Ballarat Old Cemetery lays claim to having the richest treasure trove of burial records &amp; diversity of goldrush <br />
immigrants.<br />
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German, Gaelic, French, Welsh, Hebrew &amp; many hundreds in Chinese script, who outnumbered all other groups, <br />
except the English.<br />
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In 2006, up to 100 historic headstones, urns, &amp; adornments <br />
were pushed over &amp; smashed, some believed to be 150 yrs old, described as a &quot;wanton rampage of destruction&quot;.<br />
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Not sure how this wrought iron fence was broken, however rust never sleeps.