Karrakatta Cemetery

Karrakatta Cemetery
Main entrance to Karrakatta Cemetery
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Details
Established1899
Location
Perth
Country Australia
Coordinates31°58′12″S 115°47′57″E / 31.97°S 115.7992°E / -31.97; 115.7992 (Karrakatta Cemetery) Edit this at Wikidata
Owned byMetropolitan Cemeteries Board (statutory authority managing)
Size98.34 ha
No. of graves>201,000
No. of cremations>189,000
Websitewww.mcb.wa.gov.au/our-cemeteries/karrakatta-cemetery Edit this at Wikidata
Find a GraveKarrakatta Cemetery
FootnotesKarrakatta Cemetery – Billion Graves
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Official nameKarrakatta Cemetery
TypeMunicipal Inventory
CriteriaCategory B
Designated27 April 1999
Reference no.612
MunicipalityCity of Nedlands
Karrakatta Cemetery grounds
John and Elsie Curtin's grave

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]

  1. ^ Karrakatta Historical Walk Trail One (item 27). Official website
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ [1] Archived February 23, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Karrakatta Cemetery". Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2018.. At State Heritage Office, Western Australia