Mundaring Weir Hotel, is located in Mundaring,

Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ...

. It is located adjacent to the formation of the former branch line to the weir - the

Mundaring Weir Railway The Mundaring Weir Branch Railway was constructed from Mundaring, Western Australia to the site of the Mundaring Weir, Western Australia, Mundaring Weir, and opened on 1 June 1898. Overview One of the rail lines constructed by the Public Wo ...

on a hill to the north, and above

Mundaring Weir Mundaring Weir is a 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 dam impounds the Hele ...

. It was previously known as the ''Reservoir Hotel,'' then the ''Goldfields Weir Hotel'',History of the Mundaring Weir Hotel
www.mundaringweirhotel.com.au (accessed 1 April 2006) has been in the area since 1898. It was a crucial location where

C. Y. O'Connor Charles Yelverton O'Connor, (11 January 1843 – 10 March 1902), was an Irish engineer who is best known for his work in Western Australia, especially the construction of Fremantle Harbour, thought to be impossible, and the Goldfields Water Sup ...

stayed regularly during the construction of the weir. In the 1910s and 1920s due to the functioning railway access, it was regularly advertised as a weekender location. After a period of decline followed the closure of the branch railway in the early 1950s, as well as the gradual reduction of staff and employees of the weir, and gradual reduction in forestry operations over time. The current owner, Jens Jorgensen who bought it in 1984. It has been the location of annual concerts which included

David Helfgott David Helfgott (born 19 May 1947) is an Australian concert pianist whose life inspired the Academy Award-winning film '' Shine'', in which he was portrayed by actors Geoffrey Rush, Noah Taylor and Alex Rafalowicz. Biography Early life Helfgot ...

concerts during and after his recovered career as concert pianist.

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{{Shire of Mundaring hotels Mundaring, Western Australia Hotels in Western Australia 1898 establishments in Australia State Register of Heritage Places in the Shire of Mundaring

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