Local Government
Meekatharra
Region
Midwest
Great Northern Hwy (south of town) Meekatharra
Meekatharra
Midwest
Constructed from 1890 to 1907
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| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 21 Sep 2013 | Category B | |
Old Meekatharra cemetery is of considerable significance in recording the lives and deaths of 6 people in the years between 1890 and 1907 when the new cemetery was established.
There are six graves, each marked by a surround of stones, in this cemetery. Some headstones remain.
Known to have been buried here are: Dennis Walker (April 1890); John Davidson (1904), died after a rock fall underground; infant Dulcie Clarke (7 June 1904), aged 7 months; James O'Leary (1906) aged about 56, died of pneumonia; Samuel Pearce (1907) aged 38; Con Mathews, an Irish miner; and Henry Wills, a saddler who took his own life at the age of 75. At least one Afghan is buried here, almost certainly in a section away from the areas designated for the Christian denominations.
INTEGRITY Low degree AUTHENTICITY Moderate degree
Fair
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Historic site
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| Present Use | MONUMENT\CEMETERY | Cemetery |
| Original Use | MONUMENT\CEMETERY | Cemetery |
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