Local Heritage Strategy Review
It is a requirement under the Heritage Act 2018 that local governments compile and maintain a list of places that are or may become, of...
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Mundaring & Hills Historical Society
Sep 6, 20231 min read
Parkerville Family
We have a picture of Mr Alfred Baker, his wife Nellie and daughter Florence.
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Mundaring & Hills Historical Society
Sep 4, 20231 min read
Father's Day and Historic Family Photos
As we have all just celebrated Father's Day no doubt many photos may have been taken at gatherings all over Australia. We thought of how...
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Mundaring & Hills Historical Society
Aug 28, 20231 min read
Spring is nearly here
In Australia, the change of seasons always starts at the beginning of the month rather than having anything to do with the equinox. As we...
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Mundaring & Hills Historical Society
Aug 21, 20232 min read
Swan View Gazetted August 1895
128 years ago the locality of Swan View was gazetted. Morrison Road, once known as Boundary Road was the northern end of Sir James...
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Mundaring & Hills Historical Society
Aug 16, 20231 min read
The Cultural History of Tarot Cards
Come and listen to a talk on this fascinating subject. Saturday 19th August at 2.45pm Boya Community Centre Cnr Clayton and Scott...
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Mundaring & Hills Historical Society
Aug 14, 20232 min read
Vale William(Wim) Boissevain
One of our local “Hills” painters died recently at the age of 96, and his funeral will take place on Saturday 18th August at Karrakatta...
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Mundaring & Hills Historical Society
Aug 7, 20232 min read
Earthquakes
You along with many others may have felt tremors, watched items rattling in your house or noticed birds squawking on Sunday morning after...
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Mundaring & Hills Historical Society
Jul 24, 20232 min read
Swan View Tunnel
The Swan View Tunnel is part of what is called the Eastern Railway Deviation along with three railway bridges and one wooden trestle...
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Mundaring & Hills Historical Society
Jul 19, 20232 min read
The Depression
Between the two World Wars there was a time of economic hardship labelled “The Depression “. One of the initiatives decided by the...
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Mundaring & Hills Historical Society
Jul 10, 20231 min read
Saving our Heritage
Mundaring Weir C1920s Although Western Australia is relatively new regarding the European history, we understand that our Aboriginal...
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Mundaring & Hills Historical Society
Jul 3, 20231 min read
So Much Rain and so Little Water
While we experience a deluge of water this afternoon, I am reading through our archives and I am learning about the huge amount of...
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Mundaring & Hills Historical Society
Jun 26, 20232 min read
The Red Witch
Author Nathan Hobby has just won the Premier's Prize for Book of the Year for his book titled 'The Red Witch': Biography of Katherine...
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Mundaring & Hills Historical Society
Jun 19, 20231 min read
From Camps to Community
The humble beginnings of Hills localities Parkerville and Stoneville Mundaring and Hills Historical Society held their June General...
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Mundaring & Hills Historical Society
Jun 12, 20231 min read
RAIN, RAIN AND MORE RAIN
A cold and wet start to June can be expected, let's face it, it is officially Winter, or Makuru in the Noongar calendar. Although it is...
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