Ballaarat New Cemetery

Ballaarat New Cemetery is a cemetery located in the rural city of Ballarat, Victoria in Australia. The cemetery dates back to 1867.

Ballaarat New Cemetery
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Established1867
Location
CountryAustralia
Coordinates37°31′53″S 143°51′44″E / 37.5313°S 143.8622°E / -37.5313; 143.8622
Size55ha (136 acres)
No. of graves78,000
WebsiteBallaarat New Cemetery
Find a GraveBallaarat New Cemetery
FootnotesBallarat New Cemetery - Billion Graves

Notable Interments

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War graves

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The cemetery contains the war graves of 56 Commonwealth service personnel. There are 24 from World War I and 32 from World War II.[2]

Note

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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Cemetery Search Results". Archived from the original on 2 June 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  2. ^ Ballarat (New) General Cemetery CWGC Cemetery Report.
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