Waroona Cemetery

Author

Shire of Waroona

Place Number

03081

Location

389 Mitchell Av Waroona

Location Details

Local Government

Waroona

Region

Peel

Construction Date

Constructed from 1903

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents
Heritage List Adopted 28 May 2019

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type Status Date Grading/Management
Category
Municipal Inventory Adopted 28 Nov 2007 Category 2

Statement of Significance

This is the first and only cemetery in the Shire of Waroona and contains the graves of the early pioneers.

Physical Description

The area of the cemetery comprise approx. 200m2 and is divided into four Christian sects - Anglican, Presbyterian, Methodist and Catholic.

History

Anglican, Presbyterian, Methodist and Catholic First buried was in 1903. This was the first and only cemetery in the Shire of Waroona and contains the graves of the early pioneers

Place Type

Historic site

Uses

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

Historic Themes

General Specific
PEOPLE Early settlers
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY Immigration, emigration & refugees

Creation Date

17 Jun 1991

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

15 Apr 2021

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