Ballaarat Old Cemetery

Ballaarat Old Cemetery is a cemetery located in the rural city of Ballarat, Victoria in Australia. The cemetery dates back to 1856, although records show burials took place in the area from the late 1840s.[1]

Ballaarat Old Cemetery
Details
Established1856
Location
CountryAustralia
Coordinates37.5480°S 143.8491°E / -37.5480; 143.8491
Size7ha (18 acres)
No. of interments35,000
WebsiteBallaarat Old Cemetery
Find a GraveBallaarat Old Cemetery
FootnotesBallarat Old Cemetery - Billion Graves

Eureka Rebellion memorials to soldiers and miners are located in this cemetery.

Notable Interments

War graves

The cemetery contains the war graves of 6 Commonwealth service personnel. There are 5 from World War I and 1 from World War II.[2]

Note

The archaic spelling of Ballaarat has been used on the official Ballaarat General Cemeteries website.

See also

References

  1. Ballaarat Old Cemetery Archived 2015-02-26 at the Wayback Machine - official website
  2. BALLARAT (OLD) GENERAL CEMETERY CWGC Cemetery Report.


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