Karrakatta Cemetery

























Karrakatta Cemetery

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Main entrance to Karrakatta Cemetery

Details
Established1899
Location
Perth
CountryAustralia
Coordinates
31°58′12″S 115°47′57″E / 31.97000°S 115.79917°E / -31.97000; 115.79917Coordinates: 31°58′12″S 115°47′57″E / 31.97000°S 115.79917°E / -31.97000; 115.79917
Owned byMetropolitan Cemeteries Board
Size98.34 ha

No. of graves		>201,000

No. of cremations		>189,000
WebsiteKarrakatta Cemetery
Find a GraveKarrakatta Cemetery
Footnotes
Karrakatta Cemetery - Billion Graves


Karrakatta Cemetery grounds




John and Elsie Curtin's grave at Karrakatta Cemetery


Karrakatta Cemetery is a metropolitan cemetery in the suburb of Karrakatta in Perth, Western Australia. Karrakatta Cemetery first opened for burials in 1899, the first being that of wheelwright Robert Creighton.[1] Managed by the Metropolitan Cemeteries Board, the cemetery attracts more than one million visitors each year.[2]Cypress trees located near the main entrance are a hallmark of Karrakatta Cemetery.[2][3] The cemetery contains a crematorium, and in 1995 Western Australia's first mausoleum opened at the site.[2]


The entrance (known as the Waiting House) includes a structure designed by George Temple Poole.[4]




Contents





  • 1 Notable people


  • 2 War graves


  • 3 See also


  • 4 References


  • 5 External links




Notable people


Notable people interred within Karrakatta Cemetery include:



  • William Baldwin, New Zealand politician[5]


  • Edith Cowan, social reformer, first Australian woman to serve as a member of parliament[6]


  • Elsie Curtin, wife of John Curtin[7]


  • John Curtin, 14th Prime Minister of Australia[8]

  • Sir John Forrest, 1st Premier of Western Australia[9]


  • Joseph Furphy, author[10]

  • Dame Alexandra Hasluck, author and wife of Paul Hasluck[11]

  • Sir Paul Hasluck, 17th Governor-General of Australia and politician[12]


  • Heath Ledger, actor (ashes)[13]


  • Matthew Locke, soldier (ashes)[14]


  • Paul McGinness, co-founder of Qantas Airways[15]


  • Monty Miller, trade unionist[16]


  • John Scaddan, 10th Premier of Western Australia[17]


  • A. O. Neville, the first Chief Protector of Aborigines[18]


  • Frederick Vosper, Australian newspaper journalist, proprietor, and politician [19]


  • Edward Wittenoom, Australian politician [20]

There are also ten Victoria Cross recipients who are interred in Karrakatta Cemetery:[21]


  • Thomas Axford

  • John Carroll

  • Sir Hughie Edwards

  • Robert Gee

  • James Heather Gordon

  • George Julian Howell

  • Martin O'Meara

  • Clifford Sadlier

  • Hugo Throssell

  • James Park Woods


War graves


As at December 2016 Karrakatta Cemetery contains the graves of 107 Commonwealth service personnel of World War I and 141 of World War II, besides a Dutch naval sailor of the latter war, divided between the cemetery's various denominational plots.[22]


The Commonwealth War Graves Commission has a memorial to 15 Australian service personnel - 2 sailors, 9 soldiers, 4 airmen - who died in World War II and were cremated at Karrakatta Crematorium.[23] In addition, 7 Australian personnel of the same war - 2 sailors, 4 soldiers, 1 airman -who were cremated at Karrakatta Crematorium but whose ashes had been scattered or buried at places where CWGC commemoration was not possible are listed by name on the Western Australia Cremation Memorial at the separate Perth War Cemetery.[24]



See also


  • Burials at Karrakatta Cemetery

  • East Perth Cemeteries


References




  1. ^ Karrakatta Historical Walk Trail One (item 27). Official website


  2. ^ abc Karrakatta Cemetery: Rich with heritage...caring for precious memories Archived 7 July 2006 at the Wayback Machine.. (Brochure). Government of Western Australia, Metropolitan Cemeteries Board.


  3. ^ [1] Archived February 23, 2006, at the Wayback Machine.


  4. ^ "Karrakatta Cemetery". Archived from the original on November 5, 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2018..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em. At State Heritage Office, Western Australia


  5. ^ "News and Notes". The West Australian. 1 August 1917. p. 6. Retrieved 19 November 2015.


  6. ^ Margaret Brown (1981), 'Cowan, Edith Dircksey (1861–1932)' " in Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 8, Melbourne University Press.


  7. ^ "Summary Of Record Information". Metropolitan Cemeteries Board. Retrieved 16 March 2018.


  8. ^ "Huge Crowd Pays Homage". The Daily News (City Final ed.). Perth: National Library of Australia. 9 July 1945. p. 8. Retrieved 21 August 2014.


  9. ^ "Summary Of Record Information". Metropolitan Cemeteries Board. Retrieved 16 March 2018.


  10. ^ "Summary Of Record Information". Metropolitan Cemeteries Board. Retrieved 16 March 2018.


  11. ^ "Summary Of Record Information". Metropolitan Cemeteries Board. Retrieved 16 March 2018.


  12. ^ "Summary Of Record Information". Metropolitan Cemeteries Board. Retrieved 16 March 2018.


  13. ^ "Heath Andrew Ledger (1979 - 2008) - Find A Grave Memorial". Findagrave.com. Retrieved 2015-11-19.


  14. ^ "Summary Of Record Information". Metropolitan Cemeteries Board. Retrieved 3 April 2018.


  15. ^ "Summary Of Record Information". Metropolitan Cemeteries Board. Retrieved 3 April 2018.


  16. ^ "Summary Of Record Information". Metropolitan Cemeteries Board. Retrieved 3 April 2018.


  17. ^ "Summary Of Record Information". Metropolitan Cemeteries Board. Retrieved 3 April 2018.


  18. ^ "Summary Of Record Information". Metropolitan Cemeteries Board. Retrieved 3 April 2018.


  19. ^ "DEATH OF MR. F. C. B. VOSPER". The Morning Bulletin. Rockhampton, Qld. 14 January 1901. p. 5. Retrieved 9 August 2018 – via National Library of Australia.


  20. ^ Wendy Birman, G. C. Bolton (1990) "Wittenoom, Sir Edward Charles (Horne) (1854–1936)", pp. 553–554 in Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 12, Melbourne University Press.


  21. ^ "Vc Burials - Australia - Western Australia". Victoriacross.org.uk. Retrieved 2015-11-19.


  22. ^ "PERTH (KARRAKATTA) GENERAL CEMETERY". Archived from the original on August 26, 2014. Retrieved February 12, 2015.


  23. ^ [2]


  24. ^ "WESTERN AUSTRALIA CREMATION MEMORIAL, PERTH". Archived from the original on 2016-12-20. Retrieved 2016-12-13. CWGC Cemetery report, Western Australia Cremation Memorial, detail from casualty record.



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