Ballaarat Old Cemetery
Cemetery in Victoria, Australia
37°32′53″S 143°50′57″E / 37.5480°S 143.8491°E / -37.5480; 143.8491
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.[1]
Eureka Rebellion memorials to soldiers and miners are located in this cemetery.
Notable interments
- John Basson Humffray, politician
- William James McAdam, politician
- Alfred Ronalds, fly fishing author and artisan
- Captain Henry Ross, gold miner
- James Scobie, murdered Scottish gold digger
- John La Gerche, one of Creswick's first foresters
- Ellen Young, poet
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.[2]
Note
The archaic spelling of Ballaarat has been used on the official Ballaarat General Cemeteries website.
See also
- Ballaarat New Cemetery
References
External links
- Ballarat Old Cemetery – Billion Graves
- Ballarat Old General Cemetery Australian cemeteries
- Ballaarat Old Cemetery at Find a Grave
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