6-653: Glen Forrest is a suburb within the Shire of Mundaring , south of John Forrest National Park , west of Mahogany Creek , east of Darlington , and north of the Helena River . Its northern boundary is determined by the Great Eastern Highway . The area was originally named Smith's Mill, after A. C. Smith & Son's jarrah saw mill, established in October 1877. In 1915 local residents petitioned to change
12-402: A winery, Glen Hardey, on the valley edge down which Hardey Road passes. Shire of Mundaring The Shire of Mundaring is a local government area in eastern metropolitan Perth , the capital of Western Australia . The Shire covers an area of 645 square kilometres (249 sq mi) and had a population of approximately 38,000 as at the 2016 Census . The Greenmount Road District
18-533: Is recognised for its natural environment and has numerous walk and ride trails: The suburbs and localities of the Shire of Mundaring with population and size figures based on the most recent Australian census : As of 2024 , 144 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Mundaring, of which 26 are on the State Register of Heritage Places , among them John Forrest National Park , Lake Leschenaultia and
24-491: The Stathams Brickworks, which had its own siding, just east of the railway yard. The brickworks was located on a patch of white clay that is now a park and recreation area. It has two commercial areas - one adjacent to and just north of the former railway station site, and the other at the intersection of Hardey Road and Great Eastern Highway. Like Darlington to the west, Glen Forrest had at its earliest times
30-724: The area's name to Glen Forrest, to honour Sir John Forrest , first Premier of Western Australia. The suburb is bisected by a disused railway track - the original route of the Eastern Railway - which is now known as the Railway Reserve Heritage Trail , and Nyaania Creek . It has a number of significant conservation reserves including the Glen Forrest Super Block, which is adjacent to Ryecroft Road (the main connecting road to Darlington). The major early industries were forestry, and
36-612: Was created on 17 April 1903. On 29 March 1934, it was renamed the Mundaring Road District . On 1 July 1961, it became the Shire of Mundaring following the passage of the Local Government Act 1960 , which reformed all remaining road districts into shires. Mundaring Shire has published the following statistics for the period 1994-2006: The shire is divided into four wards. The Shire contains three national parks and numerous nature reserves: The Shire
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