Characteristic headstones and grave sites within the cemeteryCemetery gatehouseChapel
The cemetery is notably the resting place of five Prime Ministers of Australia, more than any other necropolis within Australia. Former Prime Minister Harold Holt's headstone is a memorial, as his remains have never been discovered.
Aerial panorama of Melbourne General Cemetery in Carlton. September 2023.
The cemetery was established in 1852 and opened on 1 June 1853, and the Old Melbourne Cemetery (on the site of what is now the Queen Victoria Market) was closed the next year.
The grounds feature several heritage buildings, many in bluestone, including a couple of chapels and a number of cast iron pavilions. The gatehouses are particularly notable.
The cemetery contains the war graves of 91 Commonwealth service personnel, more than 30 from World War I and more than 50 from World War II.[1]
Referencesedit
^Melbourne General Cemetery, Carlton CWGC Cemetery Report.
External linksedit
The Southern Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust: administrators of the Melbourne General Cemetery
Melbourne General Cemetery: Melbourne General Cemetery website
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January 30, 2024
melbourne, general, cemetery, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jsto. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Melbourne General Cemetery news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2008 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Melbourne General Cemetery is a large 43 hectare necropolis located 3 km 1 9 mi north of the city of Melbourne in the suburb of Carlton North Melbourne General CemeteryAerial view of Melbourne General Cemetery looking northDetailsEstablished1852LocationCarlton North VictoriaCountryAustraliaCoordinates37 47 20 S 144 57 55 E 37 78889 S 144 96528 E 37 78889 144 96528Size43 hectares 110 acres Websitesmct wbr org wbr au wbr our locations wbr about melbourne general cemeteryFind a GraveMelbourne General CemeteryCharacteristic headstones and grave sites within the cemeteryCemetery gatehouseChapelThe cemetery is notably the resting place of five Prime Ministers of Australia more than any other necropolis within Australia Former Prime Minister Harold Holt s headstone is a memorial as his remains have never been discovered Contents 1 History 2 Notable interments 2 1 Prime Ministers Garden 2 2 State Premiers and Governors 3 War graves 4 References 5 External linksHistory edit nbsp Aerial panorama of Melbourne General Cemetery in Carlton September 2023 The cemetery was established in 1852 and opened on 1 June 1853 and the Old Melbourne Cemetery on the site of what is now the Queen Victoria Market was closed the next year The grounds feature several heritage buildings many in bluestone including a couple of chapels and a number of cast iron pavilions The gatehouses are particularly notable Notable interments editMain article List of burials at Melbourne General Cemetery Prime Ministers Garden edit Six Prime Ministers of Australia are memorialised at Melbourne General Cemetery Four are interred in the cemetery s Prime Ministers Garden Sir Robert Menzies including Dame Pattie Menzies Sir John Gorton Malcolm Fraser and Bob Hawke half of Hawkes ashes are at Melbourne the other half are interred in Sydney Harold Holt s including his wife Dame Zara Bate is a memorial as his body was never recovered after he disappeared at sea Dame Zara is buried at Sorrento Cemetery the closest burial ground to where Holt disappeared James Scullin including Sarah Scullin is buried in the Catholic section of the cemetery nbsp Garden entrance nbsp Grave of James and Sarah Scullin nbsp Grave of Sir Robert and Dame Pattie Menzies nbsp Grave of Sir John Gorton nbsp Memorial to Harold Holt and Dame Zara nbsp Grave of Malcolm FraserState Premiers and Governors edit There are eight Premiers of Victoria buried in the Melbourne General Cemetery more than any other necropolis around the state Premiers George Elmslie James Francis Duncan Gillies Richard Heales William Nicholson Sir John O Shanassy Sir James Patterson and James Service Sir Robert Menzies served as Deputy Premier of Victoria between 1932 and 1934 The first Premier of Tasmania is interred at Melbourne General Cemetery William Champ There is two Governor of Victoria Sir Charles Hotham and Sir James Gobbo one Governor General of Australia Sir Isaac Isaacs buried at Melbourne General Cemetery War graves editThe cemetery contains the war graves of 91 Commonwealth service personnel more than 30 from World War I and more than 50 from World War II 1 References edit Melbourne General Cemetery Carlton CWGC Cemetery Report External links editThe Southern Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust administrators of the Melbourne General Cemetery Melbourne General Cemetery Melbourne General Cemetery website nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Melbourne General Cemetery Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Melbourne General Cemetery amp oldid 1190700685, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
