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Camperdown Cemetery

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Camperdown Cemetery
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“Camperdown Cemetery is a historic cemetery located on Church Street in Newtown, an inner-city suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The cemetery was founded in 1848 and was for twenty years the main general cemetery for Sydney, with the total number of burials being about 18,000. Many…”
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Atlas ObscuraDec 9, 2025

Tomb of the Dunbar Victims in Newtown, Australia

Hidden in a nondescript corner of Camperdown Cemetery is the tomb of the victims of the Dunbar sailing ship. The Dunbar was an English ship bound for Sydney. Near midnight on August 20th 1857, after 81 days at sea, all the passengers were excited and dressed for disembarking despite heavy weather and poor visibility. Captain Green believed he was approaching the entrance to Sydney Harbour, but…

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  • Camperdown CemeterySightThe cemetery was founded in 1848 and was for twenty years the main general cemetery for Sydney, with the total number…
  • The GapParkCliffs below South Head where the Dunbar struck.
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