Geelong Western Cemetery is a cemetery located on Minerva Road, Herne Hill in the city of

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. The first burial taking place on 12 January 1858. The cemetery was known under various names during its history; New Cemetery, New General Cemetery, Herne Hill Cemetery, Newtown Cemetery. Its original layout was designed by

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and its original plantings supplied by Baron von Mueller. The cemetery has important historical associations with many Geelong families and tribal aboriginals of the district.

Notable interments

Willem Baa nip Willem Baa Nip (1836–1885) also known as King Billy, Wormebaneep, William Gore or Billy Wa-wha, was a member of the Wadawurrung ( Wathaurung). Born in 1836 on the banks of a lagoon believed to be located in central Geelong near what is now Little ...

, also known as King Billy * Brigadier Thomas Murdoch, Australian military engineer *

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, Victorian MLA and Australian senator * Sid Smith Sr., Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the VFL * William Pritchard Weston, the third Premier of Tasmania

War graves

The cemetery contains the war graves of 23 Commonwealth service personnel from

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References

{{reflist 1858 establishments in Australia Cemeteries in Victoria (Australia) Geelong