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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 ] {{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/> |
'''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/> |
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The entrance (known as the Waiting House) includes a structure designed by George Temple Poole.<ref> |
The entrance (known as the Waiting House) includes a structure designed by George Temple Poole.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au/Public/Inventory/Details/0c7be395-14d0-481f-b878-88153ef3be98 |accessdate=February 12, 2015 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/20131105115816/http://inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au/Public/Inventory/Details/0c7be395-14d0-481f-b878-88153ef3be98 |archivedate=November 5, 2013 }}</ref> |
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==Notable people== |
==Notable people== |
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==War graves== |
==War graves== |
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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.<ref name=cwgc1> |
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.<ref name=cwgc1>{{cite web|url=http://www.cwgc.org/find-a-cemetery/cemetery/14119/PERTH%20(KARRAKATTA)%20GENERAL%20CEMETERY |accessdate=February 12, 2015 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/20140826115944/http://www.cwgc.org/find-a-cemetery/cemetery/14119/PERTH%20(KARRAKATTA)%20GENERAL%20CEMETERY |archivedate=August 26, 2014 }}</ref> 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.<ref name=cwgc2>[http://www.cwgc.org/find-a-cemetery/cemetery/PERTH%20(KARRAKATTA)%20CREMATORIUM]{{dead link|date=November 2015}} </ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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| Karrakatta Cemetery | |
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 Main entrance to Karrakatta Cemetery | |
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| Details | |
| Established | 1899 |
| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| Coordinates | 31°58′12″S 115°47′57″E / 31.97000°S 115.79917°E |
| Owned by | Metropolitan Cemeteries Board |
| Size | 98.34 ha |
| No. of graves | >201,000 |
| No. of cremations | >189,000 |
| Website | Karrakatta Cemetery |
| Find a Grave |
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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]
- 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
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][dead link]
- ^ a b c Karrakatta Cemetery: Rich with heritage...caring for precious memories (brochure). Government of Western Australia, Metropolitan Cemeteries Board.
- ^ [2] Template:Wayback
- ^ https://web.archive.org/20131105115816/http://inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au/Public/Inventory/Details/0c7be395-14d0-481f-b878-88153ef3be98. Archived from the original on November 5, 2013. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help); Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ [3] Template:Wayback
- ^ "News and Notes". The West Australian. 1 August 1917. p. 6. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
- ^ "Heath Andrew Ledger (1979 - 2008) - Find A Grave Memorial". Findagrave.com. Retrieved 2015-11-19.
- ^ "Vc Burials - Australia - Western Australia". Victoriacross.org.uk. Retrieved 2015-11-19.
- ^ https://web.archive.org/20140826115944/http://www.cwgc.org/find-a-cemetery/cemetery/14119/PERTH%20(KARRAKATTA)%20GENERAL%20CEMETERY. Archived from the original on August 26, 2014. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help); Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ [4][dead link]
External links
- Karrakatta Cemetery - Billion Graves