Dictionary of Sydney

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Balmain Cemetery

Built by the Balmain Cemetery Company as a commercial venture and opened in 1868, Balmain Cemetery contained over 10,000 graves by 1912 when it was closed. Some of the gravestones were moved elsewhere, and the site became Pioneer's Memorial Park in 1942.

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Milestone
Opened
1868
Buried
17 Sep 1869
Buried
23 Jan 1872
Buried
20 Feb 1873
Buried
15 Apr 1873
Buried
29 Sep 1873
Buried
17 Nov 1873
Buried
08 May 1879
Buried
26 Jul 1879
Buried
14 Aug 1882
Buried
18 Oct 1882
Buried
20 Oct 1882
Buried
11 Feb 1883
Buried
20 Jan 1896
Buried
25 Mar 1900
Closed
1912
Type