Woden Cemetery
| Woden Cemetery | |
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 Graves in Woden Cemetery | |
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| Details | |
| Established | 1936 |
| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| Coordinates | 35°20′38″S 149°05′35″E / 35.344°S 149.093°E |
| Owned by | ACT Public Cemeteries Authority |
| Website | Woden Cemetery |
| Find a Grave | Woden Cemetery |
The Woden Cemetery is the main cemetery in Canberra, the capital of Australia.[1] It is located adjacent to the Woden Town Centre.
The cemetery opened in 1936 as the Canberra General Cemetery.[1]
It closed for burials in 1979, but was re-opened in March 1999. Memorial gardens were opened in 1992, and the Christ the Redeemer Mausoleum, for burial in above-ground vaults, was completed in 2001.[1]
The cemetery is nearing capacity; it was announced in February 2009 that it would be full in about 10 years, necessitating the construction of a third cemetery to service the city.[2]
Notable burials
- Ernest Albert Coreydistinguished Australian soldier
- John Linton TreloarOBE, museum administrator
- Lewis Nott politician
- Francis Patrick Dwyer distinguished scientist
- Gordon Upton AO diplomat
- George Knowles CBE diplomat
- Robert Strachan Wallace Vice-Chancellor of the University of Sydney
- General Assembly of the United Nations
War graves
It contains the war graves of 30 Australian service personnel of World War II – 10 soldiers and 20 airmen.[3]
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Woden Cemetery.
- ^ a b c "Woden Cemetery". Canberra Memorial Parks. ACT Government. 20 December 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ^ New cemetery in pipeline for Canberra ABC news
- ^ Canberra (Woden) Public Cemetery CWGC Cemetery Report.