Melbourne General Cemetery — Local services in Melbourne

The Melbourne General Cemetery is a large (43 hectare) necropolis located 3 km (1.9 mi) north of the city of Melbourne in the suburb of Carlton North.

The cemetery is notably the resting place of four Prime Ministers of Australia, more than any other necropolis within Australia. Former Prime Minister Harold Holt's headstone is a memorial, as his remains have never been discovered.

The cemetery was established in 1852 and opened on 1 June 1853, and the Old Melbourne Cemetery (on the site of what is now the Queen Victoria Market) was closed the next year.

The grounds feature several heritage buildings, many in bluestone, including a couple of chapels and a number of cast iron pavilions. The gatehouses are particularly notable.

Five Prime Ministers of Australia are memorialised at Melbourne General Cemetery. Three are interred in the cemetery's 'Prime Ministers Garden': Sir Robert Menzies (including Dame Pattie Menzies), Sir John Gorton, and Malcolm Fraser.[1] Harold Holt's (including his wife Dame Zara Bate) is a memorial, as his body was never recovered after he disappeared at sea. Dame Zara is buried at Sorrento Cemetery, the closest burial ground to where Holt disappeared.

James Scullin (including Sarah Scullin) is buried in the Catholic section of the cemetery.

There are eight Premiers of Victoria buried at Melbourne General Cemetery, more than any other necropolis around the state. Premiers George Elmslie, James Francis, Duncan Gillies, Richard Heales, William Nicholson, Sir John O'Shanassy, Sir James Patterson, and James Service. Sir Robert Menzies served as Deputy Premier of Victoria between 1932 and 1934.

The first Premier of Tasmania is interred at Melbourne General Cemetery, William Champ.

There is one Governor of Victoria, Sir Charles Hotham, and one Governor-General of Australia, Sir Isaac Isaacs, buried at Melbourne...

Well maintained cemetery and was opened in 1852 taking forty two acres. This grave yard has the largest memorial to Elvis in the Southern hemisphere, also there is a small memorial to the Australian Prime Ministers by the main entrance. The cemetery has quite a number of graves that date back over a hundred years. There is only a small number of on site parking by the main entrance. Is great there are night tours a few times a year that maybe of interest. The mausoleums are beautify maintained in light stone. there is a set of public toilets also available. Due to the size of the place one can loose a day strolling through. This place has a lot of history with the burial of one of the Most famous aboriginal men called “Darimut”. Please be sure to...

I've visited quite a few cemeteries during my extensive travels around the world, including the Fairview Cemetery in Nova Scotia, Canada where the largest number of victims of the sinking of the RMS Titanic in April, 1912 are buried. However, this historic and iconic cemetery in central Melbourne, has special significance. Opened in 1853, the cemetery has a number of significant people buried here including several Prime Ministers and Burke and Wills of the ill-fated expedition to cross the Australian continent. It's a well laid out cemetery with curved pathways, trees and shrubs, gate lodges and rest pavilions, and is very peaceful and well maintained. There's lots to see. A visit is highly...