All about Speed
In September 1907 the Greenmount Road Board (now Mundaring Shire) set the speed limit for cyclists and people riding horses up York Road...
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Mundaring & Hills Historical Society
- Sep 2
- 1 min
Spring
In the Nyoongar Calendar the first spring is called Djilba which is from August to September and second spring is from October to...
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Mundaring & Hills Historical Society
- Aug 26
- 2 min
Golf in the Hills
Did you know that since the early years of settlement the hills people have constructed golf courses on which to...
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Mundaring & Hills Historical Society
- Aug 19
- 2 min
Theft of the Mona Lisa
On this day 21st August 1911 the painting of the Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louvre in Paris where it had been since 1797. The painting...
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Mundaring & Hills Historical Society
- Aug 12
- 1 min
V J Day- Victory over Japan
This day in 1945 is the day that the world celebrated Japan's acceptance of the Allied demand for acceptance of surrender. This day we...
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Mundaring & Hills Historical Society
- Aug 5
- 2 min
Penicillin and Antibiotics
6th August is the birthday of Scottish bacteriologist Alexander Fleming. He is best known for his discovery of penicillian in 1928. He...
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Mundaring & Hills Historical Society
- Jul 29
- 1 min
Horses Birthday 1st August
It is well known that every horse in the southern hemisphere celebrates their birthday on August 1st.Each foal is assigned this date to...
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Mundaring & Hills Historical Society
- Jul 22
- 1 min
Rain Rain and more Rain
Main Road in Mount Helena In this month of July, we are all watching the amount of rain we are receiving and all happy with the good...
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Mundaring & Hills Historical Society
- Jul 15
- 2 min
TIMBER INDUSTRY IN MUNDARING
Railways and the power of steam more than any other factors made possible the development of the Mundaring district says Ian Elliot in...
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Mundaring & Hills Historical Society
- Jul 1
- 1 min
Mundaring's First Post Offices
Mundaring townsite began as a direct result of the Coolgardie Water Supply Scheme. Initially it the area for orchardists and poultry...
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Mundaring & Hills Historical Society
- Jun 24
- 2 min
New Rueben Beacham Plaque Unveiled
Chipper’s Leap is a granite outcrop on Greenmount Hill located on the northern side of Great Eastern Highway, near the locality boundary...
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Mundaring & Hills Historical Society
- Jun 17
- 1 min
Henry Ford founded the Ford Motor Company 17th June 1903
He revolutionised the automotive industry by mass producing vehicles that were affordable and the introduction of the moving assembly...
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Mundaring & Hills Historical Society
- Jun 10
- 2 min
From Tin Shed to Men's Shed
Men's Sheds are not for profit organisation that were opened in the early 1990s to provide a place for men to interact socially and use...
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Mundaring & Hills Historical Society
- May 27
- 1 min
WEATHER !
The weather is always a talking point, hot, cold, wet, dry, we all have an opinion and it’s often that it’s not how we like it – today....
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Mundaring & Hills Historical Society
- May 22
- 1 min
International Museum Day
Held on the 18th May each year, International Museum Day shines a light on the rich cultural position of museums worldwide. Each year...
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