Glen Forrest, Western Australia
Encyclopedia
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
.
Originally known as Smiths Mill after a prominent founder citizen, it is currently named after the first Premier of Western Australia, Sir John Forrest
.
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). It also has the only road that runs through to the Helena River valley from the suburbs between Mundaring Weir and the Helena Valley locations.
The major extractive industries were early forestry, and 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 Hardy Road and Great Eastern Highway.
Like Darlington
to the west, Glen Forrest had at its earliest times a winery on the valley edge down which Hardey Road passes.
Shire of Mundaring
The Shire of Mundaring is a Local Government Area on the eastern fringe of metropolitan Perth, the capital of Western Australia. The Shire covers an area of and has a population of 35,097 .-History:...
, south of John Forrest National Park
John Forrest National Park
John Forrest National Park is a national park in the Darling Scarp, 24 km east of Perth, Western Australia. It was the first national park in Western Australia and the second in Australia after Royal National Park.- Name :...
, west of Mahogany Creek
Mahogany Creek, Western Australia
Mahogany Creek is a suburb in the shire of Mundaring, Western Australia.Its name is derived from the historic Mahogany Creek Inn, constructed in about 1880, and situated on what was the York Road, now known as the Great Eastern Highway...
, east of Darlington
Darlington, Western Australia
Darlington, Western Australia, is a locality in the Shire of Mundaring on the Darling Scarp, dissected by Nyaania Creek and north of the Helena River.- Location :...
, and north of the Helena River
Helena River
The Helena River is a tributary of the Swan River in Western Australia. The river rises in country east of Mount Dale and moves to the north west to Mundaring Weir, where it is dammed...
. Its northern boundary is determined by the Great Eastern Highway
Great Eastern Highway
The Great Eastern Highway is a major road between the Western Australian cities of Perth and Kalgoorlie. It is a key route for vehicles accessing the eastern wheatbelt and the eastern goldfields...
.
Originally known as Smiths Mill after a prominent founder citizen, it is currently named after the first Premier of Western Australia, Sir John Forrest
John Forrest
Sir John Forrest GCMG was an Australian explorer, the first Premier of Western Australia and a cabinet minister in Australia's first federal parliament....
.
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
Nyaania Creek
Nyaania was also a stopping place and locality name associated with the first route of the Eastern Railway between Bellevue and Mundaring in Western Australia-Significance:...
.
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). It also has the only road that runs through to the Helena River valley from the suburbs between Mundaring Weir and the Helena Valley locations.
The major extractive industries were early forestry, and 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 Hardy Road and Great Eastern Highway.
Like Darlington
Darlington, Western Australia
Darlington, Western Australia, is a locality in the Shire of Mundaring on the Darling Scarp, dissected by Nyaania Creek and north of the Helena River.- Location :...
to the west, Glen Forrest had at its earliest times a winery on the valley edge down which Hardey Road passes.
External links
- Glen Forrest on Geoscience AustraliaGeoscience AustraliaGeoscience Australia is an agency of the Australian federal government. It carries out geoscientific research.On a user pays basis it produces geospatial products such as topographic maps and satellite imagery.-History:...
- Mundaring and Hills Historical Society Website