Balmoral Cemetery, Brisbane
Balmoral Cemetery is a major cemetery in Morningside, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The cemetery has also been known as Bulimba Cemetery, Morningside Cemetery and Kangaroo Point Cemetery.[1]
Establishment
[edit]Balmoral Park was originally surveyed in 1864. In 1869, 55 acres were gazetted for the Kangaroo Point cemetery.[2] The cemetery is on the corner of Wynnum and Bennetts Roads in the suburb of Morningside. The cemetery was opened in 1874 with the first burial in that same year. In 1891 the cemetery reserve was reduced to approximately 15 acres to allow more recreational space in Balmoral Park.[1]
Present day
[edit]The cemetery is listed on the Brisbane City Council Heritage Register.[3]
The Friends of Balmoral Cemetery have volunteered their time to complete a World War I Project to document 56 soldiers who were killed in action and are memorialised in this cemetery.[4]
Notable people buried in Balmoral Cemetery
[edit]See Category:Burials in Balmoral Cemetery, Brisbane
References
[edit]- ^ a b "About Balmoral Cemetery". Friends of Balmoral Cemetery. Archived from the original on 30 August 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
- ^ "Official Notifications". The Brisbane Courier. National Library of Australia. 19 July 1869. p. 3. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
- ^ "Heritage Register". Brisbane CIty Council. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
- ^ "Markers in place". Friends of Balmoral Cemetery. Archived from the original on 26 April 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
