Local Government
East Pilbara
Region
Pilbara
General St Marble Bar
approx 2km from Marble Bar, turn off Goodabinia Road
East Pilbara
Pilbara
Constructed from 1892
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RHP - Does not warrant assessment | Current | 27 Aug 2004 |
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Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 27 Aug 1999 |
The old Marble Bar Cemetery has historical significance as many of Marble Bar's pioneers lie buried there. Also historically significant are the causes of deaths listed (fever, typhoid, heat, thirst, accident and self inflicted) as well as the significant numbers of babies who died of heat exhaustion. It is a tribute to the courageous young men who died tragically far from home and loved ones during the gold rush days. Among those buried there were the first doctor, the first European lady, the finder of tin in the Pilbara, early teamsters, prospectors, adventurers and heroes. John Slattery, a pioneer prospector of the Kimberley, was buried here in July 1895.
Early maps show this area as Reserve 4783 with an area of 10 acres. It is approximately 2 kms west of Marble Bar, just off the Goodabinya Reserve access road. It is a fenced area of low hilled spinifex with a creek coursing through the centre. The cemetery is in parts overgrown, though some grave sites are well defined with tombstones and fences. For the most part the graves are unmarked and unnumbered, dating back to 1892. Records were never maintained and sites are difficult to identify. It is estimated that several hundred unmarked graves are housed in this cemetery which is now closed to further burials.
Ref ID No | Ref Name | Ref Source | Ref Date |
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K Mallett; "To the Bar Bonded". | 1992 |
Other Built Type
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Present Use | MONUMENT\CEMETERY | Cemetery |
Original Use | MONUMENT\CEMETERY | Cemetery |
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DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY | Settlements |
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