad to see the changes but still a beautiful place , ❤ thanks for watching
The church was my favourite part by far but I only had the opportunity to see a small part of Rookwood while there, more reason for me to go back lol. Thank you for the tour Julia xxx
@@cemeteriesdownunder9247 yes the video u guys did with them in it was amazing ...i like the pic on the outside of them that way u got a face with the grave ..❤👍
ty for doing it i droned this in 2015 my nephew and me our first drone flight i was born next to rookwood lived there 25 years so many stories droning it brings back good memories keep them coming BE SAFE 12-11-2021
Enjoyed this opening episode of Rookwood. FYI, where you are standing in the intro, just behind you in front of the St Michaels church, lies the Giltinan family. JJ Giltinan is the namesake of the JJ Giltinan Shield, which is awarded to the minor premiers of the national rugby league competition. 😊
Very awesome video! This is a huge, magnificent cemetery! I've always been fascinated by cemeteries and all the history they hold. Thank you for sharing!! Can't wait for more❤️💥
Wow this cemetery is wonderfully amazing. Thank you for the tour. Wow it's one postal code. That's crazy. I really like how they have designated areas there to give everyone their own private section. Great drone footage. Loved it. Great job sis.
Nice work, it is a lovely cemetery. I have often thought of doing similar videos of famous, infamous and notable people around Sydneys cemeteries, so it's nice to see someone is doing that
thankyou so much I have wanted to do this for a while for years I have wandered around cemeteries and looking up the history of the people there , it's so nice to have other like minded souls enjoying this 😊
Great video awesome work, have family buried in Rookwood and yeah is for me quite a humbling place to be in knowing that buried below every headstone is a whole lifetime of stories to be told!! Beautiful place too Although one correction I’d just like to point out is that the photo you used for Bing Lee is actually his son Ken whose buried next to him, both were very instrumental the creation of the business but yeah just wrong face on the wrong guy
Thanks so much for your feedback , I love Rookwood it's my favorite cemetery here in Sydney , thankyou for letting me know of the mishap too 😊 my apologies , thanks for watching
Hi Harry thanks for checking my video out , this one is pretty there are a few gorgeous ones here but I think all cemeteries are beautiful in their own way , thanks for watching my friend
That’s a creepy cemetery👻😱 You guys should explore that place at night that be a awesome video. It looks very old cemetery! Great job 👍 love the video ❤️
we can't get in at night , there is a caretaker that walks around as well as cars of security unfortunately they lock all gates at 8pm , it socks but because of vandals it makes it hard for us ghost hunters alot in Sydney are like that
Hi, I'm writing this on 5th July 2022, and we're having floods at the moment. I drive a van for work, and today was driving on Church Street, which runs between the cemetery and the train line. There's a dip in the road there, and at that point a large chunk of the cemetery is completely underwater with just the tip of the headstones poking out. That water has to be several feet deep. It's a hell of a sight. Very eerie. I was actually searching TH-cam to see any footage of it when I came across this video. If you live locally, you should go take some footage of it.
Hi I do live in Sydney , is this church St Wjndsor ? if so I cannot get to it but can imagine how eerie it looks , thankyou for watching our channel I do hope you enjoy the videos , we are affected by the floods as well so please stay safe ❤
I worked as a Land Surveyor for the cemetery trust in the 90's & 00's. at 5:30 you can just make out the rail corridor which came in from Lidcombe Station (formally Haslems Creek) and up through the middle of the tombs. there was also a caretakers cottage near the original gates to the right of the screen (william drive), which was later resumed by the road widening of railway street. It was an interesting job and I learnt so much about it's history & stories of some residents and characters that had lived there.
It was called Haslem Creek because that was the suburb. The superstitious locals had the town name changed to Rookwood but this only made people call the cemetery Rookwood also. The town finally changed its name to Lidcombe and Rookwood Cemetery stuck. Haslems Creek flows through the area into the low lying Parramatta River, due to the body fluid run off serpentine gutters where added and flow into water features and reeds. Correct me if i’m wrong as its been 10 years. I love the Devonport story, he travelled with his brother to do shows in late the 1800. He was a mentor to Houdini who came to visit his grave. When he saw the grave was disheveled and in the wrong religion Houdini paid to have him exhumed and interred correctly. Houdini then went on to fly a historic flight at Rosehill and went into the record books as a world record aviator! I don’t think Davenport’s wife got to visit the grave.
Thankyou so much for some of this info , how sad for Davenport's wife , I didn't know Houdini did that that what an amazing person he was . I remember doing the Davenport story and thinking I'm standing in the exact spot that Houdini would of once stood . sadly that area is often neglected with overgrown grass , and forgive me if I don't know all the details .
Got my great grandmother buried in Rookwood, got my nan and my pop in there and my mum. All graves on my mum's side, with my sister having purchased a plot there all ready. Me... I plan to be tossed into the ocean after I'm dead.
Rookwood is my favorite cemetery always full of surprises but I always feel happy there never creeped out , my friend works there at night and one night I joined him it was very peaceful to me maybe they like me there
3:18 as you are talking there is a strange psst like sound but i hear it as a possible voice saying in parts ( Catholic ) Cath Lick ) / 3:22 as you talk about the Church i hear the same sound and now something like ( the black Home ? or there back home ) / 9:34 in a scratchy hiss like voice i heard ( what's your Sir name ) like they wanted to help you find a certain site or marker / 9:45 a voice saying ( help them look --- for the dead ) just as you round the corner as if you are lost ? remember i do have very sensitive ears so most might not hear all words / 9:51 in a faint whisper possible female i heard ( behind Nancy you must not go ? ) / 12:24 faintly in a hiss voice i heard ( not mine ) as to you saying about the remains / a few things off the surface , keep safe
@@cemeteriesdownunder9247 more like a gift and a curse , even in most common sounds or noises there is possible voices as one has to listen but not always get it until pointed out then the sounds just might hit the word or other possible variations of that possible word being said
@@cemeteriesdownunder9247 everyone has their own ability but not knowing how to tap into it - mine came about at like 4 or 5 years old / but most of all people like you reading my take on things does hold water to some facts depending on situation that was presented or backed up by your take of things as well
Sorry for the loss of your parents , both mine are gone too , Rookwood is my favorite cemetery in Sydney . I hope to be in rest one day there too . thanks for watching
Not sure if what you mentioned wall cemetery is 100% fact cause my grandfathers name is on there but his body is actually buried in the cemetery in another location just like many other soldiers who might not have there bodies buried in the war section
Hi John thanks for watching , I can put a link to the source of information that I gave about the war cemetery , I apologise if it wasn't 100% factual and may your grandfather RIP 🙏
I have walked there every day for the past ten years at least. It’s really lovely, there are foxes, rabbits, hares, Guinea pigs, and I’ve even seen goats.. oh, and many many red belly blacks in the summer! Some famous graves, some very funny tomb stones inscriptions.. and it used to be the place to get sunset shots, but lately many big units/ sky rises have been constructed, so it’s not much good.. but you can still get lovely panoramic shots into the distance.
Hi Liz , Rookwood is my favorite cemetery there is so much to see , I have spent many days exploring , it is sad to see the changes but still a beautiful place , ❤ thanks for watching
Love the old church and very calm great job.
thanks Justin I'm glad you ĺiked it 😊
Fantastic cemetery guys, thanks for showing us around. I'm gutted I wasn't into cemeteries when I lived in Oz
well if you ever come back here I'll happily show you around
Watching right now thank you for showing us the beauty of Sydney fr.Nicael tv
thankyou my friend ❤
Nice vedio. Cemetery thank you for supporting.
thankyou so much and welcome x
The church was my favourite part by far but I only had the opportunity to see a small part of Rookwood while there, more reason for me to go back lol. Thank you for the tour Julia xxx
your more than welcome Julie x
I just love the mausoleum of all the cemeteries I been to. I would have to say that they be my favorite..love looking at them .they are so awesome ..
they are so interesting like looking at a time warp
@@cemeteriesdownunder9247 yes the video u guys did with them in it was amazing ...i like the pic on the outside of them that way u got a face with the grave ..❤👍
ty for doing it i droned this in 2015 my nephew and me our first drone flight i was born next to rookwood lived there 25 years so many stories droning it brings back good memories keep them coming BE SAFE 12-11-2021
thankyou so much for watching I'm glad you liked it 😊, I always stay safe ❤
Enjoyed this opening episode of Rookwood. FYI, where you are standing in the intro, just behind you in front of the St Michaels church, lies the Giltinan family. JJ Giltinan is the namesake of the JJ Giltinan Shield, which is awarded to the minor premiers of the national rugby league competition. 😊
oh wow I didn't know how interesting , and thankyou , st Michael's is my favorite church there
Now the war cemetery is a outstanding place ,thank u so much for sharing this into your video .❤👍👍
your welcome
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Awesome video footage...I loved Steve Irwin...and it broke my heart how he died..and so young..a superb human being
yeah we loved him too sadly his grave is private so cannot be visited it's on his property in qld
Thanks for touring us around
your welcome. thankyou for watching 😀
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thankyou so much , and thankyou for watching :)
Hello friend!! Great video and cool cemetery!!
thankyou so much xx 😘
hello thankyou for watching xx
Very awesome video! This is a huge, magnificent cemetery! I've always been fascinated by cemeteries and all the history they hold. Thank you for sharing!! Can't wait for more❤️💥
thankyou so much for watching , I love cemeteries and history too , this one is massive ❤
Wow this cemetery is wonderfully amazing. Thank you for the tour. Wow it's one postal code. That's crazy. I really like how they have designated areas there to give everyone their own private section. Great drone footage. Loved it. Great job sis.
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Just subscribed after hearing Ron in The forgotten faces! I was thinking to myself, hmmm i’d love to do something like this in Aus!
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I really like all of the unique areas, feels like you are in a completely different location every few minutes. Well done!
thankyou so much x Rookwood is absolutely huge , I showed a few areas but there is many more
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hello new friend how are you keep safe on vlogging my friend
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This was amazing looking forward to the next
Thanks so much lovely lady 😘
Wowww nice cementery enjoy vlogging
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amazing drone photage.. the cleanest cemetery I have seen so far ...
thankyou my friend ❤
It’s an amazing place .. spent hours there & didn’t get 1/4 through 😎 love the drone footage & music
thankyou so much Rookwood is my favorite
Nice work, it is a lovely cemetery. I have often thought of doing similar videos of famous, infamous and notable people around Sydneys cemeteries, so it's nice to see someone is doing that
thankyou so much I have wanted to do this for a while for years I have wandered around cemeteries and looking up the history of the people there , it's so nice to have other like minded souls enjoying this 😊
I'll be watching your videos thank u
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Love the channel. I really love investigating cemeteries. I am going to enjoy this channel! Keep up the good work!
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@@cemeteriesdownunder9247 for sure! I absolutely love the paranormal.
we love the paranormal channel too , my husband has a paranormal channel too called Jason Ghost Hunter if you like to check him out
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This place is hugh ..love the Drone footage it is so awesome
thanks so much 🙏 this place is huge , it has its own postcode
@@cemeteriesdownunder9247 it was amazing looking place thank you so much for sharing I really enjoyed the video❤
Great video awesome work, have family buried in Rookwood and yeah is for me quite a humbling place to be in knowing that buried below every headstone is a whole lifetime of stories to be told!! Beautiful place too
Although one correction I’d just like to point out is that the photo you used for Bing Lee is actually his son Ken whose buried next to him, both were very instrumental the creation of the business but yeah just wrong face on the wrong guy
Thanks so much for your feedback , I love Rookwood it's my favorite cemetery here in Sydney , thankyou for letting me know of the mishap too 😊 my apologies , thanks for watching
I don't think we have anything that beautiful. That big we have.
Hi Harry thanks for checking my video out , this one is pretty there are a few gorgeous ones here but I think all cemeteries are beautiful in their own way , thanks for watching my friend
That’s a creepy cemetery👻😱
You guys should explore that place at night that be a awesome video. It looks very old cemetery! Great job 👍 love the video ❤️
we can't get in at night , there is a caretaker that walks around as well as cars of security unfortunately they lock all gates at 8pm , it socks but because of vandals it makes it hard for us ghost hunters alot in Sydney are like that
and thankyou ☺ I love that cemetery too , Jason did one during the day with great results
Hi, I'm writing this on 5th July 2022, and we're having floods at the moment.
I drive a van for work, and today was driving on Church Street, which runs between the cemetery and the train line. There's a dip in the road there, and at that point a large chunk of the cemetery is completely underwater with just the tip of the headstones poking out. That water has to be several feet deep.
It's a hell of a sight. Very eerie.
I was actually searching TH-cam to see any footage of it when I came across this video.
If you live locally, you should go take some footage of it.
Hi I do live in Sydney , is this church St Wjndsor ? if so I cannot get to it but can imagine how eerie it looks , thankyou for watching our channel I do hope you enjoy the videos , we are affected by the floods as well so please stay safe ❤
@@cemeteriesdownunder9247 no the church street next to rookwood. It's next to the train line down from lidcombe station
@@freelanceopportunist559 wow wish I could get out there , unfortunately we are caught in the floods we live in the hawkesbury area
@@cemeteriesdownunder9247 excuse me it's railway street not church
@@cemeteriesdownunder9247 ah good luck to you
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Nice vedio.
thankyou my friend
the last part where the family tombs are was the old railway lines closed down in the 50s 4 stations
wow I didn't know that would love to hear one of your stories
I worked as a Land Surveyor for the cemetery trust in the 90's & 00's. at 5:30 you can just make out the rail corridor which came in from Lidcombe Station (formally Haslems Creek) and up through the middle of the tombs. there was also a caretakers cottage near the original gates to the right of the screen (william drive), which was later resumed by the road widening of railway street. It was an interesting job and I learnt so much about it's history & stories of some residents and characters that had lived there.
That cemetery is HUGE! So glad I watched this video. Its very interesting, will be watching part two also! Great video guys! Keep being great fam!!💛💛💛
thanks so much , we enjoy your channel also much love Fam ❤
I am only 4 mins into your video and i am loveing it ..❤ and sorry i like to leave chatst all threw the video ..lol
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Like #19. Cool intro
thankyou
Beautiful place
thankyou , yes very big cemetery
It was called Haslem Creek because that was the suburb. The superstitious locals had the town name changed to Rookwood but this only made people call the cemetery Rookwood also. The town finally changed its name to Lidcombe and Rookwood Cemetery stuck. Haslems Creek flows through the area into the low lying Parramatta River, due to the body fluid run off serpentine gutters where added and flow into water features and reeds. Correct me if i’m wrong as its been 10 years. I love the Devonport story, he travelled with his brother to do shows in late the 1800. He was a mentor to Houdini who came to visit his grave. When he saw the grave was disheveled and in the wrong religion Houdini paid to have him exhumed and interred correctly. Houdini then went on to fly a historic flight at Rosehill and went into the record books as a world record aviator! I don’t think Davenport’s wife got to visit the grave.
Thankyou so much for some of this info , how sad for Davenport's wife , I didn't know Houdini did that that what an amazing person he was . I remember doing the Davenport story and thinking I'm standing in the exact spot that Houdini would of once stood . sadly that area is often neglected with overgrown grass , and forgive me if I don't know all the details .
This is a really lovely graveyard
Hi Joan , hope you are well , this one is my favorite one
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Do you know if the church is still in use be beautiful inside
Hi Kim it's still in use for funerals and such it's very pretty inside if I get a chance I'll take pictures thankyou for watching
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Cool, I seen a couple uploads from tartarian truthers from here about this time,those canals in it are cool
yes I've watched a couple of thier episodes too , thanks for watching
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Nice
Got my great grandmother buried in Rookwood, got my nan and my pop in there and my mum. All graves on my mum's side, with my sister having purchased a plot there all ready. Me... I plan to be tossed into the ocean after I'm dead.
I love Rookwood but I agree , I plan to be cremated and scattered in the ocean , thanks so much for watching :)
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Wow nice # gary
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Can you go to Rookwood Catholic cemetery section Portion M2 Row D Plot 1656 for a Philipp Poznanski who died in 1906. Great Great maternal grandfather
Take a video footage for me pls thx
Hello , I will certainly visit for you , I don't live near Rookwood anymore but will visit in the next few weeks and do a photo for you 😊
Thx.
Thx. I have pictures from online. But no video clip or clips@@cemeteriesdownunder9247
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we finished going threw the elephant building so scary no GPS 7.35 min part
Rookwood is my favorite cemetery always full of surprises but I always feel happy there never creeped out , my friend works there at night and one night I joined him it was very peaceful to me maybe they like me there
3:18 as you are talking there is a strange psst like sound but i hear it as a possible voice saying in parts ( Catholic ) Cath Lick ) / 3:22 as you talk about the Church i hear the same sound and now something like ( the black Home ? or there back home ) / 9:34 in a scratchy hiss like voice i heard ( what's your Sir name ) like they wanted to help you find a certain site or marker / 9:45 a voice saying ( help them look --- for the dead ) just as you round the corner as if you are lost ? remember i do have very sensitive ears so most might not hear all words / 9:51 in a faint whisper possible female i heard ( behind Nancy you must not go ? ) / 12:24 faintly in a hiss voice i heard ( not mine ) as to you saying about the remains / a few things off the surface , keep safe
wow I always appreciate what you hear JAFO , I don't have the same talent , thankyou so much 💓
@@cemeteriesdownunder9247 more like a gift and a curse , even in most common sounds or noises there is possible voices as one has to listen but not always get it until pointed out then the sounds just might hit the word or other possible variations of that possible word being said
@@jafofubar3793 I can imagine , as a medium I find my gift can be a curse too xx
@@cemeteriesdownunder9247 everyone has their own ability but not knowing how to tap into it - mine came about at like 4 or 5 years old / but most of all people like you reading my take on things does hold water to some facts depending on situation that was presented or backed up by your take of things as well
Both of my parents are buried at Rookwood and so will I be.
Sorry for the loss of your parents , both mine are gone too , Rookwood is my favorite cemetery in Sydney . I hope to be in rest one day there too . thanks for watching
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Not sure if what you mentioned wall cemetery is 100% fact cause my grandfathers name is on there but his body is actually buried in the cemetery in another location just like many other soldiers who might not have there bodies buried in the war section
Hi John thanks for watching , I can put a link to the source of information that I gave about the war cemetery , I apologise if it wasn't 100% factual and may your grandfather RIP 🙏
www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2340204/sydney-war-cemetery
My grate uncle is buried there Edward Mannion
Hello it's a beautiful cemetery my favorite in Sydney may your uncle RIP 🙏
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thanks for watching Lisa xx I really appreciate it ❤
Very welcome......girl that place is huge
@@Vegasparanormal it's massive it would take days to look at it properly there are areas I haven't seen yet
Hi you tube can't close your channel
hello thanks for watching
Very interesting but I dislike the music at the beginning.
@@gaildavison5180 Thankyou for your honest feedback , you will be happy to know I changed the intro music in future episodes 😀