Canning Mills, Western Australia
Canning Mills is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia in the City of Kalamunda. The suburb was gazetted on 22 September 1972. Its name relates to the Canning River.[2]
| Canning Mills Perth, Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 32.063°S 116.096°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 26 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6111 | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Kalamunda | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Kalamunda | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Canning | ||||||||||||||
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It was the terminus and main destination of the Canning Jarrah Timber Company-constructed Upper Darling Range Railway during the early stages of its operation[3] until 1912 when the line was extended.[4]
References
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Canning Mills (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
- "History of metropolitan suburb names – C". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
- Price. Eric, T. (1984) Canning Timber Station : commonly known as Canning Mills Western Australia : E.T. Price
- Opening of railway extension Canning Mills to Karragullen Swan express, (16 Aug. 1912), p. 8a-d
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