Karrakatta Cemetery, Karrakatta, Western Australia

Date: 24 Apr 1899 [unknown]
Location: Railway Road, Karrakatta, Western Australia
Surnames/tags: Cemeteries Heritage_Tree Western_Australia

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Cemetery name: Karrakatta Cemetery

Address: Railway Rd, Karrakatta, Western Australia, Australia

GPS Coordinates: -31.970000, 115.799200

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Information: Dating from 1899, Karrakatta Cemetery contains the graves of many notable persons including Prime Minister John Curtin and Governor-General Sir Paul Hasluck.

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Karrakatta Cemetery first opened for burials in 1899. This historic cemetery is the final resting place of many thousands of Western Australians. Monuments and headstones bear many famous names including those of university founders, writers and historians, state premiers and other auspicious individuals.

The cemetery is centrally located just seven kilometres west of Perth City centre, and is one of six managed by The Metropolitan Cemeteries Board more . . .

Historical Walk Trails : There are two.

The guardian of over a century of Western Australia’s social and cultural history, Karrakatta has many stories to tell.

East Perth Cemeteries were Perth’s first official burial grounds, and operated between 1830 and 1899. more . . Heritage . .

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Karrakatta Cemetery - History Tree