St Kilda Cemetery
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Established | 1851 |
| Location | St Kilda East, Victoria |
| Country | Australia |
| Coordinates | 37°51′40″S 145°00′09″E / 37.861065°S 145.002362°ECoordinates: 37°51′40″S 145°00′09″E / 37.861065°S 145.002362°E |
| Size | 18 acres (7.3 ha) |
| Number of interments | 53,000 |
| Website | St Kilda Cemetery (Southern Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust) |
| Find a Grave | St Kilda Cemetery at Find a Grave |
St Kilda Cemetery is located in the Melbourne suburb of St Kilda East, Victoria.
History
St Kilda Cemetery covers a large block bordered by Dandenong Road, Hotham Street, Alma Road and Alexandra Street. It is bounded by a historic wall and contains many Victorian era graves. The cemetery is the resting place of Alfred Deakin, the second Prime Minister of Australia, and Albert Jacka VC, MC, barrister and Mayor of St Kilda (1930).
Notable interments
The grave of Albert Jacka in St Kilda cemetery.
- Alfred Deakin, Prime Minister
- Premiers
- Sir Bryan O’Loghlen
- George Kerferd
- Sir James Munro
- Sir George Turner
- Tilly Aston, started the Braille Library in Melbourne
- Harold Breen, senior public servant
- Caroline Hodgson, "Madame Brussels"
- Albert Jacka VC
- Christina Macpherson, composer
- Ferdinand von Mueller, botanist
- Sir Frederick Sargood, merchant and senator
- William Pitt, architect
War graves
The cemetery contains the war graves of 20 Commonwealth service personnel, including 4 from World War I and 16 from World War II.[1]
References
- ↑ ST. KILDA GENERAL CEMETERY, VICTORIA CWGC Cemetery report.
External links
- St Kilda Cemetery (Southern Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust)
- Friends of St Kilda Cemetery
- St Kilda Cemetery - Billion Graves
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