KEEPING TIME : PRESERVING & DOCUMENTING OUR LOCAL HISTORY SINCE 1989

Because
HISTORY
Matters

MHHS preserves and shares the history of The Shire of Mundaring area in Perth’s Eastern Hills, supporting researchers and residents with a large Archive and incorporating the Mundaring District Museum, which since 1997 has displayed exhibitions of the Shire’s people, places and events. Hit the search button at the top to see if we have the information you want!

We inspire our community to maintain and understand our Shire's unique cultural heritage

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Explore the rich history of our area

Visit the Museum

Explore different aspects of the history of the the Shire of Mundaring through our Museum Exhibitions. Exhibitions change regularly, and we have a permanent exhibition also. You can also find links to past exhibitions LEARN MORE

Our area is vast!

Explore Mundaring Shire

Based in the eastern metro region of Perth, the Shire of Mundaring encompasses a huge region. Find out more about our towns, villages and hamlets, and places of historic interest. LEARN MORE

4 Specialised walk trails

Heritage Walks

Devised by local historians, these short walks take in points of interest. Pop the walk into your phone, and discover the history of places and buildings on your phone as you walk the route. FIND OUT MORE

People in our Community

Historic Personalities

We have researched and documented the history of some of our local personalities. You can read about them HERE

Help us collate the history of buildings in our area

Historic Buildings

Many of our historic buildings have been demolished, but just as many are still standing and are in use as residential homes (see HERE). If you live in an historic house in the Shire of Mundaring and have some information about it, please contact us and we will feature it on our website EMAIL US

Explore the Army's connection with our Community

Military History

The Shire of Mundaring, and specifically Chidlow, had a significant role in housing army camps. Find out about the military history in our Shire, and view an interesting map showing the camps that were setup during the wars READ MORE

Diesel railcar emerging from the Swan View tunnel - RAIL HERITAGE WA IMAGE.jpg

Read about the importance of the Railway in our area

Railway History

Train transport and travel opened up the Mundaring and Hills communities to business and an increase in population. You can find out more about how the train affected our communities HERE.

Interested in reading about our history?

Books for Sale

You can purchase a book about the Mundaring District, written by authors and historians who have lived locally in our area. You may purchase safely online using our secure online payment system, or you may purchase from our office during office hours. Happy reading! BROWSE BOOKS

Bits and Bobs

History Snippets & Snapshots

Discover more about MHHS, the Shire of Mundaring and other interesting aspects about the eastern hills region such as our pubs, hotels and taverns and the beginning of Sunday Sessions, how much were rates in 1939, and view videos pertaining to our area. READ MORE

Huge resource library

Family History

We have an extensive Family History library that you may access. Due to the sensitive information contained in some Family Histories, we do not offer an online service. Please CONTACT us to make an appointment with one of our staff, who may assist you with information.

What did your area look like?

Maps Collection

If you need information about your block, street, or the area you live in, or if you just love perusing maps, we have an extensive collection for you to view. Information about maps on record and how to access the maps can be found HERE.

Read about the history of your area in the Shire of Mundaring

Library Catalogue

We have a comprehensive library of books and publications. We also offer photocopying services. Find out how you may access the library resources HERE and explore the library CATALOGUE HERE.

Read online or have it delivered

Darlington Review Articles & Newsletters

We publish a page monthly in the Darlington Review magazine, and we distribute a quarterly newsletter. You can read some of them HERE.

Tell us something we don't know

Do you know or have something we don't?

If you have information, or historical records, images, or items relevant to the Mundaring District history that might be of significance to our collection, please contact us. EMAIL US

Help us to Keep Time!

Volunteer

Put your skills, or your time, to good use and Volunteer at MHHS. Perhaps try something new, connect with your community, and build a sense of achievement as you assist MHHS to research, record, document, and share history - BECAUSE HISTORY MATTERS! Contact us to find out more or READ HERE and ALSO HERE.

NEW Museum Exhibition
Coming Soon

The museum is currently closed for several weeks as we are preparing for a new exhibition. This will be a semi-permanent exhibition that celebrates the history and people of all the localities within the Shire of Mundaring.

We are calling the exhibition semi-permanent as many objects will remain on display. However, we will also be updating the space throughout the year with different histories along with supporting objects.

MHHS is active within our community, visiting historical sites and researching continuously throughout the year facilitating the discovery of new histories as well as updating current stories. Our office is also busy with visitors generously donating objects, family stories and historical information.

The new semi-permanent exhibition layout will allow us to share these new discoveries and newly donated objects and photographs on a regular basis.

This will also include: