{{short description|Old cemetery in Ipswich, Queensland, Australia}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2015}} {{Use Australian English|date=September 2015}} thumb|Driveway, shelter, from the north-west corner (2021). The '''Ipswich General Cemetery''' is a historic cemetery in Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. It is the second oldest cemetery in Queensland.<ref name=qt>{{cite news|last1=Jackson|first1=Zane|title=Forgotten pioneer graves found|url=http://www.qt.com.au/news/cemetery-project-finds-graves-burial-vault-ipswich/878067/|accessdate=16 January 2015|work=Queensland Times|date=15 June 2011}}</ref>
It is owned by Ipswich City Council, but the council have outsourced the day-to-day operations to a private contractor Norwood Park Limited, trading as Ipswich Cemeteries.<ref name=icc2>{{cite web|title=Cemeteries|url=http://www.ipswich.qld.gov.au/residents/cemeteries|publisher=Ipswich City Council|accessdate=16 January 2015}}</ref>
==Geography== thumb|Crack Family grave stone, Ipswich General Cemetery The cemetery is bounded by Warwick Road, Cooney Street, Parrott Street, Briggs Road and Cemetery Road.<ref name=map1>{{cite web|title=Ipswich General Cemetery|url=https://maps.google.com.au/maps?q=ipswich,+Queensland&hl=en&ll=-27.63246,152.760601&spn=0.00596,0.009645&sll=-27.629855,152.756267&sspn=0.023839,0.038581&hnear=Ipswich+Queensland&t=m&z=17|website=Google Maps|accessdate=16 January 2015}}</ref> It is a denominational cemetery with sections allocated to Roman Catholic Church, Church of England, Methodist Church, Presbyterian Church, Congregational Church, Baptist Church, Lutheran Church, Christadelphian Church and Salvation Army. In addition, there are areas for pioneer graves and war graves.<ref name=map2>{{cite web|title=Map of Ipswich General Cemetery|url=http://www.australiancemeteries.com/qld/ipswich/ipswichmap.jpg|website=Australian Cemeteries|accessdate=16 January 2015}}</ref>
The Australian forces war graves (comprising 64 army and 24 air force personnel) are on a triangular plot, dominated by a Cross of Sacrifice. Here are buried 12 personnel from World War I and 88 from World War II.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cwgc.org/find-a-cemetery/cemetery/13740/IPSWICH%20GENERAL%20CEMETERY,%20QUEENSLAND|title=Ipswich General Cemetery, Queensland, with list of casualties|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=Commonwealth War Graves Commission|accessdate=14 December 2016}}</ref>
==History== The first recorded burial in the cemetery was four-year-old John Carr on 20 July 1868.<ref name=icc>{{cite web|title=Ipswich General Cemetery|url=http://www.ipswich.qld.gov.au/residents/cemeteries/ipswich_general_cemetery|publisher=Ipswich City Council|accessdate=16 January 2015}}</ref> However, recent investigations using metal detectors have located a number of undocumented graves in the pioneer section of the cemetery which may date back to the 1840s.<ref name=qt/>
==Current use== The cemetery is closed to new burials, but burials can take place in existing family graves. Cremated remains can be placed in the columbarium wall or placed in family graves.<ref name=icc/>
==Notable people buried== * The Babies of Walloon (Bridget Kate and Mary Jane Broderick)
==See also== * Burials at Ipswich General Cemetery
== Gallery == <gallery caption="" class="center" > File:AU-Qld-Ipswich-Cemetery-map-2021.jpg|Map of the cemetery File:AU-Qld-Ipswich-Cemetery-pioneer graves and Fleming Crypt-2021.jpg|Old pioneer graves (mid-1850s) File:AU-Qld-Ipswich-Cemetery-Congregational-Uniting graves section-2021.jpg|Congregational graves section File:AU-Qld-Ipswich-Cemetery-Roman Catholic 2A graves section-2021.jpg|Looking east from the western entrance off Warwick Road File:AU-Qld-Ipswich-Cemetery-NW to SE view-2021.jpg|Looking north-west to south-east File:AU-Qld-Ipswich-Cemetery-columbariums-2021.jpg|Columbariums File:AU-Qld-Ipswich-Cemetery-Ellen Violet JORDAN grave site-2021.jpg|Grave plot of Ellen Violet Jordan File:AU-Qld-Ipswich-Cemetery-James RYAN-Dan KELLY-2021.jpg|Gravestone and information sign of James Ryan File:AU-Qld-Ipswich-Cemetery-James RYAN-Dan KELLY sign-2021.jpg|Information sign of James Ryan </gallery> <gallery caption="" class="center" > File:AU-Qld-Ipswich-Cemetery-war graves section-2021.jpg|War graves section File:AU-Qld-Ipswich-Cemetery-Australian Imperial Force plates-2021.jpg|Australian Imperial Forces memorial section </gallery>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== {{Commons category|Ipswich General Cemetery}} * {{Find a Grave cemetery}} * [http://www.australiancemeteries.com/qld/ipswich/ipswich.htm Monumental inscriptions and photos]
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