Broome Cemetery

Author

Shire of Broome

Place Number

08781

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Location

D'Antonie St Broome

Location Details

Runs through to Port Drive (Japanese, Chinese and Musilm Cemtery)

Local Government

Broome

Region

Kimberley

Construction Date

Constructed from 1890

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
Heritage List	Adopted	28 Aug 2014

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type	Status	Date	Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	28 Aug 2014	Grading B	Grading B A place of considerable cultural heritage significance to Shire of Broome that is worthy of recognition and protection through provisions of the Shire of Broome‘s Town Planning Scheme. Planning application needs to be submitted to Shire of Broome for any proposed development. Recommend: Retain and conserve the place. Undertake photo record of the place prior to any development.

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Statement of Significance

Broome Cemetery is significant as a record of pioneers and associations with Broome from c.1880 to present day. Many headstones and palisades are of aesthetic importance for their design characteristics that typify various periods.

Physical Description

Extensive cemetery- low chain link perimeter fence. Sections for different denominations.

History

Broome Cemetery was gazetted on 22 April 1890, seven years after the townsite had been surveyed. It has been used for the burials of people of mainly European descent and has sections for the various religious denominations. Broome Cemetery was the second of three Cemeteries in Broome: Ref 36 Pioneer Cemetery (1); Ref 28: Broome Cemetery (3): Japanese, Chinese & Muslim sections

Integrity/Authenticity

High degree
High degree

Condition

Good

References

Ref ID No	Ref Name	Ref Source	Ref Date
	History of Broome's Street Names	Historical Society	2001

Other Reference Numbers

Ref Number	Description
No.9	MI Place No.

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id	Title	Medium	Year Of Publication
9600	Broome: maps and places of heritage interest.	Heritage Study {Other}	0

Place Type

Other Built Type

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Present Use	MONUMENT\CEMETERY	Cemetery
Original Use	MONUMENT\CEMETERY	Cemetery

Historic Themes

General	Specific
PEOPLE	Early settlers

Creation Date

01 Jul 1997

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Approved

Last Update

13 Oct 2020

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