Ballaarat New Cemetery

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Ballaarat New Cemetery
Ballaarat New Cemetery
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Established1867
Location
CountryAustralia
Coordinates 37°31′53″S143°51′44″E / 37.5313°S 143.8622°E / -37.5313; 143.8622 Coordinates: 37°31′53″S143°51′44″E / 37.5313°S 143.8622°E / -37.5313; 143.8622
Size55ha (136 acres)
No. of graves78,000
Website Ballaarat New Cemetery
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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.

Contents

Notable Interments

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.

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References

  1. "Cemetery Search Results". Archived from the original on 2 June 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  2. Ballarat (New) General Cemetery CWGC Cemetery Report.