The Old Sydney Burial Ground is the site of Sydney's inaugural permanent cemetery, located near the current corner of George Street and Druitt Street.

[1] Established in September 1792, the cemetery was closed in 1820, when the Devonshire Street Cemetery (also known as the Brickfield Cemetery or Sandhills Cemetery; now Central railway station) was opened;[1] the cemetery was deemed a threat to public health by Governor Lachlan Macquarie.

[2] Covering about 8000 square metres, the cemetery was for the entire population, convicts and free citizens alike.

There were about 2,000 people buried here, however no register was kept.

[3] Sydney Town Hall and parts of Town Hall railway station are located on the grounds of the cemetery.