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] Notable burials
War gravesIt contains the war graves of 30 Australian service personnel of World War II – 10 soldiers and 20 airmen.[3] ReferencesWikimedia Commons has media related to Woden Cemetery.
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