Ballaarat Old Cemetery | |
Established: | 1856 |
Country: | Australia |
Location: | Ballarat, Victoria |
Coordinates: | -37.548°N 143.8491°W |
Size: | 7ha (18 acres) |
Interments: | 35,000 |
Website: | Ballaarat Old Cemetery |
Findagraveid: | 2375264 |
Footnotes: | Ballarat 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.
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]
The archaic spelling of Ballaarat has been used on the official Ballaarat General Cemeteries website.