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Yeriminup Cemetery

Author

Shire of Cranbrook

Place Number

06501
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Location

Yeriminup Rd Frankland

Location Details

Local Government

Cranbrook

Region

Great Southern

Construction Date

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents More information
(no listings)

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type Status Date Documents
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Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type Status Date Grading/Management More information
Category Description
Municipal Inventory Adopted 31 Dec 1996

Statement of Significance

The area where the cemetery is located was once part of an early Aboriginal Reserve. It was known as a stopping place by Aboriginal people. It is now part of an A Class Reserve. It was once significant as a bush cemetery for the Gordon River area, and in recent times it has been re-opened as a public cemetery by the Shire.

Physical Description

The Yeriminup Cemetery is situated on open land surrounded by a number of mature trees. The area is now part of an A Class Reserve, vested in the Shire of Cranbrook for the purposes of a Public Cemetery. Photographs show graves of different kinds. Some have headstones and surrounding rocks. There are five
known graves in the cemeteiy.

History

Themes: Community Efforts, Sevices and Utilities

Place Type

Historic site

Uses

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

Historic Themes

General Specific
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES Community services & utilities

Creation Date

07 May 1997

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

01 Jan 2017

Disclaimer

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