Local Government
Serpentine-Jarrahdale
Region
Peel
Location
Atkins Rd Jarrahdale
Location Details
Construction Date
Constructed from 1887
Demolition Year
N/AStatutory Heritage Listings
| Type | Status | Date | Documents | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (no listings) |
Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHP - To be assessed | Current | 29 Aug 2003 |
Other Heritage Listings and Surveys
| Type | Status | Date | Grading/Management | More information | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Description | ||||
| Local Heritage Survey | Adopted | 19 Sep 2022 | Category 3 |
Category 3 |
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| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 31 Jul 2000 | Category 1B |
Category 1B |
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| Classified by the National Trust | UNKNOWN | 14 Jul 1997 |
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Heritage Council | |
Statement of Significance
Important in the social heritage of Jarrahdale, being the final resting place of members of families who contributed to the development of the town and the region. Significant for its association with the opening of the timber industry in Jarrahdale which was the basis for the development of the Jarrahdale townsite
Part of the group of historic buildings in the historic Jarrahdale townsite.
Physical Description
Opposite a peaceful jarrah forest first explored in the 1830's (sign in the bush). Wrought iron gates attached to red brick pillars form the entrance.
History
Established as a local cemetery in 1872, gazetted on the 24th October 1883, and donated by Mrs Maria Batt, the widow of Joseph Batt who had owned a flour mill in the area.
Jarrahdale Cemetery continues to be a public burial ground. Those buried in the cemetery include a number of representatives of the Crock, Nettleton, Lyster, Lewis, Keirnan, Parolo, Gianatti and Buckland families.
The timber company was the original undertaker. No record of burials was kept by the timber company until a government audit in 1911 recognised this. The management of the cemetery then became the responsibility of the local Roads Board and it was during this time that records were lost to a white ant invasion. Various sources of information reconstructed these records as best they could. The Jarrahdale Cemetery is the last resting place for approximately four hundred and fifty-five people that socially contributed to the locality of Jarrahdale, but not all graves are marked or occupants known.
There is a memorial to Keirnans (near the wooden headstones) and Nettletons.
In 1954, the gates to the cemetery were erected as a memorial to Mary Isabel Watkins and George Glyn Watkins
Other Reference Numbers
| Ref Number | Description |
|---|---|
| SJ5-09 | Local Heritage Survey |