Ballaarat Old Cemetery

37°32′53″S 143°50′57″E / 37.5480°S 143.8491°E / -37.5480; 143.8491Size7ha (18 acres)No. of interments35,000WebsiteBallaarat Old CemeteryFind a GraveBallaarat Old CemeteryFootnotesBallarat 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.^[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