Broome Cemetery - Japanese/Chinese/Muslim Section

Author

National Trust of Western Australia

Place Number

00301

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Location

Port Dr Broome

Location Details

street frontage to Port Dr

Local Government

Broome

Region

Kimberley

Construction Date

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
Heritage List	Adopted	28 Aug 2014		Shire of Broome
State Register	Registered	18 Nov 2008	Register Entry Assessment Documentation	Heritage Council

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
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	28 Aug 2014	Grading A	Grading A A place of exceptional cultural heritage significance to Shire of Broome and the state of Western Australia, that is either in the Heritage Council of Western Australia’s Register of Heritage Places, or worthy of consideration for entry into the Register. A place worthy of recognition and protection through provisions of the Shire of Broome’s Town Planning Scheme. Recommend: Maximum encouragement to owners to retain and conserve the place. Full consultation with property owner prior to making the recommendation.	Shire of Broome
Classified by the National Trust	Classified	07 Jun 1983			Heritage Council
Register of the National Estate	Permanent	18 Apr 1989			Heritage Council
Other Legal Agreement	Adopted	02 Oct 2007			Heritage Council

Statement of Significance

This section of the Broome Cemetery has particular significance to the Japanese community who have been association with Broome and pearling since the 1880’s. The Japanese pearling industry recently announced that it would fund and inventory and the restoration of early graves and shrines

Physical Description

Graves of Japanese are in a section of the main Broome cemetery on the western side of town, the numbers of graves bearing witness to the hundreds of lives lost in the pearling industry. The rough hewn headstones inscribed in Japanese are piled with food each year for the Bon Matsuri – the feast of lanterns for the dead – and lanterns are lit amongst them.

History

Assessment 1983

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id	Title	Medium	Year Of Publication
9600	Broome: maps and places of heritage interest.	Heritage Study {Other}	0

Place Type

Other Built Type

Uses

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

Architectural Styles

Style
Other Style

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Other	OTHER	Other Material

Historic Themes

General	Specific
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES	Cultural activities
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES	Religion
OCCUPATIONS	Fishing & other maritime industry
OUTSIDE INFLUENCES	Natural disasters
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY	Workers {incl. Aboriginal, convict}
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY	Immigration, emigration & refugees

Creation Date

30 May 1989

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

28 Nov 2022

Disclaimer

This information is provided voluntarily as a public service. The information provided is made available in good faith and is derived from sources believed to be reliable and accurate. However, the information is provided solely on the basis that readers will be responsible for making their own assessment of the matters discussed herein and are advised to verify all relevant representations, statements and information.