At over 314 hectares Rookwood Cemetery is the largest cemetery in the Southern Hemisphere (and thus Australia). It is also the largest active Victorian cemetery in the world. More than a million people have been buried at Rookwood since it opened in the 1860s. It is so large that it had to be divided up and run by different organisations. Many of which are religious based. So one should think of Rookwood as several different cemeteries all in one place. 
I have had trouble writing this post. Rookwood is such as large and complex place that I really didn't know where to start. Instead I wrote a few little posts and then put them together. Hopefully this will give a good overall representation of Rookwood. But with the open day only a week away I had to get this post finished.
This post is divided into four parts. The first looks at getting to and around Rookwood. The second is a brief discussion of the history. The third is an explanation of the different groups operating in Rookwood. Finally the forth part is just a few extra details and information.
