| Karrakatta Cemetery | |
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 Main entrance to Karrakatta Cemetery | |
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| Details | |
| Established | 1899 |
| Location | Perth |
| Country |  Australia |
| Coordinates | 31°58′12″S 115°47′57″E / 31.97°S 115.7992°E |
| Owned by | Metropolitan Cemeteries Board (statutory authority managing) |
| Size | 98.34 ha |
| No. of graves | >201,000 |
| No. of cremations | >189,000 |
| Website | www |
| Find a Grave | Karrakatta Cemetery |
| Footnotes | Karrakatta Cemetery – Billion Graves |
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| Official name | Karrakatta Cemetery |
| Type | Municipal Inventory |
| Criteria | Category B |
| Designated | 27 April 1999 |
| Reference no. | 612 |
| Municipality | City of Nedlands |
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]
- ^ Karrakatta Historical Walk Trail One (item 27). Official website
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ [1] Archived February 23, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Karrakatta Cemetery". Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2018.. At State Heritage Office, Western Australia