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Smith's Mill (Glen Forrest)

Author

Heritage Council

Place Number

24381
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Location

Glen Forrest

Location Details

Swan Loc 754

Local Government

Mundaring

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

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Parent Place or Precinct

26283 King Jarrah, Sawmills and Sawpit

History

Smiths Mill (Glen Forrest) : The first saw mill in what is now the Shire of Mundaring was set up in 1877, by 40 year old farmer Alfred Charles Smith, son of Richard and Mary Smith of Clayton Farm (Site 79). It was located on Swan Location 754, near Nyaania Creek, and employed 6 or 7 men who cut up to 10 loads per week. Officially called the York Greenmount Sawmill, it was known as Smiths Mill, and the locality took this name until 1915. Before the advent of the Eastern Railway, the logs were cut, seasoned, and taken to Guildford by wagon, and then by river to Perth or Fremantle. When the second section of the Eastern Railway began in March 1882, the contractor James Wright did not use the existing sawmills, such as this one but set up his own at what is now Mt Helena. When Alfred returned to farming in c 1883, his son Thomas built a mud brick house (Site 88), and operated the mill until the scarcity of local timber led to its closure in c 1900.

Place Type

Historic site

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Present Use PARK\RESERVE Park\Reserve
Original Use FORESTRY Timber Mill

Creation Date

12 Sep 2012

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

14 Nov 2019

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