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Verity James is an Australian funeral celebrant and a former ABC News Television and radio presenter. [1] Born in Sydney, James joined the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in Bega, New South Wales in 1984. Three years later she moved to Perth, where she has been a fixture on the Western Australia media scene ever since.
Karrakatta Cemetery is a metropolitan cemetery in the suburb of Karrakatta in Perth, Western Australia. Karrakatta Cemetery first opened for burials in 1899, the first being that of wheelwright Robert Creighton. [1] Managed by the Metropolitan Cemeteries Board, the cemetery attracts more than one million visitors each year. [2]
Guildford Cemetery is a cemetery in the southern part of South Guildford, Western Australia, located between the Great Eastern Highway Bypass and Kalamunda Road adjacent to the Perth Airport. [ 1 ] An earlier cemetery in Guildford was established early in the history of the Swan River Colony in James Street; [ citation needed ] some headstones ...
The body of a 61-year-old woman is discovered in the Perth suburb of Byford. Her 33-year-old son is subsequently arrested approximately 200 kilometres away in Bindi Bindi. [341] 3 June – P&O Cruises Australia announces it will be ceasing operations in 2025 when it is folded into its parent company Carnival Cruise Line. [342]
Professional mourners have been regular attendees of Chinese funerals since 756. [8] The tradition of professional mourning stemmed from theatrical performances that would occur during funerary processions. [8] There were musical performances at funerals as early as the third century. Scholar Jeehee Hong describes one such scene:
A civil funeral celebrant provides funerals for people who do want a religious ceremony and those who have religious beliefs but do not want to be buried or cremated from a church or other religious building. People often choose civil celebrants because they want a professional person to co-create a service centred on the deceased person's life ...
PERTH AMBOY – Three Democrats and one Republican have filed to run in the mayoral primary in June, the city's first partisan election. Mayor Helmin Caba will be challenged by retired Municipal ...
WAtoday is an online newspaper, focusing its coverage on Perth and Western Australia. It was established on 10 June 2008 and is owned by Nine Entertainment (formerly Fairfax Digital). [2] The company employs ten journalists in Perth. It is based in the same building as radio station 6PR, at 169 Hay Street, East Perth. [citation needed]