Ballaarat New Cemetery
| Ballaarat New Cemetery | |
|---|---|
Interactive map of Ballaarat New Cemetery | |
| Details | |
| Established | 1867 |
| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| Coordinates | 37°31′53″S 143°51′44″E / 37.5313°S 143.8622°E |
| Size | 55 ha (140 acres) |
| No. of graves | 78,000 |
| Website | Ballaarat New Cemetery |
| Find a Grave | Ballaarat New Cemetery |
| Footnotes | Ballarat New Cemetery - Billion Graves |
Ballaarat New Cemetery is a cemetery located in the rural city of Ballarat, Victoria in Australia. The cemetery dates back to 1867.
Notable Interments
- F. W. Commons, monumental mason, and sculptor of many of the headstones in the cemetery[1]
- James Esmond, gold miner
- Brother Paul Nunan, educationalist
- James Oddie, merchant, banker, landowner, scientist, astronomer, patron of the arts, and philanthropist.
War graves
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
The archaic spelling of Ballaarat has been used as on the official Ballaarat General Cemeteries website.
See also
References
- ↑ "Cemetery Search Results". Archived from the original on 2 June 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
- ↑ Ballarat (New) General Cemetery CWGC Cemetery Report.
External links
- Ballarat New Cemetery – Billion Graves
- Ballarat New General Cemetery Australian cemeteries
- Ballaarat New Cemetery at Find a Grave