Mundaring is a suburb located 34 km east of

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, Western Australia on the

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. The suburb is located within the

Shire of Mundaring The Shire of Mundaring is a Local government areas of Western Australia, local government area in Eastern Metropolitan Regional Council, eastern metropolitan Perth, the capital of Western Australia. The Shire covers an area of and had a popul ...

. The Aboriginal name of the area "Mindah-lung", said to mean "a high place on a high place", was anglicised to become "Mundaring".History of Mundaring
www.heritageaustralia.com.au (Retrieved 1 April 2006) The Mundaring area is considered to be part of the

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area.

Newspapers

The Mundaring region is currently well served by weekly and monthly newspapers: * ''Chidlow Chatter'' * '' Darlington Review'' – locality specific *''

Echo Newspapers ''The Echo'' is a weekly newspaper founded in 1985 and delivered every Saturday in the eastern suburbs of Perth, Western Australia. The paper has a circulation of 64, 063 and covers the City of Swan and the Perth Hills, including the Shire of Mu ...

'' – weekly – Midland based Former newspapers in the area included: *''The Darling'' * '' Swan Express'' – although Midland based, had considerable space to "Hills" stories **It is also extracted in entries in the

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catalogue with items about the Hills. *''Hills Gazette'' (

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) – weekly *''Mundaring magazine'' – monthly

Railway

The only railway line current in the Mundaring Shire – is the third route of the Eastern Railway which passes through

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and Swan View. The railway routes mentioned below – first route and second route are no longer operational – and constitute sections of the Railway Reserve Heritage Trail. The Eastern Railway passed through Mundaring on its first route through to Chidlow. Mundaring railway station, and the branch railway leading from it – the

Mundaring Weir branch railway The Mundaring Weir branch railway was constructed from Mundaring, Western Australia to the site of the Mundaring Weir, and opened on 1 June 1898. Overview One of the rail lines constructed by the Public Works Department in the early 20th cen ...

were significant locations for the construction of the

Mundaring Weir Mundaring Weir is a concrete gravity dam (and historically the adjoining locality) located from Perth, Western Australia in the Darling Scarp. The dam and reservoir form the boundary between the suburbs of Reservoir and Sawyers Valley. The ...

. Following the construction of the second route of the Eastern Railway, the Mundaring line served as an alternative to the second route at the time of accidents and derailments, until its closing to traffic in 1954. The line through Mundaring was known as the

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to railway administration in its later years of operation, while in earlier years it was known as Smiths Mill branch (the earlier name for

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). The line served a small population but played an integral part in the development and history of Mundaring. The

Mundaring Hotel The Mundaring Hotel was opened in 1899 in Mundaring, a hills suburb of Perth, Western Australia. History On 22 October 1898, soon after the Mundaring townsite was gazetted in May 1898, Henry Hummerston, then licensee of the Helena Vale Hotel i ...

opened opposite the Mundaring railway station in 1899 and served patrons on the route.

Mundaring Geophysical Observatory

Mundaring was the location of a

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Geophysical Observatory from 1959 to April 2000. The annual reports from the Observatory constituted the seismic record of the state of Western Australia for that period of time as well as reports and summaries of activity.

Environment

The town lies within the

Mundaring-Kalamunda Important Bird Area The Mundaring-Kalamunda Important Bird Area comprises a fragmented 137 km2 of land centred on the towns of Mundaring and Kalamunda in the Darling Scarp region of Western Australia. It lies inside, as well as adjacent to the Beelu Nati ...

, so identified by

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because of its importance as a non-breeding season roost site and foraging base for the

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Transport

Bus

* 320 Mundaring to Midland Station – serves Craig Street, Mundaring Weir Road and

* 331 Mundaring to

Wundowie Wundowie is a town in Western Australia located between Perth and Northam in the Darling Range. It was the location of an iron works, and siding and stopping place on the Eastern Railway. It was named in 1907 and was a siding on the Chidlow ...

– serves Craig Street, Mundaring Weir Road and Stoneville Road

References

External links

Shire of Mundaring websiteExperience Perth Hills - Mundaring tourism websiteMundaring and Hills Historical Society websiteLost Mundaring and Surroundings Local History Museum websiteGolden Pipeline website
{{Shire of Mundaring suburbs Suburbs and localities in the Shire of Mundaring