Ballarat New Cemetery and Crematorium, Victoria

Cemetery Details

Location Swinglers Road, Invermay Park, Ballarat North - Victoria, Australia
Co‑ordinates S37.53306, E143.86316
Description

The Ballarat New Cemetery was opened in June, 1867, to cater for the future needs of Ballarat.  Like the old cemetery, it is steeped in gold-rush history: rotundas, statues and fountains are positioned among the many monuments to remind us of days gone by. Lawn graves were introduced in 1959, and are now the major form of burial.

With its manicured green lawns, stately shady trees and peaceful open parkland, here is a memorial landscape esteemed for its tranquillity.  The cemetery covers 55ha, of which 25ha is set aside for further development. More than 78,000 burials are recorded in the grounds and the cemetery continues to serve the needs of Ballarat and the surrounding region.

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Names

Showing 8 people of interest from cemetery

BENNETT, Alfred Wilton

Service number OFFICER
Lieutenant Colonel
29th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 25 Mar 1866

RASMUSSEN, Herbert Ludwig

Service number VX9772
Sergeant
Born 1 Apr 1896

WILLIAMS, Blodwyn Elizabeth

Sister
Born 1880

EVANS, Alfred

Service number 1907
Private
46th Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 9 Aug 1895

VALLANCE, Thomas Leslie

Service number VX31042
Private
Born 28 Sep 1901

REYNOLDS, Herbert Vincent

Service number V236378
Private
Born 16 Sep 1896

BOUSTEAD, William Herbert

Service number V360948
Private
Born 12 Aug 1894

HAMILTON, Edward William

Service number 763
Private
3rd Infantry Battalion
AIF WW1
Born 7 Mar 1893

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