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]
| Ballaarat Old Cemetery | |
|---|---|
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| Details | |
| Established | 1856 |
| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| Coordinates | 37°32′53″S 143°50′57″E / 37.5480°S 143.8491°E |
| Size | 7ha (18 acres) |
| No. of interments | 35,000 |
| Website | Ballaarat Old Cemetery |
| Find a Grave | Ballaarat Old Cemetery |
| Footnotes | Ballarat Old Cemetery - Billion Graves |
Eureka Rebellion memorials to soldiers and miners are located in this cemetery.
Notable interments
edit- John Basson Humffray, politician
- William James McAdam, politician
- Alfred Ronalds, fly fishing author and artisan
- Captain Henry Ross, gold miner
- James Scobie, murdered Scottish gold digger
- John La Gerche, one of Creswick's first foresters
- Ellen Young, poet
War graves
editThe 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
editThe archaic spelling of Ballaarat has been used on the official Ballaarat General Cemeteries website.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Ballaarat Old Cemetery Archived 2015-02-26 at the Wayback Machine - official website
- ^ Ballarat (Old) General Cemetery CWGC Cemetery Report.
External links
edit- Ballarat Old Cemetery – Billion Graves
- Ballarat Old General Cemetery Australian cemeteries
- Ballaarat Old Cemetery at Find a Grave
