What happened on this day in 1885?
29th June 1885: The Third Section of the Eastern railway, from Chidlow’s Well to York, was formally declared open by His Excellency the...
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Mundaring & Hills Historical Society
Jun 27, 20222 min read
When is the Winter solstice?
The winter solstice marks the point at which the southern or northern hemisphere is tilted furthest away from the Sun. In the southern...
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Mundaring & Hills Historical Society
Jun 20, 20222 min read
Morse Code was invented on this day in 1840
Developed in the 1830s and 1840s by Samuel Morse and other inventors, the telegraph revolutionized long-distance communication. It worked...
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Mundaring & Hills Historical Society
Jun 13, 20222 min read
Belle-View or Bellevue
Tiny pocket of land tucked away at the bottom of the Greemount Hill This land was one of the earliest to be taken up in what was to...
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Mundaring & Hills Historical Society
Jun 9, 20221 min read
Troops, Tents and Training
Bob Sheppard will be talking about his latest book which outline the history of WWll Camp 4 in Chidlow Saturday the 18th June at 3pm Bob...
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Mundaring & Hills Historical Society
May 30, 20222 min read
Australian Artist Pro Hart was born on this day - 30th May in 1928
Renowned Artist Pro Hart who lived and worked in Broken Hill NSW, passed away in 2006 of Motor Neurone Disease. In the Shire of...
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Mundaring & Hills Historical Society
May 16, 20221 min read
Mundane, Miraculous and Magical
New Exhibition Now Open This exhibition displays an assortment of things that have been created or made in Mundaring. Drop into the...
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Mundaring & Hills Historical Society
May 12, 20221 min read
Glen Forrest Gem
Take a look at this little shop on Railway Road Glen Forrest Constructed in 1948-9 with granite walls with clay tiles for Mrs McClenaghan...
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Mundaring & Hills Historical Society
May 2, 20222 min read
The Trout Experiment
On 4 May 1864, the first brown trout eggs ever successfully shipped to Australia hatched in the cool waters of Plenty River, Tasmania
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Mundaring & Hills Historical Society
Apr 25, 20221 min read
Anzac Day 25th April
On 25 April 1915, 16,000 Australian and New Zealand soldiers landed at what is now known as Anzac Cove, Gallipoli, in Turkey.
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Mundaring & Hills Historical Society
Apr 20, 20222 min read
St Georges Day 23rd April
The legend of Saint George and the Dragon tells of Saint George taming and slaying a dragon that demanded human sacrifices. While it...
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Mundaring & Hills Historical Society
Apr 15, 20221 min read
Easter 2022
Not all eggs are from the Easter Bunny!! In the early 1900 new settlers in the Mundaring shire took up poultry farming as there was...
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Mundaring & Hills Historical Society
Apr 13, 20221 min read
Troops, Tents and Training
Mundaring and Hills Historical is pleased to announce the publishing of Troops, Tents and Training - The history of the Chidlow WWll Army...
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Mundaring & Hills Historical Society
Apr 4, 20221 min read
World Health Day
World Health Day is a global health Awareness Day celebrated on the 7th April every year under the sponsorship of the World Health...
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Mundaring & Hills Historical Society
Mar 30, 20221 min read
Yardil Headdress Returns Home
Yardil Songman's Headdress Mundaring and Hills Historical Society supports the repatriation of First Nations artefacts back to their...
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