by Cemetery Administration | May 3, 2018 | Events
Have you been on a CEMETERY TOUR or CREMATORIUM TOUR before? Learn more about this beautiful community asset and enjoy a tour of the cemetery at this years Ballarat Heritage Weekend. With one of the best views in town, an undulating botanical feel with over 2,500...
by Cemetery Administration | Oct 17, 2017 | Events, News
The battle of Beersheba took place on 31 October 1917 as part of the wider British offensive collectively known as the third Battle of Gaza. The final phase of this all day battle was the famous mounted charge of the 4th Light Horse Brigade. Commencing at dusk,...
by Cemetery Administration | Jun 9, 2017 | Stories
Thompson, Matilda Louise (1871–1959) A Woman of Many Firsts Matilda ‘Tilly’ Louise Thompson, businesswoman and philanthropist, was born on 28 April 1871 at Ballarat, Victoria. Described as a woman of ‘boundless and terrifying energy’, she joined well known...
by Cemetery Administration | Jun 9, 2017 | Stories
Healy, Gertrude (1894–1984) Nationally and internationally recognized violinist, teacher and composer Ballarat born Gertrude was educated locally at Sacred Heart College where she demonstrated prodigious gifts as a violinist, competing against (Sir) Bernard Heinze at...
by Cemetery Administration | Jun 9, 2017 | Stories
Annie Maynard Westcott 1875 – 8th May 1951 Ballarat and WWI nurse Annie Maynard Westcott was born in 1875 at Leigh Creek to a well known family whose market gardens and orchards supplied Ballarat’s population of 60,000 with fresh fruit, vegetables, and ‘a range...
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