Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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Karrakatta Cemetery in Perth, Western Australia, is a major historic cemetery and crematorium best known internationally as the final resting place of actor Heath Ledger.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth, Western Australia | 1 |
| Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth, Western Australia, Australia canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3763921 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth, Western Australia, Australia Context triple: [Heath Ledger, burialPlace, Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth, Western Australia, Australia]
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A.
Fawkner Cemetery, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Fawkner Cemetery in Melbourne, Victoria, is one of Australia's largest and oldest public cemeteries, notable as the final resting place of many prominent Australians.
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B.
South Metropolitan Cemetery
South Metropolitan Cemetery, now known as West Norwood Cemetery, is a historic 19th-century London burial ground noted for its grand monuments and status as one of the "Magnificent Seven" cemeteries.
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C.
Yass General Cemetery
Yass General Cemetery is the main public burial ground serving the town of Yass in New South Wales, Australia, containing graves that reflect the region’s local history and community.
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D.
Tama Cemetery
Tama Cemetery is one of Tokyo’s largest and most prominent public cemeteries, known for its expansive grounds, historical graves, and tranquil, park-like setting.
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E.
Concordia Cemetery
Concordia Cemetery is a historic burial ground in Forest Park, Illinois, known for serving the area's German Lutheran community.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth, Western Australia, Australia Target entity description: Karrakatta Cemetery in Perth, Western Australia, is a major historic cemetery and crematorium best known internationally as the final resting place of actor Heath Ledger.
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A.
Fawkner Cemetery, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Fawkner Cemetery in Melbourne, Victoria, is one of Australia's largest and oldest public cemeteries, notable as the final resting place of many prominent Australians.
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B.
South Metropolitan Cemetery
South Metropolitan Cemetery, now known as West Norwood Cemetery, is a historic 19th-century London burial ground noted for its grand monuments and status as one of the "Magnificent Seven" cemeteries.
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C.
Yass General Cemetery
Yass General Cemetery is the main public burial ground serving the town of Yass in New South Wales, Australia, containing graves that reflect the region’s local history and community.
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D.
Tama Cemetery
Tama Cemetery is one of Tokyo’s largest and most prominent public cemeteries, known for its expansive grounds, historical graves, and tranquil, park-like setting.
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E.
Concordia Cemetery
Concordia Cemetery is a historic burial ground in Forest Park, Illinois, known for serving the area's German Lutheran community.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cemetery
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crematorium ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| established | late 19th century ⓘ |
| governedBy | Western Australian cemetery legislation ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
Anglican burial area
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Jewish burial area ⓘ Roman Catholic burial area ⓘ administration offices ⓘ chapels ⓘ columbarium niches ⓘ cremation memorials ⓘ crematorium ⓘ florist and monumental services ⓘ general non-denominational sections ⓘ mausoleums ⓘ memorial gardens ⓘ war graves sections ⓘ |
| hasSection |
children’s burial sections
ⓘ
cremation memorial gardens ⓘ lawn cemetery sections ⓘ traditional monument sections ⓘ |
| hasWarGraves |
Commonwealth War Graves sections
ⓘ
surface form:
Commonwealth War Graves Commission plots
World War I graves ⓘ World War II graves ⓘ |
| hasWarMemorial | Australian war graves memorials ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | contains heritage-listed monuments and structures ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being a major historic cemetery in Western Australia
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being the final resting place of actor Heath Ledger ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Perth
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surface form:
Perth, Western Australia
Western Australia ⓘ suburb of Karrakatta ⓘ |
| notableBurial |
Edith Cowan
ⓘ
Heath Ledger ⓘ May Holman ⓘ Percy Button ⓘ Sir Charles Court ⓘ Sir David Brand ⓘ Sir John Forrest ⓘ Sir Paul Hasluck ⓘ Sir Ronald Wilson ⓘ Sir Walter James ⓘ prominent Western Australian business leaders ⓘ prominent Western Australian cultural figures ⓘ various Australian federal politicians ⓘ various Western Australian premiers ⓘ |
| opened | 1899 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Metropolitan Cemeteries Board ⓘ |
| region |
Perth region
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surface form:
Perth metropolitan region
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| replaced | East Perth Cemeteries as Perth’s main burial ground ⓘ |
| serves | Perth metropolitan population ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth, Western Australia, Australia Description of subject: Karrakatta Cemetery in Perth, Western Australia, is a major historic cemetery and crematorium best known internationally as the final resting place of actor Heath Ledger.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Heath Ledger
this entity surface form:
Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth, Western Australia