Ballaarat New Cemetery

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Established 1867 Country Australia No. of graves 78,000 Founded 1867		Location Ballarat, Victoria Size 55ha (136 acres) Website 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.

Notable burials

James Esmond, gold miner

Brother Paul Nunan, educationalist

F. W. Commons, monumental mason, and sculptor of many of the headstones in the cemetery

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

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

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