The Morawa Pioneer Cemetery was opened on the 24th September 1919 at Reserve No. 17311 Morawa Lot 50. Although the last burial was in 1930, the cemetery was never officially closed.
In November 1973 the Morawa District Historical Society gained permission from the Shire to erect a fence around the graves and to erect a plaque.
This brass plaque lists the names, ages and dates of death of the known occupants of the cemetery and is attached to a large upright stone on the northern side of the entrance.
Of the twelve known graves there is only one that identifies the occupant by means of a broken headstone and inscription.
SURNAME | CHRISTIAN NAME | DATE | AGE | DETAILS |
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EMERY | Charles | 24-05-1922 | 49 years | Labourer at Harley's farm, Morawa. Death caused by rope breaking and falling down a well |
RAINER | Wilton Marler | 18-01-1924 | 42 years | Farmer. Accidentally killed by wheat loader 3 miles NW of Morawa. |
McCARTHY | Jeremiah | 23-04-1925 | 37 years | Farmer. Died of gunshot wounds 13 miles west of Morawa. |
GLASBRENNAN | Albert Herman | 14-02-1925 | 50 years | Goldsmith. Died from heart failure at Koolanooka. |
TREGONNING | Walter Charles | 12-06-1926 | 35 years | Farmer. Died on main road 5 miles south of Morawa, accidentally burned to death. |
GODFREY | Gordon Hopkins | 09-04-1927 | 2 years 9 months | Died at Three Springs of pneumonia. |
McQUISTON | Hugh | 19-11-1927 | 50 years | Cook. Died at Harry Ryan's farm, Koolanooka, of gunshot wounds. |
ATWELL | William Herbert | 15-07-1929 | 42 years | Carpenter. Died from tuberculosis. |
FITZGERALD | Maurice Thomas | 26-07-1929 | 21 years | Farmer. Died at Morawa from gunshot wounds. |
HOUGH | John Joseph Thomas | 26-01-1930 | 30 years | Died at Morawa from poisoning. |
McCALLUM | Arthur Edward | 01-04-1930 | 45 years | Labourer. Died at Morawa Hotel from war gas effects and heart failure. |
BLACKMAN | Leonard Thomas | 21-04-1930 | 47 years | Clearer. Death from heart failure near Morawa. |