Ballaarat Old Cemetery Explained

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.

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

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.ballaratcemeteries.com.au/old_ballarat.htm Ballaarat Old Cemetery
  2. http://www.cwgc.org/find-a-cemetery/cemetery/13907/BALLARAT%20%28OLD%29%20GENERAL%20CEMETERY Ballarat (Old) General Cemetery