Coast Hospital Cemetery and Dharawal Resting Place

Little Bay, Randwick City Council, New South Wales, Australia

close

Change Your Language

close

You can change the language of the BillionGraves website by changing the default language of your browser.

Learn More
English
Register

Coast Hospital Cemetery and Dharawal Resting Place

Little Bay, Randwick City Council, New South Wales, Australia
edit Edit Cemetery
group_add Add records
border_outer Edit Boundary
Total Records
74
Total Images
148

My Photo Requests

Not finding what you are looking for?

Make a photo request to let nearby users know who you are looking for. Make a Photo Request

Add Records to Coast Hospital Cemetery and Dharawal Resting Place

Do you have records from Coast Hospital Cemetery and Dharawal Resting Place?

Add your records to BillionGraves and make them last forever. Add headstone images Add Other Records

Get Started

Get started contributing to Coast Hospital Cemetery and Dharawal Resting Place. Use the button below to begin a simple step by step process to get started contributing to Coast Hospital Cemetery and Dharawal Resting Place.
Get Started
Transcribed Records
Untranscribed Images
Flagged Images

Add Records to Coast Hospital Cemetery and Dharawal Resting Place

Do you have records from Coast Hospital Cemetery and Dharawal Resting Place?

Add your records to BillionGraves and make them last forever. Add headstone images Add Other Records

Events at Coast Hospital Cemetery and Dharawal Resting Place

There are no upcoming events scheduled at Coast Hospital Cemetery and Dharawal Resting Place. Use the button below to schedule one.
Schedule Event
Schedule Event
close
Step 1: Name your event
Step 2: Pick a date
Step 3: Pick a time

Contributors

More

Images

    BG App Images    Supporting Record Images
1 - 60 navigate_before navigate_next

Images of Cemetery

add

Cemetery Information

edit

Number of Images

148

Number of Headstone Records

74

Description

The Dharawal Resting Place holds great significance as an Aboriginal site situated within the Coast Hospital Cemetery, located in Little Bay, Sydney. It holds immense importance for the Dharawal People as well as the wider Aboriginal community. Established in 1881 during the smallpox epidemic, the cemetery served as the second burial ground for the hospital between 1897 and 1952. Over the years, in 2002, 2005, and 2018, ancestral remains of Aboriginal people were respectfully reburied in this sacred place. Origins of the Coast Hospital Cemetery can be traced back to the smallpox epidemic that swept through Sydney in 1881. Its establishment aimed to provide a final resting place for patients who succumbed to smallpox and other infectious diseases, including bubonic plague, typhoid fever, and leprosy. As the city grappled with outbreaks of these illnesses, the hospital and cemetery remained in use throughout the 1900s. In 1934, the hospital underwent a name change to Prince Henry Hospital, and in 1946, it was transformed into a teaching hospital. Today, the Coast Hospital Cemetery preserves approximately 2,000 graves of patients and nurses who were relocated to the isolated hospital during various outbreaks of infectious diseases. While often overshadowed by the nearby La Perouse, this site offers a unique glimpse into Sydney's history, encapsulated by its tranquil yet evocative graveyard.
BillionGraves.com
Coast Hospital Cemetery and Dharawal Resting Place, Created by BillionGraves, Little Bay, Randwick City Council, New South Wales, Australia