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[[Image:Karrakatta Cemetery.JPG|thumb|150px|Karrakatta Cemetery grounds]]
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'''Karrakatta Cemetery''' is a metropolitan [[cemetery]] in the suburb of [[Karrakatta, Western Australia|Karrakatta]] in [[Perth, Western Australia]]. Karrakatta Cemetery first opened for burials in 1899, with Robert Creighton.<ref name=mcbRenew>[http://www.mcb.wa.gov.au/OurCemeteries/Karrakatta/CemeteryRenewal/CemeteryRenewalAnOverview.aspxl ]{{dead link|date=November 2015}}</ref> Managed by the Metropolitan Cemeteries Board, the cemetery attracts more than one million visitors each year.<ref name=brochure>''[http://www.mcb.wa.gov.au/OurCemeteries/Karrakatta/Karrakatta_brochure.pdf Karrakatta Cemetery: Rich with heritage...caring for precious memories]'' (brochure). Government of Western Australia, Metropolitan Cemeteries Board.</ref> [[Cupressaceae|Cypress]] trees located near the main entrance are a hallmark of Karrakatta Cemetery.<ref name=brochure/><ref name=mcb1>[http://www.mcb.wa.gov.au/OurCemeteries/Karrakatta.html ]{{dead link|date=November 2015}}</ref> The cemetery contains a [[crematorium]], and in 1995 Western Australia's first [[mausoleum]] opened at the site.<ref name=brochure/>
'''Karrakatta Cemetery''' is a metropolitan [[cemetery]] in the suburb of [[Karrakatta, Western Australia|Karrakatta]] in [[Perth, Western Australia]]. Karrakatta Cemetery first opened for burials in 1899, with Robert Creighton.<ref name=mcbRenew>[http://www.mcb.wa.gov.au/OurCemeteries/Karrakatta/CemeteryRenewal/CemeteryRenewalAnOverview.aspxl ]{{dead link|date=November 2015}}</ref> Managed by the Metropolitan Cemeteries Board, the cemetery attracts more than one million visitors each year.<ref name=brochure>''[http://www.mcb.wa.gov.au/OurCemeteries/Karrakatta/Karrakatta_brochure.pdf Karrakatta Cemetery: Rich with heritage...caring for precious memories]'' (brochure). Government of Western Australia, Metropolitan Cemeteries Board.</ref> [[Cupressaceae|Cypress]] trees located near the main entrance are a hallmark of Karrakatta Cemetery.<ref name=brochure/><ref name=mcb1>[http://www.mcb.wa.gov.au/OurCemeteries/Karrakatta.html ] {{wayback|url=http://www.mcb.wa.gov.au/OurCemeteries/Karrakatta.html |date=20060223202201 }}</ref> The cemetery contains a [[crematorium]], and in 1995 Western Australia's first [[mausoleum]] opened at the site.<ref name=brochure/>


The entrance (known as the Waiting House) includes a structure designed by George Temple Poole.<ref>[http://inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au/Public/Inventory/Details/0c7be395-14d0-481f-b878-88153ef3be98] {{dead link|date=November 2015}}</ref>
The entrance (known as the Waiting House) includes a structure designed by George Temple Poole.<ref>[http://inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au/Public/Inventory/Details/0c7be395-14d0-481f-b878-88153ef3be98] {{dead link|date=November 2015}}</ref>


==Notable people==
==Notable people==
People interred at Karrakatta Cemetery include: [[Prime Minister of Australia|Prime Minister]] [[John Curtin]], [[Governor-General of Australia|Governor-General]] [[Sir Paul Hasluck]], author [[Joseph Furphy]], [[Premiers of Western Australia|Premier]] Sir [[John Forrest]] and [[John Scaddan]], [[Auber Octavius Neville]],<ref name=mcbTourGuide>[http://www.mcb.wa.gov.au/OurCemeteries/Karrakatta/Statesman_and_Scholars.pdf ]{{dead link|date=November 2015}}</ref> [[Matthew Locke (soldier)|Matthew Raymond Locke MG]], [[Monty Miller]], and [[William Baldwin (New Zealand politician)|William Baldwin]] (member of the [[New Zealand House of Representatives]]).<ref>{{cite news |title=News and Notes |url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/27306908 |accessdate=19 November 2015 |work=[[The West Australian]] |date=1 August 1917 |page=6}}</ref> In addition, the ashes of [[Academy Award]]-winning actor [[Heath Ledger]] were scattered on his family's plot in the cemetery.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=24102296 |title=Heath Andrew Ledger (1979 - 2008) - Find A Grave Memorial |publisher=Findagrave.com |date= |accessdate=2015-11-19}}</ref>
People interred at Karrakatta Cemetery include: [[Prime Minister of Australia|Prime Minister]] [[John Curtin]], [[Governor-General of Australia|Governor-General]] [[Sir Paul Hasluck]], author [[Joseph Furphy]], [[Premiers of Western Australia|Premier]] Sir [[John Forrest]] and [[John Scaddan]], [[Auber Octavius Neville]],<ref name=mcbTourGuide>[http://www.mcb.wa.gov.au/OurCemeteries/Karrakatta/Statesman_and_Scholars.pdf ] {{wayback|url=http://www.mcb.wa.gov.au/OurCemeteries/Karrakatta/Statesman_and_Scholars.pdf |date=20051202090411 }}</ref> [[Matthew Locke (soldier)|Matthew Raymond Locke MG]], [[Monty Miller]], and [[William Baldwin (New Zealand politician)|William Baldwin]] (member of the [[New Zealand House of Representatives]]).<ref>{{cite news |title=News and Notes |url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/27306908 |accessdate=19 November 2015 |work=[[The West Australian]] |date=1 August 1917 |page=6}}</ref> In addition, the ashes of [[Academy Award]]-winning actor [[Heath Ledger]] were scattered on his family's plot in the cemetery.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=24102296 |title=Heath Andrew Ledger (1979 - 2008) - Find A Grave Memorial |publisher=Findagrave.com |date= |accessdate=2015-11-19}}</ref>


There are also ten [[Victoria Cross]] recipients who are interred in Karrakatta<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.victoriacross.org.uk/ggauswau.htm |title=Vc Burials - Australia - Western Australia |publisher=Victoriacross.org.uk |date= |accessdate=2015-11-19}}</ref>
There are also ten [[Victoria Cross]] recipients who are interred in Karrakatta<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.victoriacross.org.uk/ggauswau.htm |title=Vc Burials - Australia - Western Australia |publisher=Victoriacross.org.uk |date= |accessdate=2015-11-19}}</ref>

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Karrakatta Cemetery
Main entrance to Karrakatta Cemetery
Map
Details
Established1899
Location
Perth
CountryAustralia
Coordinates31°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 Grave
Karrakatta Cemetery grounds

Karrakatta Cemetery is a metropolitan cemetery in the suburb of Karrakatta in Perth, Western Australia. Karrakatta Cemetery first opened for burials in 1899, with 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]

Notable people

People interred at Karrakatta Cemetery include: Prime Minister John Curtin, Governor-General Sir Paul Hasluck, author Joseph Furphy, Premier Sir John Forrest and John Scaddan, Auber Octavius Neville,[5] Matthew Raymond Locke MG, Monty Miller, and William Baldwin (member of the New Zealand House of Representatives).[6] In addition, the ashes of Academy Award-winning actor Heath Ledger were scattered on his family's plot in the cemetery.[7]

There are also ten Victoria Cross recipients who are interred in Karrakatta[8]

War graves

Karrakatta Cemetery contains the graves of 106 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.[9] In addition, 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.[10]

See also

References

  1. ^ [1][dead link]
  2. ^ a b c Karrakatta Cemetery: Rich with heritage...caring for precious memories (brochure). Government of Western Australia, Metropolitan Cemeteries Board.
  3. ^ [2] Template:Wayback
  4. ^ [3] [dead link]
  5. ^ [4] Template:Wayback
  6. ^ "News and Notes". The West Australian. 1 August 1917. p. 6. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
  7. ^ "Heath Andrew Ledger (1979 - 2008) - Find A Grave Memorial". Findagrave.com. Retrieved 2015-11-19.
  8. ^ "Vc Burials - Australia - Western Australia". Victoriacross.org.uk. Retrieved 2015-11-19.
  9. ^ [5][dead link]
  10. ^ [6][dead link]
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