Cemeteries & Memorials
Our cemeteries are open to the public during daylight hours. Visitors are asked to help preserve the dignity of the grounds by respecting burial sites, keeping the area tidy, and following any signage on site.
The Shire can assist with:
For assistance or further information please contact the Coolgardie Visitor Centre on (08) 9026 6090 or email visitorscounter@coolgardie.wa.gov.au
Cemetery Records
The Shire maintains cemetery records and can assist with historical and family history enquiries where information is available.
To request a grave search or cemetery record, please complete the online research request form or contact the Coolgardie Visitor Centre on (08) 9026 6090 or email visitorscounter@coolgardie.wa.gov.au
Cemetery Locations
Please note that the Pioneer Cemeteries in Coolgardie, Kambalda and Widgiemooltha are no longer active working cemeteries and are not available for new burials.
These historic cemeteries are open to visitors to explore, pay their respects and learn more about the people and stories that form an important part of the region's history.
Visitors are asked to treat these sites with respect and help preserve them for future generations.
Coolgardie (New) Cemetery
Location: Lot 40 Lindsay Street, Coolgardie WA 6429. Entrance off Great Eastern Highway, Coolgardie (3kms of West of Coolgardie Township).
The ‘new’ cemetery was commissioned in November 1894 and the first burial took place that month. From then on burials were occurring almost daily. With the typhoid epidemics of the 1890s it was said that half the town was kept busy burying the other half. There are more than 3000 graves and of these 25 per cent contain a child five years of age or under. Spare a thought for the 200 nameless infants buried here, many in unmarked graves.
This is the only active working cemetery currently available for burials within the Shire of Coolgardie.
Coolgardie (Old / Pioneer) Cemetery
Location: Forrest Street, Coolgardie WA 6429. Entrance is off Forrest Street at the end of King Street, Coolgardie.
What is now referred to as the old or pioneer cemetery was used until November 1894. It proved very difficult to conduct burials there due to the nature of the soil – rock hard! Of the approximately 30 people buried, the names of only three are known.
Kambalda Pioneer Cemetery
Location: Beresford, Kambalda East WA 6442.
Initially known as the Red Hill Cemetery until the name Kambalda was gazetted in 1897. This small pioneer cemetery has five individual graves, however a mystery surrounds this cemetery as two of the graves belong to one person.
Widgiemooltha Cemetery
Location: Off Coolgardie Esperance Highway, WA
Coordinates: Long -31.478272 Lat 121.583090.
The Widgiemooltha Cemetery is a historic cemetery associated with the early mining community of Widgiemooltha and forms part of the area's rich Goldfields heritage. The cemetery provides an important connection to the people who lived and worked in the early Widgiemooltha community, including miners, prospectors and families who contributed to the development of the town.
Visitors are welcome to explore the cemetery and pay their respects while helping preserve this important piece of the region's history.
War Memorials & Kambalda Memorial Garden
“Their Service, Our Heritage”
If you would like to arrange for a plaque to be installed in memory of a loved one, please contact the Coolgardie Visitor Centre on (08) 9026 6090 or email visitorscounter@coolgardie.wa.gov.au.
Coolgardie War Memorial
Location: Bayley Street, Coolgardie WA 6429. Near the Coolgardie RSL Sub-branch
The memorial was dedicated on 12 February 1984 and commemorates service across several conflicts, including World War I, World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. Vietnam War (1962–75)
The Community holds its annual ANZAC Day Dawn services providing the Coolgardie Community with a place to honour those who have served and sacrificed.
There is also a Kurrawang Roll of Honour at Bayley Street, commemorating those who served in World War I.
Kambalda RSL Memorial / Kambalda East Memorial Cenotaph
Location: New Clayton Street, Kambalda East WA 6442
The Community holds its annual ANZAC Day Dawn services providing the Kambalda Community with a place to honour those who have served and sacrificed.
Kambalda Memorial Garden
Location: Salmon Gum Rd, Kambalda WA 6442
The Kambalda Memorial Garden is a peaceful community space located in Kambalda West, behind the Shire Office on Salmon Gum Road. It honours members of the local community who lost their lives in mining accidents, as well as those who passed away from illness and other causes. The garden provides a welcoming place for families, friends and visitors to come together, reflect, remember and celebrate the lives of those who helped shape the Kambalda community.
Please note that the Kambalda Memorial Garden is a memorial garden only. Ashes cannot be interred at the garden, memorial plaques are the only form of memorial permitted.