Knowledge

Karrakatta Cemetery

Source 📝

1431: 1411: 210: 143: 674:(CWGC) 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. 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. 85: 42: 313: 321: 390:
Across all cemeteries in Western Australia, the tenure on graves is 25 years — whether for burials, ashes or mausoleum crypts. There is an automatic right to purchase a further 25 years, totalling 50 years. After that, renewal of Grants of Right of Burial is at the cemetery authority’s discretion.
377:
The redevelopment process at Karrakatta Cemetery (termed ‘Cemetery Renewal’) began in 1969. Renewal involves the removal of headstones and grave surrounds, including plot markers. The headstones are either put elsewhere in a garden, plastered on limestone walls, taken by family or, if deemed to be
350:, Western Australia. Karrakatta Cemetery first opened for burials in 1899, the first being that of wheelwright Robert Creighton. Managed by the Metropolitan Cemeteries Board, the cemetery attracts more than one million visitors each year. 104: 1461: 763: 1336: 1376: 707: 381:
New graves are established in between the old. The new burials will have a headstone, but no marker is left behind to memorialise the historic burials.
729: 387:
Under the current policy, no remains are disturbed. As of June 2023, 46 sections have been redeveloped and 31 sections are approaching redevelopment.
1416: 384:
All mausoleums at Karrakatta are built on top of historic Roman Catholic burial grounds, and most cremation gardens are over historic graves.
17: 767: 1451: 447: 747: 1446: 415: 1372: 683: 1456: 1332: 1009: 920: 834: 392: 1358: 1292: 964: 907: 821: 671: 245: 554: 550: 623: 288: 912: 826: 667:, besides a Dutch naval sailor of the latter war, divided between the cemetery's various denominational plots. 497: 463: 343: 725: 545: 474: 97: 1287: 558: 457: 1297: 969: 659:
As of June 2022, Karrakatta Cemetery contains the graves of 111 Commonwealth service personnel of
232: 354:
trees located near the main entrance are a hallmark of Karrakatta Cemetery. The cemetery contains a
397:(sch 2 div 1 cl 6). Once a Grant expires, control of the grave reverts to the cemetery authority. 1208: 1186: 1164: 1142: 1120: 1098: 1076: 1054: 1032: 982: 628: 520: 391:
All 50, 99-year and perpetual Grants were extinguished on 2 July 2012 due to a provision of the
1404: 607: 192: 688: 409: 959: 790: 1264: 816: 8: 878: 745: 366: 1430: 1410: 1389:
CWGC Cemetery report, Western Australia Cremation Memorial, detail from casualty record.
902: 412:, an Aboriginal Western Australian woman who led a community space for Aboriginal people 209: 142: 934: 926: 916: 848: 840: 830: 633: 486: 1013:(City Final ed.). Perth: National Library of Australia. 9 July 1945. p. 8 648: 638: 587: 581: 575: 1231: 751: 733: 569: 535: 1310: 643: 613: 595: 526: 1422: 222: 1440: 1259: 1004: 930: 873: 844: 736:. (Brochure). Government of Western Australia, Metropolitan Cemeteries Board. 602: 563: 479: 466:
KCMG, Chief Justice, Lieutenant-Governor, buried with Lady Emily Louise Dwyer
120: 106: 938: 852: 440:, social reformer, first Australian woman to serve as a member of parliament 1426: 664: 541: 514: 504: 493: 470: 443: 365:
The entrance (known as the Waiting House) includes a structure designed by
351: 328: 217: 41: 660: 453: 437: 425: 419: 355: 324: 618: 431: 726:
Karrakatta Cemetery: Rich with heritage...caring for precious memories
312: 359: 90: 320: 508: 339: 578:(1870–1946), mining engineer and metallurgist in Western Australia 530: 584:, Australian newspaper journalist, proprietor, and politician 347: 1230:
Trinca, Mathew. "James Andrew (Jim) del Piano (1916–1981)".
428:, Australian feminist, social worker, and Labor Party member 405:
Notable people interred within Karrakatta Cemetery include:
153:
Metropolitan Cemeteries Board (statutory authority managing)
958:
Margaret Brown (1981), 'Cowan, Edith Dircksey (1861–1932)'
1462:
Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries in Australia
825:. Vol. 13. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, 434:, actor, horse breeder and Aboriginal art gallery owner 598:
recipients who are interred in Karrakatta Cemetery:
1288:"Wittenoom, Sir Edward Charles (Horne) (1854–1936)" 1438: 1268:. Rockhampton, Qld. 14 January 1901. p. 5 1373:"Western Australia Cremation Memorial, Perth" 780:. At State Heritage Office, Western Australia 1311:"VC Burials – Australia – Western Australia" 1429: 1409: 1276:– via National Library of Australia. 911:. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, 720: 718: 716: 572:, businessman, Italian diaspora aficionado 208: 141: 1233:del Piano, James Andrew (Jim) (1916–1981) 566:, the first Chief Protector of Aborigines 791:"Saving Family Headstones at Karrakatta" 358:, and in 1995 Western Australia's first 319: 311: 814: 713: 14: 1439: 900: 795:Saving Family Headstones at Karrakatta 507:(1864–1938), Australian Army General ( 1379:from the original on 20 December 2016 1359:"Perth (Karrakatta) General Cemetery" 1351: 1333:"Perth (Karrakatta) General Cemetery" 1325: 817:"Argyle, Jessie (Gypsy) (1900–1955)" 708:Karrakatta Historical Walk Trail One 46:Main entrance to Karrakatta Cemetery 27:Cemetery in Perth, Western Australia 1339:from the original on 26 August 2014 1280: 739: 246:Western Australia Heritage Register 24: 1293:Australian Dictionary of Biography 1286:Wendy Birman, G. C. Bolton (1990) 1238:Australian Dictionary of Biography 1229: 965:Australian Dictionary of Biography 908:Australian Dictionary of Biography 822:Australian Dictionary of Biography 672:Commonwealth War Graves Commission 25: 1473: 1396: 903:"Beadle, Jane (Jean) (1868–1942)" 808: 489:, author and wife of Paul Hasluck 400: 1452:1899 establishments in Australia 1419: – Billion Graves 1240:. Australian National University 372: 83: 40: 1447:Cemeteries in Western Australia 1365: 1303: 1252: 1223: 1211:. Metropolitan Cemeteries Board 1209:"Summary Of Record Information" 1201: 1189:. Metropolitan Cemeteries Board 1187:"Summary Of Record Information" 1179: 1167:. Metropolitan Cemeteries Board 1165:"Summary Of Record Information" 1157: 1145:. Metropolitan Cemeteries Board 1143:"Summary Of Record Information" 1135: 1123:. Metropolitan Cemeteries Board 1121:"Summary Of Record Information" 1113: 1101:. Metropolitan Cemeteries Board 1099:"Summary Of Record Information" 1091: 1079:. Metropolitan Cemeteries Board 1077:"Summary Of Record Information" 1069: 1057:. Metropolitan Cemeteries Board 1055:"Summary Of Record Information" 1047: 1035:. Metropolitan Cemeteries Board 1033:"Summary Of Record Information" 1025: 997: 985:. Metropolitan Cemeteries Board 983:"Summary Of Record Information" 975: 1260:"Death of Mr. F. C. B. Vosper" 952: 913:Australian National University 894: 866: 827:Australian National University 783: 756: 701: 684:Burials at Karrakatta Cemetery 177: 166: 13: 1: 1457:Karrakatta, Western Australia 901:Birman, Wendy; Wood, Evelyn. 694: 654: 498:Governor-General of Australia 18:Metropolitan Cemeteries Board 546:Premier of Western Australia 475:Premier of Western Australia 7: 710:(item 27). Official website 677: 559:Royal New Zealand Air Force 458:Prime Minister of Australia 316:Karrakatta Cemetery grounds 10: 1478: 1298:Melbourne University Press 970:Melbourne University Press 882:. 1 August 1917. p. 6 750:February 23, 2006, at the 815:Kinnane, Stephen (1993). 306: 302: 294: 284: 276: 268: 260: 252: 243: 239: 228: 216: 187: 176: 165: 157: 149: 96: 78: 68: 60: 55: 51: 39: 34: 1005:"Huge Crowd Pays Homage" 505:Joseph John Talbot Hobbs 590:, Australian politician 1313:. Victoriacross.org.uk 332: 317: 764:"Karrakatta Cemetery" 689:East Perth Cemeteries 323: 315: 1265:The Morning Bulletin 629:George Julian Howell 624:James Heather Gordon 378:damaged, destroyed. 362:opened at the site. 205:/karrakatta-cemetery 1423:Karrakatta Cemetery 1417:Karrakatta Cemetery 879:The West Australian 732:7 July 2006 at the 594:There are also ten 394:Cemeteries Act 1986 367:George Temple-Poole 336:Karrakatta Cemetery 264:Municipal Inventory 256:Karrakatta Cemetery 233:Karrakatta Cemetery 223:Karrakatta Cemetery 132:Karrakatta Cemetery 116: /  35:Karrakatta Cemetery 770:on 5 November 2013 555:Chief of Air Staff 338:is a metropolitan 333: 318: 285:Reference no. 121:31.97°S 115.7992°E 1290:, pp. 553–554 in 922:978-0-522-84459-7 836:978-0-522-84459-7 523:, soldier (ashes) 487:Alexandra Hasluck 342:in the suburb of 310: 309: 16:(Redirected from 1469: 1433: 1413: 1408: 1407: 1405:Official website 1390: 1388: 1386: 1384: 1369: 1363: 1362: 1355: 1349: 1348: 1346: 1344: 1329: 1323: 1322: 1320: 1318: 1307: 1301: 1284: 1278: 1277: 1275: 1273: 1256: 1250: 1249: 1247: 1245: 1227: 1221: 1220: 1218: 1216: 1205: 1199: 1198: 1196: 1194: 1183: 1177: 1176: 1174: 1172: 1161: 1155: 1154: 1152: 1150: 1139: 1133: 1132: 1130: 1128: 1117: 1111: 1110: 1108: 1106: 1095: 1089: 1088: 1086: 1084: 1073: 1067: 1066: 1064: 1062: 1051: 1045: 1044: 1042: 1040: 1029: 1023: 1022: 1020: 1018: 1001: 995: 994: 992: 990: 979: 973: 956: 950: 949: 947: 945: 898: 892: 891: 889: 887: 874:"News and Notes" 870: 864: 863: 861: 859: 812: 806: 805: 803: 801: 787: 781: 779: 777: 775: 766:. Archived from 760: 754: 743: 737: 722: 711: 705: 649:James Park Woods 639:Clifford Sadlier 588:Edward Wittenoom 582:Frederick Vosper 576:J. W. Sutherland 551:William Stratton 538:, trade unionist 529:, co-founder of 298:City of Nedlands 235:– Billion Graves 212: 207: 204: 202: 200: 198: 196: 194: 179: 168: 145: 140: 139: 137: 136: 135: 133: 128: 127: 126:-31.97; 115.7992 122: 117: 114: 113: 112: 109: 89: 87: 86: 44: 32: 31: 21: 1477: 1476: 1472: 1471: 1470: 1468: 1467: 1466: 1437: 1436: 1403: 1402: 1399: 1394: 1393: 1382: 1380: 1371: 1370: 1366: 1357: 1356: 1352: 1342: 1340: 1331: 1330: 1326: 1316: 1314: 1309: 1308: 1304: 1285: 1281: 1271: 1269: 1258: 1257: 1253: 1243: 1241: 1228: 1224: 1214: 1212: 1207: 1206: 1202: 1192: 1190: 1185: 1184: 1180: 1170: 1168: 1163: 1162: 1158: 1148: 1146: 1141: 1140: 1136: 1126: 1124: 1119: 1118: 1114: 1104: 1102: 1097: 1096: 1092: 1082: 1080: 1075: 1074: 1070: 1060: 1058: 1053: 1052: 1048: 1038: 1036: 1031: 1030: 1026: 1016: 1014: 1003: 1002: 998: 988: 986: 981: 980: 976: 957: 953: 943: 941: 923: 899: 895: 885: 883: 872: 871: 867: 857: 855: 837: 813: 809: 799: 797: 789: 788: 784: 773: 771: 762: 761: 757: 752:Wayback Machine 744: 740: 734:Wayback Machine 723: 714: 706: 702: 697: 680: 657: 570:James del Piano 517:, actor (ashes) 416:William Baldwin 403: 375: 248: 203:/our-cemeteries 191: 131: 129: 125: 123: 119: 118: 115: 110: 107: 105: 103: 102: 84: 82: 74: 47: 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 1475: 1465: 1464: 1459: 1454: 1449: 1435: 1434: 1420: 1414: 1398: 1397:External links 1395: 1392: 1391: 1364: 1350: 1324: 1302: 1279: 1251: 1222: 1200: 1178: 1156: 1134: 1112: 1090: 1068: 1046: 1024: 1010:The Daily News 996: 974: 951: 921: 893: 865: 835: 807: 782: 755: 738: 712: 699: 698: 696: 693: 692: 691: 686: 679: 676: 656: 653: 652: 651: 646: 644:Hugo Throssell 641: 636: 634:Martin O'Meara 631: 626: 621: 616: 614:Hughie Edwards 610: 605: 596:Victoria Cross 592: 591: 585: 579: 573: 567: 561: 548: 539: 533: 531:Qantas Airways 527:Paul McGinness 524: 518: 512: 501: 500:and politician 490: 483: 477: 467: 460: 451: 450:of John Curtin 441: 435: 429: 423: 413: 402: 401:Notable people 399: 374: 371: 308: 307: 304: 303: 300: 299: 296: 292: 291: 286: 282: 281: 278: 274: 273: 270: 266: 265: 262: 258: 257: 254: 250: 249: 244: 241: 240: 237: 236: 230: 226: 225: 220: 214: 213: 189: 185: 184: 181: 174: 173: 170: 163: 162: 159: 155: 154: 151: 147: 146: 100: 94: 93: 80: 76: 75: 72: 70: 66: 65: 62: 58: 57: 53: 52: 49: 48: 45: 37: 36: 26: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1474: 1463: 1460: 1458: 1455: 1453: 1450: 1448: 1445: 1444: 1442: 1432: 1428: 1424: 1421: 1418: 1415: 1412: 1406: 1401: 1400: 1378: 1374: 1368: 1360: 1354: 1338: 1334: 1328: 1312: 1306: 1299: 1296:, Volume 12, 1295: 1294: 1289: 1283: 1267: 1266: 1261: 1255: 1239: 1235: 1234: 1226: 1210: 1204: 1188: 1182: 1166: 1160: 1144: 1138: 1122: 1116: 1100: 1094: 1078: 1072: 1056: 1050: 1034: 1028: 1012: 1011: 1006: 1000: 984: 978: 971: 967: 966: 961: 955: 940: 936: 932: 928: 924: 918: 914: 910: 909: 904: 897: 881: 880: 875: 869: 854: 850: 846: 842: 838: 832: 828: 824: 823: 818: 811: 796: 792: 786: 769: 765: 759: 753: 749: 746: 742: 735: 731: 728: 727: 721: 719: 717: 709: 704: 700: 690: 687: 685: 682: 681: 675: 673: 668: 666: 662: 650: 647: 645: 642: 640: 637: 635: 632: 630: 627: 625: 622: 620: 617: 615: 611: 609: 606: 604: 603:Thomas Axford 601: 600: 599: 597: 589: 586: 583: 580: 577: 574: 571: 568: 565: 564:A. O. Neville 562: 560: 557:(1969–1971), 556: 552: 549: 547: 543: 540: 537: 534: 532: 528: 525: 522: 521:Matthew Locke 519: 516: 513: 510: 506: 502: 499: 495: 491: 488: 484: 481: 480:Joseph Furphy 478: 476: 472: 468: 465: 461: 459: 455: 452: 449: 445: 442: 439: 436: 433: 430: 427: 424: 421: 417: 414: 411: 410:Jessie Argyle 408: 407: 406: 398: 396: 395: 388: 385: 382: 379: 373:Redevelopment 370: 368: 363: 361: 357: 353: 349: 345: 341: 337: 330: 326: 322: 314: 305: 301: 297: 293: 290: 287: 283: 280:27 April 1999 279: 275: 271: 267: 263: 259: 255: 253:Official name 251: 247: 242: 238: 234: 231: 227: 224: 221: 219: 215: 211: 206: 190: 186: 182: 180:of cremations 175: 171: 164: 160: 156: 152: 148: 144: 138: 101: 99: 95: 92: 81: 77: 71: 67: 63: 59: 54: 50: 43: 38: 33: 30: 19: 1427:Find a Grave 1381:. Retrieved 1367: 1353: 1341:. Retrieved 1327: 1315:. Retrieved 1305: 1291: 1282: 1270:. Retrieved 1263: 1254: 1242:. Retrieved 1237: 1232: 1225: 1213:. Retrieved 1203: 1191:. Retrieved 1181: 1169:. Retrieved 1159: 1147:. Retrieved 1137: 1125:. Retrieved 1115: 1103:. Retrieved 1093: 1081:. Retrieved 1071: 1059:. Retrieved 1049: 1037:. Retrieved 1027: 1015:. Retrieved 1008: 999: 987:. Retrieved 977: 968:, Volume 8, 963: 954: 942:. Retrieved 906: 896: 884:. Retrieved 877: 868: 856:. Retrieved 820: 810: 798:. Retrieved 794: 785: 772:. Retrieved 768:the original 758: 741: 724: 703: 669: 665:World War II 658: 608:John Carroll 593: 542:John Scaddan 536:Monty Miller 515:Heath Ledger 494:Paul Hasluck 471:John Forrest 444:Elsie Curtin 404: 393: 389: 386: 383: 380: 376: 364: 335: 334: 329:Elsie Curtin 295:Municipality 218:Find a Grave 29: 1383:13 December 1343:12 February 1317:19 November 886:19 November 858:21 February 663:and 141 of 661:World War I 454:John Curtin 438:Edith Cowan 426:Jean Beadle 420:New Zealand 356:crematorium 183:>189,000 172:>201,000 124: / 111:115°47′57″E 98:Coordinates 61:Established 1441:Categories 695:References 655:War graves 619:Robert Gee 464:John Dwyer 432:Simon Cain 422:politician 344:Karrakatta 277:Designated 272:Category B 130: ( 108:31°58′12″S 1017:21 August 931:1833-7538 845:1833-7538 360:mausoleum 229:Footnotes 169:of graves 91:Australia 1377:Archived 1337:Archived 1272:9 August 1105:16 March 1083:16 March 1061:16 March 1039:16 March 989:16 March 944:23 March 939:70677943 853:70677943 748:Archived 730:Archived 678:See also 509:cenotaph 482:, author 340:cemetery 331:'s grave 269:Criteria 161:98.34 ha 150:Owned by 69:Location 1215:3 April 1193:3 April 1171:3 April 1149:3 April 1127:3 April 544:, 10th 496:, 17th 456:, 14th 352:Cypress 188:Website 79:Country 56:Details 1244:1 July 937:  929:  919:  851:  843:  833:  800:4 June 774:4 June 473:, 1st 88:  485:Dame 348:Perth 73:Perth 1385:2016 1345:2015 1319:2015 1274:2018 1246:2010 1217:2018 1195:2018 1173:2018 1151:2018 1129:2018 1107:2018 1085:2018 1063:2018 1041:2018 1019:2014 991:2018 946:2019 935:OCLC 927:ISSN 917:ISBN 888:2015 860:2021 849:OCLC 841:ISSN 831:ISBN 802:2023 776:2018 670:The 612:Sir 503:Sir 492:Sir 469:Sir 462:Sir 448:wife 327:and 325:John 261:Type 199:.gov 195:.mcb 158:Size 64:1899 1425:at 962:in 346:in 289:612 201:.au 197:.wa 193:www 178:No. 167:No. 1443:: 1375:. 1335:. 1262:. 1236:. 1007:. 933:. 925:. 915:. 905:. 876:. 847:. 839:. 829:. 819:. 793:. 715:^ 553:, 446:, 418:, 369:. 1387:. 1361:. 1347:. 1321:. 1300:. 1248:. 1219:. 1197:. 1175:. 1153:. 1131:. 1109:. 1087:. 1065:. 1043:. 1021:. 993:. 972:. 960:" 948:. 890:. 862:. 804:. 778:. 511:) 134:) 20:)

Index

Metropolitan Cemeteries Board

Australia
Coordinates
31°58′12″S 115°47′57″E / 31.97°S 115.7992°E / -31.97; 115.7992 (Karrakatta Cemetery)
Edit this at Wikidata
www.mcb.wa.gov.au/our-cemeteries/karrakatta-cemetery
Edit this at Wikidata
Find a Grave
Karrakatta Cemetery
Karrakatta Cemetery
Western Australia Heritage Register
612


John
Elsie Curtin
cemetery
Karrakatta
Perth
Cypress
crematorium
mausoleum
George Temple-Poole
Cemeteries Act 1986
Jessie Argyle
William Baldwin
New Zealand
Jean Beadle
Simon Cain

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.