by Cemetery Admin | Jul 7, 2021 | News
Bridget Margaret Byrne emigrated with her parents from Ireland some time in the early 1850s. She married William Irwin in 1856. She was present in Ballarat at Eureka in 1854 tending to the sick and wounded. After the events of Eureka Bridget and William produced...
by Cemetery Admin | Jun 2, 2021 | News, Stories
Eleanor Margaret Pollard was born on 25th December 1919 in Ballarat, she attended Pleasant Street Primary School and then Clarendon College. Whilst shopping for her mother at Patterson, Powell & Sandford, in the present Myer building, she was offered a job by old...
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 | News
This year, Ballarat’s New Cemetery celebrates its 150th anniversary when it was formally declared open on 10th June 1867. Today the Ballarat Cemeteries Trust not only provides burial and memorial services to families, but also actively promotes the importance of...
by Cemetery Administration | May 19, 2017 | News
Rich in history, Ballarat General Cemeteries is intimately linked with pivotal moments in Australia’s past.Comprising the Old Ballarat Cemetery, New Ballarat Cemetery and Crematorium, we reflect not only life’s progress, but also that of the community and society...
by Cemetery Administration | May 19, 2017 | News
Our new website is almost complete, already easier to navigate and search records, we’ll be continuing to add new content throughout April and May 2017.
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