Macquarie Park Cemetery and Crematorium formerly Northern Suburbs General Cemetery is a cemetery and crematorium in the Northern Suburbs of Sydney, Australia. The park caters for all religious, ethnic and cultural requirements.[1]
With the introduction of the chapels and crematorium, the name of the park was changed in 2004 from Northern Suburbs General Cemetery to its current name.
^"Macquarie Park". Northern Cemeteries. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
^"Macquarie Park History". Northern Cemeteries. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
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