Mundaring and Hills Historical Society

Mundaring Station Master's House, adjacent to the former Mundaring railway station, the current location of the Society

The Mundaring and Hills Historical Society (MHHS) is a local history society for the Shire of Mundaring, based in Mundaring, Western Australia.

Affiliated with the Royal Western Australian Historical Society,[1] the Society is a vital conduit for the disparate heritage and history issues in the Shire area. In earlier times a group of scattered communities linked by the railway branches that now constitutes the Railway Reserve Heritage Trail.

Overview

The Mundaring and Hills Historical Society was formed in 1989. Prior to this historical and heritage issues in the Hills region saw significant losses of information, and loss of details of people and properties. The Society has corrected this, being able to attract significant funding and patronage to maintain a museum and to collect a wide range of materials and information. It is also one of the organisations heavily involved in the annual Trek the Trail that utilises sections of the Railway Reserve Heritage Trail as an outdoor event.

The Mundaring and Hills Historical Society was a finalist in the 2011 Western Australian Heritage Awards.[2]

Projects

Projects that the Mundaring and Hills Historical Society have been involved in include:

Publications

Mundaring District Museum

The Society has its operational headquarters in a heritage property – the brick and iron Mundaring Station Master's House. The Society also operates a museum in the former Mundaring School building, known as the Mundaring District Museum.[5]

References

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