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What happened on this day in 1885?
Mundaring & Hills Historical Society
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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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When is the Winter solstice?
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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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Morse Code was invented on this day in 1840
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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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Belle-View or Bellevue
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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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Troops, Tents and Training
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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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Australian Artist Pro Hart was born on this day - 30th May in 1928
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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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Mundane, Miraculous and Magical
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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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Glen Forrest Gem
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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

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