Kalgoorlie Cemetery

Author

City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder

Place Number

07514

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Location

Lyall St Kalgoorlie

Location Details

Cnr Lyall & Butterfly Streets

Local Government

Kalgoorlie-Boulder

Region

Goldfields

Construction Date

Constructed from 1988, Constructed from 1895

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
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Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

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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	09 Jul 2001	Category 2	Category 2 The place is considered to have a high level of significance to the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder and valued by the local community. Maximum encouragement to conserve the significance of the place should be provided to the owner under the town planning scheme.

Statement of Significance

The cemetery is an important site for the local community, providing a link with past citizens. It was the second cemetery for Kalgoorlie.

Physical Description

The cemetery is located on the western outskirts of the townsite of Kalgoorlie. The cemetery has vehicular access off Memorial Drive/Lyall Street via iron gates with rendered masonry pillars.

History

The first Kalgoorlie Cemetery Board was established in 1895 (Webb, 1993: 719).

The Crematorium was opened on 11 September 1988 (Webb, 1993: 879).

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: High
Authenticity: High

Condition

Good

References

Ref ID No	Ref Name	Ref Source	Ref Date
	Webb M; "Golden Destiny: The Centenary History of Kalgoorlie-Boulder and the Eastern Goldfields of Western Australia". p. 879	City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder	1993

Place Type

Historic site

Uses

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

Historic Themes

General	Specific
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY	Settlements
SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES	Community services & utilities

Creation Date

03 Jun 1997

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Approved

Last Update

01 Jan 2017

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