Woden Cemetery | |
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Details | |
Established | 1936 |
Location | |
Country | Australia |
Coordinates | 35°20′38″S 149°05′35″E / 35.344°S 149.093°E |
Owned by | ACT Public Cemeteries Authority |
Website | Woden Cemetery |
Find a Grave | Woden Cemetery |
The Woden Cemetery is the main cemetery in Canberra, the capital of Australia.[1] It is located adjacent to the Woden Town Centre.
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]