Ballaarat Old Cemetery

{{Short description|Cemetery in Victoria, Australia}}

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| established = 1856

| country = Australia

| location = Ballarat, Victoria

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| size = 7ha (18 acres)

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| interments = 35,000

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| website = [http://www.ballaratcemeteries.com.au/old_ballarat.htm Ballaarat Old Cemetery]

| findagraveid = 2375264

| footnotes = [http://billiongraves.com/pages/cemeteries/Ballarat-Old-Cemetery/148959 Ballarat Old Cemetery] - Billion Graves

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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.[http://www.ballaratcemeteries.com.au/old_ballarat.htm Ballaarat Old Cemetery] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150226211346/http://ballaratcemeteries.com.au/old_ballarat.htm |date=2015-02-26 }} - official website

Eureka Rebellion memorials to soldiers and miners are located in this cemetery.

Notable interments

War graves

The cemetery contains the war graves of six Commonwealth service personnel. There are five from World War I and one from World War II.[http://www.cwgc.org/find-a-cemetery/cemetery/13907/BALLARAT%20%28OLD%29%20GENERAL%20CEMETERY Ballarat (Old) General Cemetery] CWGC Cemetery Report.

Note

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

See also

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