Local Government
Northampton
Region
Midwest
Gwalla St Gwalla
Northampton
Midwest
Constructed from 1863
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| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 19 Apr 1996 | Category 1A | |
| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 19 Apr 1996 | Category 1A | |
The Gwalla Cemetery is significant socially and historically as the first interdenominational cemetery in Northampton as well as for its associations with prominent people buried there. It is an integral part of the Gwalla Precinct, which includes the adjacent Gwalla Church, the mine site, ruins of Horrocks' stone walls, the site of the first railway station, stone cottage ruins, as well as stone and CGI miners' cottages.
The walled cemetery has 1.2m (4ft) high stone perimeter walls that sweep up high to pillars either side of timber entry gates. The walls have been built in Horrocks' style [See Site No. 137], but with smooth rendered capping. Attempts have been made to stabilise walls by renovating capping, unfortunately using grey cement which is unsympathetic to the natural stone and capping. There are an interesting variety of headstones and fencing styles to graves. One of the most significant marked graves is Horrocks', with a brick tomb above the ground.. A stone obelisk just inside the entry gates commemorates the early pioneers and was unveiled by the Honourable David Brand in 1964.
The Gwalla Cemetery, the oldest of the three cemeteries in Northampton was opened for burial in 1861. Like the Gwalla Church, the cemetery was non-sectarian and contains the graves of many early pioneers, including 'Dr' Joseph Horrocks, Captain Samuel Mitchell, his wife and son. Mitchell was a manager at the Geraldine Mine [Site No. 7], before living at Chiverton House [Site No. 107] Martin Hosken is also buried in the cemetery. He was the owner of the Mining Arms [Site No. 60] and the Railway Hotel [Site No. 104]. Chronology Entries 07/10/1865 Death of Joseph. Horrocks at the age of 55. 07/1912 Death of Captain Samuel Mitchell.
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| Ref ID No | Ref Name | Ref Source | Ref Date |
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| BL Acc 4396 B/18 | Photograph: "Memorial at Gwalla Cemetery,". | Battye Library | 1969 |
| GHS3925 | Photograph; "memorial". | Northampton Historical Society, | 1964 |
| BL Acc 994.12 | Bain, M.A; "Ancient Landmarks: A Social and Economic History of the Victoria District of Western Australia, 1839-1894". | UWA Press | 1975 |
| Drew, J.M., "Early Northampton: An Undenominational Church", Early Days, Vol.2, No. 2. | 1932 | ||
| Considine and Griffiths Architects Pty Ltd; "Gwalla Precinct, Northampton Conservation Plan". | Shire of Northampton | 200 | |
| Palassis; "Northampton Character Study". | |||
| Considine & Griffiths Architects Pty Ltd; "Gwalla Cemetery Preliminary Conservation Report" | Shire of Northampton | 1998 | |
| Feilman & Associates, "A Survey of Places of Historic and Landscape Significance in Northampton, Dongara, Geraldton, WA", | 1977 |
Landscape
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| Original Use | MONUMENT\CEMETERY | Cemetery |
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