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Established | 1856 |
Location | Ballarat, Victoria |
Country | Australia |
Coordinates | 37°32′53″S 143°50′57″E / 37.5480°S 143.8491°ECoordinates: 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 |
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.
Eureka Rebellion memorials to soldiers and miners are located in this cemetery.
The cemetery contains the war graves of 6 Commonwealth service personnel. There are 5 from World War I and 1 from World War II.
The archaic spelling of Ballaarat has been used on the official Ballaarat General Cemeteries website.