First drinks . .

The earliest known settlers within the present-day boundaries of the Shire of Mundaring, established the Halfway House Inn in 1831 on the road to York. This road linked Perth with areas suitable for grazing flocks and growing crops. This first inn, on the original track, was replaced by another of the same name on a better route (today’s Great Southern Highway) and the second inn’s ruins are still visible near The Lakes Roadhouse.

 

Image: The former Police Station at The Lakes. The building was expanded in the 1920s by the Barnes family. MHHS Collection.