Tag Archives: history

By Claire Ottaviano A MEMORIAL to Midland’s railway history has been moved out of the shadows and into the light. A plaque commemorating the history of the Midland Railway Company of Western Australia (MRWA) and a piece of rail track ...

PHOTO’s depicting the Shire of Mundaring as it once was, have been lauded in a competition, winning some of them a $100 cash prize. Snapped! a historic photo competition, was run in conjunction with Mundaring Hills Historical Society and Shire ...

By Melissa Sheil PICKERING Brook has been the site of two unusual heists this month, with a local primary school and the heritage park targeted in robberies. Sometime between Wednesday June 30 and Saturday July 3, the Pickering Brook Heritage ...

By Melissa Sheil MT HELENA resident Mal Lyon is seeking the descendants of soldiers that lived side by side with his grandfather at a prisoner of war camp in World War I. Mr Lyon found a photo of 34 Australian ...

By Melissa Sheil THE son of one of Australia’s wartime heroes is appealing to the community for help to restore a Midland icon. Barry Sue set up a crowdfunding page to raise money to restore the exterior of 6-8 Helena ...

By Claire Ottaviano THE induction of a parcel of Chidlow’s World War II Army Camps onto the Shire of Mundaring’s heritage list is a monumental step in the community’s crusade to see the site formally recognised. Before Tuesday night, when ...

By Claire Ottaviano MIDLAND’S 125th birthday is being recognised and celebrated with two-days of talks, guided walks, historical displays and exhibitions next weekend. No one is more excited to celebrate the milestone than passionate local historian, Midland and Districts Historical ...

By Claire Ottaviano IF you purchased a jigsaw puzzle from Salvos Midland in the past six months, there is a chance you could be unknowingly holding a very personal collection of family war medals. In February, Helena Valley resident Gary ...

By Claire Ottaviano STONEVILLE resident Glenn Matthew’s daily commute up and down Great Eastern Highway takes him by the home that housed three generations of his family and a lifetime of memories. From the end of March, the memories will ...