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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| Details | |
| Established | 1867 |
| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| Coordinates | 37°31′53″S 143°51′44″E / 37.5313°S 143.8622°E |
| Size | 55ha (136 acres) |
| No. of graves | 78,000 |
| Website | Ballaarat New Cemetery |
| Find a Grave | Ballaarat New Cemetery |
| Footnotes | Ballarat New Cemetery - Billion Graves |
Notable Interments
edit- James Esmond, gold miner
- Brother Paul Nunan, educationalist
- F. W. Commons, monumental mason, and sculptor of many of the headstones in the cemetery[1]
War graves
editThe 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
editThe archaic spelling of Ballaarat has been used as on the official Ballaarat General Cemeteries website.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Cemetery Search Results". Archived from the original on 2 June 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
- ^ Ballarat (New) General Cemetery CWGC Cemetery Report.
External links
edit- Ballarat New Cemetery – Billion Graves
- Ballarat New General Cemetery Australian cemeteries
- Ballaarat New Cemetery at Find a Grave
