Established 1856 Country Australia No. of interments 35,000 Founded 1856 | Location Ballarat, Victoria Size 7ha (18 acres) Website Ballaarat Old Cemetery Phone +61 3 5332 1469 | |
Address Ballarat Central VIC 3350, Australia Hours Open today · 8:30AM–5PMWednesday8:30AM–5PMThursday8:30AM–5PMFriday8:30AM–5PMSaturdayClosedSundayClosedMonday8:30AM–5PMTuesday8:30AM–5PM Similar Ballarat General Cemeteries, Eerie Tours, Creswick Cemetery, Daylesford Cemetery | ||
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.
Contents
Eureka Rebellion memorials to soldiers and miners are located in this cemetery.
Notable burials
War graves
The cemetery contains the war graves of 6 Commonwealth service personnel. There are 5 from World War I and 1 from World War II.
Note
The archaic spelling of Ballaarat has been used on the official Ballaarat General Cemeteries website.
References
Ballaarat Old Cemetery Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA