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Woden Cemetery

Woden Cemetery

Cemetery in Phillip, Canberra, Australia

The Woden Cemetery is the main cemetery in Canberra, the capital of Australia.[1] It is located adjacent to the Woden Town Centre.

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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

War graves

It contains the war graves of 30 Australian service personnel of World War II – 10 soldiers and 20 airmen.[3]

References

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  1. [1]
    "Woden Cemetery". Canberra Memorial Parks. ACT Government. 20 December 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  2. [2]
    New cemetery in pipeline for Canberra ABC news
  3. [3]
    Canberra (Woden) Public Cemetery CWGC Cemetery Report.
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