Midvale is a suburb of

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, Western Australia, which is split between the

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and the

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. Its postcode is 6056. Developed in the early 1950s, the area was named as a composite of Midland and the former

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. The former racecourse site is now part of Midvale. Its southern boundary is the

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, and eastern the Eastern Railway. A substantial amount of the housing in the suburb is known as ''State Housing''; a significant amount of this housing was redeveloped by the Department of Housing under the "Eastern Horizons New Living Project".

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Mundaring and Hills Historical Society website
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