Woden Cemetery Explained

Woden Cemetery
Established:	1936
Country:	Australia
Location:	Canberra
Coordinates:	-35.344°N 149.093°W
Owner:	ACT Public Cemeteries Authority
Website:	Woden Cemetery
Findagraveid:	2245120

The Woden Cemetery is the main cemetery in Canberra, the capital of Australia.^[1] It is located adjacent to the Woden Town Centre.

The cemetery opened in 1936 as the Canberra General Cemetery.^[1]

It closed for burials in 1979, but was re-opened in March 1999. Memorial gardens were opened in 1992, and the Christ the Redeemer Mausoleum, for burial in above-ground vaults, was completed in 2001.^[1]

The cemetery is nearing capacity; it was announced in February 2009 that it would be full in about 10 years, necessitating the construction of a third cemetery to service the city.^[2]

Notable burials

• Ernest Albert Corey distinguished Australian soldier
• John Linton Treloar OBE, museum administrator
• Lewis Nott politician
• Francis Patrick Dwyer distinguished scientist
• Gordon Upton AO diplomat
• George Knowles CBE diplomat
• Robert Strachan Wallace Vice-Chancellor of the University of Sydney
• Herbert Vere Evatt Federal Leader of the Australian Labor Party, Justice of the Australian High Court, Chief Justice of New South Wales and President of the General Assembly of the United Nations

War graves

It contains the war graves of 30 Australian service personnel of World War II – 10 soldiers and 20 airmen.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Woden Cemetery . Canberra Memorial Parks . 20 December 2021 . ACT Government . 6 February 2024.
2. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/02/06/2484871.htm New cemetery in pipeline for Canberra
3. http://www.cwgc.org/find-a-cemetery/cemetery/2022975/CANBERRA%20(WODEN)%20PUBLIC%20CEMETERY Canberra (Woden) Public Cemetery