Ballaarat Old Cemetery
Details
Established1856
Location
CountryAustralia
Coordinates37°32′53″S 143°50′57″E / 37.5480°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

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]

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

Notable interments

War graves

The cemetery contains the war graves of six Commonwealth service personnel. There are five from World War I and one 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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